What Nintendo's Rift with the Hardcore Means for the Industry

[the2bears]

kingofwale said:

the2bears said:
How come no one ever blames the HD consoles for raising game budgets to unsustainable levels? A couple generations ago there was far more to gaming than FPS and cinematic experiences. Now, however, some people seem to think that's what's owed to them? I'll happily continue to have fun with my Wii, thank-you.

that's like blaming Union workers for wanting to feed their family....

 

that or wanting them to export all development to China/India.

 

How so? My point is that there's plenty of blame being tossed at Nintendo for destroying the industry by going "casual". Yet catering to just the "hardcore" through more expensive games is ok?

And seriously... explain how your examples are similar. It's more like a company poisoning the well, such that the business dies off and the union workers lose their jobs.