How many 360/Wii owners would sell their Wii if Newton was released?

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Devise01 said:

Xponent said:

Devise01 said:

I already sold my Wii. The control scheme bores me. It's not for me, but obviously many people do enjoy it.

I think if Netwon was released it would take some marketshare away from Nintendo. Nintendo's first party mario games didn't attract the casuals in mass last generation. If you have a cheaper console with better graphics and the same/similar feature set, which one do honestly think they'll choose?

Easy, they'll choose the console with the games that best cater to their tastes. MS just don't know how to make casual games very well. Neither do Rare. Nintendo on the other hand are the undisputed kings of casual gaming.

 

Wii Sports is the main game that is selling the Wii to the casuals. I dont think it's a very hard game to replicate.

 

Blatant copying is not the answer. Look at the copycat training, minigame and pet games that have emerged in the wake of games like Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Brain Training and Nintendogs. These bandwagon titles are all inferior both in quality and sales. It's not as easy to replicate this success as you imply, otherwise it would have been done already.

Consistently creating new IP's with tremendous appeal to the casual audience takes innovation and imagination, something Microsoft lacks. I wouldn't be surprised if they copied Wii Sports, given their tendency to follow rather than lead, but it certainly wouldn't be as successful.