"So it was true, defenders of the Blue Ocean strategy will be disappointed now.
Anyways it was time for Nintendo to do so, since interest has been going down at a steady rate for a long time now."
I still say this doesn't break it. Blue Ocean also requires a blue ocean price. If $250 isn't it, then Nintendo should lower it. If it was merely setting value at the price (which a lot of comments seem to be going on), then Nintendo could have done this at the PS3's price.
When Maelstrom put up a picture showing value and price, there wasn't just a solid point, but room for them to change until at the optimum.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs
