Everybody knows Nintendo got the ball. Millions and millions Wii's are sold, mom's and wives around the globe gets into gaming, hardcore gamers are interested in innovative control mechanics (?!). Mom's and wives could play with Mii characters and after that move into hard stuff - VC games. HC gamers on the other hand asks where are the games, Wii sports doesn't last all that long.
We are used to see big franchises and great developers turn to the winner of the console war, but this time - all the interests of developers and console manufacturer does not match. Nintendo is interested into making cheap and interesting console that sells like bread, but developers dedicates only their second best teams (or whatever) to make some spin-offs (Crystal Chronicles, Umbrella Chronicles, DQ Swords etc.).
Should HC gamers feel cheated? Not if Nintendo makes some changes. Now it would be the time to use that power they got, to make a revolution they promised. I personally somehow see this situation as it was at the 80's. Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Sonic and so many more our loved characters and series was born at that time, when 8-bit consoles reigned.
Sonic was born as a rival for Mario and off-course, it turned out more than just a clone. If Wii would take it's place as a king after the successful revolution, we could see the beginning of a new chapter in the history of gaming.
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