Reading this thread, and the posts of Killinger (whatever his/her name is), is a clear example of how brand loyalty worship clouds judgement. I mean reading those posts, I wonder if he/she really believes what they are saying, or doing it for the lulz.
FWIW, Nintendo created the industry today. Nintendo revived, standardized, and popularized the home console business. Even that dualshock you sleep with pray to at night is based off the standard that Nintendo created, with the Famicom and later Nintendo consoles, right down to that d-pad on it. The Famicom has the earliest and basic form of the current handheld controller, and Nintendo only expanded on that to INNOVATE (I know you love that word) and introduce the shoulder buttons, trigger button, and analog stick. Sony did what? Popularized the disc based medium? I wouldn't call giving third parties a platform away from Nintendo "industry changing". Mature games and third parties have been around since I've been playing on the NES and Genesis, and will be around a lot longer than Sony. Sony just took Sega's seat (that other company) in the industry. Nothing more.
Do we even need to discuss the other side of the coin, handheld gaming?
