My money says he's right. It's the only system I'm definitely buying this gen.

And outpacing Sony? Well, they've sold 100 million PS2 units. But Nintendo has the chance to deliver a 'cool product' with unique features for a lower price. Given that 'trifecta', I'd say this generation is Nintendo's to lose. And given that they've decided to go in a wildly different direction, I doubt they'd bungle it in an attempt to play Sony/MS' game.

And Sony's biggest 'wow' factor is BluRay. Remember the PSX? Yeah, me neither.

Umm, Jeffool, remember the DVD? I sure do, and it relates much more to Blu Ray than the PSX.

Of course, there's Betamax too :) So yeah.

As for the subject matter... Nintendo MIGHT outpace Sony in Japan, but internationally? I doubt it. Never question Sony's almost invincible marketing machine.

I give Nintendo a 75 and a half % shot at beating Sony this round. If the system can make games look 3 to 5 times better than Resident Evil 4, the graphics will be nothing to be ashamed of, and the price and controller will make all the difference. Blu-Ray will be the death of PlayStation, no joke.

I don't know about them beating Sony, but from a personal point of view, as someone who has never owned a Nintendo console (besides handhelds), the Revolution is looking better and better to me every day. As I look at the previews of so-called 'next-gen' games, I can't help but yawn... sure it all looks prettier, but not *that* much prettier. The Revolution might be the only one that actually brings anything new.

Personnelly I think Nintendo has a real fighting chance. The only real obstacle will be Microsoft and Sony.

If Nintendo biblically steals the show at E3 06, Mircosoft and Sony will likely do everything possible to attack the Revolution (like the classic ad "Sega can do what Nintendon't").

it'll be key that Nintendo attracts as many developers as they can to make games on it, and encourage them to produce mature titles.

There is a chance, yes. Nintendo has been on the lead before, and if changing interfaces is any sign of things in the handheld market (PSPvsDS) than there is a chance. Who knows, three years from now the Revolution could be the primary household system while the PS3 or XB2 is the standby system. Though I doubt this. If anything a great success this gen could lead to the top spot next-next gen. I would not be surprised at all if they were the #1 profiting of the over the all encompassing market of videogames (Consoles, handheld and 1st party games/accessories).

Personally, the Revolution is the most anticipated of the three next gen systems.

The Revolution offers uniqueness while the PS3 and Xbox360 only offers prettier graphics pretty much. Sure graphics are all the rage today, but the PS series had always been known for it's loading time, and Xbox... well, it's pretty much a PC. I think Nintendo is seriously bringing back the soul and heart of gaming into the gaming industry by urging game developers to be more creative. I remember there used to be such cool and intriguing games... now all that's driving me to play the games are their stories really. However I don't think people are ready for the Revolution just yet, as they seem to be quite caught into the eye-candies that Sony and MS has to offer to them (which I admit is quite impressive indeed).

if the DS is any indication, I think Nintendo is going in the right direction for sure. the question is whether developers will take the plunge and utilize the hardware like it deserved to be, with games that can only be realized on the Revolution. This has proven successful for those developers that gave it a go on the DS, so I can only hope the same will happen for the Revolution.

Personally, it's the only system I am certain to buy in the next gen.

Ok nintendo has a chance why? beacuse history repets itself.

and since alot of developers are on board.
capcom, sqaure-enix, ea, ubsoift etc...

I think the idea of Nintendo winning the console war with a less powerful console, with so-so third-party support and against a powerful brand as the Playstation is laughable.

The again, the idea of the DS beating the PSP was also laughable and who's laughing now?

I suppose that Nintendo wins the market could happen but it needs two things:

Nintendo convince the DS players of buying a Revolution: It's not that easy, casual and non-gamers fit very well with portable gaming but asking them to play while they are at their homes is another kind of beast.
The PS3 becomes the most expensive console ever made: It seems that way. If you are a japanese gamer and you have a great japanese-console which sells for a third of another great japanese-console (sorry Microsoft you don't have a chance) what are you going to do?

For now, is very hard to forsee the outcome as it was a year ago. But the most important thing to consider is that the market will growth and that's very important for all, consumers and developers alike.