<_> Is all i can really say on this

Honestly, after the RSX and the Xbox's GPU and considering the current nature of their Fermi chips I don't think Nvidia will get another chance at the gaming market. Developing a console and all it's components, even if it doesn't sell much more than, say, the XB or the N64, could prove to be extremely valuable feedback on their plans of doing CPUs and who knows what else.

Yes, one could argue Apple already have their own platform, but they lack a direct competitor to PSWii360. Even if it is a sort of media center/console hybrid updated every year, they should have something out in the market.

Paying the royalties would hurt, but that could be off set by increased over-all sales. And if any company could force a console maker to reduce, if not flat out ignore them it would be the owner of Mario, or Pokemon. Both in one gives amazing leverage. Of course the level of sales needed would border on absurd, but their series have delivered that in spades this generation. Still I can't counter much of what you say because really I don't think it would work out as well as their current set-up.

@Haxxily
Look up the Apple Pippin I believe it was called. They tried dedicated consoles before. It didn't really work out well in the end.

Nintendo software sales are reliant on what they bring to the console. Each Nintendo machine usually brings something new to the table. This new element is usually a product of necessity for their games. If Nintendo was 3rd party then their games would be wearing a straight jacket in regards to design.

Their games would likely do worse on other consoles because of this. So they should stay in the hardware biz or just get out.

so now it is up to 22 yes.

And not one has the balls to say why they voted yes.

@cobretti  they dont want to have to buy a Ninty console and want to play the ninty games on their HDs just like what happened to Sega, i cant think of any other logical reason

yer but if that were to happen Nintendo games would not be Nintendo games as they build their hardware around games. Not games for a spec of hardware.

Can you imagine a mario game using crytek engine? or the unreal engine?  

@cobretti  yeah right, but I would like to see a Mario game run on one of those engines just for the hell of it. It will be different thats for sure, but probably not Mario like

Yes but the question was would NINTENDO be better off, and not "would gamers like to see Nintendo games on HD systems"...

....is this a serious topic?