No, it would not be the first consumer grade 3d camera. There are even 3d webcams out there.

as long as there are exclusive games that will only be on consoles they will always be around. you mean you do not want to play Mario, Zelda, DK etc?

I really don't know if to laugh cause this is one big joke or nerd rage at the complete lack of understanding the typical gamer in the OP and his replies.

To keep my blood pressure down I'm going with laugh

Yep I totally agree!  Nintendos for kids! Their games that have sold amazingly well generation after generation even with the lowest install bases (still being some of the best selling software in those respective gens) is going to dry up next gen!  And whatever else you said! Cause that's how I truly feel as well! No sarcasm, seriously!

well i said it earlyer this yr; it will be a battle for first cause the only thing that will seperate them is there first and second party exclusives, and we will see less timed exclusives adn little to no 3rd party exclusives with the exception of maybe Rockstar; and i beleave someone will buy them out!

Yes, it's no secret that I read Malstrom's blog quite a bit. But at the same time this is what I truely believe. It sounds similar because we are both right ;).

Yes, from 2009 on Nintendo's sales began to decline. In fact, if not for NSMB, the console would probably be in deep trouble. The sales began to decline because Nintendo started to lose touch with the mass market, with games like Other M and Galaxy. These games were the biggest releases for the console for the greater part of 2010. That's not a good thing, since neither of them are really hardware movers.

Reggie is only stating the obvious. Nintendo has ALWAYS done well around the holidays. Hell even the Gamecube had respectable sales then. Zelda Skyward Sword should keep the gap between holidays and non holidays at a minimum, provided it comes out before then.

Grandma and aunt are about as reliable as the core gamers, as long as they keep making games they would want to play. I love how people act like the hardcore are so reliable and will just buy games from now until the end of time, but look at the decline of the games industry, especially in Japan. These people are obviously getting sick of the same old games as well..

I find it funny how you mention Nintendo drifting from cinematic values like story and character developement as if that's a bad thing.. HELLO! That is part of what made the Wii such a hit! It denies games becoming movies and sticks with pure gameplay.

As for "people need to change with the times." That's fine if that's YOUR opinion, but if the games industry continues to have that mentalliy, they WILL decline into oscurity and eventual collapse. It is already starting to happen now. Why should people be forecd to change their tastes because the gaming industry wants them to?

Games as movies should NOT be what the industry strive for, because it is not was the mass consumer wants. And they go this route at their own risk. The very REASON Nintendo is so much more successful than the competition this gen is precisely BECAUSE they are doing the opposite of this Hollywoodification of games.

Edit: Oh, and Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops? Those games were such huge hits because of the robust online multiplayer, which (not coincidentally) are absent of cinematic values like cutscenes, dialouge, character developement, etc. Do you honestly think most people bought these games for the 7 hour campaign mode? These games are perfect examples of how even the core gamers tend to drift away from the linear cinema heavy games you speak of and towards games that allow for greater freedom (similar to many retro games).

Metallicube, what´s your opinion on the 3DS based on what you´ve seen and read?...Malstrom seems to think it´ll be "a new N64".

Your basically saying they need to become more Like Sony and MS and that style is what helped lead them to 3rd place.

This is where I differ from Malstrom (I know, surprising isn't it! ;))

Looking at the massive amount of quality titles, both 1st and 3rd party, I just don't see how this thing can fail, or underdeliver or whatever, like he does. Also, Nintendo made it clear that 2D Mario will be appearing on the platform, which N64 did not have. However, at the same time, I don't see the 3DS surpassing ever usurping the DS in sales. It needs games that appeal to new markets, not just sequels of existing games like another Nintendogs and Brain Age. I think also that it looks a little too much like PSP in that it's more of a handheld device with home console style games.

I think glassessless 3D is a great thing, as long as the games themselves don't rely too heavilly on them at the expense of the actual gameplay.

Too many long posts! Stop with it!

I don´t think any system will manage to surpass the DS for quite some time....when all is said and done, the thing will have sold what, about 160, 170 million units?....though nothing is known about what the next gen Playstation, Xbox and N6 will be like, it´s hard to imagine any one of them beating the DS.