Miyamoto's Mistake and what it'll cost the Wii

[Gamerace]

haxxiy said:

Gamerace said:

Once you lose momentum it's very difficult to regain.  If sells slow and it's suddenly overly available (post Christmas) people may see shelves overflowing with Wiis and although they are selling stongly the perception that the fad is over will seem real.  No one wants to get in at the end of a fad.

Read what you wrote. Think how many times I could have applied this to X360 or PS3 the past two years.

Wii titles aren't the only games being released for Wii, did you know?  The way you put things is like saying Wii music will make people suddenly lose interest on Wii.

Finally some sound critism.   You make a good point, but consider the markets.  360/PS3 appeal to core gamers.  They are informed consumers.  They know what's coming out even years in advance and will consider that in making a purchase.  FFXIII is an excellent example of that.

Wii appeals mainly to more casual players who don't follow gaming news.  They follow what's making mainstream news and water cooler talk (so to speak).  Wii Sports made news and was highly talked about, same with Wii Fit.   Wii Music is getting next to no press and what it's getting isn't helping any.   So for those people, it's as if nothing has come out worth noting.  By now Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii  are becoming fading memories to those people.  Wii will still sell strongly, I said that, but on momentum of old titles, which wasn't what Nintendo wanted.   That's risky because it opens the door for the competition to grap peoples interest away and label you a fad.    GHWT will do more to help Wii's continued success than Wii Music.  But that too is getting long in the tooth.