Sony makes RIDICULOUS comment

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Wi Fit PLUS, Wi Sports resort, another NEW SMB....Nintendo simply isnt taking risks when it comes to current Wii success.

As far as ninty introducing motion controls, yeah it was a risk entering this gen that way, but thats why the released Zelda on the gamecube as well in case it didnt catch on with the wii, which it obviously did. Also the wii launched with a standard control set to fall back on. Also why the wii probably didnt launch with 1:1 if it would have been too much money they werent sure if the wii would become a phenomenon thus not wanting to really no motion control right until nearly the 3rd year out. There was plenty of room for a more "riskier" ambitious wii launch, imo. Hindsight is always great though, and nintendo seemed to make the right decisions, but to say it was risky overall simply due to it being motion controlled isnt entirely accurate.

Nintendo made great business decisions, but that doesnt necessarily equate to risk in terms of ambition, pushing new things at the expense of the bottom line. Nintendo left itself room for plenty of outs, a good business decision, but it truly negates risk, imo.

Innovation doesnt necessarily equal risk. There is truth to Trettons statements and there is also falsehood due to the introduction of Wii itself.

However, lets be honest, the Wii launching with no DVD playback, with little upgrade in processing power of the gamecube and now the milking of Wi fits, another new SMB, and the release slate and or schedule......Ninty still relies on its 1st oarty to rally the troops, not really introducing new IP's, new characters to the family etc.