haha at some of the comments. pleas stop being ignorant babies and grow up instead.

if you dislike someone you see things they say as negative even though it might not be something negative and only being the truth!

copying HD? seriously are some people that desperate to have Nintendo copying others? i mean sure they haven't done everything but HD is not copying, its a natural evolution of how things look on screen lol

the reason (as so many people have said before and Nintendo of course) they never went HD was because HD TVs did not have a big enough install base to begin with and its not even an invented innovation by some console maker to be copied by another console maker.

its always funny when someone brings that (trollface)!

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Nintendo are bold but they also have a tendency to do things backwards as well. They seem to have the twin vices of introducing new things quickly but keeping some older technologies and features for too long. Some of the best examples are cartridges for the N64, resistive touch screens, old layouts for handheld buttons for backwards compatibility, etc.

I don't think the difference in what they do is really made with innovation, they are simply bold enough to take steps quickly that other companies fear to tread. Whilst I don't doubt for instance that Sony experimented with motion controls far earlier than the Wii's announcement, they simply were not bold enough to take the steps required to bring it to market without Nintendo making the first move (pun intended). Now that the competitors know that Nintendo has a touch screen for their console, it is easy to simply chuck that in because Nintendo solved the chicken/egg problem of support for the accessory by making it a default addition to their console. The same pretty much applies for dual shock, Sony could throw that in because Nintendo made it easy for them.

thats true although another driving factor is need .

3DS year 1 has shown record breaking success. If anything, with all of this news about dedicated gaming consoles on the decline, new consoles are already late.

The industry generally declines leading up to new console releases, and the quicker they get new ones out the door after the hump, the better.

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i was talking price wise.

He acts as if he was the head of the Nintendo creative talent.

It is funny how backward compatability went from a MUST HAVE to a VICE depending upon which company decided not to offer it.

While I agree with most of the comments regarding Nintendo's conservative approach to technology, I must file an OBJECTION! with the inclusion of this item in the list.

Mike from Morgantown

What he's saying may sound arrogant, but I'm starting to like this side of Nintendo. Their innovation has been copied for generations, and it is time to start fighting back.