The third time´s the charm?Microsoft to win next generation?

[Lord N]

Squilliam said:

Lord N said:

Squilliam said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Squilliam said:

 

If you look at the games Sony has released thus far, say for the PS2 you can see that really they haven't got a clue as to how to make a game which appeals to a lot of people at once. On a console of over 100 million, the sheer lack of huge selling games is a testament to how badly they have done thus far in making or finding these games. Their performance this generation leaves me wondering if beyond the hardcore gamer they actually know how to make a game which appeals to a lot of people at once. Granted, Microsoft is only a little better here except they make up for it with their wallet.

 

 

 

 

Look at Nintendos games as they approach 100M. They have more great selling games its just that. But most of the really top selling software on the PS2 was third party, this coming from a company which has 'a bigger 1st party than Microsoft/Nintendo combined'.

I only said marginally better for Microsoft. They seem to know how to win key demographics such as shooter fans with Gears, Halo, Bioshock timed exclusivity and the free exclusive Left 4 Dead which is on track to selling 4M units. Microsoft got for free what a massive development effort on the PS3 couldn't deliver if you compare either RFOM 2 or KZ2 to Left 4 Dead. Also wasn't Oblivion timed exclusivity a kick in the pants for Sony at a time when they desperately needed games?

 

What part of this is not getting through to you? Look at the sales figures for yourself. Games like Nintendogs, New Super Mario Brothers, Mario Kart DS, Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, etc. will have only sold to 10-20% of the DS and Wii userbases when it's all said and done. Granted, Sony's first party titles aren't as well-known or as popular as Nintendo's, but that's just stating the obvious, nothing more.

Again, it's not about key demographics, it's about all of them, and Microsoft just doesn't know how to appeal to all of them. If it did, then it wouldn't have let a year's lead evaporate in ten months, and it would be further ahead of the PS3. Instead, the Wii has left them far behind in the dust, and they've only expanded their lead on the PS3 by about 3 million units since the latter's launch.