cleveland124 on 05 December 2008
| --OkeyDokey-- said: That wasn't so bad... There's a bit of overlap but it's obvious that the people who buy Wii's and the people that buy HD consoles belong to two very different markets. Call of Duty would never sell 7 million copies on Wii just like you wouldn't see WiiFit selling 11 million copies on ps3/360. MS and Sony have made attempts to get in on the casual gaming goldmine, but it's clear that they're focus is on the traditional gamer. Neither of them are aiming to compete with the Wii. |
The problem is their is almost complete overlap. Hardcore gamers own the Wii for the most part. But then the Wii has an additional market that the HD consoles don't have. If their was a Call of Duty for the Wii that was exclusive and optimized for the Wii with great controls and graphics it would sell millions. Maybe not 7 million but the problem is that hardcore gamers always have at least 2 options and the Wii option is not typically the optimal experience.
Additionally, I believe that a well marketed WiiFit during the PS2 boom would surpass 11 million. The game was new and that innovated. And many of the Wii casual gamers started with the PS2 because it was cheap and offered the best casual experience last gen.
