As I was reading the article about Nintendo Revolution's controller I remembered what Nintendo said about where it's going with the company, aiming to keep to a niche and loyal market (sound familiar?) then I realized (with the European gaming market in mind) considering the limits of a niche market in terms of consumers Nintendo may have to open it's console for all regions without any sort of region coding in its console and games. By eliminating the traditional regional barricade to home console gaming Nintendo will open a wider market for it's home console and perhaps for the gaming industry, that is if Nintendo dares to make this bold move.
As for the Nintendo revolution, I have doubts about this console even if its targeted to a niche market, the radical and unconventional design of the recently unveiled controller may have a good potential but it may fall short to those who are not yet prepared for a major change in the gaming experience, including 3rd party game makers.
To prove my point, the eye toy while considered by most as a gimmick to me it was a breakthrough in home console, it allows users to break away from the controller and take a more active role in playing yet it was not used to it's maximum potential, not many 3rd party game companies used this opportunity to break away from the traditional home gaming so people opted to stick to using the traditional controller thus putting it in a state of coma.
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If you read through the reports from Tokyo Game Show, you'll know that a lot of 3rd party devs are excited by what Nintendo's planning to do.
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