| flagship said: The SNES had a huge drop in US audience verse the NES. I think casuals will need something new and exciting to buy the Wii2 and Nintendo won't even come close to delivering. |
But the case with this was competition. America was the Genesis' strongest region. Genesis fought Nintendo on their terms, and the only reason they lost was the self-destructive behaviors with the Sega CD and the 32X, sabotaging themselves later in the game, while Nintendo stayed consistent.
If no one steps up to challenge Nintendo, then casuals will have no viable alternative. But given Microsoft's movements in that direction, it's probably inevitable that someone will challenge them
And that's what i think will happen. Someone will take on the mantle to challenge Nintendo, and the Wii 2 will wind up doing worse, but it won't be a PS3 or N64 scenario. Wii 2 will fight. The whole "casuals don't care to upgrade" thing won't work, because if we judge these people as negatively as possible, they at least want the next big thing, and if anyone can provide that kind of hook, Nintendo can. Imagine something like "Wii Sports: Team," a team sports simulation taking full advantage of more powerful physics and an even more powerful motion + system.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
