Hey is that the N-Gage or a dead horse? *kicks N-Gage in the crotch* Oh wow it's both!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../tech_nokia_dc
Quote:
We are pretty pleased with the viral uptake from consumers and the feedback that we are getting, but we have a lot to do to make sure our expectations are in alignment," said Nada Usina, general manager of Nokia's Entertainment and Media segment in North and South America.
Speaking at an interactive entertainment conference in New York, Usina reiterated Nokia's forecast of sales of more than 6 million N-Gages by the end of 2004, as the gadget seeks to gain a foothold in the portable gaming market controlled by Nintendo (news - web sites) Co. Ltd.'s Game Boy line.
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*cough*bullshit*cough*
Wakelagger, doesn't Sony (and MS, somewhat) act as a counterexample though? Sony came out of nowhere and kicked everyone's ass. And they did it nobly by creating a great system and playing their cards right with third party developers. Companies think that the video game industry is a cash cow, probably because they look at Sony's profits in awe. They think if Sony (who entered as a dark horse in the running) can do it, why can't we?
And it's not like the video game industry isn't always filled with the same names, as you imply. There was once Sega, and Atari, both of which had strongholds in the inudstry, and are now all but non-existent. And now there's Sony and MS. Companies enter the fray, some perservere, some don't, and no one company has a monopoly.... seems like a fair deal to me.
Also, about comparing it to the auto industry: when was the last time a major automaker decided to leave the industry, like how Sega and Atari have left theirs? I can't think of one...