Nintendo plans to take over China

[A Black Falcon]

But if Nintendo has some real N5 software to show off then Sony and MS are going to look bad in comparison. Imagine how amazed everyone would be if Nintendo showed clips from some N5 games like Too Human, Mario, Pilotwings, and Zelda. Nintendo is the best game developer in the world, and if they get their next system out before everyone else with a good flow of AAA titles for the first year or so, they would probably have a good chance or reclaiming the throne from Sony. Nintendo has to quit with the extreme secrecy and come out with guns a' blazin'. Completely blow everyone away and convince every man, woman, and child on the planet that they cannot live without an N5. Have huge titles for the N5 launch and spend as much money as possible on marketing.

But take this 'beat them to release' thing too far and you have the Saturn.

Its REALLY hard to go from third to first while someone else is in a very strong position... its also very hard to come out with a new console that has both killer aps AND the first launch date. Very hard... and given Nintendo's history, I have to say that its near-impossible for them to meet both of those things.

Oh yeah, and I think its good too keep them as games-only.