Analysts Clash On Wii Longevity Question A new Los Angeles Times article discusses the strong start and continuing sales leadership for Nintendo's Wii among the next-gen consoles, with analysts from Gartner and Frank N. Magid Associates disagreeing on whether the console's keen consumer interest will continue in the longer-term.
I have a feeling the Wii will update slightly every 1-2 yrs.
This yr they get DVD enabled players...next yr maybe an upgraded GPU for HDTV's.
Meh, it only cost 180 bucks. I don't care if I have to upgrade.
I have a feeling next year might bring a wave of downloadable channel software.
I'm still longing for a USB HDD.
I think we need it with all the VC games and channels coming down in the next 12 months.
Wait wait wait. The Wii costs $250 but the PS2 costs $130 and the Xbox is discontinued but the Wii STILL cannot play DVD movies compared to the cheaper PS2 and the discontinued Xbox? Then what exactly are we buying that shoots that price up so much when it is as powerful as an Xbox and lacks the hardware to play a freaking DVD movie? Also why is it that every Wii game plays almost exactly the same by using gesture recognition instead of full 3D plain mapping that the Wii controller is supposedly capable of? Something is not right here...