Khuutra on 25 May 2009
| Dodece said: I think Nintendo has the most to prove, because they are quite literally on the cusp of losing their loyal core demographic due to neglect. These are the players that stood by them in good times and bad. Though Nintendo is getting dangerously close to alienating them and sadly losing them to the competition. Nintendo might not care, but they will care if their next console fails to connect. Novelty and innovation can be a double edged sword, and that is when those twenty million die hard loyalists will be badly missed. There is nothing more valuable in business then a long time loyal customer. For those saying Nintendo needs to show one game. I hate to be crass, but your out of your minds. One game will simply not do, and if Nintendo tries that they will be thoroughly thrashed. Nintendo needs to show half a dozen core games with concrete release details. The famine has begun to bite and bite hard. For the wait the owners and prospective owners need to see a feast on the table. Not just a single game to gape at. You cannot support a console for one game especially when the back library of core first party titles is excruciatingly thin. That is what is on the line for Nintendo will they reaffirm their commitment to their most loyal customers, or will they ignore them in favor of casuals. Speaking to these forums that is all that will matter. |
Except, you know, new customers. And conservative business practices. Those are cool to have.
The Nintendo coe have stuck around - they're here in bigger numbers than any gen since the SNES. THere are more core buyers on the Wii than on the N64, and far more than on the Gamecube. More, Nintendo's core offerings on the Wii are in line with or better than those on the Gamecube at the same point in time.
If the Gamecube didn't drive people away, the Wii damn sure won't.
