I've given up on Sony taking 2nd place

[Comrade Tovya]

NJ5 said:

The market disagrees:

1- The PS3 and 360 combined are selling at lower levels than the consoles of the previous generation (on a time aligned basis) even if you ignore the Gamecube.
2- The tie-ratio of the Wii and PS3 are very similar, in Europe the Wii actually beats the PS3 with this metric.

Sure, the Wii is also appealing to a new audience, but does that put it in a separate category?

PS: I'd like to know how you figured how much time Wii owners spend on their consoles.

 

 

No.  Listen to what I said.  The games dual released on the PS3 & 360 are largely copies of one another.  The games that are released on the Wii (even if they are released on the HD consoles) are not the same.  Totally different market.  Nintendo, even prior to release when the Wii was still tagged "Revolution", openly admitted that they weren't going after the hardcore gamer.  They admitted that there were too many consoles of the market pursuing the same type of gamer.  Their orginal strategy from day one was to pursue to casual gamer with something completely different.  This is not me talking, this was Nintendo saying such.

Don't get me wrong, Sony & MS would love to capture the casual gamer as well, but it isn't going to happen.  That's Nintendo's niche for this generation, and it was a brilliant strategy.

And of course, Nintendo won't capture the hardcore gamer either, because it's just not that kind of console.  They'll try that next gen.

My only gripe with Nintendo and my Wii from day one is the lack of quality titles for the console.  Most of the time, I find that my Wii has simply replaced my GameCube in playing my old titles.  This is really a negative thing considering the amazing market saturation of the Wii. 

As for time of playing per console, every user is different.  But as we all agree, the Wii is not geared towards the hardcore gamer.  The hardcore gamer by definition spends ungodly amounts of hours per week on their console.  It's not me saying that the Wii is not a hardcore gamer system, it was by Nintendo's own strategy and self proclaimed definition that I know this to be true.  Besides, nearly all of my friends and family members are tri-console owners, and most of them don't spend nearly as many hours on their Wii as their HD console(s).  Why?  Because there is a serious lack of quality titles for the Wii.  Most Wii owners know this to be true as well (I'm one of them).