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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 3037042" data-attributes="member: 4779">For the most part, I agree.  However, it is a videogame console which makes it subject to the Golden Rule: if it has good games it is worth owning.  And being in the same industry does make people make a buying choice.  For me, if the Wii shows me nothing interesting at launch, I will get a PS3 instead.  I probably don't represent the majority but there is some competition when games are involved.  I won't be getting both at launch. Yes, that's true but it's not because of anything to do with their consoles over the last 5 years.  The Gameboy and Pokemon is what supports Nintendo these days.  Without those, there would be no new Nintendo consoles.It also means a cummy selection of games with a few shining lights in comparison to its competition over the last 2 console cycles.No one "nabs" EA.  They are the biggest maker of videogames in the known universe and are bound to take a few stabs at Nintendo's new game machine.As for Red Steel, it's not an RPG.  You can get hyped about the game it but history speaks differently about non-RPG games produced by Square.  A big deal would be to have FFXII or FFXIII exclusive to the Wii.  Squeenix has already released a game on a non-handheld Nintendo console recently and that game wasn't so hot.  It's safe to say the Sqeenix does two things and does them well:  numbered Final Fantasy games & Dragon Quest games.But hey, I'll buy Red Steel if it's good.  I'm just not holding my breath.</blockquote>

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