Before I begin, its important to note that I do not consider myself a nintendo fanboy, or any other kind for that matter.  I enjoy just about everything...

Now, that being said, gamers all over the world need to be thanking Nintendo, and I foresee that because of this generation we will all want to kiss their feet.  After this generation of games have passed, they should be recognized as the force who saved the industry from certain destruction once again. Why? Daring Ingenuity. 

The DS and the Wii should be heralded as the true next-gen consoles because they are the only ones to actually change anything.  Are they perfect? No, far from it. the DS makes things incredibly hard to control at times and I'm sure the Wii will be no different.  So far most of the games I've played on my DS have been fun, but not great.  That's all beside the point. 

What Nintendo is giving us is hope.  Hope that we won't have to play the same drivel over and over again until the end of time.  Hope that prices won't continue to skyrocket.  Hope that there is still something truly new and exciting and un-played.  What we have now in the game culture is endless repetition of tired old tales that have been told a thousand times.  Nintendo's daring gives hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

The DS has been wildly successful and there doesn't look to be an end in sight.  What we need to do is give the Wii a fighting chance by getting behind Nintendo with our voices and pocketbooks.  Even is this first incarnation of change isn't perfect, if it is supported enough there can only be improvements.  If we buy, examine and give good feedback within the community we can insure they will continue to make progress. With each step in this direction there are infinitely more possibilities opened up that should give us 20 more years of great games.

Too bad we didn't pay any attention to the Virtual Boy, then we could already be there...