Nintendo in a position to launch an xbox360/ps3 outperformer?

[SPM]

You know, USA is not the only market

back in the lead ???

unless there is a gods of war 2 launch every month don't expect this to become a trend.

Maybe, but my point still stands. PS2 is much less sophisticated that the NG consoles but is still capable of leading the US market because it is cheap and has a big user base. The same is true of DS versus PSP, and Wii in relation to price.

Nintendo would be silly to launch a new console or change it's spec now. Much smarter to use technological advance to cut cost, and use the time to build up a huge user base.

 

[Teasy]

I have a feeling that when the next generation consoles are released in 5 or more years time Nintendo's Wii successor will be considered as being on par or less powerful than the PS3 or Xbox360.

It is unlikely that Nintendo will change its philosophy of NOT trying to out-spec the competition - Nintendo learned that lesson ever since the N64 was released and could be considered as a reason why Sony finally went off on its own and created its own console.

Not trying to out spec the competition and constantly being a generation or more behind are two very different things though. GC certainly wasn't behind its competition graphically.

I suppose wether Nintendo will stay a generation (or a little less) behind depends on how things turn out with Wii. As well as what the market is like closer to the time of release.

 

[bomlat]

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