Let me ask, if I have 2 friends with 3DSs and we all have a copy of Ridge Racer, can we three play at the same time against each other?..or does the game only allow 2 people at a time?

Ok seriously make a better point than "Sony copies blah blah"

Sony is a huge company that publishes films, makes TVs and other home appliances. Nintendo only has the gaming market. So no, Sony has nothing to fear if the handheld market loses to smartphones. Companies like Sony do not rely on one market and thus their flexability is their strengh. Just like MS, if the 360 was a total disaster, this wouldn't affect MS at all.

1-Apple Makes new never done befor products And makes  ton's of money.

2-Nintendo although looking down and out after GC creats new never done products like Wii and DS and make a ton of money

3-Sony and MS bring the already existing PC experience to the consule and  later strap on motion controls  and have a ok generation. (thats not how you win a generation)

So Nintendo Looks like its ready to take on Iphone far more then sony and MS are ATM from this angle. (there are many angles yes its never this simple i agree)

So inovative company's are wining markets far faster then those that dont. Market leaders dont just copy other brand names. Thats our trend.

Sony can change that direction and become market leaders, yes. They haven't shown me anything to think they have or will be anytime soon. but it can do it.

To be Honest I think MS may have more chance to be  market leader next gen, over Nintendo, and Sony. They are showing signs they understand what the hell is going on far more then Sony is in my opinion.

But nothing is absolutly 100%.

Hey if you see trends of sony saying or doing things innovative to try to set itself above the current market in a way that pushes there brand forward in a big way. Feel free to share.. 

Right now Future Proofing hasent helped them all that much. 

Thats just a few reason why i dont agree with what you said in the first place =)

You are off the point, we are talking about smartphones and handhelds, but its obvious you have nothing factual to say since you are boasting about Nintendo's past and your own guesses.

The fact is, Sony and MS don't need to be in the handheld market as much as Nintendo does. The worst thing that can happen to Nintendo financially is losing the handheld market.

The simple fact is that the 3DS just has so much working against it compared to the DS when it launched, it won't share the same level of succes i'm sure.

But i don't understand people saying that 3DS being underpowered is not an issue, the only real innovation it has is the 3D, wich is a VISUAL innovation. The original DS didn't have to be very powerfull because of the dual touch screen at the time, just like the Wii didn't have to be the most advanced piece of kit because it has motion control. The 3DS doesn't have any of that, hell even the NGP will be more innovative when it comes to control/gameplay with the touchpad on the back. Not that the NGP will be a massive succes either, because by the time that picks up steam we will probably have smartphones with quad-core cpu's AND a 3D screen.

@fresb  i think i found my European counterpart. like you i also only had a Genesis and no SNES, sucks dont it??? Thats why im such an advocate of multi-console ownership, this whole loyaltly is retarded and played out, As a gamer your really screwing yourself by supporting just one system. My friends were a little different when Zelda for 64 came out, the excitment was palpable. We all took turns on that one. Same with SNES. Has a GB too so i was able to play the GB Zelda (the name escapes me now).