Malstrom: Shysters posing as ‘analysts’

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Alterego-X said:

JaggedSac said:
He seems to think motion controls did not the vital role in Wii's success. That is odd.

He believes that the motion controller is just the surface, and Nintendo's strategy is much deeper than that. Like in the birdmen fallacy:

Centuries ago, men attempted to fly by putting wings on their arms and flapping really hard. Logically, in their minds, it should have worked. Birds fly. Birds have wings. Therefore, having wings should mean man will fly.

The gentlemen, puffed with pride, failed every time. Had they examined the nature of flight, as opposed to the nature of birds, they would have realized the concept of lift (as Bernoulli did). One must examine the physics of the flight rather than putting feathers on one’s arms in imitation of birds. The descendants of these birdmen are with us today. In the gaming industry, they represent some of the highest gaming executives and esteemed analysts.

He stole that from Clayton M Christensen, the author of 'The Innovators Dilemma' funnily enough..

The book that Nintendo based their DS and Wii strategy around for people who aren't aware :P

So yeah.. It's a good analogy