MS has been trying to get at the casuals for awhile now and it's not working. There wasn't just the big push last Christmas, but even since Viva Pinata came out they've been trying to cut into Nintendo's market share. It hasn't worked because MS's business model is based on stealing tech from others then using FUD to weaken the opposition so that they can finally incorporate the product into their hegemonic model and take market share by sheer force of self-perpetuating momentum. They failed to steal Nintendo's tech because they were too busy worrying about Sony's, Nintendo is virtually FUD-proof, and they still haven't built their momentum for it to become a self-sustaining business model. Just copying what Nintendo has done will never change that for them. They need to find a way to beat Nintendo at their own game (aka revolutionize the game industry by providing something almost entirely new).
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