This console war was decided years ago. The nextgen war is taking place now.

[Kantor]

megaman79 said:

Kantor said:
I don't think Nintendo will do as well next gen as they did this gen.

Let's look at Sony. They were on top of the world with the PS2. A lead of 100 million units over the Xbox and GameCube. It has sold almost 3x what its competitors have sold combined. It was profitable, and due to sheer userbase, it got both third party support and software sales.

Then came the PS3. Third place, several million units behind its competitors, expensive and sold at a loss. Third party support disappearing.

What's to say Nintendo won't go the same way? What's to say they won't get as complacent as Sony?

And Sony are going to learn from their mistakes. Pushing new technology is a bad idea. Accessibility, low price, good games, these sell consoles.

 

Tell me when in the history of Nintendo have they been complacent? Only one generation and that was gamecube, but even then they made the most powerfull system and maximised game quality with it.

They invented the analogue stick. (PS2 invented the use of 2)

They invented shoulder buttons. (they also invented the shooting trigger button)

They invent new genres like PS360 make repetitive genre staples. (wii everything, pilotwings, endless ocean, etc)

Complacent? what?

They invented 3d standard for action/adventure/platforming games.

They worked with and encouraged some of the best 2nd party games on their systems. (granted the wii is losing that reputation)

Lastly, they invented the perfect games to accompany both their new technology innovations. (WS and wiimote)

Okay, let me rephrase that.

Nintendo have always been the innovators. They've made new gaming technology every gen except with the GameCube. Which flopped. Many people say the PS2 is the GameCube of this gen (I personally think it's more like the Xbox).

Sony pushed technology completely unrelated to gaming- The Cell and Blu-ray. Because of those two, we've gotten incredible games, but manufacturing costs were massive and they were selling at a loss at a high price.

Sony won't make that mistake again. I doubt Nintendo will either. But as we've seen, bringing nothing new also results in failure. So Nintendo has the challenge of innovating without raising production costs. If they can do that, they might win next gen. If they can't, they'll go the way of the PS3.