I'm not sure which to vote for. Sony's Ball on stick offers the best tech, but without a doubt the Wii Motion+ will be the most popular solution with the best games.Luigi_Vincetana

Well Sony followed Nintendo and just made it better, while M$ made something that does not seem to have much use in gaming now but technically very cool as an interface.wooooode

I dunno. This seems all out of order.

Why would they deliver most of the core titles early? They'd miss out on most of the gamers they were hoping to bridge. Every game you listed in step 4 came out before every game you listed in step 3, with the exception of Excite Truck, a game with, at best, loose ties to Nintendo's past.

Still, this was a much stronger E3 than last year's pathetic performance. Galaxy 2 and Other M are at least something for the hardcore to chew on, while New SMB, Wii Fit +, and Wii Sports Resort are all great for their more casual audience. There might wind up being some crossover down the line.

Still, when you compare the sales of, say, Super Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess to those of Wii Fit and Mario Kart, I don't know if there's a ton of transfer going on. Perhaps it's presumptuous of me to compare those games with some of the hottest titles of last year, but I think, for the forseeable future, those titles will be dwarfed in sales by their more accessible counterparts.

That isn't bad for Nintendo, but it doesn't earn customers in the manner you are implying. It's just a different way.

sonicmj1

[QUOTE="desmondsultanas"][QUOTE="kansasdude2009"] That article, and the many others on the website is why I became frustrated with system wars, and never lost faith in Nintendo. Very few people on the forums really saw what was coming.Iamsmee

Ya, jsut read the article, very interesting.

One thing though, there is a WiiSports 2 coming out... But I'm guessing that is for introducing many players to the M+... And the New Super Mario Bros. does also seem like a bridge... Maybe to Super Mario Galaxy 2? Metroid seems too far of a jump to think Nintendo is trying to bridge... But I have NO doubt that the Metroid Prime Trilogy pack is linked to the release of Other M next year. I wouldn't be AT all surprised if it is armed at female gamers, an heroine that ISN'T slutty, that is what I always liked about Metroid (and that's probably why she is speaking as well, btw, she speaks through dialog in Super Metroid, so don't give us this, 'oh nintendo is stabbing metroid in the back because she speaks' bs)... She isn't wearing a bikini while saving the universe, and hopefully it works for them... Nintendo will rule the world within a decade IMO.

Sony and MS have zero franchises that appeal to a wide range of demographics. Zero. Sony is making strides with titles like LBP, but the manor in which it sold was very front loaded like most hardcore titles and failed to catch on. They simply don't have the compelling franchises that appeal to gamers, non-gamers and casuals and that puts them at an incredible disadvantage. When Nintendo launches next gen with few of their huge casual, core, and bridge franchises the party will be over for the competition before it even started... much like this generation.desmondsultanas

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[QUOTE="Androvinus"]I dont see how the ps3 shamelessly copied the wii when they used their tech that was out years before the launch of the wii (eyetoy) and their console also launched with some motion controls.hakanakumono

Have you forgotten this thing? The SIXAXIS was an attempt to copy Nintendo right from the start.

Oh, so the sixasis looks like a wiimote?

[QUOTE="desmondsultanas"][QUOTE="heretrix"]How does anything you typed change what I just said?

hakanakumono

No they didn't, wii has already been proven to be a fad in Japan. The sales have deflated and now it's competing with the PS3. It's still receiving fad sales in the NA market, however.

[QUOTE="desmondsultanas"][QUOTE="heretrix"]

I'm sorry. It isn't hypocrisy if it's better. The reason many people hated the Wii controls because

A. It didn't work like it was supposed to

B. Most of the games were crap.

Now Sony and MS has the opportunity to completely disappoint their fanbase with weak party games OR dazzle them with some incredible stuff. They haven't squantered the potential of these devices yet so people are excited. I don't blame them.There is also the opportunity to see what more powerful hardware can do with motion controls.

heretrix

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Sony will pump out hardcore and casual titles. :D

kansasdude2009

I'm sorry. It isn't hypocrisy if it's better. The reason many people hated the Wii controls because

A. It didn't work like it was supposed to

B. Most of the games were crap.

Now Sony and MS has the opportunity to completely disappoint their fanbase with weak party games OR dazzle them with some incredible stuff. They haven't squantered the potential of these devices yet so people are excited. I don't blame them.There is also the opportunity to see what more powerful hardware can do with motion controls.

heretrix