The additional competition on the games market largely stinted the indie gaming industry while also hitting some of the more popular franchises such as Mario and Zelda this in turn led to the production of fewer games for these series as well as the production of new series being prioritised this over saturation of franchises led to an all out games war as hardcore fans were unable to afford to play all the games resulting in the decline of many beloved franchises as Nintendo collapsed into the indie game industry.
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