Nintendo Could Knock Either Sony or Microsft out of the Console Industry.

Hear me out, what Nintendo has done could be an absolute brilliant move. They have captured the casual market with Wii and if they play their cards right and recapture the hardcore with their next console, they could be become the go-to company for the industry. If they provide a good enough reason for current gen console owners to switch over, and give them a good enough reason to stay when the next Xbox and Playstations come out, one could go under.

As a matter of fact I think one will.

From what we've heard (all rumors, I know) their next console will be super-developer friendly and significantly more powerful than what is avalaible. Coupled with the Nintendo magic of their first party software and quirky features, it could become insanely popular and give hardcore and casual gamers alike little reason to want to switch to a new console in 2014. One is going to suffer the fate of the Dreamcast.

This is of course if Nintendo actually tries this time...It's all on them.

Dream on. Neither one of those two are going anywhere right now. Plus should either Sony, Microsoft, or both of them were to disappear from the gaming industry, do you realize without hard competition, that there would be no innovation, no great games, no tons of 1st & or 2nd party games, etc.?

I don't think so. Most of those casuals won't be buying another Nintendo product anyway since they have Wii strictly for things like Wii Sports and Just Dance. They don't follow the industry nor care what newer iterations of those games come out

The biggest flaw I see in your theory is that Nintendo usually doesn't do well with 3rd party. And 3rd party are the life blood of the current industry.

I doubt it. Microsoft has been making truckloads of money this gen, and Sony's doing well, too. There'd be no point.

Dream on. Neither one of those two are going anywhere right now. Plus should either Sony, Microsoft, or both of them were to disappear from the gaming industry, do you realize without hard competition, that there would be no innovation, no great games, no tons of 1st & or 2nd party games, etc.?

garland51

Other way around. All it takes is one of the big 2 to create something like say a motion tracking camera and the wii is obsolete.

The biggest flaw I see in your theory is that Nintendo usually doesn't do well with 3rd party. And 3rd party are the life blood of the current industry.

OneLazyAsian

Dream on. Neither one of those two are going anywhere right now. Plus should either Sony, Microsoft, or both of them were to disappear from the gaming industry, do you realize without hard competition, that there would be no innovation, no great games, no tons of 1st & or 2nd party games, etc.?

garland51

Doubt it. But if anyone could get knocked out, its could be MS. They exhausted all their first party.

Hear me out, what Nintendo has done could be an absolute brilliant move. They have captured the casual market with Wii and if they play their cards right and recapture the hardcore with their next console, they could be become the go-to company for the industry. If they provide a good enough reason for current gen console owners to switch over, and give them a good enough reason to stay when the next Xbox and Playstations come out, one could go under.

As a matter of fact I think one will.

From what we've heard (all rumors, I know) their next console will be super-developer friendly and significantly more powerful than what is avalaible. Coupled with the Nintendo magic of their first party software and quirky features, it could become insanely popular and give hardcore and casual gamers alike little reason to want to switch to a new console in 2014. One is going to suffer the fate of the Dreamcast.

This is of course if Nintendo actually tries this time...It's all on them.

TigerWars

They have too much money tbh

True dat, the Wii2 is so cool. The streaming thing is absolutely brilliant, I'm gonna love being able to play with my Wii while on the toilet.

True dat, the Wii2 is so cool. The streaming thing is absolutely brilliant, I'm gonna love being able to play with my Wii while on the toilet.

DerpyMcDerp

boloney sandwiches.

I doubt that very much, even when the PS2 dominated the market, Nintendo or MS didn't leave.

IDK....

If the rumors are true Ninty are preparing to further increase their gimmick factor even more with that silly touch screen controller. Stupid idea right there....

And the Ninty magic is gone, it got buried with the Gamecube.

Microsoft could knock themselves out if they don't start focusing more on in-house development teams and stop relying so much on third party multiplats. They're able to get away with it this gen, but with Sony and Nintendo having quite a few top-notch first and second party devs already, Microsoft can't afford to fall too much farther behind if next gen all consoles are closer in power than they are this generation.

Sony still got the best exclusives and MS sells well in the US because of their multiplayer component.

It's not just about power, since nintendo will be overun once again when MS and Sony announce their next consoles. Nintendo also needs to work on their online which i heard it was extremely weak this gen.

So basically in order to Nintendo to achieve world domination they would need XBLA and Sony's exclusives. Nah never gonna happen.

That's one way of looking at it, I guess. I predict 2 years of Project Cafe receiving the superior version of 360/PS3 games (but the 360/PS3 versions still selling better due to install base), followed by 3rd parties once again repeating the PS4/720/PC trio once Microsoft and Sony release their new consoles in 2014. This will be followed by Sony and MS fanboys coming out of shadows to laugh at Project Cafe's limited hardware after 2 years.

