The trend would have to change against Nintendo in this console generation for me to believe they might reconsider their business model. I would love to see them reach a better middle ground between casual people and gamers. A system that wasn't so novel that third party supporters are too afraid to make good games for. I would also like to have the company return to their strict quality control code.

My thought on all this though is that I agree with Nintendo that the old model that Microsoft and Sony are using is coming to a technological and financial dead end but at the same time I feel Nintendo has the right idea but bad execution and an even worse business model for it. I never cared for Sony/Microsoft's model of building multi-tasking home entertainment centers. I don't need an HD or Blu-Ray player. I don't need my system to be able to browse the net (outside of gaming purposes). I just want a solid game system and I feel both fell flat on this.

The Wii is a system with underused potential. I feel it could bring amazing interactive gaming to people but no one seems to know how to do this right and Nintendo's promotion of party/education games as well as their apathy towards all the shovel-ware on their system makes it difficult for a gamer to enjoy the system outside of novelty. Nintendo has also made it clear they are more interested in keeping the system as a novelty act rather than turn it into a real gaming machine.

Things could change for the market and I feel their might be hope but we'll just have to wait and see.