I think that current consoles could benefit from social networks. There are wi-fi features in them that are currently severely limited because of complicated friend codes. It would be nice to be able to import friends from social networks with an automated process that doesn't involve actually typing in the codes. After that, it would be nice to use Nintendo DS wi-fi service to connect gamers who live several miles apart to battle with each other, trade monsters or other goodies, and not have to see each other in person when doing so.

Nintendo is clever, they don't run to keep the same place. Instead of going where everybody goes, he just find a new spot everybody will want to go. This is an obvious statement, one cannot lead if he follows everybody.

Social may be cool but it's following.

This just in: The President of a major console manufacturer has been quoted as saying "...that the time of consoles is up, and the whole industry is about to collapse in on itself. For the love of God, stop investing and get the hell out of this business before it's too late."

Oh, but I tease because I love.

Nintendo - Jeez these guys don't seize to amaze me I saw an interview I'll try and find it and re-post I remember specifically hearing the guy say : " Nintendo's next stop won't be HD but something even bigger" I remember at the time thinking ... man these guys are nuts but after I saw the WII I was very Impressed by them. I've been keeping on with rants on the interwebs and I feel like I'm one of the few people out there that really appreciate the WII I never thought HD or HD Graphics were ever "NEXT GEN" for me I always wanted something out there something that changed the way we played and I suppose as a old school gamer and like many others Nintendo heard the call and its true what Timmy said...

I just hope Nintendo can do it again.. and find that spot away from others that will make them follow them.

Just think of this... if the WII not only offered what it does now.. but also HD and it had the power the PS3 or the XBox have... what would've become of this market ? Would Sony and Microsoft would've gotten trashed even more and left to eat Nintendos dust? Man.. I can't wait to see what they are up too next only time will tell.

@Ismael, you were impressed by the Wii?? Why? How? What?

He never said he was impressed by the Wii, he said he was impressed by the Nintendo guys and appreciates the Wii. I think he is right.

Nintendo couldn't have won if they went with the Sony/Microsoft model of HD graphics and lots of CPU horsepower. They recognised that and played to their strengths by finding another way to penetrate the market.

To answer Ismael's question, no, if the Wii had come out with motion control and HD capability it would not have shut out Sony or MS. Cost alone would have put it out of reach of many of the people who have experimented with gaming because of the Wii's virtues, which contributes heavily to their huge sales numbers.

I really think that it was the combination of unique controls, well-known brands, and low cost that drove (and are driving) the Wii's explosive sales. If you take one of those three out of the equation you may find success, but not the kind of success the Wii currently enjoys.

I'm pretty sure it was the software that drove the sales of the Wii too. I would say that the well know brands got the Nintendo fans to buy it , but it was the unknown brands like Wii Sports and Wii Fit that really exploded the sales.