Mama Robotnik
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The present: we have some idea of where Nintendo are going with the Wii U and 3DS. We've seen Sony's next-gen handheld, but have nothing concrete on either Sony or Microsoft's home console offerings. We're living in an explosion of mobile phone gaming, and Facebook games have become serious, profitable business. The industry is in flux.
This thread is for us to offer predictions, as detailed as you like, regarding the status of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo at the fall of the Next Generation. Its not for you to say what you want to happen, more so of what you think is most likely to happen in your opinion.
This might seem like an exercise in guesswork, but considering a few of the following questions might allow us to attempt to make reasoned, educated guesses:
From the most recent E3, where are each of the companies going? Who are their respective markets?
What went wrong this generation, will they address the lessons learned?
How will developing trends like iOS, Android and Facebook games affect the big three?
How much money does each company have to risk? Have they proven to be adaptable to quickly changing markets, or are they stuck in their old ways?
What rumours are circulating, and which of them seem likely?
Which companies will rise, and which will fall?
I'm not looking for literal answers to these - they are just there to get your predictive skills working. Use them or disregard them at your convenience.
You might find the idea of guessing a whole generation ahead to be completely absurd, but if analysts can be paid tens of thousands of dollars for their own attempts at educated guesses, surely its a significant enough endeavor for us to give it a go.
Besides, in a few years we can come back and have a good laugh at ourselves.
Under three headings, offer your predictions, as reasoned as you like.
Nintendo
Microsoft
Sony
This thread is for us to offer predictions, as detailed as you like, regarding the status of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo at the fall of the Next Generation. Its not for you to say what you want to happen, more so of what you think is most likely to happen in your opinion.
This might seem like an exercise in guesswork, but considering a few of the following questions might allow us to attempt to make reasoned, educated guesses:
From the most recent E3, where are each of the companies going? Who are their respective markets?
What went wrong this generation, will they address the lessons learned?
How will developing trends like iOS, Android and Facebook games affect the big three?
How much money does each company have to risk? Have they proven to be adaptable to quickly changing markets, or are they stuck in their old ways?
What rumours are circulating, and which of them seem likely?
Which companies will rise, and which will fall?
I'm not looking for literal answers to these - they are just there to get your predictive skills working. Use them or disregard them at your convenience.
You might find the idea of guessing a whole generation ahead to be completely absurd, but if analysts can be paid tens of thousands of dollars for their own attempts at educated guesses, surely its a significant enough endeavor for us to give it a go.
Besides, in a few years we can come back and have a good laugh at ourselves.
Under three headings, offer your predictions, as reasoned as you like.
Nintendo
Microsoft
Sony