The Next-Gen Console War is Wii U's to Lose

[sethnintendo]

Soundwave said:

I think Durango is going to take this.

MS has proven they can sell to both the hardcore and casual market and the 720/Durango is going to be the holy grail fusion of that -- it's the console Apple would make if they were interested in the game market.

But since they're not, this is Microsoft's to take, the broad functionality of the 720 and the way it will interact with your TV IMO is going to be a game changer.

I think you might be over playing the TV integration card. Some people simply don't care for overpriced cable. I use Netflix and Hulu+ and I don't have cable. Nintendo and Sony don't make you pay extra to access them. In order to get Netflix on 360 you have to pay for Live. You mention Nintendo being like Blackberry yet Microsoft is the only one charging consumers to access Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. I suppose we can just forget about Nintendo TVii and Miiverse integration. Whatever Microsoft is going to implement must be light years ahead. Hell, they might as well pioneer an increasing bill after a year subscription like the cable companies do. You make it seem like it is a god send when most people probably wouldn't give a shit about the integration.