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  Blackfalcon | March 05, 2008
  Yeah, I really can't see the Wii outliving the PS3 or the Xbox360. It lacks the element of serious gaming.
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    Jai Poke Manic | March 09, 2008
    + its dont have very good games.
    
    ~Jai~
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  Dai | March 05, 2008
  I wouldn't be at all surprised if this happened. The Wii is open to a broad enough audience that there will always be people coming to it- whether that's for Nintendo classics (VC), Wii Sports, unique third party titles, the experience of motion sensing, and the countless other draws that support the Wii.
  Too bad the 360 and PS3 appeal to such a narrow following. Sony and Microsoft should broaden their horizons- attract some new consumers. It just isn't business savy to restrict your demographic the way they do. Heh...
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    iLLmatic | March 05, 2008
    Sony and Microsoft are doing fine. Yes, the Wii has been selling great, but that doesn't mean Sony and Microsoft are doing anything wrong. Nintendo isn't even playing the same game as the 'competition.' The Wii is meant for every and anyone, while PS3 and 360 are obviously geared toward the 'hardcore' gamer. You couldn't pay me to buy a Wii, so I'm the consumer that they are going after. Why should they sacrifice that just to follow an unproven path? Yes I said an unproven path. There's no denying the Wii's sales, but lets wait a couple more years before we make any confirmations.
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      Dai | March 05, 2008
      Well, going by your logic, that's a pretty naive approach to the gaming market. So you're saying Microsoft and Sony are cutting out an immense portion of the market? Hmmm. Certainly sounds like a bad idea to cater solely to the stereotypical 'hardcore' gamer. If anything, that's the unproven path. A console that purposely limits its audience is one that fights for survival.
      Look at the PS3. It has amazing capabilities yet sells poorly for the most part. Its a cutting edge piece of technology and I'm sure there are fans out there loving it- although few judging from sales. Of course it could be the blood-sucking price Sony had to give its console... Maybe. Either way, how will it last when so few are buying it?
      The 360 has a lot of merit, it would sell even better than it already does if Microsoft hadn't rushed development and created such a faulty machine. From the rate of hardware failures, it'll only be a matter of time before 360 owners get sick of sending back their consoles. It seems pretty common for gamers on their sixth 360 giving up on the console. But, like Sony, they've heavily restricted their demographic. And a couple of your comments there were were both childish and pointless... "You couldn't pay me to buy a Wii." That statement makes no sense. Do you mean buy the Wii for you? Pay some of it off? Its a declaration without reason. How odd. Heh...
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        iLLmatic | March 05, 2008
        Please man, stop the condescending statements. Sony and Microsoft are not cutting out an immense portion of the market. They are focusing on the gamer, period. They sell to people who play games for a living, i.e the hardcore gamer. Look at the Wii. There has never been a console like it. Nintendo focuses on people who don't necessarily play games. Is this not correct? Are you saying that because the Wii has sold so well up to this point, that Sony and Microsoft should instantly change their entire game plan just because of this? The PS2 sold 120 million units, but it started off slow. The PS3 has sold more units than the PS2 did within the same time period. I'm not saying the PS3 will sell the same in the end, but who's to say that it won't? The best thing of having different consoles to choose from is that you aren't forced to buy something that isn't meant for you. Thats what I meant when I said you couldn't pay me to buy a Wii. If someone offered me a Wii for free, I would reject it or just give it to my girlfriend. How can you say that Sony and Microsoft are following an unproven path? They're doing the same thing that they have known for years now. Was the PS2 not successful? The 360 is already doing better than the first XBOX. Sure, it would likely help sales if they had a more broad approach, but you have to make me believe that their current road map is a failure before I would agree that they need to make those kinds of changes.
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      Sonic Flash | March 07, 2008
      Because we all know how hard it is to get hardcore gamers to play games. It truely requires a $600 console to get someone who's spent their entire lives playing games to pick up a controller.
      
      If Sony and Microsoft hadn't even released a console people would still be playing their old consoles. The so-called "hardcore crowd" didn't need high definition or expanded media forms, they just needed a game to be pushed under their noses. You act like they've really done something impressive here, gotten gamers to game.
      
      And I still recall the attitude of "The Wii is going to get cremed!" being prevalent before they started cremeing everyone else in sales. Now you sound like Wii fans pre-launch.
      
