Kintaro

this makes a lot of sense. the 360 continues to have awesome releases. plus Live connectivity. plus multiplayer dynamics. Gears then, Bioshock now... XBLA....

but i didn't touch my Wii for the six months (or whatever) between Zelda and Metroid. SIX MONTHS! ouch...

Force... what's forcing someone? Sony has issued an ultimatum to the gaming community: "buy a blu-ray player or you can't play our games or use our console." it seems that Sony is doing everything in its power to COERCE people to use their optical disk format. when nintendo speaks through its psuedopods to say that gaming consoles should focus on playing games, the what is unsaid is "and not focus on the prosperity of the company's other projects and the projects of sister/daughter companies by attempting to take as much money as possible from the consumer."

much of the gaming industry is trying to take us (the gamer/consumer) for more and more: subscription fees, microtransactions, and "included" and VERY expensive optical disk formats.

Nintendo has a different philosophy, and if you don't like the way their officials speak, just listen to their price tag.