War is over (Project Cafe to define the Next-gen ?)

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HappySqurriel said:

Slimebeast said:

Will consumers pick a slightly more powerful Cafe for $300 almost without games or will they choose PS3 and 360 for $250 that have strong online features and hundreds of new and classic games to choose from?

It really depends ... If the only advantage of the Cafe is more processing power probably not, but if there are other improvements it is highly likely that they would. And this is the reason why I believe it is foolish to focus too heavily on processing power as a selling point.

We know too little about what Nintendo is doing to really know how effective they will be. Potentially, Nintendo's focus over the past 5 years could have been to create disruptive services rather than disruptive hardware. While people often don't see the flaws in XBox Live or the Playstation Network, services like single-disc online multiplayer (effectively allowing you to invite friends to play a game only you have bought) or seemless integration with facebook or youtube could have a significant impact on how people see and play videogames.

Hypothetically speaking, if Nintendo created an integrated social gaming platform and they hit a certain sales threshold (even if Sony and Microsoft copy or extend all of the features) Nintendo could become the default choice because everyone's friends already own the Nintendo system; and the value is in connecting with friends not in the hardware.

hum,dont u think social network are already dominated by facebook/twitter and that they are already accessible from everywhere (from pc to phone)