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mortono on 03 January 2010
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jlauro said:
mortono said:
jlauro said:
mortono said:
3D and HD would narrow the market as opposed to expanding it, directly against Nintendo's strategy.

Nintendo has been successful, so there's no reason to change things up. Expect their next console to be directly against the core gamer's wishes, but then appeals to an expanded audience.

They could mandate that all/most third parties that develop 3D games also support non 3D, such that it doesn't narrow the market.

If new technology is required to make 3D or HD games available, the price of that technology won't be justified by the low-end consumer. It would be a much smaller market. Third parties wouldn't even bother.


Trust me, Nintendo is not going to do 3D next generation. I certainly see Sony doing it though.

If the price of that technology is minimal and normal TVs can also be supported then it can be justified by the low-end consumer.  People who purchased a 360 or PS3 with only a SD TV proved that.  This is no difference.

Actually the way the 3D technology is playing out, I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 could handle it already (although at a suffering frame rate) compared to the next generation Wii.  I think you are over estimating what is required in a console to support 3D TVs.

I see no reason to trust your opinion on the matter based on what you said so far.

Honestly, if you payed $600 for a Playstation 3 at the beginning of this generation and you only had an SDTV, what were you thinking?

Only core gamers would do such things.

In any case, you can believe what you want. It goes against everything that Nintendo has stood for in the past 4 years, but I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion. Just don't be suprised when Nintendo completely dissapoints at next year's E3 with the Wii Horse Riding thing.