Over their lifetimes, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 have both introduced price cuts to buoy sales. But the Wii? Naw, it doesn't need a price cut to sell. It just needs to exist. But shouldn't manufacturing costs have gone down by now? Why doesn't Nintendo introduce a price cut? Because they don't want you to feel cheated.

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The Nintendo DSi has a lot of great new features, but one of the better features that didn't manage to get in the final plans was a second cartridge slot. This idea was scrapped by Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata, saying that it made the handheld feel "big."

How bigger was this model in question that the feature was just not worth the trouble? About three millimeters. Wuh?

So there's the new PSP-3000, the new DSi, and the iPhone. How different is the portable gaming market now? Satoru Iwata already gave his thoughts on the subject matter - that they're not after iPhone's market share. And who can forget? Even John Koller had a thing to say about the current competition - that the DSi may be successful, but will remain for kiddies under 12. So now, will anyone else give their own two cents? No, duh. Of course someone will pipe in! Enter Luc Bernard, creator and developer of Eternity's Child.

Nintendo's new product, the DSi, has garnered a lot of attention mainly because of the features it has that do appear similar with the iPhone and the PSP. Satoru Iwata responds to this observations after the jump.

Last month, we asked: has Nintendo abandoned its core community? Evidently, the answer is a resounding "no." According to the big N, they are currently developing core gaming franchises that are set to be released in the future. Ok, they're not coming anytime soon, but they are coming. More details in the full article.

So we all know that Wii 2 is already in the works, and we asked before if it could ever live up to the standards set by the Wii console we already know and love. Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata, at least, is making sure that it's up to par. That and more in the full article.

Looks like Wii updates did slow down after E3 - it just took a week longer than I thought. Nevertheless, some news did trickle in this week, with updates on the new Red Steel game, Lego Batman, and Ghostbusters. The big topic this week though, is whether Nintendo really has abandoned its core gamer in favor of the mass market. A lot of you certainly had some strong opinions on the matter. Let's get started with this week's Wii Weekend Warrior!

The Wii is a revolutionary console - but can Nintendo keep up the pace in the next generation? Nintendo big boss Satoru Iwata has revealed that they are already working on the Wii's successor, but admits that it's going to be difficult to meet the expectations that they have set in this generation. Story in the full article.

Considering it's the week after E3, you'd think the Wii scene would simmer down a little, but I am pleasantly surprised to see that it hasn't. A lot of great stuff happened this week, including hints of a new Wii Photo Channel, Nintendo finally working on that darned storage problem, and... what's this? Former Microsoft exec Peter Moore believes the Wii will sweep up in this generation's console war. Don't that beat all. Plenty more this week, so let's get started on the Wii Weekend Warrior!

Sony's John Koller may have claimed that the Nintendo DS should be wary towards the iPhone and its new high-profile games, but Nintendo's CEO Satoru Iwata begs to differ, saying that the Apple handheld does not pose a threat to the best-selling Nintendo DS. More in the full article.