But in an increasingly competitive market with three fierce competitors, it cannot hope to recreate past successes by itself. Come this August, the veil will finally be lifted from the Dolphin. If Nintendo continues to believe it can direct an entire industry with a wag of its finger, then it will continue to call second place home. However, if Nintendo has learned the lessons of the past console generation namely, that the greatest successes come with the support of third party developers then the Dolphin just might lead the house that Mario built back to glory. Column by Ed McGlothlin , GIA Special Ops Check out our other features.
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