I don't think so. Most of those casuals won't be buying another Nintendo product anyway since they have Wii strictly for things like Wii Sports and Just Dance. They don't follow the industry nor care what newer iterations of those games come out

BPoole96

I think this is all part of Nintendos blue ocean strategy. I guess they feel that the Wii audience is ready to migrate to the next level.

That's one way of looking at it, I guess. I predict 2 years of Project Cafe receiving the superior version of 360/PS3 games (but the 360/PS3 versions still selling better due to install base), followed by 3rd parties once again repeating the PS4/720/PC trio once Microsoft and Sony release their new consoles in 2014. This will be followed by Sony and MS fanboys coming out of shadows to laugh at Project Cafe's limited hardware after 2 years.

SakusEnvoy

Dream on. Neither one of those two are going anywhere right now. Plus should either Sony, Microsoft, or both of them were to disappear from the gaming industry, do you realize without hard competition, that there would be no innovation, no great games, no tons of 1st & or 2nd party games, etc.?

garland51

The biggest flaw I see in your theory is that Nintendo usually doesn't do well with 3rd party. And 3rd party are the life blood of the current industry.

OneLazyAsian

Doubt it. But if anyone could get knocked out, its could be MS. They exhausted all their first party.

XboximusPrime

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The biggest flaw I see in your theory is that Nintendo usually doesn't do well with 3rd party. And 3rd party are the life blood of the current industry.

kungfuchaos

Hear me out, what Nintendo has done could be an absolute brilliant move. They have captured the casual market with Wii and if they play their cards right and recapture the hardcore with their next console, they could be become the go-to company for the industry. If they provide a good enough reason for current gen console owners to switch over, and give them a good enough reason to stay when the next Xbox and Playstations come out, one could go under.

As a matter of fact I think one will.

From what we've heard (all rumors, I know) their next console will be super-developer friendly and significantly more powerful than what is avalaible. Coupled with the Nintendo magic of their first party software and quirky features, it could become insanely popular and give hardcore and casual gamers alike little reason to want to switch to a new console in 2014. One is going to suffer the fate of the Dreamcast.

This is of course if Nintendo actually tries this time...It's all on them.

TigerWars

I agree, and I think it will be MS. It seems "exclusives" is becoming a rare word. Nintendo will survive off their nintendo branded games, Sony has a strong lineup of in-house developers, but MS is offering next to nothing at this point. If sony and nintendo get all the games microsoft gets, what is the point of owning the microsoft product? That's how I see it.

Not going to happen duh all three companies are going to stay for next gen and microsoft well have exclusives coming out Bill Gates/Ms company is not going to jump ship and leave the games industry because they been slow on their exclusive this year give them time

First thing that's qute funny is how everybody seems to decide to make a whole thread on what could happen if "such and such company does such and such thing and everything happens right".

A lot of things could happen in the world if "certain people decided to do certain things and lady luck deigned to play along".

I think people should stick to making threads about tangible facts and at the very least, logical conjectures rather than what-if scenarios. rant ends here.

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That said i DON't think sony OR microsoft are going to be knocked out of the industry even if nintendo's next console makes a killing and ends up being much more successful than even the wii.

And it's simply bcause sony and microsoft are corporates with lots of $ in the bank. console making is just of their many ventures, albeit a highly profitable one.

If they get hit hard, they'll just bounce right back with new ideas and more investment $ to get a hold of this lucrative platform. they're not like atari or sega, with norhing to fall back on.

I don't think so. Most of those casuals won't be buying another Nintendo product anyway since they have Wii strictly for things like Wii Sports and Just Dance. They don't follow the industry nor care what newer iterations of those games come out

BPoole96

Very, very doubtful.

Nintendo is going to have a lot of trouble breaking in. I for one won't buy a console geared towards children. And that's all Nintendo has to offer.

Hear me out, what Nintendo has done could be an absolute brilliant move. They have captured the casual market with Wii and if they play their cards right and recapture the hardcore with their next console, they could be become the go-to company for the industry. If they provide a good enough reason for current gen console owners to switch over, and give them a good enough reason to stay when the next Xbox and Playstations come out, one could go under.

As a matter of fact I think one will.

From what we've heard (all rumors, I know) their next console will be super-developer friendly and significantly more powerful than what is avalaible. Coupled with the Nintendo magic of their first party software and quirky features, it could become insanely popular and give hardcore and casual gamers alike little reason to want to switch to a new console in 2014. One is going to suffer the fate of the Dreamcast.

This is of course if Nintendo actually tries this time...It's all on them.

TigerWars

Yeah... a controller with a built-in screen already guarantees I won't be getting it. Besides, Nintendo still has a long ways to go in catching up to Sony and Microsoft in some departments. Take the online, for example, which Nintendo has been sorely lagging behind in (online was pretty much non-existent on the Wii).