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Keep dreaming Neos

Even if it sells 300M console WW, it will never be a PS2

It is a Wii, the only console who sell primarly to casual

Just look at Wiifit / Wiisport.

The dream MAY end soon ...



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shitsman said:
Erm yo know what a mean. Wii is aimed at children and grandparents while ps3 and the amerikan console is aimed at 18+ folk

Awesome must be a PS3-only follower...lol

I'm 21 years-old, and I want a Wii just for the simple fact I'm a follower of Nintendo since they released NES. So its the Nintendo brand is what carries me along. Either your a noob and know nothing of Nintendo or your a traitor of the brand. 

Grow up shitsman. And what kind of name is shitsman anyway?



Nintendo & Sony Supporter

Best PS3 CommercialBest Wii Commercial

Remember E3 2007

Nintendo = Wiifit = casual

And also the PS2 succeed to sell to casual BUT LATER
After having conquer the hardcore gamer : DMC1/GT3/MGS2
Thx the PSX brand name ...



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""""The PS2 sold primarly to casual gamers. Just think about all the people who only played FIFA, PES or Madden and maybe a couple of other games during the whole generation."""

==> they are core gamer
they also buy Gran turismo or GTA

NOT casual

and they are buying PS3/Xbox360 right now ...
Remember the FIFA/PES, for the moment, suck with the Wiimote



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++ Neos



Hardcore gaming is a bubble economy blown up by Microsoft's $7 $6 billion losses.

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I dont even mention GTA is not suppose to be on Wii.



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Yeah no matter where I go over to people's houses the all are like you want to play the Wii or are like do you know where i can get a Wii bc everyone knows im into gaming but they don't know that i support N its werid even my girlfriend wants one... she doesn't even like games never wanted to try a PS2, 360, PS3, GCN, not even really handhelds cept for the DS.



"Like you know"

I have a lot of gamer friends and none of them owns a Wii. On the other hand I have a lot of non-gamer friends and they all think the Wii is fun and either have on or want one.

I don't understand the Wii phenomena at all. The iPod is kind of an easy one since everyone likes music but the Wii is a gaming device and I'm not sure what people that don't like games are doing with them. Didn't they use to hate games? Most of them made fun of me for playing games at age of 35+ WTF :(

I wonder, are they really playing games besides Wii Sports and the like? Even if they are, for how long will they play the Wii before it rots next to the TV set?

From reading Neos's story I see that in Holland (I love your country Neos, worked in Delft for 2 years), just like in the USA (at least around me), most Wiis are being bought by people who don't like games but think the Wii is cool.

Just yesterday I met a friend that I didn't see for a couple of years. He was never a gamer, he is a musician and play his Cello 4-5 hours a day, he has no time for games at all. I was pretty impressed when he told me that he got a Wii last year (Christmas). I asked him what was he playing and he tells me he his still playing Zelda (he got it with the Wii over a year ago). I told him to go buy SMG and RE4.



PSN ID: krik

Optimistic predictions for 2008 (Feb 5 2008): Wii = 20M, PS3 = 14M, X360 = 9.5M

 

"""I could be totally wrong, but:

Nintendo has more games than just Wii Fit.
"""

==> you are totally right
but I saied "E32007"
they have created their "E3 buzz" because of Wiifit that succeed to reach the mass media

Without WiiFit in Japan :

Wii hardware on Japan : 100k for Xmas
and SMG sales a lot lower

I know there are others GREAT games like SMG/Zelda
but they mainly attract the Nintendo fan
The casual will buy the game just because it is on the Wii, not because this is the 2nd best game of all time accoring to review.



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I have also know a girl that has a Wii but know NOTHING to video game
and another friend that is a nintendo fan.

Wii user : Nintendo fan + casual + very casual (mom/dad/adult)



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