Malstrom: Shysters posing as ‘analysts’

[JaggedSac]

Demotruk said:

JaggedSac said:
I made no attempts in my post to assume that motion controls would do anything for the HD consoles, and in fact, I think motion controls will not help expand the userbase at all for either HD console. They will be neat, but they will not be a marketshare changer.

I was just merely stating that they were quite obviously vital to the Wii's success. Sure there were other elements in there(such as Nintendo software), but the motion control element is quite obviously the main grabber for the Wii's market share.

You said that Malstrom didn't think motion controls were vital to the success of the Wii. So we clarified, that's not what he was saying. The analyst thinks that motion controls are all that's needed, but there's more to it than that. And if you look at the success of the DS, the same thing was achieved without motion controls.

Do they really believe that motion control schemes were what attracted the Expanded Market in the first place?

 

That was his statement.  And the answer is yes.  Without motion controls, the Wii is just a GameCube.  The expanded market wasn't looking for the next GameCube.  They were looking for this neat little console that had motion controls.

 

As for the DS.  It is a nice little touch two screen Gameboy following handheld device.  Innovative and fun.  That is how it got so big.  All massive products have a hook.  DS has innovative gameplay mechanics, as does the Wii with motion controls.