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Honestly, why would it be good? It seems a hell of a lot of the folks here would love to see Nintendo take a big ol' shit. My question is, do you want that? Why would you want that?
The comments made around here seem to be asking for the collapse of Nintendo. I fail to see why this is a good thing. Enlighten me.
I don't want to see them die, I want to see them make good games again.
The supposed "collapse" of Sega comes directly to mind, and I believe the easiest simile between the two would be declining hardware sales when compared to the competition. (Gameboy not included)
If Nintendo went software only would I be sad?
No.
Would I care if a new Mario or Zelda franchise game ceased to come out every 12 months?
No.
Do I think Nintendo will tank?
No. As I understand it they are still worth something like 4 Billion dollars.
i kinda want to see all those japanese snobs stew in the fact that a big american pig corp beat them at their own game, forcing them into submission. :emb:
theres too much money to made with the nintendo franchise so even if they do stop making consoles we will still see just as many if not more nintendo brand games. so its win / win for me.
You don't think Mario Kart:DD, Pikmin 1/2, Zelda, Metroid Prime, Animal Crossing, etc are good?Quote:
Originally Posted by buttasuperb
/devil's advocate
They would instantly turn into a 3rd party dev house that would rival EA and Square/Enix.
They could focus on making games and not worry about system specs, or how to rival Sony or M$ with next gen consoles.
If the reason why they make thier own system is to a have a revolutionary controller for inhouse games, why not have a special controller for each of their games on a diff platform. It could become a cool novalty thing..., "What wacky controller is Myamoto(sp?) going to come up with for the next mario, zelda, smash bros.?"
M$ and Sony would pay huge sums of cash on these AAA titles and I would only have to own 2 systems to play the games. I usually fall in love with Nintendo brand games and cant play anything else till I beat them, but it is usually so far and long between their AAA titles that my GC gathers a shit load of dust before something worthwhile comes out. Why buy a game that appears on multi systems for GC? The controller is a biatch(cept for inhouse games and RE4), and they look sooooo much better on Xbox in HD.
Make it easier and more accessable to more people by having those games on the other 2 major platforms....Who knows maybe you will attract more fans with em being on PS3 or X360. Maybe they will reach a bigger audience and sell more.
There's no benefit. It would just be one giant blow to creativity in gaming. The industry would shift further and further toward being sequel-driven, and we'd see fewer and fewer games that are willing to pushing the creative and/or gameplay envelope.
It'd be a case of "hello, GTA 23 and Halo 17". :rolleyes:
Exactly. I love Nintendo, but I am sick of the Nintendo apologists. "Nintendo doesn't want to be in first place!" Fuck your mother. I'm also sick of Nintendo defiantly maintaining their downward spiral like an alcoholic refusing to admit he has a problem. NES AND SNES RULED! WHAT HAPPENED?!!Quote:
Originally Posted by buttasuperb
2005 is the 20 aniversary of the orginal NES, its premature to talk of its demise,
but I ll be damned if they become just another 3rd party
There are some legit arguments out there concerning why Nintendo isn't "on top" anymore so to speak, but it just seems to me that its fashionable to hate on Nintendo these days.
The fact remains they still make good games.
Granted a new franchise would be nice. Or pushing franchises in new directions, like what MP did to the Metroid series.
They don't make good games. They make great games. But back in the days of NES and SNES, you could look forward to more than 1 or 2 or even 3 really great games in a year. You could look forward to a shitload.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagduf
I don't, never have, will never hate Nintendo. But it's like a kid prodigy that was on track to win a nobel prize for ending world hunger, who hit the high school years and turned into a dope-head, dropped out of school, lives in the basement, and who's ambition now never rises above maybe taking a shower today. As if Nintendo were my kid, I will always care for it, but I am deeply, deeply disappointed in the course Nintendo has let its life run (other than Gameboy).
I am always surprised at how many people (around here) seem to really hate Nintendo.
I have been a huge fan of Nintendo since I picked up my NES in 87. I have always owned the current Nintendo hardware or handheld but have also always owned the other current consoles on the market.
If the Gamecube was your only system, I could see someone being a little bitter with Nintendo. They have done a bad job at getting and keeping third party support. However, if you own other systems and always have something to play, what is the problem?
