Nintendo

Nintendo's platform covers its console hardware and the eShop, and its position rests on first-party franchises that exist nowhere else.

Its hardware consistently prioritizes a design idea over raw specifications, which is why its consoles tend to be less powerful than competitors and sell on what the games do rather than on how they look.

Digital purchases are tied to the account and to console registration in ways that differ from other platforms, which is worth understanding before building a large digital library.