| mitsuhide said: @TalonMan: If the computer console killed gaming(almost) then should expect a market crash in 7-13 years because of the X360 and PS3? or will the Wii counteract that happening. |
That's a very black and white interpretation of the market now and then. Obviously it's changed drastically since the early to mid 80s. Back then videogames were a small niche, how many people were going to shell out a grand or more for a computer console like the commodore 64 just for a nerdy hobby like videogames? A very small number by comparison to how many would shell out a couple hundred dollars for a toy for their kids. Since then videogames have become a far more recognized and popular form of entertainment, and home PCs have become very common. Having a console that has some PC like functions no longer will drive off the average consumer, and furthermore is drastically cheaper and simpler. Even the 360 which is the most PC like, is still much simpler to buy and play than a PC is. Your parallel is very flawed.
And yes, Nintendo deserves the credit it gets. Why aren't we all playing our apple i-console or commodore 360s right now? Because they didn't succeed like the NES did. It didn't win over retailers, market aggressively, and expand the market. C64 was not a household name, and it wasn't on any track to become one (unless your household had a computer nerd in it) Nintendo was. They didn't single handedly make videogames out of swirling masses of 1s and 0s, like some sort of computer Yahweh, but they did make videogames into the market they are today.
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