Nintendo's Ability to Move On

[Stromprophet]

ookaze said: But I personally don't see it happening, I think as HDTV becomes dominant it will lose it's edge. People will see HDTV broadcasts, and HD movies and desire that as what is good and standard and Wii doesn't have it for that I wonder. Most people don't even have a complete HC set (big screen 40'+, amplifier, 5 speakers + subwoofer) to look at a DVD yet. As for HDTV, I have the feeling people overestimate how well it sells. Time will tell if Nintendo were right or not.

Well as far as how HDTVs sell that's a simple fact, Plasma, DLP, and LCD togther (which are all HD TVs) outsold Tube television sets at retailers in 2006. That's a simple fact, and costs have come way down to where lower income families can afford it and anyone who has seen HDTV broadcasts will tlel you how much better it is than your regular cable TV. Thus after they see HD NBC, ABC, Fox, etc. they start wondering about HD movies and how well those look. Most people go for the wow eye factor, so sound is just a bonus and not a neccesity. I only have a 720p set, but now 1080p sets cost less than my 720p did. You can get a descent 40" 1080p screen for under 1500 dollars. And they are getting cheaper, and if you go smaller you can easily get one under 1000 dollars. Way back when we were used to spending that much on Tubes back in the day, it's not to hard to stretch to get these sets. HD movies are not a big business yet, but they will become one just based on the HDTV penetration.