@bmorg2014: Well now it sounds like you're not THAT committed to their games after all. First you said you'd be pumped, now you sound lukewarm. It's not a good idea for Nintendo to listen to an audience that is lukewarm on their software.

@fragtaster: That all may be true, but read back over my comment and see where I said that Japanese console market was anything, growing or shrinking... I didn't.

What I did mean is that the Japanese are more committed to consoles and any survey that doesn't measure that is incomplete. The absolute numbers you link to are a different question.

What about Japan? That's where console ownership is really ingrained and appreciated.

@xolivierx: Then if this is what you and others expected, why act so depressed? Everything is how is it should be for you.

@bmorg2014: But what you're really saying there is that their software is so valuable that other systems will want to feature it. If that's true, then retaining exclusivity (if you can afford it, which they can) is the most sensible thing to do.

@Thanatos2k: Have you got a more accurate one? Please let us all know.

@Thanatos2k: New console release date = trivial?

Never seen so many people depressed about the release date of console.

@larsondir82: What do they gain by going 3rd party only? I can see what the competitors would gain, but what would N gain?

I don't like the "on rails" feel that the first game had and the battle system isn't as enjoyable as the writer here makes out.