Is the life of an innovative games console in jeopardy because of 'fanboys/girls' of rival companies?

I've recently been given both a Nintendo Wii and a DS, which I loe. The innovative gameplay allows a new way to play and control games, which I find a far greater advance and innovation than the same old thing trumped out with shinier more impressive graphics, but before either machine was actually released the Sony/Microsoft fanboys were out in force as if the matter was a done deal. The DS selling statistics speak for themselves when matched against the PSPs relatively poor selling rates, and although not released here yet, the predicted sales rates for the PS3 look as if the machine will crash here when matched against the Wii, especially when you look at the sales figures in the US.



My question is: Why do people judge technology before they have experienced it - and then, why do they seem to want to stick with a new generation of what they have rather than experiment with new forms of gameplay? Will this attitude ruin the industry or have Nintendo laid down the gauntlet?Is the life of an innovative games console in jeopardy because of 'fanboys/girls' of rival companies?
That's an awesome question, so I'll answer the easy part first.



Nintendo has always been all about the games, so really there's no fear of them quitting any time soon. They know they've got some of the most widely-recognized franchises in the world (Zelda and Mario) and so long as they can play off that, then they'll never need fear anything like the quiet death of the Dreamcast.



As far as fanboys go, I think the main reason they stick with a certain company, like Sony, Microsoft, or even Nintendo, is the same reason we stick with our favourite baseball/football/basketball teams, even when they're having a bad season. We like to be involved in the fight, we like to feel like our 'team' is winning, hence the "Sony rocks, everyone else sucks" attitude.



This probably won't ruin the industry, but it will probably promote systems and gear that don't deserve any recognition. The real losers are the people that won't ever get to play a phenomenal system merely because of their own prejudices.

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