[QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"][QUOTE="SoraX64"] No you don't, because then you would HAVE to spend a grand on hardware. The industry would go to hell. When there's no competition, they would be able to get away with whatever they wanted because you would have no choice but to buy it if you wanted to play video games.SoraX64

I meant that it would be open market, similar to VCR/DVD/Blu-ray.

Not only would Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony be making consoles, but other companies such as Panasonic, Samsung, LG, etc would too.

If you wanted a really high quality console with lots of functionality that would last 10+ years, you would drop $500.

If you just wanted a bare bones player to just play games, it would cost a lot like $130-$150.

Whatever the circumstances though, you'd still be able to play any game that was released.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Yeah, this isn't gonna happen.tomarlyn

I don't see why not. All Iwata has to do is convince rockstar GTA can sell on the console.

No, not at all.Despite popular belief, Uncharted 2 was not perfect.

Uncharted 3 could easily surpass 2 if it has better boss fights, stealth, and melee. It already has a more interesting villian.

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Yeah, this isn't gonna happen.charizard1605

I don't see why not. All Iwata has to do is convince rockstar GTA can sell on the console.

I wish there was a universal console, like a VCR/DVD player.

There wouldn't be any exclusives and you wouldn't have to spend a grand on hardware.

You can't really expect Rockstar to make GTA5 on Wii 2 if they just now got a dev kit for it. Wishfull thinking, but it is not going to happen.

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You put it that way, it makes sense. But in that case, we end up with a launch title that again does not take full advantage of it hardware a la Twilight Princess.charizard1605

At the very least though, it would increase the likelyhood of more 3rd party support and more "mature" games.

Nintendo:

Wii 2. Along with a cool 1st party launch title revealed.

More 3DS announcements. Preferably some western 3rd party games.

Skyward Sword 2011 release date.

Sony:

HD Collections of Jak, Metal Gear Solid, and Ratchet and Clank.

3rd Party:

Ubisoft officially unveiling Beyond Good and Evil 2.

A brand new Oddworld game.

Half Life 2: Episode 3/ Half Life 3

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"]It was marketed as a Wii game by Nintendo for their own hardware. They also delayed the Gamecube version by a month. Considering just how many times Rockstar have had their hands burned with Nintendo hardware in the past, do you honestly believe that they will market the Nintendo version as the main one, for a market that is known to have given them the cold shoulder so many times, for a system that has absolutely no install base, and ignore the market that gave them two of their biggest hits of all time? Do you seriously think Rockstar would, say, delay the Xbox/PS3 versions of the game to make the Nintendo version seem like the main version? And if they don't- and they won't- then why would people buy the new hardware and software to begin with?charizard1605

Who said anything about delaying/not marketing the PS3/360 versions or the Wii 2 version being superior?

The scenerio is that Wii 2 launches with GTA5. If the console sells million units in a month, that is a million people who need/want to buy games. With nothing else available, people will pick up GTA5 (even if it had been previously released for the 360/PS3). Just look at what happened with Street Fighter 4 and the 3DS. There was nothing else available so people decided to pick up a downgraded port of a two year old game. It sold a million copies. A console launch is the perfect time to establish a market. In this case, Nintendo wants to establish a mature/hardcore market. GTA5 is the perfect game to have at launch. If it's a quality port, people will be satisfied. Thus creating a market for Rockstar games on Nintendo platforms.

Having your game on 4 systems (360, PS3, PC, Wii 2) would mean more money in Rockstar's pocket.

Especially given that it would be a port and not an expensive exclusive title like Chinatown Wars.

It was marketed as a Wii game by Nintendo for their own hardware. They also delayed the Gamecube version by a month. Considering just how many times Rockstar have had their hands burned with Nintendo hardware in the past, do you honestly believe that they will market the Nintendo version as the main one, for a market that is known to have given them the cold shoulder so many times, for a system that has absolutely no install base, and ignore the market that gave them two of their biggest hits of all time? Do you seriously think Rockstar would, say, delay the Xbox/PS3 versions of the game to make the Nintendo version seem like the main version? And if they don't- and they won't- then why would people buy the new hardware and software to begin with?charizard1605

Who said anything about delaying/not marketing the PS3/360 versions or the Wii 2 version being superior?

The scenerio is that Wii 2 launches with GTA5. If the console sells million units in a month, that is a million people who need/want to buy games. With nothing else available, people will pick up GTA5 (even if it had been previously released for the 360/PS3). Just look at what happened with Street Fighter 4 and the 3DS. There was nothing else available so people decided to pick up a downgraded port of a two year old game. It sold a million copies. A console launch is the perfect time to establish a market. In this case, Nintendo wants to establish a mature/hardcore market. GTA5 is the perfect game to have at launch. If it's a quality port, people will be satisfied. Thus creating a market for Rockstar games on Nintendo platforms.