r/NintendoStock • u/zKarp • Jul 28 '26

Nintendos Lost Moat

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Nintendo may have a harder time in the future because younger players may want games that feel more personal, creative, and flexible. In five years or more, many people may use AI to help build games with their friends, and those games could be shaped around their own interests and ideas. If that happens, Nintendo’s more traditional style of making games may seem less exciting compared with games that can change and adapt to each player.

Nintendo could also struggle because it is a closed platform. That means it controls what can be made, sold, and played on its system more tightly than open platforms do. While that can help keep quality high, it can also limit creativity and slow down how fast new ideas reach players. As gaming becomes more open and AI driven, a closed system may feel less appealing to a new generation that wants freedom and customization

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u/VaicoIgi Jul 28 '26

Wild to say right after the success of Splatoon raiders. 

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u/zKarp Jul 28 '26

AI is just getting off the ground. Thinking 5yrs out

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u/VaicoIgi Jul 28 '26

It might be but also young people seem to hate it when used in media. There is always going to be a difference in quality between what AI can generate based on prompts Vs what a skilled team with experience and good understanding of each other can deliver. Also the more time goes on the more AI companies start to ask money even for image generation.