If Project Cafe is "a half step" more powerful than the PS3 and the 360, it will need a gimmick because 3rd party publishers aren't going to use much of that power. The 3rd party games will be ports of the 360 version of the game. If the Nintendo doesn't release a true next gen console, MS and Sony may not feel compelled to move their new consoles forward. The 2014 timeline could easily go away if Cafe is perceived as being the third HD console of THIS generation. Motion gaming really was a "Revolution", one that left MS and Sony playing catch-up. But the 3DS is an underpowered device built on a gimmick. And that is what makes me think that Cafe will me more of the same.

This was an apallingly bad article. Morphine in Fallout 3? Don't stereotype Australia- Stereotype America instead! Really? When you have to argue "We aren't as bad as China," you might as well just give up. You mention the California law banning sales of M-rated (18 and up) games to MINORS and compare that to banning ALL sales of games that aren't fit for people under age 15? Maybe Australians CAN'T handle violent games. Remember, Australia started out as a penal colony. Maybe the majority of Aussies are one MK fatality away from snapping and turning into hardened criminals? Maybe if MK was sold in Australia, there would be so much violence and bloodshed there that the nation's population would be somewhere around three after a month of MK sales? Am I being harsh? No more so than the fireworks crack in the article. The idea that every American is a right wing nutjob is just as offensive as the idea that all Aussies are genetically criminally inclined.

While I agree with most of this article, there is a gap in the logic. Clearly at POS, iOS devices and the 3DS are NOT in direct competition. But that only tells half of the story and the other half, while not spelling doom for Nintendo, does have them a little worried. Assmue that Larry has neither an iPhone/Touch nor a 3DS. Larry buys a 3DS first because it is a "real" gaming device. The eagerly awaited next wave of 3DS titles hits and Larry is having a blast. Has his desire for an iPhone/Tough/Pad been sated? Probably not. Now assume that Larry really needed a phone first, or really needed a full-fledged multi-media device now, even though he REALLY wanted a 3DS. He buys the iOS device first. While saving up for the 3DS, he notices Angry Birds. Everybody talks about it, so he has to try it. He does and is hooked. Then he goes a little deeper into the App Store and finds Infinity Blade (which should be a GOTY contender). He is shocked that he can play a game like that on his iOS device. Has he sated his desire for a 3DS? Possibly. He has a 360, a PS3 and a gaming PC at home and has a pocket gaming device that is entertaining (even if the controls can be a tad awkward at times). While the siren's song of Zelda in 3D could very well lead to a 3DS purchase, it is the possibility that the iOS device could fill Larry's gaming needs that has Nintendo so worried.

@FredWallace18 I disagree. I feel that I presented a fairly balanced view. I agreed with the main point of the article about the difference in purchasing a 3DS and an iPhone/iPod/IPad. The competition is not as direct as the fanboys looking to argue with somebody (anybody) want people to believe. If you notice, my post starts with @ AuronXavior, who said: "ipod touch game are basically flash games and meant for quick entertainment. No one in their right mind would actually trade off playing a Mario/Halo/GTA/Uncharted game for a simple game like Angry Birds." If you read what I wrote in the context of what I was replying to, you will see that it is not fanboyish. It was a direct response to the argument that every game was a knockoff of a flash game. I pointed out that iOS has full DS games (GTA Chinatown Wars et al) and listed a slate of other AAA titles that should appeal to ANY serious gamer. My Madden 11 comment wasn't so much praise for the iPad version as it was a reflection of my absolute LOATHING of the PS3 version which was just garbage. And the little dig about 3DS games that I threw in there at the end was just a reminder that right now you can find more hardcore titles on iOS than on the 3DS and the big 3DS game that everyone is eagerly awaiting is a port of Ocarina of Time.

@AuronXavior Your view of iOS games is horribly outdated. iOS has several games that are ports of DS games. Rage, Infinity Blade, Dead Space, and many others are offering as deep a gaming experience as anything you can get on the 3DS (in some cases deeper). Aralon: Sword and Shadow is a 30 hour Oblivion-like RPG. And Madden 11 was a lot more fun on the iPad than it was on the PS3 (better frame rate, too). The article is right that people aren't buying iPhones just to play games on, but that doesn't mean that many of the games that can be played on them aren't greater than or equal to the quality and depth of anything the 3DS is offering. (Oh boy, ANOTHER N64 port!!!)

Wow, I am getting trolled by the author. I feel special. Perhaps someone should spend more time learning how to interview instead of just fauning over the subject and less time insulting people who actually bothered to read what he wrote.

This is nothing but page after page of the dude from Bioware saying that anyone who didn't like the dumbing down of the game is just wrong. Every answer is just "Screw them, our way is better.". Bioware has been steadily going downhill for years. DA:O was a triumphant return to form. DA 2 is an ugly action RPG. (Its visuals are fine for an RPG, but with the RPG elements dumbed down so much the visuals are more appropriately compared to other action games with role playing elements. ME 2 was seriously dumbed down too, but the visuals were on par with other 3rd person shooters.) Everyone knows that DA 2 was dumbed down for consoles. Why isn't the interviewer holding their feet to the fire over it?

It seems that the general consensus is that there has been nothing shown that really differentiates this from the Wiimote. With a price tag near $100, Move makes upgrading from the Wii to the PS3 around $400. For the massive number of Wii owners, it very well may not seem worth the money. This lackluster showing by Sony has given MS a HUGE opportunity to make a splash with Natal, IF it can deliver on the gaming front. Sony didn't set the software bar very high with their presentation. Can MS top it with its first software announcements?