@Onyxmeth: M&S isn't the bridge title needed. It still is "short bursts of fun", just like Wii Sports, and due to this, it doesn't open up the way to the core titles, where you need to play a little bit longer at a time. Sonic Riders could have been a good title for upstreaming, but it has the same flaw as Donkey Kong Jet Barrel Blast; it's too "weird" for people to be able to associate with it. Racing/driving games have pretty much universal appeal, because everyone knows what driving is. What Sega would need, is a racing game comparable to Mario Kart. Considering Sonics image, somekind of motorbike game maybe, or maybe an offroad racer with Sonic in it with nothing too serious. We all know how good racing games Sega can make when they want to.
When Wii Sports as an introductionary title represents real-life activity (or any "Wii" title for that matter) with real-life rules, the minigame collections are introductionary titles for actual videogame worlds where real-life rules don't need to apply (and they rarely do), since they just would limit the "fun" that can be made in games with the cost of realism. Next phase in upstreaming would be the "actual" bridge titles, where you get the people to sit around the game for longer periods at a time completing the "mission". So basically: Wii Sports -> M&S -> MKWii -> SMG -> Zelda. Everyone don't naturally go all the way to the end, but that way you could gain endless legs and huge game sales and it's likely one of the reasons why Nintendo doesn't have "Players Choice" games on Wii (yet).
Now, my point was, that Sega is still missing the title (atleast one that delivers) that would get the M&S gamers to Sonic and the Secret Rings or Sonic Unleashed. After Sega getting the gamers upstreamed, they are familiar with the name "Sega" and are interested in trying out other Sega titles.
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Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
