After reading the article for a second time, I realized there's an interesting spin one can take with the whole Nintendo double-crossing Sony thing. It sounds

After reading the article for a second time, I realized there's an interesting spin one can take with the whole Nintendo double-crossing Sony thing. It sounds to me more like Nintendo was pitching a business venture to Sony/Phillips and Sony just went too far on their own with it. The article talks about an "initial agreement" made between Nintendo and Sony and then "Later, it was supposed, Sony would be permitted to produce its own all-in-one machine...", notice how it wasn't something that was agreed upon by both parties, but rather something entirely from Sony's end. My take is that Nintendo put forward this venture to both Sony and Phillips, and Sony came up with an initial idea and proposed that to Nintendo. While Nintendo were considering the proposal Sony got too hyped up in the idea and "supposed" additional areas in which they could generate more revenue from the venture, completely ignoring Nintendo in the process. In the meantime Nintendo got a better offer from Phillips and initiated the process to accept their proposal. Suddenly CES rolls around and Sony with their heads in the clouds made the assumption they got the deal and made the public announcement, only to have Nintendo later correct them.