Wow! Epic post! I Can't see the diference between 1990 and 2010!

They're saying people have always claimed Ninty is doomed. Even when it's not. Which it isn't.

This supports my theory that in the present tense, Nintendo will always be hated. 

I honestly think that in the 9th generation, people will look back at the Wii/DS with respect

Hmmm....well, it is your opinion, and I can respect that.  I don't understand, however.  Could you maybe explain how it isn't innovative?  Was there a motion-sensing controller before this one (not counting Eye-Toy, which could have gone over really well if it weren't for Sony's complete lack of effort to make anything more for it) (also not counting PSMove and Kinect, because they're being released later) Sure, by today's standards, the Wii is nothing new anymore, because of t's competition creating new devices.  But four years ago, when the Wii was released, it was innovative IMO

Good point.  Personally, I think Sony's reign as top dog is pretty much over.  It will most likely always be viable competition, but it might take an awfully long time before it can say it's at the top again.  With Nintendo being Nintendo (which in this gen, happens to be good), and Sony having both a portable and console in it's share of the market, I'd say Microsoft is the one who may be doomed soon, despite Kinect.  It has no handheld to bring to the competition, unless you count Windows Phone, which will most likely never be the gaming system it could be.  Microsoft is technically last place in this gen, as it was last gen. 

I just don't believe it was innovative in terms of the technology. Sony had this type of tech floating around and it surely wasn't anything mind blowingly new.  To put it into an example,  Kinect I don't believe is overly innovative either from what I have seen because quite simply,  it's very comparable to an eye toy.

I give Nintendo all the credit in the world for actually releasing motion controls and going with it on a primary basis.  Although, they did leave themselves open to admitting mistake with the inclusion of full Gamecube support if the Wii motion was a failure. 

I don't think they had the foresight to guarantee the success of the Wii and they weren't exactly inventing the cure for Cancer with their motion controls.   They just decided to go in a different direction than their competitors.  I believe if they were truly coming out with something that was mind blowingly innovative they would have been more open to pushing full steam ahead with it,  not incorporate legacy support as a saving face measure.

Ballsy? I think for sure.  Innovative?  Meh.   

Nintendo: Doomed since 1889

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ROFL!

@ Rpruett:  IMO a ballsy, bold move in a different direction than the competition/industry is pretty much a definition of innovation. 

In other words, I think you're being way, way too restrictive in what constitutes innovation in consoles.