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« on: February 28, 2005, 12:20:02 AM »
i have a theory behind 'third pillar'thing, see i think that nintendo new it wouldnt be able to have anything soon to beat the psp,and knowing mainstream it would totaly chose psp over gba, so there was a rush in to push for the development of the DS and to get out as many apps as possible for a launch that would beat the PSP's launch.
By doing this they knew that even if the DS could not hold of the PSP the fact that the GAMEBOY combined with the DS would allow maybe enough force to at least hold the PSP from taking over the portable market or pushing them into second place.
So in the end its really not about really competing with the PSP as it is buying enough time to come up with maybe some killer apps or so new strategy to deal with Sony,or maybe even start planing the new GAMEBOY.
Nintendo cant really afford to keep losing ground in the market share cause that will push it into a software only company like SEGA.
Unlike the past companies who have competed in the handheld market Sony has reasources unlike those other ones have ever had and their products have a history of quality with mainstream america