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BengaBenga on 21 July 2008
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greenmedic88 said:
NJ5 said:
@greenmedic88: Use the aligned launches comparison tool for each territory, and see how the HD consoles together are selling significantly less than the consoles of the previous generation. Then, using the same tool, look at how the Wii is the one driving growth in the console market.

After doing that, tell us if you maintain your theory that Nintendo is the one driving the market away ;)

You came to the wrong conclusion if you think my theory is that Nintendo is driving the market away.

It doesn't take any degree of intelligence to look at the sales growth for Nintendo to see that their strategy, which has exceeded anyone's expectations, has been wildly successful.

The point being made is that Nintendo's focus is no longer on their own core demographic, at least not on the basis of last week's E3 showing.

If the keynote was any indication, the consumers responsible for Nintendo's current success (non-traditional demographic) are now what they consider to be their "new" core demographic and stand likely to be the continued focus for Nintendo's continual growth strategy.

 

 

Dude, you're on a sales site. Check the numbers before you start screaming stuff.

The sales growth comes for the most part from the PS2 gamer that switches systems. Don't believe the non-gamer myth. There are 50 million PS2's in the US alone. A lot of households already had a gaming device. The only thing Nintendo changed is the number of family members that use that device.
If anything sales of casual games like Guitar Hero and Lego Indiana Jones do inevitably point to tha fact that the PS2-casuals are now Wii gamers.

If they don't focus on their own demographic I wonder why Galaxy, Brawl, Kart etc. are so enormously popular that not only will they sell lots more than their Gamecube and even N64 versions, but even will be the best selling games of the year platform wide.

Their E3 keynote only indicates that they understand how to reach the wider audience. Sure, they probably underestimated the fan reaction, and I'm pretty sure they won't repeat this, but this E3 was the only time in the year they could reach the "normal" media, and thus the mothers/fathers that will be in charge of buying a gaming system for the family. But that doesn't prevent the kids from playing the core games.