Lord N on 22 May 2009
I really don't see it as being the standard bearer for anything.
Neither the console itself nor its game library appeals to anyone except for mostly core and hardcore gamers. It doesn't even have so much as one game that has the mass appeal of Wii Play, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, SSBB, NSMB, Nintendogs, Pokemon, Brain Age, Mario Kart DS, etc.
That being said, I'd say that the standard bearers are the Wii and DS as they've managed to encompass all demographics and reach virtually every single gamer out there. Without the Wii and DS, the video game industry would probably be on the verge of another crash.
Consoles owned: Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, PSP, DS, PS3
