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Even if this unit failed worse than the VB, the worst that would happen would mean Nintendo would become a third party developer for the others. There is no way they would go under. Their portable devices more than pay the rent.

Personally, I don't even really like Nintendo that much. My heart will always be with Sega. In fact, I thought the N64 and Gamecube were complete shit. They (Nintendo) were, however, at least trying to develop new and interesting titles, unlike the others, and they deserve credit for that. As for the 'elitist' comment, perhaps I am, but in all fairness I don't even consider myself a gamer. I just think the majority of what is out there is complete shit and not worth the time.

It's not elitist to say that the market is saturated and flooded with garbage. Its been this way for some time - around the same time companies targetted the casual gamer (who btw is not subhuman, they just have shitty taste). It's like the music industry or movie industry, but without the independent artists. Due to strict licensing agreements requiring huge investment (let alone development costs), small development teams that brew innovation can't survive in the console world unless they get bought out (or develop for PC). Anybody who thinks otherwise is being naive.