| lapsed_gamer said: It is a decent rebuttal. I like this: "Who would be foolish enough to assume that Nintendo is easily beat? The same type of fool which assumes them to be unbeatable." But then you followed up with this: "A fool who lucks out is not a fool you should listen to even if they are right once." Your first statement has some truth to it. I think it a little more foolish to say that Nintendo can be easily beat this gen than they are unbeatable this gen, but next gen, the odds even somewhat. But I do not have to listen to an argument without basis because it might be "lucky." (I don't think you argument is without basis. While I don't completely agree, I will listen because you are not a fool.) My favorite part was this: "Sony and Nintendo can no longer be said to be aiming for different segments of the market. With such similar technologies they will be aiming for similar consumers. " as for Microsoft: "Microsoft had better be prepared for a fight. They are taking their fight into the very heart of Nintendo's stronghold, they are challenging the very existence of the Wiimote itself." So, with the advent of these new technologies all three companies are finally in direct competition with each other? Very well, I can wait. |
Thanks, but yeah I should really write in Word and then copy and paste, to make it easier to proof read. Unfortuntely Vgchartz likes to eat the formatting.
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What the OP has failed to realise is that both the HD system's motion control interfaces aren't replacing their original interfaces. They are just going to be add-ons or alternatives. Am sure they won't appeal to all of their userbases. Therefore both Sony and Microsoft are "going into battle" with essentially at most half of their userbase. I mean these things may not even take off if MS and Sony's audiences decide not to buy into it. So if they are going into it with only "half" the support then i can't see them making much of a dent into Nintendo's market. OP hasn't explored the possibility of none of the HD consoles' fanbase even adopting these motion controls. After all it is only an alternative not a whole new business model where they both completely give up on traditional controllers.
They don't need their userbase to adopt the new control schemes. If they are happy with what they are using then thats fine. What they do need is to gain access to a larger segment of the market. Its pretty obvious that they aren't replacing the interfaces, its not like Wii Fit replaces the Wiimote for example.
Tease.