I don't understand why people would want Nintendo out of the console market just to make games for Sony/Micro. I have always been a huge Sega fan as well and I do not see the advantage of having them out of the console market. Now if you want to buy all of Sega's games, you have to own every system out there. That is not an option for some people.
Call me what you want but I always liked the design of the nintendo supports so I hope that they will continue doing hardware.
Now concerning the nintendo game line up, I'm more attracted by what they are doing now than by what they used to do in the 16 bit area.
Why I got interested in nintendo again is simple: they don't want to build a Super computer/Home theater/internet access/microwave stuff like MS and Sony but more a good and affordable gaming system, which is what I want at the end.
I tried the PSP recently and I admit that it's more than impressive technically but when I see the guy who bought it using it, he spends more time watching videos on his brand new 1GB card and finding way to make work roms than playing PSP games.
That's quite sad at the end.
You answered your own question:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gameoz
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Originally Posted by Gameoz
Wow, I never noticed how much hate there was for the big N. I don't know why anyone would want to see nintendo bite the dust. Why? Because they make fun games all ages can enjoy? It seems like they want to keep things fun; I hate walking into a game store and seeing mostly First Person Shooters, Sports games and or games that the main draw is mindless violence and the way you can inflict the violence. Nintendo used to be about one thing "FUN" and they still are they make titles anyone can like. So, out of the next 3 systems it's all about the Revolution as far as I'm concerned.
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Originally Posted by SouthtownKid
So, the members here that hate Nintendo, only own the Gamecube? ;)
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Originally Posted by SouthtownKid
Since you decided to chop up my statement, I will point out your triple negative.
Well said. They just need to branch out and make new franchises instead of rehasing old ones every year or so. I'm tired of Mario, Zelda, and Metroid. Let's see something new and cool come out. I think they are on the right track with the DS, but we need the same thing applied to the home console.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttasuperb
if only nintendo would have released the Playstation things could be so much better for nintendo and gamefans alike.
But seriously, Nintendo has to stay around. The NES was my first video game system, and I still break out the old NES and SNES. Some of those games are fucking awesome. Makes me hate some of the CRAP that comes out these days. Way too many games concentrate on graphics more than gameplay and fun. Nintendo is one of the few videogame companies that focuses more on funa and gameplay. That's the way it should be. But I will definitely admit that (for the most part) I didn't like the N64 very much. I hope the Revolution does well and is everything it should be, it would be sad to see Nintendo (same with Sega and SNK) lose the consoles and go third party.
Agreed. I still love my NES and SNES, and I rarely like any new games that come out on the newer systems. You hit the nail on the head when you said that developers need to focus on gameplay and fun rather than graphics. Graphics always get better, so when the graphics on a game become outdated, it needs something else to keep peoples interest in it, and that's where fun comes in. Years from now I will have forgotten about the Xbox, the PS2, and the 'Cube, but I'll still be playing my Neo and my NES.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tung Fu ru
One less system to buy.
B-
life was so much easier in the late 80s.
music was better
yeah, we didn't have Beck.
Games were better
so what, no 3D.
Movies
Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor... Bill Murray...
Now everything is shit.
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Originally Posted by wasabi
The 80s gave us Die Hard and Predator. What other actions films could one possibly need?
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Originally Posted by D-Lite
F-zero GX ? oh , none of them have live, and neither butta or stinky have any real friends, I mean if MS cut off live one day, they'd harikiri.
butta has grown old and jaded, and doesn't like quality games any more. simple as that, else he wouldn't be playing shit like twisted metal and halo2.
j a d e d
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Totally agreed. I don't see why one of the pioneers of gaming is so hated, when they've been so awesome and consistent for so many years.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Lite
I don't hate Nintendo, I just feel they've taken a step down with their hit titles on the GC.
Mario Sunshine and Wind Walker were both good games, but only good. Mario64 and Ocarina of Time were great games. Mario Kart is fun, but no better than the old Kart I play, just better graphics is all. StarFox Adventures was a joke. Now Metriod Prime I'll give major credit to. By far the best 1player FPS I've ever played.
I'm also not a handheld fan, so that rules me out of what appears to be N's strong point.
I want to see fanboy heads asplode.
