His failure to realise and explain sooner that the perfectscenario of his colleagues' imaginings is a mirage has turned out to be bad for him, and for Britain.
The perfectscenario for Nintendo would have been a system that includes all their beloved first party franchises, but also one that can play any number of popular cross platform titles.
But the worry is what one economist called "The Perfect Storm" scenario -- a jump in oil prices accompanied by declining stock prices and worsening economies overseas -- a scenario that's no longer so hard to imagine.