Prior to the Wii release, analysts (those pesky analysts!) were worries worried that the Wii and DS might eat each other alive, literally cannibalizing one another in their quest for a similar market. Ninty president Satoru Iwata, however, knew better. "We had come up with the current earnings forecasts before we sold even a single unit of the Wii and when we were not so sure about the cannibalisation effect between the Wii and the DS." We're totally not surprised that Iwata was not surprised ('cause we're smart like that!). Sure, there are similarities between the DS and the Wii, but there are similarities between any two game consoles ... and if the success of the rainbow that is the DS, in all its many colors, indicates anything, it should be that Nintendo fans can get behind similarity.

Besides, there's one big thing working in Nintendo's favor. The combined cost of both a Wii and a DS Lite still looks reasonable in today's gaming market. Why choose when you can get both on the cheap?

[Update 1: Typo issues!]