24th May 2005, 5:49 PM
Failing miserably ? Perhaps, but what I'm thinking is that they were never out to win the last 2 generations anyways. Sometimes, the strategy may be to just hang in there and let the big guys kill each other and then you take the winnings when they've exhausted themselves. If you haven't noticed, unlike the other 2 companies which are so to speak owning the market... neither of them are turning a profit on their endeavors. Nintendo still remains the most profitable gaming company every quarter, with the exception of that one quarter last year where they came in 2nd to Konomi I think.
If Nintendo's strategy based off the speculation that all the consoles will eventually do the same things, and only the unique one will stand out, then they need to make their console be able to run the lowest common denominator, and be able to have specs that can run all the games that the Xbox 360 and PS3 run, and then some. For all we know, Nintendo might just be lying about the Revolution only being 2-3x the GC... while they are waiting for the chip to be finalized by IBM, possibly a convinent way of telling a half truth without falsely advertising.
If Nintendo's strategy based off the speculation that all the consoles will eventually do the same things, and only the unique one will stand out, then they need to make their console be able to run the lowest common denominator, and be able to have specs that can run all the games that the Xbox 360 and PS3 run, and then some. For all we know, Nintendo might just be lying about the Revolution only being 2-3x the GC... while they are waiting for the chip to be finalized by IBM, possibly a convinent way of telling a half truth without falsely advertising.