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"Why do Nintendo fans think the gaming industry will die if nintendo aint leading?" "But alot of them keep sayin how HD is killing gaming and we are heading for a crash. " |
Those two statements are not equivalent. Whether HD is or is not killing gaming does not equate to saying that Nintendo is somehow crucial to the survival of the gaming industry.
Here is my view: I don't believe the gaming industry will die if Nintendo is not leading. I don't think Nintendo, or any other player in the industry, is in itself crucial to the industry as a whole.
BUT I do think that HD gaming is creating a situation where you need to have a large up-front investment in order to create a competitive game, which means that fewer studios are able to create these games. Often, the investment in actors, voice-overs and music also results in a reduced investment in gameplay. So I am in agreement that, to a certain extend, HD gaming is detrimental to the gaming industry (note, I did not say its killing it).
