I remember during the GameCube era lots of people said that Sony was going to kill Nintendo. Today Nintendo doesn't even consider Sony its primary competition instead naming Apple its new competitor. So if the PS2 couldn't kill Sony infact Nintendo turned the largest profit out of the three during the GCN era I believe. So with PSP dead in the water to DS and 3DS on its way Sony seems to have thrown in the towel for the handheld market.

Could anyone really bring down Nintendo now, what are they worth like 8-billion by now. Even if they managed to loose like 3-generations in a row at Microsoft or Sega's losses 500-mill a generation, then it would take 16-generations to kill Nintendo.

I think Nintendo is invincible they are the greatest game company on earth as shown by this weeks E3. Could anybody ever truly take on Nintendo? Can anyone even call themselves a worthy competitor of Nintendo. I mean seriously while Sony looses money on every unit sold and so does Microsoft usually for years after their consoles hit the market Nintendo has never lost a dime on their hardware.

Can anyone compete with Nintendo and actually give them a run for their money or will Nintendo be around 300-years from now?

I don't see an immediate competitor for Nintendo, at least in the handheld market, for years to come.

Iphone/Ipad be be somewhat of a competitor, but I see it more as an indirect competitor, as Iphone is not primarily a game machine like 3DS is. It would be like calling the PC a direct competitor to gaming consoles. It's just silly. Not to mention, Iphone seems to have far more mini game type of software, whereas DS and 3DS games seemed to be more serious core games. I think Iphone and 3DS should be able to coexist and thrive equally, since they serve entirely different purposes and cater to different audiences - they just also both happen to play games.

Sony, from my perspective is dead in the water at this point (talking in terms of handhelds). They have already waited too long to release the PSP2, and at this point it looks highly unlikely they can rush it out there any earlier than 3DS. I'd say best case scenario for them is a near similtaneous launch with 3DS, but even then, most 3rd parties seem to have already began 3DS so it would probably get better support. 3DS coming out first (probably) is important because they will have a greater install base off the bat. If PSP2 DOES come out soon, my guess is it will not have 3D, as Sony probably weren't aware of Nintendo having a 3D capable handheld before March. However, if Sony waits it out longer to follow Nintendo and implement the 3D, they could take away some of the edge from Nintendo, but they will risk falling behind for releasing their handheld too late. So Sony seems to be in a tough spot.

If you also look at the software on 3DS, MGS, RE, Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, Saint's Row, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, etc.. this is all stuff you'd expect on the next PSP, but instead it's on Nintendo's handheld. So they could potentially bring in many Sony fans. With these titles, Sony will have a hard time coming up with reasons to keep their existing fanbase on their handheld, let alone bring in NEW consumers.

So, no, I don't think any company can really reach Nintendo in the handheld sector for quite a long time. I think if any company has a decent shot, in terms of being a DIRECT competitor to Nintendo, it would be Sega. They are one of the few companies left that still pump out a decent amount of quality software on a consistant basis. But they'd have to market it well, make it cheap and accessible (unlike Gamegear), and have great 3rd party support.

Obviously that won't happen though, but that'd be sweet if it did :P

Nintendo has not had a loss in the 120 years they have been in business. Remember: Most businesses have Net Losses for their first 5 years of operation.

The answer is No.

When did they say this? Citation, please.

yes but not for the nexy 10 years atleast

they have enoguh cash even if 3DS and Wii successor bombs to make new handheld and console

Yes. Certainly. I couldn't tell you who, or how, but it's very possible. All Nintendo has to do is act stupid for a while, or run into a competitor who's much smarter and swifter.

You may not know, market evolves rapidly, sony looked invicible just 3 years ago, now they are fighting hard to get a 2nd place...

but SONY has other business to back them

and SONY did lose for the future with BLU-RAY and PS4 also they could take such a risk as they have other businesses

Nintendo will not take such a risk and will do what makes money

The answer is not likely, the company has been in business for over 100 years already, they make smart choices and stick to a certain philosophy to stay in business, however nothing is indestructible all it takes is Nintendo to not act like itself, meaning taking a huge hit on hardware that fails and some other competitor to come in and finish the job.

its hard to imagine due to how nintendo does business.

they make their products very efficiently, they are cheap for consumers to buy and cheap to make thus they make a profit on every system sold always, yet isn't some rediculous price like $599

so as long as they continue to do smart business, and not get swept up into trying ot implement the next cool technology then I say for sure yes.  So this 3DS is a big test, What will teh 3DS cost?