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Sharky54 on 20 March 2009
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jlauro said:
Sharky54 said:
Darc Requiem said:
Sharky54 said:
It really depends on how long its active. If they pull it out before it reaches 140 million then no it won't. Nintendo likes to make people move on to the new stuff faster.

No, Nintendo likes to support their platforms as long as possible. The GBA was delayed repeatedly because the GBC was selling so well. Nintendo supports their platforms as long as consumers do.

 

 

Consoles are a different beast good sir.

 

I am with Darc on this one.  Nintendo does not like to move people on to new stuff if they don't have to.  They like to milk platforms with minor changes to draw out it's life as long as possible.  Look at the DS, basically the same thing for 3 models to stretch it out.  Same thing with consoles, they will try to milk the market with colors, or other minor updates.  Consoles are the same for Nintendo, it's just that sometimes the competition doesn't let them stay with the same model as long...  Right now, that is far from an issue with the Wii...

 

And when microsoft and Sony announce their new systems with motion detecting, you reaaaly think that Nintendo wont be lock step with them? As soon as their next console comes out, they will stop supporting the wii. Look what happened with the gamecube and xbox. I have news for you, nintendo didnt have anyone to compete with in handhelds. They do in consoles. 

 

There was no need for a GBA if the ONLY handheld anyone bought was the GBC. Why even come out with new stuff if you make a huge profit off something now. Only reason would be because someone else threatens to steal your profits. It is that simple, when the next Nintendo console comes out, the wii will die soon after. Nintendo likes to do that.