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pap64 on 28 December 2008
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Soriku said:
outlawauron said:
Soriku said:
Here's how I see it:

General public don't have the same opinion on the Wii compared to forums. Majority > small group.

Many devs don't have the same ideal as forum people. Especially Japanese ones, and their games are on the only ones I buy! So as long as Japanese people like the Wii and put a lot of their games on it...I'm cool. Don't care about some people on forums.

Well, I stand behind my belief that those who speak the loudest are the ones who actually get people to believe in it or get it done.

 

But if that's the case then we'd see the Wii selling less not more while the HD consoles sell a lot more. That means most people don't care about forum people.

 

BINGO! Tell him what he's won, Bob...

The reality of the situation is that internet forumers are just a SMALL part of the consumer fanbase. To believe that companies focus only on THEM is being very naive. Yes, companies do see what the fanbase has to say, but they don't put their entire attention on them because they are just a small part of what is really a big consumer base. The only way a company that FULLY listen to an internet community is if the problem is big enough that it reaches the mass media and to them directly.

For example, when E3 2008 was over people made is abundantly clear that it sucked, big time. Not only were the internet fans complaining the people there, which includes big wigs from other companies and the media directly attacked the show, especially Nintendo. This forced Nintendo to admit that the show was terrible and made it up with their Fall Conference. They listened because the cries were loud enough and it came from people that truly mattered.

Again, not saying that forums don't matter. They do. That's why they send shills to try and advertise games and send people to monitor community feedback. What I am trying to get at is that they are NOT the deciding factor nor the most important, so trying to cry as loud as possible won't make people notice anytime soon, especially if what you are complaining about is trivial.