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Nintendo benefits from the Tesla/Apple/Jeep effect.

Fanboys will be happy regardless.

As time goes on BOTW is being realized as lackluster. Empty, bad graphics, same story, boring environment.

Counterpoint: BOTW single-handedly got me back on Nintendo systems. I was not a Nintendo fanboy before. I had a Wii back in the day, but it was mostly a gimmick, never substituted the PC as the "serious gaming platform" for me. BOTW is one of these rare games that was so attractive that I bought the entire console just to play it. I am aware of and recognize its flaws, but I have over 200 hours in this game, so obviously it can't be all that bad. Heck, I watched a BOTW speedrunner on Twitch just yesterday. The community around that game is still going strong.

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