It only depends on Nintendo, after all Nintendo is the only company in the market that its hardware sales heavily relies on first party titles.

Woah Woah, Woooooaaaaahhhh!!!! Pikmin is a great game, actually a very addicting game. Using lots of strategy and everything is a time factor (at least the 1st one and soon to be 3rd)! Pikmin is very underrated, Its a very good game that alot of people want! Its also made by the person who makes zelda and mario, that there should say enough!

I think Nintendo will see some domination again when Nextbox/PS4 arrive, but it won't be like the Wii, not unless they have a MAJOR ace up their sleeves^^

While I don't think that any one company/console is going to dominate next-gen, I do believe that Nintendo will be one of its strongest players. I think that people are underestimating the future of WiiU as an attractive device.

Now in Japan, yes, total Nintendomination. The writing is already on the wall IMO.

I see exactly that! Its kinda hard to tell though about America. I agree with Xbox being first but seems like it'll be fan war with Nintendo and Sony next gen IMO! Nintendo has the software but sometimes they need to plan better releases for them. I dont see why Wonderful 101 and Pikmin 3 should be pushed back after FEB! At least one of them could have been a holiday release with NSMBU!

I don't think we'll see a casual uprising in successive generations. If we exclude a significant portion of that market as being content with their Wii and unlikely to upgrade, then I see the remainder of the home console market as being spread out among the next gen offerings. On a week-to-week basis, I don't think the difference is going to be that great. Even lifetime sales will probably be close; even though the Wii U started first, it will likely be the first to be phased out.

That being said, I feel like Microsoft is the only one with a shot at "domination". They have the resources and the financial ability to advance an innovative product at a loss with the idea that it will generate revenue in other ways. They can make a loss-leading investment without blinking. Of course, they would have to find an innovative product that resonates with the general public first and we have no idea if that's going to happen. Realistically speaking, I have a feeling that they'll release something that, like Kinect, will appeal to a North American audience far more than it does to a European or Japanese market, and thus won't actually dominate on a global scale.

But, you never know. Predicting console generations has been nearly impossible.

If only SSB4 had a release in 2013! Then Wii U would be so far ahead! Xbox will have halo5 and we all kno Master Chief is the Mario of Microsoft! Sony has lots of IP's also but not a Mario! (1st party)

a Nintendo "ace" I'm personally still waiting for is a full blown home console Pokémon MMORPG that has a world as lush and detailed as in the movies

not sure it will ever come though

Whoa, don't you think this game would be taken off the market? 20Mil people skipping work for months is intolerable^^

Not mad or anything, but he said wtf meaning what the **** type of games are these lol! Pikmin might not be a system seller like other titles but if released day 1 it would be close to a mil in sales now (around 750k-800k) imo