For the record I don't want them to die, I want them to start being relevant again. The GC is worth owning, but only for a few breif moments. It's sad that I had more fun with my XBox and PS2 this generation than with my GC.
On another note, Advanced Wars DS is the shizzle. Nintendo needs to come up with a home version, with online play.
Oh and I want a better designed Mario and Zelda next time.
It was such a step down from Ocarina, and in some cases people think Majora's.Quote:
Originally Posted by JHendrix
My major problem was annoying map direction and unlocking the sections of the map. I found sunshine kind of fun when I sat down with it and gave it a real go. Last night I cleared all the red coin collecting secret missions, finally just beat the damn game and am gonna get 120 shine sprites.I'm gonna get all those blue coins and complete my file..
Giving this game a fair shake was a good choice.. I'm having fun doing this shit.
Luigi's mansion was a cool idea. It tooks some guts putting that out as early as they did. Remains one of the weirdest choices for a release title.
Luigi's mansion was an awesome choice for a launch title - I still remember how stunning it looked when my friend imported his jap cube. just wow.
people have changed, not nintendo. they like poor EA quality churned out games now.
and whatever you say, the presentation, graphics, and look of Wind Waker was still beautiful, sure it had some issues, but really, they are small issues.
anyone who didn't enjoy it still, was retarded, and abasuto, mario kart on cube blows away any previous version, easily, sure I hated it , HATED IT at first, but when you play it properly its just awesome, online its good, and LAN play is probably the most fun you can have with 8 people apart from monkey ball maybe. we only had two cubes :(
I don't know man. The super NES mario kart is just to hard to touch. I think DD is probably the better game for multi. But when I wanna just play myself I swap to mario kart. One of the best super fami games ever made. I had a friend named Marlon who was a lunatic with Mario Kart. I wish I knew what his time trial records were. I'm sure they were nuts though.Quote:
Originally Posted by kernow
Once you abuse that dash in MK DD, the game becomes completely different.
Zelda is not beutiful, its a work of art. I just hated how the game climaxed man. When I entered hyrule castle, the game was awesome for me. I wouldn't have guessed there were so few things left after that.
The Ganon fight is one of the coolest of all and has one of the most violent endings, which is kind of funny considering the shit this game got.
What I would personally crave is a Zelda in the LTTP style. With the dark world idea. Completely for the rev.
LTTP is my favorite Zelda, it was the first I really played in the 90's and I had so much damn fun with that game. I remember being so excited. All those cool extra items you can get, and over look if you didn't pay real attention. LTTP is the king of that fucking series as far as I'm concerned. Each game that came after I loved, and Ocarina I place 2nd right under lttp.
I'm totally behind everything you have said mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
When Hiroshi Yamauchi decided that Nintendo were going to make a console that was able to have interchangable games along the lines of the VCS and Colecovision he wanted it to be named the 'Famicom' or 'Family Computer'
With that in mind he wanted it to ge a system that could have games on it that would not only appeal to the kids but would have an influence that the rest of the family would like to join in and want to play.Its an ethos that they have always tried to maintain by maing games that are just compelling and fun to play with anyone no matter what their age.
The reason that I like to play games is because I want to have a relatively lighthearted distraction from real life,and one of the great benefits is that many of the games look appealing to my boys.
I personally think that a lot of people 'hate' Nintendo is partially because of their success in always bringing new and innovative ideas and scenarios to their games,they are in constant evolution even if the basic premise of the game is along the same lines.They don't just churn out a sequel to a game that is 90% the same as the previous incarnation,they try to vary the experience and its part of that magic that keeps the fans of Nintendo coming back.
Another thing that I think is more prevalent to the haters is that they can't get their head around certain aspects of how the games are made.These are the people who tend to complain the loudest about how 'Nintendo games are all kiddy',yeah sure,many of The Big N's major franchise titles may have loads of primary colours and big bouncy visuals but when you get deeper into these games you find that you need to utilise every tenet of your past gaming experience to achieve all the games goals,they may look as if they are kids games on the outside but as you go deeper into the game you realise how hard that actually can be and I think this is something that a lot of people cannot get their heads round and the 'its got kiddy grafics its shud be ded easy but I cant do it its to hard,nintendo games are ghey' sort of comments get thrown in YET again.
