Not really. Unless the Wii completely bombs and doesn't sell anywhere Nintendo will still make money off of the Wii. And along with their handheld sales we won't see Nintendo loosing money.
Joystiq/Engadget had some worthwhile commentary about this very issue in their E3 coverage about the Wii.
Reggie's talking a big game about how the company doesn't run from risk, but runs to it. An obvious counterpoint jumps quickly to mind: Nintendo is a very conservative company. Though the company has taken some risks with DS and Wii hardware, its also meticulous about controlling hardware costs, managing contracts and quality control, and in general ensuring that the margins are there to make a console profitable. Nintendo supporters routinely brag about the comapny's ability to make money, even on the GameCube. Their ability to do this is directly reliant upon keeping investment (in hardware, in marketing) low relative to sales projections. That is the very definition of risk averse. To put it another way, these aren't bet-the-farm risks.
Touchscreen aside, the DS is still a solid gaming handheld supported by a very standard ecosystem of software developers and a solid portfolio of original IP. The Wii strategy takes a small risk on the HCI (human-computer interface), but everything else is rather similar to any other console's strategy, sans insane spending.
Sony's taking more risks this generation. Blu-Ray's success is critical to multiple lines of business that keep Sony afloat. It's huge investment in complex technology that will make or break the company in the decade to come. That's risk. Even if the Wii were to end up in third place again (as several analysts we talked to yesterday predicted it would), Nintendo will still survive. If Sony were to fail to capture dominant marketshare this generation, the results would be catastrophic. That's risk, and we just wanted to set the record straight on it.
If people care about speeding up Firefox you can tune the internal settings to speed up rendering.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=5365 0
Okay the guy installed some software when he wasn't supposed it and got fired. I don't care. It happens all the time, why is this big news for slashdot?
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"Just cause it says 9700 pro doesn't mean that it is... the mobile cards go a good bit slower than the equivalently rated desktop parts..."
It doesn't say 9700 Pro, it says Mobility Radeon 9700 which has been benched about equal to a 9600XT.
China hasn't exactly shown that it's willing to solve their problems diplomatically, especially when it comes to the "rogue" states that they think belong to them. And their attempts with Taiwan have gotten them squat so far.
China can't even bring enough of their forces over to invade and hold Taiwan, so how could they invade and hold US territory much further away?
Their navy and air force are pitiful compared to the US armed forces, the only way their Army matches up to ours is in sheer size. Any invasion force by China would get squashed by the US Navy and Air Force.
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Uhh... that's under the "What's new for 1.0" So unless you're updating from 0.9 you already have that.
If people care about speeding up Firefox you can tune the internal settings to speed up rendering. http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=5365 0
Okay the guy installed some software when he wasn't supposed it and got fired. I don't care. It happens all the time, why is this big news for slashdot?
"Just cause it says 9700 pro doesn't mean that it is... the mobile cards go a good bit slower than the equivalently rated desktop parts..."
It doesn't say 9700 Pro, it says Mobility Radeon 9700 which has been benched about equal to a 9600XT.
China hasn't exactly shown that it's willing to solve their problems diplomatically, especially when it comes to the "rogue" states that they think belong to them. And their attempts with Taiwan have gotten them squat so far.
China can't even bring enough of their forces over to invade and hold Taiwan, so how could they invade and hold US territory much further away? Their navy and air force are pitiful compared to the US armed forces, the only way their Army matches up to ours is in sheer size. Any invasion force by China would get squashed by the US Navy and Air Force.