Put a fork in the Wii U, it is done. [Sensible discussion only, no flaming]

[Mr Khan]

Captain_Tom said:

Mr Khan said:

No, you misunderstand me. The core gameplay formulas that, between them, are the reasons that any and all of us are here at all, have an enduring capacity that no competitor has yet to replicate. Sometimes Nintendo ignores them (though they seem to be getting their ducks in a row on Zelda), but hopefully Nintendo being thrown into "desperation mode" means that we'll get an even more robust response from Wii U than we did for 3DS.

Only Nintendo has the franchises and gameplay techniques that built this industry, and they can bring them back.

I would propose that SONY has done just as much to build up this industry as Nintendo.  The PS1 and PS2 basically brought gaming to adults en mass.  Without them it would be all kiddy games and odd JRPG's.  

Xbox modernized online gaming, so that was important too, but not as important as making gaming something anyone can do.

Sony mostly rode on the expansion of console gaming into Europe and the natural aging of gamers who were brought in by Nintendo.

Microsoft has mostly leeched off Sony's market.