Damn, the Gamecube is getting bitch-slapped by both Sony AND Microsoft

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I'm thinking (and hoping) that my idea of Nintendo segregating themselves from the rest of the market may actually be their saving grace. Eventually in the future, the PS3 may be a settop box more than anything else, and if people want to have a mere game machine (most likely much cheaper than the settop boxes) the Nintendo machine will be their alternative.

That's what Nintendo has been trying to do with the Gamecube, and it obviously hasn't worked.

That is certainly a matter of opinion. Both consoles have similarly sized lineups, but the majority of XBox's (quality) lineup is are ports. Both consoles have some extremely good exclusives in the future, although most of Nintendo's are 1st/2nd party (only exception really being Resident Evil 4).

Xbox has plenty of good 3rd Party exclusives (Fable, KOTOR, TFLO,etc.) and some major 1st party ones as well (Halo2, Mech Assault 2 etc.)

MS's first-party games can't even come close to Nintendo's, both in terms of quality and quantity. How many good first-party X-Box games came out in 2002? Mech Assault... um.... Mech Assault... what am I forgetting? In 2002 Nintendo gave us Eternal Darkness, Mario Sunshine, Star Fox Adventures (not excellent, but still pretty good), Metroid Prime, and Animal Crossing.