Even the most open to innovation and dynamic SW houses have been of little help to Sony and MS this gen, and have shown little progress in getting better, maybe it speaks poorly of the industry as a whole, but its there, so it won't help them.
No actually asking users will net them the wrong answers, users will ask for better internet, better graphics, etc. things that have not mattered to the Wii. You have to understand consumer behavior, not what they say they want, because they'll always say they want something they won't use.
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
