"The Wii would be great if it had a hard drive and HD support."

[johnlucas]

Entroper said:

tk1989 said:
If it had these things then it wouldnt be the wii, we would be looking at another gamecube and nintendo would be losing money

If we were looking at another Gamecube, Nintendo would be making money. They made quite a bit of money on the `cube, you know.

I think the reason some people are upset is that Nintendo refuses to attempt the loss-leader hardware strategy that Sony and MS have. Wii hardware is sold at a profit, not a loss, so those who want HD graphics and a hard drive feel that Nintendo could have incorporated these features into the Wii and sold it at a loss. The trouble is, to really compete with the 360 and PS3 in terms of graphics, the cost would be raised too much, and they'd be playing the same game as Sony and MS.

The industry does not have room for three loss-leaders. Nintendo hasn't "set us back" a generation, they just realized where the other two were headed, and chose to take a fork in the road instead.

And the fact is, Entroper, is that lossleading is a poor strategy to run ANY business. At best it can be used to shoehorn your way into a field where you were once an outsider but it should soon be changed to a profit-making strategy once you're on the inside.

If not for Sony & Microsoft's millions & billions they could never compete in the gaming business. Nintendo IS the gaming business at the end of the day and these guys HAD to spend like that just to overcome that company. But long term as we're seeing that kind of strategy does not work.

It's basically playing Atlantic City & Las Vegas with your rent money/mortgage. I'm glad Nintendo doesn't play 'Keep up with the Joneses'. Keep it in the black, man.

John Lucas