i think itll last like 7 years... then the wii will get an upgrade... im wondering how the PS3 and 360 will upgrade... when you shoot a guy will we be able to zoom in and pinpoint ants crawling on the body? maybe nintendo didnt go all out powerwise so that when they do upgrade...itll look new while the others still look the same.. nvm :lol:
7 years? Don't be silly. 5. It's standard for the game industry. But I'm a little nervous since M$ came on the scene. Their Xbox lasted 4 years before an upgrade came around. If they follow suit this generation, Xbox 3 is only 2 1/2 years away. 2 1/2 years, people... don't you think Nintendo and Sony will try to follow suit on that, with nice shiny systems of their own? It COULD get ridiculous.
if sales keep up like this , it be around well into the next generation like ps2 is doing now , gc actually did a little longer then n64  and that didnt do to well at all ,yes it wasnt a commercail failure but could have done better, the wii has already got nearly 7 million sold gc only did 30 for the 4-5 yrs it were around so like i said if sales keep ramping in , the way they are , it will be like gba impossible to throw away
i don't really care when the next nintendo console comes out. the Wii is a great system and has a lot of potential. also, with all the download content, people will be hanging onto their Wii's even after another console comes out. 5 years does seem to be the norm for new consoles to come out, but i'm hardley marking my calender.
A generation is usually 5 years. However, the lack of HDTV support from Nintendo this generation may push them to release a new console a little earlier. 28% of Americans now own HDTVs, and the number will only grow with cheaper technology slated for release later this year.
why even bother asking, it'll last into the next generation, and depending upon what the next console by ninty is like it may last a year or so into that gen like the ps2 is doing atm, it's not gonna be like a dreamcast or something, it was bought out at the right time, unlike DC, and other console flops
A generation is usually 5 years. However, the lack of HDTV support from Nintendo this generation may push them to release a new console a little earlier. 28% of Americans now own HDTVs, and the number will only grow with cheaper technology slated for release later this year.
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which is also kind of a good thing, think about it Nintendo makes a console as cheap and popular as the Wii and releases it a year maybe a bit more before the X-Box 1080p or whatever it'll be called...notice i don't include sony...they will still be trying to sell the last 6 million ps3's they made having only shifted 3million by the end of 2008.....
not as long as ps3. new xbox by 2010, new nintendo by 2011/12, new playstation by 2014. this is why generation winners are hard to guess. wii has the best start for ps3 will be sell well when the wii is dead and gone. just like the ps2 was doing good when the gamecube was dead.
There's seriously no way to tell right now... Nintendo hasn't brought out any of its well known games beside Zelda, which was fun. But seriously, we can't tell... we have yet to have an online game, Mario Galaxy or Party hasn't came out yet, and everybody is pretty much waiting for Smash bros. If Mario Party or Smash bros flop because of motion sensor, then the Wii will be wrecked by the 360 and PS3.
Im siding with the general consensus of 5-6 years. After that some other nintendo console will come out and the eb and flow of the video game universe shall restart
Also, Wii graphics are so outdated... and yea there's that claim that "it's not about the graphics its about the gameplay". I've played some of the Wii games, and some I just don't mind graphic wise like Zelda or Excite Truck... but if you start to compare Madden or Splinter Cell with 360 or PS3, its so painful to look at. They don't have HD really, the HD component cables hardly make a difference. Many games also have great voice acting, it provides a great deal towards the gameplay. If Nintendo is just sticking with its old ways, without voice acting in it's Zelda games, or Mario games... it's going to blow.
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