Damn it . . . I wrote this up and then found the thread closed, so I'm posting it here! :lol
Q. Has Nintendo just retarded gaming evolution?
A. No . . . by definition, they have not. Evolution rewards those that survive & reproduce. That tranlates into sales. And Nintendo is selling stuff like crazy.
But evolution creates all sorts of animals that survive with different strategies. Nintendo is the cute little birdies & squirrels of the world.
The xbox 360 & PS3 shooters are the lions, tigers, and sharks of the world.
Both can survive in the world. In fact the 360 & PS3 will do well . . . Nintendo sells Wiis & some 1st party software. But the 360 sells lots of software to the hardcore crowd that buy the most games. As long as the hardcore crowd keep buying cutting edge technically savvy games, gaming will move forwards technologically. But I love the cute Nintendo stuff too. I want me more 3D platform games . . .where are they?