| mike_intellivision said: Nintendo dropped out of the graphics rat-race and thought about the game console in a completely different way. That is a paradigm shift -- both by Nintendo and within the industry. The old paradigm was that graphics improvements sold consoles. But the two Gamecubes duct-taped together has outsold the two HD consoles combined since it was released. That means there was a shift in the buying patterns of console users. People were looking at consoles differently. You have noted as much talking about Nintendo's marketing change. And a paradigm shift does not necessarily mean that something did not exist before. But that which was once on the fringe is now becoming the majority. That is a paradigm shift (In other words, casuals are outnumbering hardcores).
Mike from Morgantown
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I might appear petulant, but no.
That's sloppy wording using a term that has a precise scientific meaning. It does not mean simply looking at things differently, and it does not mean finding lateral solutions to problems. I hate quoting Wikipedia but:
"In the later part of the 1990s, 'paradigm shift' emerged as a buzzword, popularized as marketing speak and appearing more frequently in print and publication.[6] In his book, Mind The Gaffe, author Larry Trask advises readers to refrain from using it, and to use caution when reading anything that contains the phrase. It is referred to in several articles and books[7][8] as abused and overused to the point of becoming meaningless."
