4th April 2005, 12:16 PM
Well... Christmas is the big game time. If Nintendo has online out by then, it won't matter as much as if it misses the holidays... so much of the sales, and attention, comes in that period that not having online until then won't hurt them much. Of course, that's also when the biggest test of DS vs PSP will happen... it'll be interesting to see what happens then.
I really don't think Nintendo cares about winning, or being first. It's enough for them to be making money and not be doing what everyone else is. After all, the DS would probably do better -- and get more third-party support -- if it was a more conventional console, but Nintendo's not doing that... it shows how they care more about their 'gaming is in trouble, we must fix it' ideology than 'we must win'. Which is okay.
I really don't think Nintendo cares about winning, or being first. It's enough for them to be making money and not be doing what everyone else is. After all, the DS would probably do better -- and get more third-party support -- if it was a more conventional console, but Nintendo's not doing that... it shows how they care more about their 'gaming is in trouble, we must fix it' ideology than 'we must win'. Which is okay.