What a Hit Could Mean for Nintendo, And the Gaming Industry
Sigma Swan submits:What do Apple's (AAPL) iPad tablet, Microsoft's (MSFT) Kinect device, and Nintendo's (NTDOY.PK) 3DS console have in common? They each represent heavy new bets on a hardware strategy that gives consumers novel ways to interact with technology. Both the iPad and Kinect devices have been huge hits so far and Nintendo is hoping for similar success with the hand held console it introduced to the U.S market over the weekend.Ditch the Stylus With the iPad, Apple re-launched the tablet industry a year ago. The big idea here was that consumers would find room in their lives for a "third" device; one that was bigger than a cell phone, smaller than a laptop, and controlled by, not a stylus or mouse, but a finger. It turns out consumers had plenty of room in their lives for it, as Apple sold over 15 million of the devices in 2010, contributing almostComplete Story »
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