When at the E3 show some years past a clip was shown of Link fighting in some dungeon with a very realistic visual style I was excited,I couldn't wait for it.Then the rumours were coming out of it being cel shaded I was amongst those who were appaled.I hated the cel shaded type games and I thought it would be a big step back.When it was released I took the step and bought it and I loved it,they style fitted perfectly with the game(yes its a GAME not a lifestyle choice,some people forget that aspect when going on a haters tirade),it was just so apt and I for one cannot envisage it being any other way.
I play games for fun,for me fun isn't playing endless lookalike games that have nothing to differentiate them with 'WOW look how realistic the graphics are!' sort of bullshit when all this usually equates to is the games being offered in shades of grey and brown,whoop-de-fekkin-doo!
I admit that I do have the Call of Duty and MoH games for my pc,I like these mainly for their historical aspect,esp as my grandfather was pulled off the beaches of Dunkirk after the ill fated BEF mission,and I have always had an itrigue about WW11.But games like the GTA games where they extoll totally random acts of violence against anyone in the game,be they gang members or just innocent passersby I just find totally unnecessary and has no fun value at all,to me,the people who buy this garbage are the kind of people you will find in New Orleans sniping at people trying to survive or shooting at aid workers.
Then you get onto those who complain about Nintendo keep bringing out subsequent releases to the Mario and Zelda games.These are the same folks who will have every Madden,KoF,GTA or buy every generic piece of garbage like the Hulk,Matrix and whatever.I bet these whiners love playing on the Megaman(rockman)games even though the little blue dude has been in double the number of titles as what Mario has appeared in.
Since 1978 I have had virtually every console that has been released and I know what I like and I know what appeals to me,I'm not being snobbish its just the turth.I know for a fact that there are people on here who have just gone Master System > psx > PS2/xbox.They know what they like and thats their choice but for me -
I want fun and colour in my life and I get that with Nintendo.
(kudos to D-lite for starting the thread and for trying to keep it on track)
Luigi's Mansion was an awesome game. I want to see a sequel, or at least something else starring Luigi.Quote:
Originally Posted by kernow
Wind Waker had serious design issues. The combat and regular play mechanics were incredible. But after you got past the mid dungeon, it was so obvious that they were forced to stop development and get it out the door.
"Fishing for the Triforce" was so blatantly a filler a part of the game designed to extend the amount of hours put in before getting to the final dungeon.
Get clue
Fish
find same generic mini dungeon and fight the same sets of enemies over and over.
As for the graphics, well I think it's obvious.
Look at peoples reactions to Wind Waker when it was unveild, and look at what they're saying now about the new one.
If they released this Zelda first, maybe the Cube wouldn't have been outsold by the XBox.
I mean put yourself back in 2001, did anyone even think that was possible?
Whats weird about LM is that it utilized so many of the the systems features so early. Its a awesome game. I actually restarted a file of this title last night because I never actually finished it.
I'd love to see a 5yr old child finish metroid prime 100% then the second one.
then re4 on pro mode
kiddy machine? .. .yes :spock:
Maybe then, but not know. LM's gameplay and graphics just didn't stand the test of time IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by kernow
Hell, I have Wave Race and played all of about 5 times. The only reason I have it? BUNDLING!
Nintendo gave us the NES and SNES, how can anyone NOT like them? True, the N64 and GC have so few good titles...but still, I'll always buy their new consoles.
For me, the days when Sega and Nintendo went head to head in console wars, the late 8-bit and 16-bit pre-psx days were the golden ages for gaming.
Sure, it might have to do with nostalgia, but that was when the very best games came out and there will never be any better ones as far as I'm concerned.
whoaQuote:
Originally Posted by SouthtownKid
whoa
slow down
pop a Xanax or something
no reason to get so upset over a videogame arguement
3 games make an exception, not a rule.Quote:
Originally Posted by kernow
95% of GC games could be played and completed by a 5 yr old. Maybe not 100%, but were you ever able to get 100% on the games you played on the NES when you were 5? I doubt it.
The majority of what Nintendo has are it's own 1st party games that are top tier, almost top tier 2nd party, and a bunch of shit that was available on all the other systems from 3rd parties. They don't really have all that many 3rd party exclusives, and the majority of those they do have aren't all that great.
