Nintendo will have an HD system next generation, but it is unlikely this will be the key reason why it takes the lead. It's not graphics that win the markets, it never has been. It is about who has the games that people want to play. Nintendo has been the leader in creating new ways for people to enjoy games (with the exception of the Gamecube which was more or less PS2 Jr.), and that has been, and always will be a far more powerful hook than graphics unpgrades. The N64 failed because of pricing (games cost WAY too much) and availability (games on the N64 were rarely released, sometimes months would go by with no releases; that would be absolutely crazy nowadays, as the Wii usually gets at least one release per week).
Name brand recognition is strong with Nintendo, and it didn't begin with the Wii, it has deep roots; and remember, nearly a hundred million Nintendo fans existed before the Wii; there was just wasn't a console that they felt was worth buying - but they had Gameboy, GBA, and DS instead (even if those people originally bought Sony systems for console instead, they mostly jumped onboard with Nintendo this generation)
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