      I agree with the article, but on a deeper level. The video game industry is set apart from the software industry in a few key ways; the largest of which is innovation. Software rarely innovates. Microsoft slaps some gloss on Windows and rereleases it every few years. The latest version of Flash CS3 appears to be little more than a UI recoloration. But video games? Every cool concept in HCI and UI research gets slapped in there first; pie menues, graphics, novel methods for feedback and menu interaction, etc. It is core to the game industry to innovate. I love all the consoles, but in terms of innovation, the 360 and PS3, aside from the obligatory online service, are just slapping a coat of paint on things and throwing a hard drive in. Guess what's better than your PS3? My computer.
      Guess what appeals to more gamers? My computer. Guess what has more features, more space, better graphics, better online service, more games, and a longer future? My computer.
      ...But what replaces the Wii? It's not a tech war for them; their innovation is what makes them a classic.
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        iLLmatic | March 07, 2008
        If you're replying to me, you completely missed my point.
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  Seproth | March 05, 2008
  I've always thought that the wii is a fad. Sure, there are plenty of legit gamers who just like Nintendo, or bought it for Zelda, Metroid, Mario, etc... But those are the people who bought Gamecubes back when they came out. The boom in Wii sales were from people who became interested in the Wii, and probably gaming in general.
  
  I just think as soon as the next big thing hits. There'll be a lot of used Wiis hitting the market.
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  devil link | March 05, 2008
  I remember 2 Years ago when i kept saying i wanted the Nintendo : Revolution and then they changed the name to the Wii and i was like OMG 2 CONSOLES coming out xD.
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  Twisted | March 06, 2008

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  www.nintendic.com

  Lol.
  I think that the Wii will last a while, it looks that way.
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  shaka | March 06, 2008
  I dont know wii is more like a electronic toy rather then a gaming console IMO.
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    Zero and X | March 06, 2008
    Iam sorry but a console that lets you play old school classics is by no means a toy
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      BANDITO ATTACK | March 06, 2008
      a machine with outdated technology barely comparable to even the last gen which relies on a gimmick, and games geared towards children is a toy.
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        Mario_1 | March 08, 2008
        Most of their games are for all ages, not just children.
        And the Wii's power is approx. equal to last-gen, not "barely comparable".
        
        Learn to understand a console before you criticize it.
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  Sereph | March 06, 2008
  So what if it outlasts the 360 or PS3? By the time the 360/PS3 dies, we'll already be buying the 720 or PS4 and the poor little Wii will still be cranking out the shovelware. Whoop-dee-doo.
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  Remino52 | March 06, 2008
  I knew it was better!Now I am going to show to a guy I argued with.
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  Deathman48 | March 06, 2008
  Ultimately only time will tell how this generation of console wars pan out. Nobody's really tried anything like the Wii before, so it's pretty difficult to make predictions about it. It may be aimed at a different target audience but a lot of that target audience is buying it.
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    Sonic Flash | March 07, 2008
    Nintendo quoted that the DS was their testpad for the Wii, and indeed when faced against a technically superior mechine with more features, the DS is creaming the PSP in sales (not that sales are the ultimate factor in success).
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  Seeker X | March 06, 2008
  This article would've made more sense if it wasn't for Nintendo purposely sabotaging any kind of successful Third party support with radically new gimmicks which apparently ONLY Nintendo officials were aware of until some time before the release date. Seriously, there's a reason why the Nintendo first party games get 100x more buzz than the other third party games.
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  black doom | March 06, 2008
  The big reasons the Wii may prove too have the most longevity are in my opinion, the classic games library's we will have on ours, Brawl (it is all about replay), and the other audience who won't be likely to move forward with us.
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  devil link | March 06, 2008

  quote Sereph
  

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  If they keep naming the Xbox off of Ollies from Skateboarding no one is gonna like it :*(

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    Sereph | March 08, 2008
    What in the *bleep* are you talking about??

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  Mario_1 | March 08, 2008
  Nintendo's path isn't "unproven". While no one can tell how long the Wii will continue to "live", its path has nevertheless been proven to be successful already.
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  shaka | March 10, 2008
  @black
  
  classic has already proven to be a huge flop on the wii.
  
  nobody is gonna buy a 250 electronic toy to play 80s games that cost very expensive when everyone knows you can play them from free on your PC.