| TheSource said: This is what Nintendo has always done really save for Wii. NES was a super computer...by 1982 standards when it came out in 1985. SNES was a super computer...by 1989 standards when it came out in 1991. N64 was a super computer...by 1994 standards when it came out in 1996. GC was a super computer...by 1999 standards when it came out in 2001. Wii was a super computer...by 2000 standards when it came out in 2006. Wii U is a super computer...by say, 2009 standards when it comes out in 2012. Nintendo's model assumes profitable hw + mass consumer adoption + strong internal games = massive profit. Wii came at the most difficult time in Nintendo's history so they spent less on hw than usual |
What? You're missing the point. The SNES and N64 were the most powerful consoles of it's gen and the Gamecube was second, ahead of the Dreamcast and PS2 and only slightly behind the Xbox. Nintendo didn't start this whole "lets launch with last gen's tech to save money" thing until the Wii.
