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Smashchu2 on 06 June 2010
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DixieKong said:
Smashchu2 said:
DixieKong said:

@Smashchu2 Yes, I also believe that the Vitality Sensor will be Nintendo's next step to creating a new experience and trying to further expand the audience it currently has. I think after the previous two generations that Nintendo really wants to differentiate themselves from their competitors and not compete directly with them, since that is the reason why they are doing so well now compared to how they were doing during the Nintendo 64 and GameCube eras. 

Looks like someome had their Weaties this morning.

You hit the nail on the head. When ever Nintendo tries to be like their competition, they lose. When they don't, and go down a different path, they succeed. Nintendo trying to keep themselves unique is going to be what keeps them going.

At the end of Blue Ocean Strategy it mentions that competitors will come in and try to take some of the new market. To be successful, the company needs to keep moving. Much like in the movies, you just keep swiming wildly while the bad guys miss with all their shots. The more you move, the better off you are. Nintendo is definatly taking a page from this. This may be why the Vitality Sensor was shown with no software. It's to show how they keep moving. 3DS is probably another dodge by Nintendo, and probably a counter attack.

@Smashchu2 Yes, I also believe that Sean Malstrom mentioned in one of his articles that he feels that the 3DS will be a very disruptive product and that it won't be like anything we have typically seen from Nintendo. I think he also might be suggesting that it is some sort of counter attack. I'm very interested to see what the 3DS will be like when Nintendo shows it at their E3 conference.

Well, I wouldn't call it a counter attack par say. I used that as I see Nintendo dodging the oncoming motion control battle and fight with a new disruptive valuve.

You can see I read a lot of Malstrom's stuff yes? I also agree that their goal is to whipe out Sony (which is why I see as a head one assult rather then a counter attack). For all of Nintendo's history as a game company, they have only had two real competitors: Sega and Sony. Sega was kicked out of the console business thanks to Sony and bad financial management. But Sony is still around. I think Nintendo is thinking longer term. Sony won because it can leverage it's resources. It can leverage factories, it can leverage markets thanks to it's large assest, it can evern leverage third parties with it's money hatting. This is something Nintendo can't do. Nintendo saw Sega whiped out by Sony, and they think it can happen to them. So, for their survival, they must destory Sony. Not just their game division, but their entire company.

Yes, I will agree, the 3DS will be something like we've never seen, much like the DS and the Wii. Nintendo is going all out here.

@Albion: It's possible for Nintendo to make the DS games 3D, but I don't think Nintendo's purpose is for visuals. But it is very likely Sony might do what you say.