| muubam said: Though 'tisn't exactly on par with the wii... I'm sure it will sell many many units this Christmas, since more people still have and prefer their ps2 as opposed to the wii, 360 or ps3. Just because people get this for their kids this Christmas doesn't mean they're morons, they're just doing the best they can with what they've got. In a way, this is a godsend for very poor familys who cannot afford a Wii for their kids... |
Yeah... Absolutely wrong.
The Wii is successful because it appeals to people who already have a console AND to people who don't, and it has a lot of advertising behind it
This will fail because they have limited the market to those with a PS2. Further, they have limited the possibility of other games using their controls (3rd party peripherals are even less likely to sell than 1st party). There are already a dozen different things like this that DON'T require a PS2. And those have a better potential than these realplay things do. In fact, I saw one the other day that was a Horse you plugged directly into the TV (my daughter instantly wanted it). I've seen a light saber simulator that was wireless (it was tempting). And these were all priced similar to the realplay stuff.
So will they sell "many many" copies? Well, I guess the term "many" is relative. I'm guessing these won't be on the "hotlist" this christmas. I'll be surprised to see them break 20K.
