Nintendo: New Home Console for 2005

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I will admit that maybe Nintendo should have included a DVD player with GameCube. It seemed that it really was a deciding factor for people. I guess they don't really care what specific games a console plays, they don't know the difference. It just plays games. And this one also has a DVD player. Oooh! But would it really matter next time? Will anybody buy a console for a DVD player in 2005? I know there will be many people without DVD players still (probably myself included), but I can't imagine it will be a big selling point. More like the DC's cd player would be my guess.

Online is obviously a must, and it needs to be set up from Day 1. They really need to get an online network going with GameCube if for no other reason than to see what works. They always used that excuse for stuff like the DD.

If the new console is backwards compatible, they will be able to do what Sony did with the PS2 launch: stick PS2 labels on PSX games. That will help the software problem a little, but they still need to get something like Mario out. And they can't rely on name brand anymore. It has to blow everything else away, even the other launch games for other systems. I'm 100% certain Nintendo CAN make a game that much better than any other, they have done it countless times. But WILL they? I don't know.