I used to be a big supporter of Nintendo and their mentality. The N64 came out and I was blinded by the hype. Then I realized I was stuck with the same 3 games, one of which was of no consequence (MK Trilogy). for almost 5 months. Nintendo decided they'd walk their own path, and for me that path was the wrong one. When I realized I was playing N64 games for the sake of playing them, as I had no other "next-gen" system at the time, I picked up a Saturn. 8 months later, with the dying support on that system, I bought a PSX. You could say Nintendo opened my eyes to the fact that they aren't the only studio that can release great games, and not all the greats appear on Nintendo's systems. In fact, the majority of the 3rd greats don't appear on their systems now at all, and when they do there PS2 and X-Box versions, with the X-Box version usually being superior.
Nintendo fucked themselves into their own corner, and the supposed attitude they are glad to be making money and a game machine is just Nintendo pulling the wool over people's eyes. Nintendo would have to be fucking retarded not to want their system #1. WIth a system at #1 they wouldn't be limited by being everyone's favorite back burner system. People would go to a game store looking for a GC game with the PS2/X-Box game being a back up, which generally isn't the case these days. ANd with the greater selection between the PS2/X-Box, it's unlikely a person wouldn't find a game they wanted before reluctantly deciding to look at the GC section.
The only GC games that sell consistently well are Nintendo's 1st/2nd party titles. Those are the titles people go to the store specifically to buy, not 3rd party games.
Now with the announcement of the higher priced games for the next-next Gen, if Nintendo can pull off a price tag of $200 for the system and $50 or under games, then they actually would have a chance of dethroning the others. This would require them to get all their ducks in a row, get 3rd part support with GOOD games and keep a constant stream of good-great games coming. Since it's Nintendo we are talking about, I expect them to come out the gate full steam ahead, then after 6 months begin falling to the back of the race again. At which point they'll again hand us their justification that they are content where they are.
Well, after the SNES they lost a lot of the big guns - (to me) SNK, Square Enix etc
After the N64 they lost Rare.
Making the flow too little in good games for the Cube. That's why people hate Nintendo but unfortunately they don't think like that and just say the current games are shit.
That was a loss? Please explain THAT one...Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt. Takehiko
Next Gen games they made:
Starfox Adventures (woohoo ANOTHER 3D platformer from Rare)
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Conker Reloaded
So they've given us 3 games, all of which were meh titles at best. Conker was a decent game... when I played it 4-5 yrs ago on the N64. Giving it prettier graphics and Live support doesn't make it better enough for me to laud Rare for a great game.
IMO Nintendo divesting themselves of a studio that can only churn out 3D platformer after 3D platformer, with an occasional 1st person shooter, was the best decision they made. MS paid a shitload of money for Rare, and what have they done for MS? One unique game, Grabbed by the Ghoulies. And what was that? Rare's tried and true formula, a fucking 3D platformer! Gee, that was a real surprise. Has MS made their money back with Rare like they did with Bungie? FUCK no. :kekeke: There's an example of MS trying to buy their way into good games and failing. They should have done their homework and let Rare be.
Rare made up 1.5 percent of Nintendo's over all profits for 2002. The company couldn't keep a schedule (just like a baby Nintendo), but the difference between Nintendo's schedule mishaps and Rare's is that Nintendo released a polished gem, while Rare took the time to try and polish a turd.
Adding a 2 to a title doesn't make it a better game.
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They didn't 'lose' Rare,they had the option to buy them out totally and said no thank you.
Why would they have wanted to prolong a partnership that was going no-where?
Rare made about 11 games on the N64,some of them were really excellent titles(for me Blast Corps was the best).
Then they just lost the plot and embarked on making formulaic collectathons with the Banjo games and even when they were granted license to use the Donkey Kong name again what did they do,they remade B-K with Dk in it and you had to mebark on a another collectathon.Its one thing haveing to attain a goal on a level but when its collect 5 of these,10 of those,50 of this and 100 of that on EVERY friggin' stage it becomes an object lesson in how to make crap!.At least Conkers BFD wasn't in the same vein but without the bad taste it would have been a mediocre 3d platformer.
