ksv on 04 January 2009
Will all next-gen consoles come with a bundle? They should, but you need to have that one amazing era-defining game for it to really matter.
Nintendo has managed that 3 times, with the SMB/Duck Hunt bundle on NES, the Wii Sports bundle on Wii AND let's not forget the Tetris bundle on Gameboy.
I would argue that these 3 bundles are the most important reasons for Nintendo's success as a video game company. SMB, Tetris and Wii Sports were reasons alone to own these systems.
If you can come up with something equally revolutionary (which is very very hard) for the next generation, bundle it with all new consoles, and success is ensured.
The console market has always been about having THE killer app.
