Seems fair but a bit meh, Microsoft seems to be pushing a more cartoony look while fusing it with the standard realistic look... almost like a hybrid game. (Maybe they really do think Nintendo = kids) O.o but that's one notion.
Microsoft is also pursuing their old school shooters and classic high end graphics core games - this leads to them really being diverse I believe - which should be helping them a lot but for some reason it's not, maybe it's the mind share that they can't grasp. (As their CEO said, he wished he had a Silver Bullet for that crowd)
Sony is sticking to their guns and pushing titles like Kill Zone 2, but don't forget flow and Pain, granted neither are my cup of tea; I've seen others who can't get enough of them... but Sony doesn't seem to head in that direction at all, their big investments speak louder than their smalls ones (Echocrome) but I don't think they aren't paying attention to those titles, (Flow 2?) However although those games catch an odd crowd (niche) it still has core elements to it that I wont mention here. Which is honestly the mind set of Sony.
Nintendo seems to be the opposite of the one trick pony, they have so many franchises going for them right now and people seem to be eating them up,
Mario, Zelda, Wii and VC that are wildly accepted, take a closer look and you see the same diversity that Microsoft seems to boast - I guess that's the reason why Microsoft sees their Newton as the answer.
Next time through this would be more than likely:
Option 1:
Sony stay in the market but creates a console using a very efficient version of the Wiimote that has some more bells and whistles - they also cover the same userbase as the Wii.
Microsoft goes into direct competition with Sony and make a console that will pwnt Sony in every way, mainly because they will have a head start on that market and the mind share there from the Xbox360 ventures.
Now know this, in Nintendo's current state they will not ever, and I can't emphasize this enough, they will not compete with Sony or Microsoft, at least not directly, this company already has at least four or five plans layed out for their next console.
In this option Sony and Microsoft would of course be competing with Nintendo for the 140 million users they acquired on the Wii. However they will be directly competing with the Wii and it's price point of who knows maybe $100 by that point.
Option 2: (2011)
Microsoft drops out of the industry, this is amazingly unlikely but the chance is still there - it all depends on what happens this E3, or they could take some serious hurt. (Another cycle of losses)
Sony has a plan that lays outside of the gaming industry that they intend to see through, however the Wii is indirectly challenging those plans also so are other forms of disrupters, if some one turns on the fan, it's going to start raining shi* and heavily cause it's been piling up since the year 2000 (Specially with the failing of DRM). However the video gaming side of this relies heavily on E3 again and what happens shortly after.
Nintendo is puting themselves in a hard spot, they are the market leader so whatever they do they are sure to inspire another company to do the same, specially since either one (or another) has the money to do so. E3 for them could be a hit or miss but with the efficiency of Nintendo I don't see a miss, I'm not sure what they plan, but the entirety of Option two is based on how I understood a mixture between statements of all three companies CEO's or VP's statements.
A lot of this stuff is easy to conclude to in just the fiscal reports.
Can Nintendo be disrupted - yes, will it have the desired effect? No or most likely not, as their business model is not the traditional one yet.
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