Nintendos next generation, not a console, still a winner.

[Squilliam]

TWRoO said:

Squilliam said:

They were originally a playing card manufacturer. They've had an interesting history over the years of trying different things. The Wii itself is almost a throw back to the 80s as much as Lady Gaga is leading an 80s revival. I did say reinvent itself, but not in terms of throwing away successful I.P. Who would throw away a more well known character than Mickey Mouse?

That isn't really an unusual thing though, I find many things like this seem to have a 30 year cycle. The 60s was similar in many ways to the 90s, 70s to the "noughties" and recently (just going into the 10s) has been similar to the 80s (though I would say the fashion is considerably better, there seem to be similar clothes now as in the 80s, but much better combinations. Though perhaps in 30 years people will laugh at what we wear now)

I suspect the 90s and noughties will be held in much higher regard than the 70s and 80s. Over time people are generally getting smarter about things and they aren't reviving everything bad/good from previous generations. I suspect the rise of fashion magazines and the internet has probably helped considerably in this regard.