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sieanr said: Again, I could just as easily say PS1 killed hardcore gaming. This was an argument thrown around allot back in the mid 90's and quite a bit of it has proven true. 2d games are virtually non-existant, shmups are a nich just like fighters and "true" RPG's are no more. The market changes, just as peoples taste change and this is something that can't be helped, but on the upside the remaining "true" RPG's, Shumps, ect are very "hardcore". Of course sll of this can be traced back to the rise of the PS1, it's emphasis on 3d and Sony's goal of selling games to the most people - something Nintendo decides to call the casual market. Make no mistake about it, Sony want's to appeal to the "casuals" as much as possible and it's how their previous systems sold well. Remember Crash Bandicoot? That was far from a "hardcore" title and something meant to sell to the masses. Or look at the PS2's library for some modern proof. Madden and the like, as well as tons of kiddie games(yes, more than nitnendo) just goes to show how the PS2 is built on the casual market. In my mind you're logic is fataly flawed, not to mention lacking in evidence. With casual titles and a large market share will come many niche games becuase that will become a viable market on a system with a large install base. Don't believe me then just look at you're beloved PS2 and PS1, systems that sold 100mil by appealing to the casuals. BTW, if we are to take monopoly in the strictist sense of the term then what has Nintendo done recently that's monoploistic? Why bring up monopoly at all if you arn't going to explicitly state how Nintendo will be a worse marketleader than Sony, especially if you dont back anything up.

Playstation 1 emphasis on 3d ??!! Dont let the retrohystory fool you .....it wasnt Sony who released a console with a controller specialiced in 3d and who neglected 2d ..... You dont know what you are talking about ,there are tons of 2d fighting games and shot them ups in the PSone (Darius V ,R-Type Leo ,R-Types ,Viewpoint ,Gundam ,tons more ) .It was the N64 who had none of these . I have backed everything I said .Nintendo was monopolistic then ,not now .Microsoft is monopolistic then and now .SOny hasnt been monopolistic ever . I am not a PS2 user .By the way ,I thing PS1 and PS2 expanded the market but letting hardcore gaming at the center stage .I dont see Nintendo systems doing this right now .