In the long term, the only way for them to fight this is streaming video games. But even then AI can be used to recreate gameplay from video material..
Nintendo in particular leans way too hard on old intellectual property.
The first step to their continued survival is admitting that they lost. They put up a good fight, but betting the farm on nostalgia was already pissing in the wind 20 years ago. AI is a hurricane in comparison.
Nintendo fans are a special breed. Thinking AI will disrupt them by cloning games from videos is like thinking Six Flags is a threat to Disneyland.
> But even then AI can be used to recreate gameplay from video material..
Sorry what? Is there an example of AI recreating a nontrivial, modern game from just video material?