Wiped on 17 January 2010
I think it would be bad for the industry, if not now then some time down the line, if Nintendo no longer made consoles. It's funny, but for all the people who put them down, they control the industry now, and always have. Back in the NES and SNES/ Genesis and Saturn days, it was all about graphics and power (at the time, I know they look woeful now). Now, Nintendo's moved to innovating controls, and what to Microsoft and Sony bring? New types of controls. And you can bet PSP2 will have a touch screen. In fact, I don't remember many things having touch before the DS, and now it's absolutely everywhere.
Their influence is huge and that kind of creative force would be sorely missed.
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