I just want to say the thought that Iran or Korea, and their political actions, would spur a world war is ridiculous.
Not only is the global economy too important to risk destabilization over a petty dispute (Israel and Sth Korea are very small) but even if push came to shove the Western nations would be completely over powered by the triple whammy of China, Russia and to a lesser degree much of Africa (China's economic influence, ie. Sudan, should not be underestimated).
“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.