Rare had been working on Dinosaur Planet,which was supposed to have come out on the N64 for about 5 years before it was finally released on the Cube.Again,they didn't know what direction to take with the game and it ended up with Miyamoto getting involved and it just ended up as a 12hr Zelda-eque adventure that if you could skip the endless picking up item animations would be down to 9hrs game.
And look at what M$ have got for their money,what is it now.......2 mediocre games,one of them a virtually direct port of C:BFD.
Yeah,Ninty really lost out on that one didn't they LOL
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Originally Posted by slerch666
Adventures was fun! I must be the only idiot who enjoyed this game. I liked a different approach and the game was just beautiful.
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Originally Posted by FeelGood
Guyz, just don't blame Nintendo for you're (al least supposed to be) grown-up already. Just play your retro and be content with what you had in your childtime. Time is noway supposed to be reverted.
What I say is a consumer videogame market with just Sony and Microsoft shit would not even appear as a videogame field to me. I'm such a nostalgic heart, you see.
i love my cube. it's just there aren't many games for it that i'd actually want to buy.
i mean ... i don't like most of todays games, but the cube should have had more quality games that don't feature mario, luigi, toad, yoschi ...
the only cube games that i really enjoyed so far were REmake, REzero and the first Pikmin.
what i don't like about many cube games are somewhat 'washed out' textures and a low polygon count that often reminds me about the dreamcast. many games could look better, but nothing will beat remake and zero ... at least not anytime soon.
I think the ps2 games look far more washed out and low poly
It may have been fun, and I own it and have played it, but it wasn't original and it wasn't anything any other company could have done. Rare was known for making unique games, or games that made you sit up and say WOW. Then the N64 came out and we got a Mario Kart rip off (Diddy Kong), arguably the 2 best FPS on a console from the last generation, and endless amounts of 3D platformers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Wolfgang Krauser
Starfox could have been done by just about any other company and been just as fun. It was a showcase of what Rare has become, a me too company that knows how to make 1.5 types of games, 3D platformers and an occasional FPS.
Rare=Shit
@ Jendrix...
...There is an Advance Wars game scheduled for the GCN due for release in November I think... But I don't think it is going to be the TBS game you and I have grown to love...
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Just to regurgitate already expressed views, but condensed... Unless you like XBOX Live, which I could give a rats ass about, since I have friends, whom I play games with in real life in the same room. Not everyone is into violent, first person shooters, stealing cars, ninjas, 3d fighters and sports crap. I own a PS2 for a DVD player and PSX games, and a few PS2 RPGs... But my GCN is the "next gen" console of choice... Quality, fun games, enough said.
Nintendo won't be kicking it just yet...
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Originally Posted by Blue Mary Mania 8
Just to nitpick, Live is there for the weekdays when you and your friends are at work and can't come over to play. It is seriously one of the best things to happen to console gaming.
Just you wait, you people will be fawning over the online play that the Revolution has (I know I will). It opens up a whole new world of fun you can have since you can play even when your friends can't be around normally.
Nintendo's death would close the book on what we know and grew up with on videogaming. Part of the founding fathers of original gaming (Sega and NEC included), it would mark the end of an era of originality and open new ground for the mega-marketing muscle of Microsoft and Sony; two companies that originally had virtually had NO hand in the pioneering of videogames.
We all know that one of the laws of marketing is that all competition will dwindle down to 2 major companies; we see it all the time. I fear that if Nintendo doesn't shed their kiddy image, and start designing novel and non-mario/zelda/metroid titles, they may become third party(Sega) or worse, just give up(NEC).
To have Microsoft and Sony, two money/marketing machines that at least in my mind, have little passion and respect for games today take over and the pioneers, Nintendo, Sega, and NEC get stuck with the arrows to die... is grounds for complete dismissal of any desire to buy new videogames ever again.
Increasing numbers of American developers are emerging, creating mee-too, CEO inspired marketing blunders designed to cater to bottom line sales while fewer amounts of quality softs from both American and Japanese developers are coming here. Take a look at the PSP; a portable X-Box designed by Sony that to this day is doing exactly opposite what they intended. Its a DVD playing, EMU box and not the game machine they say it is. The few craptastic titles brought forth are testament to this while all the great JP titles are sittin pretty in Nippon-ville.
Console videogaming is done in my book. I've had it with the X-Box and Playstation franchises, and thank goodness PC gaming isn't dead... yet.