Can you see a pattern behind the ups and downs of Nintendo$$s $129-$year$-$long corporate history?

What kind of strategic behaviour consistently led it into the trap of red ocean competition? And

what kind of strategic behaviour enabled it to break away from the pack and create blue oceans?

Gaming is a tech$-$intensive industry. Was technology innovation the defining factor for Nintendo$$s

success? If not, what was the key factor behind Nintendo$$s business success? What role did

technology play in Nintendo$$s new market creation?

According to the case, smartphones and tablets massively disrupted the traditional gaming

industry. What were Nintendo$$s responses? What worked and what didn$$t$?$ Can you use relevant

blue ocean frameworks to explain how Nintendo$$s Pok$$mon Go eventually created a new blue

ocean out of the disrupted market?

From a corporate perspective, with public corporations$$ mandate to balance earnings stability and

growth, what can we learn from Nintendo$$s portfolio management practices over the last $20$ years?

Plot Nintendo$$s business offerings on Kim & Mauborgne$$s Pioneer$-$Migrator$-$Settler Map and

compare the results across different time periods. What key insights do you gain?

Do the majority of people buy videogames based on technology per se or based on value? If on

value, then why do Nintendo$$s competitors focus so heavily on marketing their tech