You have some good points, but you don't seem to understand what the reviewer complaints about. Nintendo can be supported by expanding the market to new audiences but not by other lazy and milky things they're doing.

I'd say look at the last two quarters of 08, you know, where the effects of the recession really started to kick in.

The question really is "are the 'hardcore' people likely to lose their employment less than any other group?".

One can make up indirect scenario's like "hardcore more likely to sacrifice other things";  try my one:

"The hardcore will likely to be most affected as they will be asked by their mothers to finally pay rent for the basement they are living in".

This is just another silly scenario, but takes from the age demographic and panders to the nerd image of traditional videogamers.

@Usul: I did understand the complaint, but i didn't see what the complaint is about.
If it was AC, i haven't played any of the games, so i don't know whether it was valid or not, since that's the only game that could fit the complaint in that case (although, the reviewer took the issue further, atleast according to your translation).
The games purpose seems to be getting the DS owners to Wii (like Pokemon Battle Revolution), when we'd need to know what ACWW owners think about the game, or atleast people who like the life simulation games, since his view could be different if the game would be in his favourite genre. That's why i brough the Halo 3 as an example.

The reviewer is entitled to his opinion about the game (or any other), but making unfounded claims that originate for not having games he'd like (compare to Matt Casamassina on IGN), is a whole different matter.

When Nintendo announced the project code-named Revolution, developers, analysts, the gaming press, and self-styled hardcore gamers at large (hereafter referred to as 'they') believed it would be their last console.

When Nintendo unveiled the Wiimote, they derided Nintendo's desperate last-ditch resort to gimmicks.

When Nintendo revealed the name of Revolution was the Wii, they mocked the name and made endless successions of penis jokes, confident that nobody would even contemplate buying a system with such a silly name.

When the Wii launched to huge success, they dismissed it as a fad that would lose steam quickly.

When Nintendo announced Wii Fit, they predicted a catastrophic failure.

When the Wii surpassed the XBox 360, they did their best to downplay or outright dismiss the Wii's breakthrough, pointing instead to software sales.

When the Wii started selling more software than the XBox 360, they pointed to third party software sales.

When Wii Fit went on to sell many millions, they resorted to dismissing Nintendo's new market as stupid, uninformed gamers who simply refused to see the light.

When NPD reported the Wii started selling more third party software than the 360 in November and December, they just added more qualifiers on what games ought to sell well, so as to disqualify Nintendo's latest breakthrough.

The question, then, is this: What will it take for 'them' to stop betting against Nintendo?

Wow, i am pretty sure the recession hit about 3-4 months ago, and hasn't Wii and DS sales gone up. This is so retarded, and its even funnier seeing the Wii/Nintendo haters jumping on this article to give them some new fresh hope, that GTA gave them before it was released.

If you really think logically you will realize the the PS3/360 will be affected most, it appeals to less people thats a fact. It is also a known fact that through a recession profits for entertainment (in house at least) will go up. Instead of ataking the family out to get something to eat parents will now, buy a dvd or game (most likely Wii game) to enjoy with thier kids. Writing is in stone, the wii will sell more software and hardware from till the end of this gen.

Lets get over it and realize it does not make the PS3 or 360 any less of a game console.

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A lot people are not very satisfied with the Wii (not what they thought it was), so we'll see..."

What the hell r you talking about, you really need to stop looking at what people say on the internet and check out real life, every family i know who owns a Wii absolutely loves it, but don't count on my word on it, check out the main stream press who are always reporting on how its the family console. It is obvious the Wii is not your console of choice but you really need to try to keep to more constructive arguments, this one fails.

I don't think they can? because if they do they realise just how unimportant they are in the bigger picture of things, funniest thing is all hardcore gamers started as non gamers, now they hate that Nintendo are trying to introduce more, it is really pathetic

If one were to collect all such comments, I think we could prove that all the websites are biased for and against each of the systems.

This article is not even written by Eurogamer.

I think a lot of people are trapped by their over a decade old view of what a gamer is ...

Back in about 1994/1995 the industry hit a point where there were more gamers above the age of 18 than younger gamers. At this point in time gamers had lots of disposable income, a lot of free time, and very few responsibilities.

Today, there are probably more gamers above the age of 25 than there are gamers who are younger than that and a large portion of these gamers will be parents. If people really started to realize that 1/4 to 1/3 of gamers are parents and 1/4 to 1/3 of gamers are children it might make sense to them that the system which is best suited to allowing parents to play games with their children is so popular.

When game review web sites like Gamespot take the opportunity, regularly, to point out that the 360 has the highest average metacritic scores, I think it's pretty safe to make assumptions.

Hell, before the PS3 and Wii hit, I was out there saying that there was going to be a concerted effort from the "hardcore" gaming press to use Metacritic as the way they would try to push their system of choice onto the public. And from everything I've seen, it's happened.