Since we knew if MS and SONY will still continue making there consoles and not profiting from it we knew their gaming branch will be bankrupt, and with the success of the Wii I think we can see another NES era again. Unless there'll be another company that will compete with Ninty which none so far...

Oh. I thought you meant the actual game Monopoly... the NES version was the best version for consoles.

Shaking the dice with the remove might actually be fun.

I certainly hope not, gaming may be on a decline but at least it's better than the 3rd console generation.

Sony and MS will continue making gaming systems, and I wouldn't be shocked to see Apple joining the industry soon. As much as I dislike Sony's business practices (aka lying, deceiving customers), they will be around in the industry for a long time yet. So, no, I don't forsee Nintendo being a monopoly again. I DO see them returning to the popularity level they had pre- PS 1 tho.

It's still possible to have a monopoly with competitors, ya know. Does Microsoft not have a monopoly on the computer industry? Or Apple in the music industry?

That said, I don't think Nintendo will be as completely dominant as they used to be, but they will still have over 50% marketshare.

Microsoft should be making a profit by now with the Xbox360, and if not, they will very soon. Sony's game division is still making money with PS2 and PSP sales. The Xbox360 will likely reach, and potentially surpass, the total sales of the original Xbox, and the PS3 will likely reach about those same numbers as well meaning that neither company will just call it quits just because Nintendo has so much more of a presence.


Nintendo's monolopy in the 80's came from the overly strict way in which they handled third party companies. Part of it can be forgiven because uncontrolled, unlicensed titles are what sped along the Crash of 83--but Nintendo took some measures that went a little too far--like controlling the cartridge supply and limiting how many games a publisher could make. Granted, a little more strict control NOW might be what the Wii could use to curb the influx of shovelware from worthless companies like Conspiracy and UFO.

Also, if those Apple patents are true, there could be a direct competitor to the Wii sooner than we might think.  But, coming in so late in the game--even with a console of Xbo360-equivalent power that uses Wiimote-like controls--would likely not spell success for Apple.  For the simple reason that they'd have less third party support than the other three companies, and they certainly wouldn't have the franchises that Nintendo has.  However, I think I'd like to see another player enter the fray, if only to mix things up a bit.  Every generation has had different players making consoles.  I'd like that to continue.  I'd hate for it to be "just" Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft from here on out.

yes you are right~~!!!

A Nintendo monopoly would be nice

Ultimately, I want Nintendo to dominate just enough that Microsoft and Sony copy it shamelessly in the next generation, but no more than that. This would help return the industry to the golden age of gameplay-over-graphics, but without creating monopoly conditions.

How did Nintendo have monopoly in gaming industry in the 80's anyway? You cant control 3rd parties with 5 per games each year if you have no total control anyway...