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KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.

That's it. That's all you need to know to be really successful.

In-N-Out is a fast food chain started in the 40's out of California. They just opened up thier 1st resteraunt here in Tucson and for the last week the walk-in and drive thru lines have been atleast an hour wait. Why? KISS. They make great burgers. Nothing else. No nuggets, chicken crap, happy meals, toys, nothing buy basic burgers. Either a single or a double, with or without cheese. 

Nintendo is the same, sort of. They will not, nor would I as CEO venture into non-gaming environments. They excel at making games and the DS/Wii just prove that point. Sony/MS are huge and do a lot of other things. That is why both of thier systems are profit losers right now. MS has never made money on the xbox and Sony will have to a few years to do so again. Whereas, with Nintendo sticking to games and only focusing on that business they have always and will continue to be a profitable company. Sometimes better than others.

I for one would not change a thing. Thier entire Blueocean philosophy is a perfect idea and really the only viable option for a company who's only income comes from games. If they were to pull out of the industry it would be really bad as MS/Sony could easily cut out and continue on with their other successful ventures. They don't really care about games or the game industry, just about building a larger force to bring in their revenues. Like Wal-mart when it started selling food. It immediatly added millions in year-end income because they added a new section to their already massive stores.