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Originally Posted by Harry

Nintendo seems a lot more relaxed than either Microsoft or Sony about this generation of consoles. But after all, Nintendo has a little advantage over Sony and Microsoft - they develop some of the best selling franchises in the industry. First-party titles like Zelda or Mario or Metroid will always be top sellers that other consoles will never have in their line-up.

Problem is, no matter how great the games are, its all for nought if the console itself doesn't sell (see: Cube, Game... MIA: 2004)...

Even if 90% of GameCube owners had have bought Metroid Prime (which of course I did), it would still sell less than if only 25% of PS2 owners bought GTA: Vice City... and it's a damn shame seeing such superlative titles as Metroid reach such a small audience...

I fear the same thing of Wii. Having seen trailers myself, I was massively under-whelmed by the graphics (on a par or slightly better than the Cube) and unfortunately graphics sell systems.

The new controller reeks of gimick. Sure, it'll be entertaining in small doses, but much like Guitar Hero or EyeToy I'm sure it will lose its novelty rather rapidly.

Sometimes you just wanna lounge around, relax and play games - Not stand there gesticulating wildly in a vain attempt to control your on-screen avatar (incidentally I think SONY have made a massive mistake in ditching Dual Shock for motion sensing).

I just really can't see anyone being able to physically (and mentally) use the Wii as it's intended for any great length of time and that will be its downfall.

It's simply too revolutionary a controller...

- S