| Kyros said: t's harder to single out Nintendo for overlooking its "core audience" With the difference that Sony will bring out Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2, Killzone 2 (wow lots of 2s) soon, Gran Turismo 5, God of War 3, Uncharted 2 later. While the most "core" games Nintendo has announced is Animal Crossing. Which is as casual and not core as it gets. I am not sure if Sony will be successful by trying to recapture some of the casual audience but as long as I get a new Team Ico game, God of War3 and GT5 they can make all the virtual pets and party games they want. |
So the only difference is that Sony hypes their core titles 3 years before they release while Nintendo talks about theirs 3 months before they release. Gotcha.
Seriously, that's all these "Nintendo is abandoning the hardcore!" alarmists are really complaining about. I could rattle off a similarly long list of rumoured Nintendo core games (reliable rumours like Pikmin 3 and Kid Icarus, not dream games), but because there's an information vacuum, people just write in whatever they like.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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