hollywood85 said:
sweet now keep going, how long did the n64 last? how long did the gamecube last? how long do nintendo consoles last once a new model is launched?? I don't think nintendo will handle the wii like sony do the playstation........... which STILL gets new games. I think once the 3ds comes out they will drop the ds. |
Keep going you say? OK
The NES was a market leader, it lasted a long time
The SNES was a market leader, it lasted a long time
The N64 was not a market leader, it did not last a long time
The GC was not a market leader, it did not last a long time
The Wii is a market leader, it ...
Now how about you keep going, c'mon, fill in the blank.
Nintendo will keep selling the DS, and the Wii while people keep buying them. They would not discontinue it early. The Wii has enough evergreen titles to make it desirable, especially being as Nintendo will cut the price when the new console comes out.
Edit - sorry, I didn't answer one of your points - how long Ninty consoles stay on the market after their sequel is released
NES - released '83, discontinued '03
SNES - released 90, discontinued '03
N64 - released '96, discontinued '02
GC - released '01, discontinued '07
So looking only at the generation leader for Nintendo, the NES was discontinued 13 years after is sucessor was released, and the SNES was discontinued 7 years after. Lets take the average of that as 10 years, and assume the Wii 2 will release in '12, we can then predict that if Nintendo keep to their old behaviour, the Wii will be discontinued in 2022. Scary, huh?
Note, I don't actually think it'll still be out in 2022. But to predict it'll be discontinued any time soon is stupid, Nintendo stretch their consoles out for as long as they can
