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"New Nintendo dual-screen handheld"

http://special.reserve.co.uk/ news/story.php?id=2986

Mental.

I don't get it.

Nintendo are doomed. This latest attempt to thwart Sony is no less than laughable.

I hardly think that suggesting that maybe Nintendo won't be around in ten years will put a dent in their sales. You're overreacting.

Yep, but it doesn't help by making the situation worse for them. Think about it - a news site, stating the obvious that Nintendo will probably the first to go down. Now, if for example, a parent who was considering buying a Nintendo product for his kid/himself read it, he would think twice, and may focus away from that item (say a Gamecube)'s benefits and concentrate on whether it will last in ten years time.

I realise every news site does this, but it's annoying to see journalists artifically weeding out the weakest of the three when in actual fact they still have plenty to last for a long time.

None of this changes the original statement made in the story. Out of three main companies, Nintendo look most likely to fold first.

I agree with the underdog thing too, but ten years remember - anything could happen between then and now. I'll give a possible scenario:

Microsoft:

More and more clients of MS software are seeing the benfit of Linux (which is constantly improving in ease of use and convenience) - MS lose a huge chunk of profits as less businesses buy Windows. Office; the other big cash cow for Microsoft, could also lose out if other suites improve (which they are doing); the Office compatibility with their own programs will help users migrate as they see the long term benefit in cost savings.

Now, we all know that the Xbox is not mkaing a profit for Microsoft - so without the huge funds generated by Windows and Office - will they be so willing to splash out on marketing the Xbox?

I have to agree that Nintendo look like the underdogs, which is a shame.

Icarus wrote:
> "Whether or not Nintendo will still be fighting their cause in
> ten years time is still up for debate"
>
> That statement's a bit stupid - you have to put across a negative
> vibe against Nintendo when in fact each of the console makers are
> facing the same situation.

So you think that Sony and Microsoft may be facing the verge of extinction? Both companies have other means of revenue. Nintendo do not. It's common knowledge that only the top two companies in the market tend to survive. I'm not being negative, I'm being realistic.

Yeah.

Anyway, regarding the article itself, it really is up to how devlopers make use of the feature - the GBA-GC connectivity was supposed to be one of the two product's main selling points, but most uses have hardly been innovative.

Going from previous experience, in 10 years time we may have a totally different group of companies heading the console race.

"Whether or not Nintendo will still be fighting their cause in ten years time is still up for debate"

That statement's a bit stupid - you have to put across a negative vibe against Nintendo when in fact each of the console makers are facing the same situation.