| superryo said: if it wants to reach Wii level sales then it needs to come out with something like X-fit. That was such a genius move by Nintendo to capture a new market where it is no longer a gaming machine. I know a bunch of people who bought the Wii for that and they never play any other games (other than the bundled Wii Sports). I am just surprised that Activision or EA has not come up with these types of games yet. Look at how well all those music games with periperals sales. Heck MS can release an Arcade bundled with X-fit and it will be a hit to the moms. |
That's such a simplistic look at Wii Fit.
Even if Microsoft had come out with "X-Fit" before nintendo did, it wouldn't have been the kind of success Wii Fit was. Why? Because the Wii hardware was specifically designed as a "white good". It has exchange male 18 - 35 values for female values. It has exchanged GPU power for an early value offering, being $249 from the start. It exchanges a powerful CPU for a quiet, sleek console. It attracted a "family" image rather than the cool male image.
Microsoft will have to adapt to the new values before it can start tapping the expanded audience. I expect them to attempt to do that next generation.
A game I'm developing with some friends:
www.xnagg.com/zombieasteroids/publish.htm
It is largely a technical exercise but feedback is appreciated.
