This is something I've never thought of. It's interesting as Malstrom, Nintendo strategy guy, says Sony might be able to steal the show from Nintendo. The article is here. The quote I'm looking at is this.
But there is a window for Sony to go through, a window that Nintendo opened with their disastrous move to user generated content. If Sony marries their motion controller to game content (which is what Wii owners were looking for since the beginning), and if Sony embraces previous game libraries and puts them all up which supplements and fixes the dismal PS3 game library, Sony could pull this generation away from Nintendo.
Another point that if Sony could claim genres from Nintendo, they could take the new audience. All of this is easier said then done, but if Sony takes the new values seriously, then Nintendo could be in trouble. Remember, Sony was able to use their larger assets to stomp out Nintendo and Sega before. They would have to utilize that advantage once again in terms of software. Again, this sounds easy enough, but it's not.
The other factors working against Sony is that really have to change their entire strategy, not just copy motion controls. The biggest disadvatage they have is they will have trouble competing with Nintendo in terms of software. Nintendo has been able to create new kinds of software like Wii Fit, and may continue to do that with the Vitality Sensor. Sony will have to one up Nintendo in these regard and focus on new values.
Anywho, I thought I'd bring this to people's attention. I may be farfetched, but there might be some truth in it. If the Sega leak is right, then 2010 may be an awesome battle. Maybe we'll get some amazing software.
