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 will continue to state that going with a slower processor and the wiimote was the best thing Nintendo could do. It might force devs not just to make a quick port in the long run. More it makes them different, difference might mean that gamers will go PSWii or Wii60.
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.
No I am not saying that this generation is in Nintendos bag, and that Sony will go bankrupt. I am saying that Nintendo can reach 100 million, something you started with stating that they couldn't. If their is somebody who is a fanboy it is you that claim that only sony can succed with reaching PS1/2 levels of succes.
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.
Is it questionable that the changes that Nintendo made to the portable market haven't affected the sales of Wii when it is half to the LTD of GC and the best selling game is Wii Sport? Nintendo will most probarbly beable to beat the gameboy within 2-3 years with the DS. Nintendo has changed the market or the market has changed in Japan.
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.
Yes and therefore Sony will be the only one to reach 100 millions and not Nintendo. I don't want to sound childish, but if Wii can continue to sell well this year 15-17 million shouldn't be impossible, that is almost the same as the LTD of the Cube. Nintendo needs two good years to get a userbase around 30 millions. I don't say that it will happen but after 30 millions they are really in the fight for 3rd party reasources.
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.
Why? So far it seems that those that build games exclusive for Wii is selling. That in combination with lower devlopment cost, could mean easy money. Once upon a time 3rd party titles like FF was on Nintendo hardware and they sold well.
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.
Don't know what you want to say here, but yes?
Now something you might note here is that I aren't against that PS3 sells, or that it could start selling. I just don't belive that in three years Wii will stop selling and no new games will arrive if the userbase is above 30 million (mayby 40). I am not either saying that the total game industry is equal to the consol sold last gen, I do belive that more than one consol can shift a healthy amount of units, just because thet the consols this time is different!
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