I have a hard time believing the Wii will fail. I don't doubt that early games will clumsily utilize the Wiimote, or that the graphics will pale in comparison compared to the 360 or the PS3, until developers realize that style and design is more important to aesthetic beauty than shaders and shimmers. Despite that, the price and the sheer enthusiasm the Wii has generated makes me confident that we are looking at a DS style success here.

Still, I suppose it could fail, and Gaming Nexus has an extremely well-thought out list of Nintendo's potential fubars in the upcoming console war:

Dumb mistakes. Nintendo's made plenty of them in the past. From cringe-worthy advertising to burning bridges with developers, the gaming veteran has hit most of the metaphorical potholes. Does disaster loom? Well, that all depends on the new Nintendo, the Satoru Iwata Nintendo, and if the risks he's taking are right. Iwata has done a good job to cleanse Hiroshi Yamauchi's imperialistic Nintendo image, making amends with scorned developers and paying some honest-to-god attention to the American market (Reggie, anyone?)

These improvements considered, the Wii is still Nintendo's biggest risk since the NES. A massive philosophy change is sweeping the company, and here I'll examine how disastrous it could be if the overhaul isn't handled with the utmost care. Let's look at some key elements of this new movement.

One high probability disaster they cite is Nintendo's WiFi Connection strategy, which looks clunky and unwieldy compared to the 360's Gamer Tag system. They also seem to think that the Wii is not getting the marketing blitz it deserves... a questionable conclusion, since Word of Mouth alone on this one has put the name of Nintendo's next console even in non-gamer's mouths. Florian Eckhardt

Could the Wii Fail? [Gaming Nexus]

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