A New and Unique Trend in Game Development And Publishing

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OriGin said:
This is part of what Nintendo designed the Wii for.

If they went down the same route as last gen they would just get the same games as the other systems with albeit the 'inferior' version is most cases, and puts them in a state of insignificance.

Wii is differentiated from that, it's part of the blue ocean, you make it inherently different so it can't be done on the opposing console thus broadening the 'only on Wii' feeling or meaning, the DS pioneered this whole thing.

The PSP is commonly criticised because most of the games are just PS2 like and aren't really any different which gives less draw to buy games for that system.

It's ingenious and it is the only thing and the ONLY reason that the Wii is kicking arse this generation.

This will continue to happen, PS3 / 360 will share games and battle it out head to head fighting with the big guns, while Nintendo gets a different version altogether and doesn't care about the other two banging each other in the butt and sales off on its own.

 Ya, I think a lot of people have mentioned this but it bares repeating.  Nintendo had excellent vision in realizing they would get their ass handed to them if they tried to compete in the "HD wars" with huge companies like Sony and MS.  So they went and forged their own path.  Obviously something new like this has to find its niche in the marketplace (ie the thread topic).