Why are people so threatened by the Wii?

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robjoh said:

Smash_Brother said:

Delusional said:
i think the only thing people feel threatened is by wii's sales numbers. because the higher those numbers are, the less likely their console of choice would win the "console war".

And with that, this thread is over.

People place far too much emphasis on their purchasing decisions. When someone says they favor an alternative purchasing decision (like buying a different console than they did), it sets off that primal part of the human mind which attempts to drive a wedge between itself and other humans.

Humans have done this for centuries, mostly with religion, but the idea is all the same: if someone holds an opposing viewpoint to you, they are a threat.

If the Wii becomes the dominant next-gen console, it not only means that more games will go to it but also has a lot to do with the general feeling of being the minority, and nothing sends fans into a defensive frenzy like realizing that there are more of the other guys than there are of them.

It's a basic human instinct and while it would be nice if people would rise above their base instincts, it hasn't happened in thousands of years of human existence so I see no reason why it would happen now.

People should be happy about the Wii: it's breathing new life into a gaming market which was starting to stagnate and die. Game sales have been steadily decreasing over the past few years and it was the DS which was actually pushing the market back in the other direction.

In the long run, both Sony and MS will benefit from the Wii's influence because it is pulling new people into gaming and some of those people will decide to buy one of their consoles.

So don't hate the Wii. When the next generation comes (or maybe even this one), Sony and MS will have motion-sensing controllers of their own and will be doing a lot of the same things that Nintendo is now, and if that scares or offends you, I don't know what to tell you other than that this is the only way.

Either the market can expand or it can slowly shrink to a niché, and that means fewer games for everyone.

I actually hope not, and I am a Wii fan, the key with Wii is diversity on the consol market. If next xbox or playstation goes for separate motion sensors as Wii, I think the industy has missed the point. We as games should have more choice and more important the gaiming industry needs to expand, a lot. How many billions of people doesn't watch movies? Why doesn't the consol gaiming audience have 1 billion users yet? It should be possible. If this gen is so succesfull that all three consols sells at least 100 millions, I will be very happy!

 

Dont worry about it. Nintendo has a pantent on the wiimotes way of motion sensitivity (and there is no more advanced way of doing it) and itll be good for a long time. and another thing, nintendo did it first. thats the key. why does PS3 even sell? loyalty. I dont want to attack them, but its true. It started with the PS1 beating out the N64, then PS2 took that support (and with a good solid console) and easily won that war of consoles (with GC and XB).  They won those wars, so as long as each company (MS, Nin. and Sony) keep just doing the same old thing (upgrade graphics and better online play) Sony would always win regardless of the competing prices. Had nintendo just simply done the same old thing, but still been 250, they would be basically in a tie with XB and sony would be winning, Nintendos console would have no 3rd party support again.  But nintendo didnt follow the basic trend, and thats why they are winning, thats why sony has lost its dominance, and why the Wii is getting more third party support than the GC ever came close to. 

 In conclusion, even if MS and Sony have some hightech (or even identical) motion sensing controls for their next console, it wont beat out nintendo, not even close. Nintendo did it first. Now Nintendo has the support of the fans, people are jumping on the bandwagon, and just like the PS1 and 2, as long as the consoles just keep doing the same old thing, then nintendo will always easily win. O, and BTW the "same old thing" right now is either just make the slightest improvment on graphics and online play (cause theres not much room for improvment in either of those categories anymore) or do the motion sensing thing. nintendo has now made that their standard, they arent going to ever abandon it.