Something about the Wii people seem to have forgotten:

[NJ5]

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.

 

 

 I think I understood your post, which is why I wrote what I did. You believe Nintendo is driving the core demographic away. On the other hand, as I said, it's a fact that the HD consoles are capturing less of the core market than the previous generation of consoles did. According to this fact plus your belief, one would conclude the video games core market is dying... Do you think that's reality?

I don't, which is why I believe Sony and Microsoft are the ones driving away the core gamer (by action or inaction). These core gamers are buying the Wii, and explain part of its fantastic sales. The rest is explained by new demographics which Nintendo brought to the games market.