Nintendo, self proclaimedely, was never about the games. They've always held the position that they're about the "Entertainment". The entertainment market is much larger than the gaming market. Is Nintendo still advancing that philosophy?

It looks to me that Nintendo is rolling out the "Japan" strategy. If you study what has happened with the DS it can prove illuminating. It is very telling that a title like "Brain Age 2", a sequel, has outsold the original (in Japan). For all gamers, "hardcore" (whatever that means) and casual, the question for the future is "would you rather have the games that are released in english (or some other translation) or would you rather be in the position of the Japanese gamer that is getting a huge and deep variety of good titles now?" There are so many great games that never make it out of Japan. That may be changing if Nintendo can capture a demographic outside of Japan to support a more unified development program.

Another way of putting it is that Nintendo is going back to their Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System roots. Of course they never really left that idea behind although sometimes it seemed they forgot. At E3 they pretty much announced that they were interested in selling more consoles and games. Lots more. They did that through showing off games that people will enjoy playing and devices that will supplement that enjoyment. Nintendo (and Sony and Microsoft) will judge the success or failure of "E3" by looking at the bottom line. That's what I heard and if anyone tells you different they're a GD liar.

The Wii Board is guaranteed to sell out for forever (or until hell freezes over, or they make a better one). It will sell at least five to every nursing home in North America, Japan and Europe. People will be buying them for their parents to try and get them to move around some more and, not surprisingly, for themselves. It will be used in successful FPS's, sports games, rhythm/dance games (duh), a new Mario Party and a ton more. It will be used by doctors, physical therapists, sports trainers and dietitians.

Nintendo's self stated demographic has always been "E" for EveryOne. It seems like they've stumbled onto the winning formula again and caught the big one. Well, they know how to ride that wave.

I think Nintendo is going the right path, my sister was never much into games, only occaisionally playing mario on my old GBA, but recently she bought a DS and a Wii and has been playing all the time, even my mom and dad play with her and they never play video games, and they all love the nongamer stuff, first time I can go back home during vacation and actually involve my family in my hobby

wow......i really like the idea of the wii body board and i think your rite itll be sold in nursing homes and everywhere else and i no my mom will play it because she saw it on the tv when i was watching tv and shes said it was cool and she'd buy it

Wow. One of my very rare predictions and it seems that so far I got it right!

in a few words

Nintendo went back to theyr roots and are applying a very simmilar strategy to bring games to everyone. This is why they are being so successful.

No duct tape. I'm astonished.

Lol, good joke. But I'm not talking about the technology but the philosophy.

Seroiusly I think it's the NES2 because it's the real successor of the NES. It follows the same strategy and a very simmilar approach to games.

When the NES came out, the gaming market was shrinking, other systems were more PC-centric consoles and the controls were too complicated and were confined to whatyou can say "Hardcore gamer" from that time. the NES had a more symplified controller than any other system at that time, it was an 8-bit system when the rest were jumping to 16-bit. However, Nintendo worked on the philosophy that games should be for everyone to enjoy and was successful in the market. Everyone was playing games, from kids to adults having fun with the system. in time they dominated the market with excellent games that became classics.

Now, more than 20 years after the NES, Nintendo launches a system with a more simplified controller, when other systems are more PC-centric, and in graphics is not on par with the competition. Nintendo is aiming at the same philosophy that everyone should have fun and play games and the market........

The pattern is just too similar to be just coincidence

How will the Wii board be used in FPS?? Will it be like Time Crisis pedal where you step on it to take cover and reload or what? I see the Wii board being put to multiple uses but I don't see it helping out FPS. The Wii Remote already does that.

This makes me miss fkusumot's "I blame Wii Fit" comics

And @ the_bloodwalker...it's not really the NES 2.0...more like the NES 5.0; you've basically stated Nintendo's philosophy all along--to make games for everyone

Wait which systems were going 16 bit while the NES first released????