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Will Nintendo remain on top?

Nintendo are one of the largest gaming companies around at the moment, and with the Wii and the DS both being huge successes, there is no surprise. However, have they made a fatal mistake with the 3DS or was it the best move to make in the market?

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TomInc5543d ago

I think Nintendo have done an awesome job holding monopoly over the handheld market. Sure with mobile gaming, and the new PSP there is a wider market coming, however I'd still like to think they can remain on top when it comes to portable gaming!

The gameboy phase of my childhood will always be a fun memory! =) So part of me hopes it lives on! My cousin's loving his DS for example!

DavidBaller5543d ago

But the 3DS could be the roadblock the other devices have been waiting for.. seen all the posts on here about headaches and other 3ds issues? Room for the ngp to rise right there!!

TomInc5543d ago

I dunno.. I'd haveto disagree.. the NGP will have to be good! The PSP did flop a bit :/ Look at the current ratio of favour!

DavidBaller5543d ago

I wouldnt say that. The PSP has some strong titles. The hype around the new FF on PSN and PSP is insane.

Shok5543d ago

The 3D can be turned off. Stop acting like you don't know that.

DavidBaller5543d ago

Defeats the purpose a bit..

StbI9905542d ago (Edited 5542d ago )

Lol, yes it indeed does, stop being so fanboy blind...how can you say a machine that said´s main attraction is 3D. Now you come in and take-turnoff said point?...wouldn´t that defeat the fact that it is called 3DS at all?...obvious blind people right there lol ok, I´m a nintendo fan but, ain´t that delusional enough to overlook such simple analogy.

But after all, it comes down to be all about games, if NGP offer better experience in the very start, then yeah it may take some space from nintendo, so would the 3DS if it does likewise.

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EYEamNUMBER15543d ago

home console wise next generation after the wii anyone can take the top spot they got lucky with the wii so anything can happen next gen

handheld wise i say for a dedicated gaming handheld they will stay on top
go ahead and say iphone this iphone that but i consider a dedicated gaming handheld something specifically made to play games

ozstar5541d ago

Monopoly means there is only one choice in the market, that isn't particularly flattering, or true, in either handhelds or home consoles.

Stealth20k5543d ago (Edited 5543d ago )

the 3ds has outsold the ds already by this point.......hell its outsold the wii

and US and europe preorders are through the roof

its already a raging success and has more games announced for development than the ds had its its whole first year.......hell the 3ds has 3 times as many rpgs in development.......

how the ngp/psp2 turns out, we dont know yet. But one thing I want to mention is the psp was not a failure. 70+ million units sold is an amazing feet that the 360 hasnt even surpassed worldwide and with an amazing library of games to boot

@ below
Thats why nintendo is always on top because all it takes is a pokemon release here, a mario release there, a zelda,golden sun, advance wars, fire emblem release, you get the idea.....
and I think the ps3 is on top right now in terms of sales. Its outsold the 360 for the last 2.2 years.

randomprodinc5543d ago

Totally agree, but does the long term success not matter just as much? If not more? I mean the PS3 was 2nd, and is now outsold by the 360

Dan_Vivian5542d ago

I'm not sure how the 3DS has outsold the DS at this point. In terms of first day sales in Japan, it may have. But in terms of final sales, it's nowhere near what the DS and the Wii have sold yet. But i totally agree. the NGP will have to be something completely special and get some full on awesome developments for it to rise to the challenge in anyway. And with the 3DS getting over half a year head start, it's not looking good. Especially with Zelda out in June.

cochise3135543d ago (Edited 5543d ago )

Of course Nintendo will remain on top, it's been that way since i was a kid. The 3ds will sell like crazy and the ngp will sell a lot too. The ds sold 146 million and that's huge. The psp sold 66 million and that's nothing to sneeze at either. No other portable was able to handle the wrath of nintendo and survive, and Sony has managed to do that. It's Apple that's pissing me off thinking that touch screen only if the future of gaming. But Nintendo will always be top dog in the handheld arena.

randomprodinc5543d ago

It's not just Apple though.. So many people are being led to believe it just from the monopoly of Angry Birds et al.. It's ridiculous!!!!

cochise3135543d ago

Oh jesus. That pisses me of that they think they can compare a .99 game to a $40 game. It is very ridiculous. I hate touch screen controlls.

lizard812885542d ago

tell me about it.
how well does angry birds do compared to pokemon?
it gets its ass kicked. AB is just a minigame, destroy the castle. browse the internet, you will find a jillion clones.

it does so well, since people can play it on their phones, which almost everybody has. plus its only about a $1

stop the presses when the iphone/pad gets an epic adventure on the likes of uncharted or mario

V0LT5543d ago

Who cares..............Really..

Nes_Daze5543d ago

Maybe, maybe not. The tables turn from one gen to another, Sony was on top with the PS1 and PS2, now it's Nintendo.

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-Foxtrot21d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle21d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7721d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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