August 1st 2007 (or any day of the year) Nintendo could invite a handful of major websites and magazines to their compound where they can wine and dine them, let them play the upcomming games to their hearts content, and give them a press package including good screenshots, videos and trailers; they will spend a fraction (1% to  5%) as they would at E3, get good press and get the attention of the hard-core gamers.

They have 1 opportunity to get the attention of the mainstream press before these products are released ... The New York Times and Washington Post will not send a reporter to Nintendo's compound on an arbitrary date to look at upcomming videogames.

The same thing could be said about FPS shooters. I mean really, how many FPS shooters do people really need? Can the industry really support so many FPS shooters with 20+ million dollar budgets. At one point during the Sony show I counted 5 straight FPS shooter games in a row. With the ever increasing budgets and stagnant base, something has to crack.

 Difference is its Nintendo leading the Casual charge, and so there won't be a bust right now because people know when they buy Nintendo games they'll get a good game and often a great game, the problem with the bust in the 80's was quality was bad across the board

It was Nintendo leading the charge last time with my family with the light gun and duck hunt / super mario brothers as well.  And the bust I'm talking about has nothing to do with the one in the 80's that was caused by a flood of crap quality games.  Actually everyone just ignore that I said bust since it takes away from the message I was trying to get across and will only direct (or cloud) the conversation away from that message (I edited my previous message to remove the bust part).

 And the Nes was hugely popular, then Nintendo went more hardcore in their games and more buttons on their controllers, and people left, now they are sticking with simplicity

Not enough can be said about fitness. Fitness is a huge industry. The equipment, memberships, and supplements can make it really expensive just to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Between Bowflex, yoga classes, and that gym membership, it's a struggle to keep fit. These things may not be important some of you guys, but eventually you'll get older, and other things become important. Your job may require you to be physically strong or you may want to impress that girl or guy. Or you may see that obese person next to you and do everything in your power not to end up supersized. By the way obesity is a problem in North America.

Why am I talking about fitness? It's obvious. It gets a lot of attention on TV. Pay attention to some of the commercials or news programs that airs. Then you will see how a little new item from Nintendo is getting some attention. And if you guys think that the Wii Balance Board is stealing the show right now. Just wait until next year when Nintendo starts their advertising campaign.

I have no doubt that it's going to be huge, I just have a feeling that eventually it'll have the same fate as pretty much all home exercise equipment with the masses.

 Difference is most exercise equipment doesn't change, with Wii Fit you can just release new software for it, make it fun again

Very true. But, it's also why Microsoft and Sony shouldn't shot for this demorgaphic. They'll just lose. We can tell Microsoft doesn't have the right idea. No one cares about downloading children's movies and "Scene It"

I think Sony and Microsoft need to fight for the secondary console. Every house is going to have a Wii, and is likely to have either a 360 or PS3. They need to fight for those possistions. Becuase they are the ones who will enjoy the system, and be the ones where the money is.

 I agree so a good post