Esiar said:
Read first sentence of OP. Exception proves rule. This incomplete sentence. |
Such a stupid phrase, it should be stricken from English entirely. The exception can't prove the rule.
And what the Wii demonstrates is that there's no cycle, but rather a new judgment with each successive console, by comparison with the previous one. The SNES was a souped up NES. The N64 was a souped up SNES. The Gamecube was a souped up N64. The Wii come up with something new and different. The Wii U is basically a souped up Wii with some DS thrown in (it would be so much more if they put the U-pad to better use, though).
So it should surprise nobody that, when it comes to Nintendo home consoles, it's important to differentiate. Nintendo can't compete with Sony and MS in terms of raw power (because games are all Nintendo really does, whereas Sony and MS are mega-corporations with many different types of product), so their best chance is to keep things changing, to make sure their product is the only way to play the newest games (rather than just prettier versions of older games), the only way to experience new ideas.
