I don't know where any of you got the idea of Nintendo going down, they were beating XBox sales all last Christmas and were just short of PS2 (but who isn't). I picked up a Cube myself and been havin a ball with it, fun stuff. Nintendo isn't even coming close to leaving the console scene, having practicly made it, I don't think they would dissappear so suddenly like Sega did.
Anyway, I did here that the new Nintendo console was to utilize multiprocessor technology (that means more than one... as if you didn't know that).
I wouldn't at all call the GameCube a kiddie console, sure most of it's games are more geared towards youngins but with things like Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes, Soul Calibur, Metroid Prime, I mean come on, I could go on all day of games that don't have a single rainbow/kitten or anything of the like in them at all. Wind Waker was criticized for being cell shaded, and people that rejected to play it even called it kiddish and stupid. Well they can go eat a ****, cause I loved Wind Waker god damnit. Nintendo is no where near being in danger of losing its business, it will always be majorly supported in Japan, and with the humongous sales increase over Christmas, it's surpassed Xbox in sales by far.
SaiyanPride: I know it takes a lot of time out of slaughtering people in Manhunt or Grand Theft Auto to post but you need to realize that some people just like these games, Smash Brothers isn't at all 'kiddie', its a bunch of Nintendo charecters beating the living **** out of eachother. I never liked Pikmin, but I had a friend that did, the little things creeped him out, but he liked it because of the gameplay, not the giant googly eyeballs the things had. Take Mario Party for example, fun game, one of the greatest mini-games i've ever played, and yet its bashed for having Mario in it. As far as I'm concerned people like you labeled everything Nintendo as 'kiddie,' and it dosn't matter if Nintendo throws Mario in GTA5, they will always be the console for little children. Point is, I'm 17, and I like to get away from blowing up Covenant, Policemen, and Terrorists every once in a while and spend some time with my buddy Mario, maybe kick a little Bowser ass. Thats all I got...