4th March 2004, 4:51 PM
Nintendo made a deal with some TV company (I think Panasonic actually) and had something like this, but it was with a system that was actually selling already, the NES.
Maybe if they were putting one of the popular systems rather than a brand new one it would have a chance of selling. Really, the only way this sort of thing could really succeed long term is if the video game industry sorta standardized consoles so they all used intercompatible technology. That won't happen any time soon, not so long as the main companies can have a sort of semi-monopoly via exclusive games, the one thing that keeps systems that aren't Sony selling.
Maybe if they were putting one of the popular systems rather than a brand new one it would have a chance of selling. Really, the only way this sort of thing could really succeed long term is if the video game industry sorta standardized consoles so they all used intercompatible technology. That won't happen any time soon, not so long as the main companies can have a sort of semi-monopoly via exclusive games, the one thing that keeps systems that aren't Sony selling.
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