I have 2 question...

1. Do you think Nintendo is using the Wii to target the new PSP Go? I think that Nintendo will drop the price of the wii later this year to stop Sony. While I think that is their goal I don't think it involves the PS3 or the slim/Pricecut. I think they will use the wii to make the PSP Go fail. How??

With a pricecut the Wii would be $200. When the PSP Go drops it will be $250. No offence to the Sony fans but I don't know anyone in the right mind who would pay $250 for a handheld when they can get a home console for only $200. Nintendo may take The PSP Go as a threat to the DSI but they may not want to drop the DSI price. So instead they drop the wii price in hopes to keep the DS selling higher than the PSP.

2. Do you think Nintendo is making their own Natal? If so will it come out before Natal does? I think that Nintendo is in the works with a responce to Natal. If Nintendo were smart they would try to beat Microsoft to the punch and make their Natal come out sooner.

1. No. Handhelds and consoles are almost two wholly separate markets.

2. I think Nintendo has been messing around with Natal-like tech for awhile now, even Miyamoto found it very interesting and commented nicely about its potential. However, I think Nintendo has yet to finalize their option to a point where it would benefit game direction and be profitable at a reasonable cost. i.e. same reason WM+ was part of Wii Launch as they said.

Wii2 or Wii+ or WiiHD will definitely have similar feature alongside a newer Wiimote for full interactivity, me thinks. As I still don't think a Natal-like device without any handheld portion will not work with the greater majority of current game genres.

See, Nintendo broke the motion idea with wiimote and were naturally going to extend it with video capture (as can be seen in a limited form with DSi games).

Ubisoft is making an exercise game that uses a camera system similar to Natal, and it will be Wii-exclusive, and come out before Natal. So if Ubisoft or anybody else makes another couple games for that camera, then Natal is late to the party.

Either way, each game generation can't have like 20 control revolutions. Wii Sports was and is the revolution. Wii Fit and Wii Motion+ are the icing on the cake. The 3-pronged attack will defeat Natal before it's born.

But naw... I don't think the Wii price cut is in response to the PSP Go. I don't think the PSP Go is really a threat to anything but GameStop. Which is why it's a brilliant idea. But... costs way too much for anybody to buy. I'd rather buy a PS3 just for ModNation Racers than a PSP Go and 10 PSP games. Sony's pricing is stupid and getting stupider.

Generally, consoles don't bother battling handhelds. in this case, however, the GO will look even more pricey by comparison. hopefully this causes sony to drop the price earlier so that it looks more appealing.

I hope it impacts the GO. Prices need to go down on everything!

1. No

2. Natal is an awesome direction for MS. Yes it's a move in the broad audience category(props), but they didn't just try to make a "better' WiiRemote. While their move is still that of incumbant I feel the tech direction will play a long term role in user interface over the coming years. No just in console games, but future devices like Media Players, computers, mobile devices. So while yes MS did it to pull the carpet out from Nintendo; which I think won't succeed. I feel that MS is doing something better over all. Can you imagine the Wiiremote input fidelity with Natal broad room motion. Sweet gosh short of a video headset we almost have the beginning of home virtual reality.

Nintendo are dropping to $199 (presumebly) to bring up its sales, not because they feel threathened by SONY or MICROSOFT, they are way too high up to even care right now, ofcourse this is just an assumption.

Nintendo already mentioned that they feel a controller is necessary, NATAL lacks a controller, so Nintendo doesn't want its own NATAL

1. Man that Wii in your avatar is ugly. It offends my eyes.

2. What was this thread about?

wow - 79 posts and already 10k in the hole?
Awesome.

1 no

2 No need to

@Rubang:
"But naw... I don't think the Wii price cut is in response to the PSP Go. I don't think the PSP Go is really a threat to anything but GameStop. Which is why it's a brilliant idea."

If the Go takes off, other companies may eventually start download only games.
Goodbye 2nd hand game sales eating into profits