another Nintendo bashing from you...

Maybe because Nintendo is making Wayyyyyyyyyy more games than the one you decided to choose on 360 and/PS3, and because the game you are talking about arent even realised be the same developper/ edito on HD consoles...

this topic had NO SENSE at all...

Actualy the Wii was less of a risk than the GC2 , they had nothing to loose but everything to gain with an innovative approach , cheaper hardware and a new demographic.

A couple reasons. Nintendo is quality they only relase when it is 100% ready. Second they have so many titles they cant have a team working on every one at the same time. I would bet the development time is about the same as the other triple AAA games. Most take a minimum of 2 years

in order for the games to be of higher quality and sales, as always!

Terrence Malick the award winning and critically favoured film director of beautiful works like Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line, etc took 20 YEARS before he had his 4th film. Do not rush Miyamoto

It also has to do with the fact that Nintendo doesn´t have that many In-house developement teams and those teams tend to take care of the big franchises.

Look, we had Miyamoto working on Wii Fit and Wii music for the last two years together with some of the best teams Nintendo has. There are plenty of 2nd Party developers making games for DS and Wii but at its core Nintendo isn´t as big as you seem to think. They also have to take care of games like Wii Fit, Wii Music, Wii Sports Resort...

Nintendo is releasing so many games it´s just amazing. Now if you look back at the N64 era: How many (big) games did Nintendo´s inhouse studios release? A lot of the big N64 games have been developed by Rare.

Nintendo wants to keep their biggest franchises in Japan to make it possible for their most talented developers to take care of them. They developed on Wii Sports, Mario Galaxy (yeah this one is from EAD Tokyo, but still), Twilight Princess, Animal Crossing, Wii Fit, Wii Music and Wii Sports resort. And those are just the Wii games.

I mean... hey, they are just human beings, right?

It's becuase they don't rush games out to have to full of bugs.

360 fanboys can jump on me for this but you know it's true.

@Million: Nintendo's business practices have kept them one of the most profitable companies (relative to their size) around. They don't take risks like Blu Ray, because it isn't a smart move. Selling hardware at a loss is not a great business model.

The problem with the PS2 is, its success didn't have much to do with Sony's software. It relied almost entirely on third party support, its PS1 momentum, and its one year lead. This demolished the competition because the consoles later released (GC/Xbox) played nearly the same, offered a much smaller library, were less popular and were up against the PS2's momentum. Anyway, even with all this on top of the PS3 screw ups, it still may overtake the 360. That would basically mean it's still "first," if you don't count the Wii (a disruptive console, something that will likely not appear next gen).

On the other hand, Nintendo has proven its ability of capturing the mass market with their own software. They learned the hard way to cater to more than just the core demographic - no other company has captured girls / women / children like they have. They're a dangerous company at #1, because none of their top selling exclusives will leave their grasp. Just imagine how much better the PS3 would have fared if it kept all of its major PS2 exclusive franchises...

Since the ball is in Nintendo's court now, the only way the lead can be taken away from them is if they're disrupted. This means another Wii-like breakthrough... a nextBox / PS4 with just upgraded motion controls, multimedia features and graphics cannot win. They will need a new weapon if they want to take Nintendo's new spot.

Er, now on to the topic (your first argument) - I think they aren't upping the software because they're satisfied with what they've got now. There's no need for them to buy new studios unless it's filling genres they don't cover, or ... or something like that. I imagine they prefer their small size, it makes it easier for them to change directions.

or maybe you shoud just STFU and compare quality of nintendo games and rest that are only clones with slightly improved graphic?

May I ask you trestres...

Do you also sook about a lack of new IP's from Nintendo?

Honestly for the amount of IP's that Nintendo have, old and new, and the fact they have to support two systems, and not just support them but make system sellers.. Is it really that hard to understand?

I think you really should be taking aim more at third parties, not Nintendo..

Think of the development cycle of Wii Fit as an example:

We want a fitness game.. Gotta do this, and this oh and this, we can't do that.. we'll make new hardware, tests hardware creates a seamless experience around the hardware.

If you were any other developer, that would not happen..

Also I think you are VERY wrong to assume we won't get anything next year.. I EXPECT Kid Icarus from Factor 5, Pikmin 3, a Zelda announcement, perhaps a new Mario announcement depending on how Galaxy's legs are holding up, obviously we know Punchout!! is returning..

Then we may see things like a new retro studios IP, a Warioware for the balance board..

Also the reason why we don't see delays for Nintendo games any more, apart from brawl is the fact that they've changed their announcement strategy which I don't agree with at all.. but hey, their choice..

One final note.. the GDC next year, I'm willing to bet we'll get a few suprise announcements ala Mario Kart and I don't think Nintendo will make the same mistake they did again at E3 next year..

AND Kid Icarus will be released next year so don't expect to see Zelda until 2010 ;)