celine said:
Someone at Nintendo ( I don't remeber who ) stated recently that they could skip the usual sequence revolution -> evolution -> revolution. Iwata basically stated that Wii ( and DS ) will run until they can interested people with new software offering or new accessories. When the interest of buyers could only be sparked by a entire new hardware than they will release it. I think this generation could be longer than useal 5 years ( if both MS and Sony want to recoup some losses ) and that Nintendo goal is to cyclically disrupt the industry using its software/hardware integration.
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This generation will last as long as all three manufacturers are happy with their position in the market and no new competition enters the market ...
Now, I could be wrong but I suspect that Sony and Microsoft will feel entirely happy with their position as long as their userbases continue to grow at a healthy rate (7.5+ Million consoles per year) and they continue to receive healthy third party support; now that Nintendo is in the lead, I suspect they will continue to focus on the Wii as long as they continue to sell a lot of software and no new consoles are planned to be released.
