[citation][nom]SneakySnake[/nom]Nintendo's games are about the gameplay and experience, not the technical stuff.Why else is it that Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart for N64 (whether it be through emulators or a legit n64) are often the most played video games on my floor in university. They're just so bloody fun[/citation]
Yup. I don't know if it, or the other new consoles, will manage real 1080p gaming, or just upscaled stuff like they have right now, but you nailed it on what Nintendo does.
Why else did World of Goo sell so well? It was childish... but it was amusing. I go to a more nerdy school, with more powerful computers, most of which can max out crysis, but... When my gaming club holds tournaments? It's 2-man mario kart double dash, or super smash brothers melee. There was a marathon of Civilization III, and counter strike 1.6... games don't HAVE to be pretty to be amazing. They just have to capture someone's whimsy. (Same reason why I'm a member of the cult followings of both Firefly and Mirror's Edge. They weren't perfect, but to me? They were damn close.)