Shane on 17 April 2007
What numbers? Read? A book? What is this 1942? All I have to do is pay attention to Nintendo's endless droning for the past few years. Anyone who has done so wouldn't be pretending like what they're saying is new because it isn't. This is no different than using a processor 2-3 times slower than the 2 year old Genesis. This is no different than using carts 18 months after the rest of the industry began running on CD's. Spin it how you wish, but this is the same old Nintendo. Nintendo wanted to save money. Period. Not necessarily a bad thing, but let's not pretend it's any more complicated than that. And yes, Iwata Asks is more of the same (and not particularly interesting to boot).
I'm through arguing with you
Yay. I win.
People are saying this generation is in Nintendo's bag because they're fanboys. Not all of the Nintendo supporters are, but those who are predicting 80-800 million units and bankruptcy for Sony based on a couple months are.
I do agree that Nintendo in the portable market in Japan is potentially appealing to new gamers. Just how big this market is, or whether it will impact the Wii any, is questionable.
DS has been competing against a strong GBA, but GBA was competing with GBC at the height of the Pokemon craze.
Sony won't win a price war, but they will be able to reduce prices enough so that they can bring the system price down relatively significantly. Granted, it's way too expensive to begin with.
I'm not saying it's not a good idea to spend time on Wii. I'm saying it's not a good idea to spend much time.
Sony provides Insomniac with production, marketing, PR, and distribution. If, for whatever reason, they are paying for development costs as well, they're taking a bigger piece of the pie on the other end.
