| sc94597 said: I see this happening next gen, if they keep the lead. |
No, it will never happen. Nintendo had borderline no competition when they first created the NES. Even if they took a strong hold of the market like Sony did, they would never be able to return to the amount of dominance as was in the 3rd generation.
Microsoft joined videogames because they wanted a hold in yet another market and they wanted to make money (a goal that failed, but is now starting to come to fruition). Sony accomplished an important goal and pushed Blu-ray to victory with the help of the PS3, so they're probably heavily vested in making Blu-ray discs a standard for videogame consoles.
Again, it's never going to happen ever again. After the crash, few companies saw the value in making videogames anymore and many people viewed it as a fad that had passed. Nintendo was able to make easy work of the battered companies that still composed the market. Now, they're going to have to deal with competitors no matter what. If Sony and Microsoft drop out (which is unlikely) than other companies will join the fray.
