I love competition.
(Imagine if GBA had competition, the handheld gaming buisness would be twice as good and probably twice as "Advanced")
I just don't like the three way competition. I consider Nintendo more of a developer than a console maker... that's why I'd rather see them join up with MS or Sony.
Plus I hate how ignorant they are when making consoles. I mean, if GCN would have had a decent sized memory card that could have solved half the issues I had with the system. Nintendo is also completly ignoring DVD playback and Online Gaming because "It's not profitable yet"
wtf?
I know every DC owner who played a lot of online games, and every Ps2/Xbox gamer to touch an online game probably can't imagine buying ONLY a console that doesn't feature any type of online play. It's profitable, trust me.
They just want to sit back and wait while the competitors test the waters with newer features. "Ooh... people want carts, not CDs, cause of the loading times"
Then there was the "GCN loads faster than N64" thing. Complete BS.
There is also the instance where they sell thier highest quality 2nd party.... why? To get a few bucks in thier pockets. 10 years down the line will Nintendo look back on that as one of the smartest moves the ever made? Doubtful.
Damn, I didn't relize I could bitch this much about Nintendo this gen.
Next generation they better do EVERYTHING right, or I'm not buying. I mean, as if losing Perfect Dark, The No Mercy wrestling engine, and the "Dark" Zelda wasn't enough. I could care less about Nintendo's 1st/2nd parties now.... my respect for them is fading. When they start worrying about Game quality instead of how much they will profit, I will go back to thier side... and I don't think that will ever happen unless they turn into a 2nd party.