S.T.A.G.E. said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
You're kind of blind if you think all these games have the same gameplay style. This is a mix of FPS, Action/Adventure, TPS, WRPG, JRPG, Action RPG's and more. I respect Nintendo and anyone here knows that, but they marketed the Wii to only one demographic and that is casuals. The hardcore have to take what they can get on that system. The majority of the hardcore titles are on the HD Twins.
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Seriously, can we stop using the words 'hardcore' and 'casual'? Nintendo isn't marketing to 'casuals'. That was a word made up by the same people who tried to use the word 'hardcore' to elevate the games they like from other games.
Nintendo tries to target their games to 'everyone', not 'casuals'. Games like Metroid, Mario and Zelda are not 'casual', they're for 'all ages'. Likewise, games like GTA, God of War and MGS are not 'hardcore'. They're mearly games targeted towards certain groups. Using the blanket term of 'hardcore' doesn't even work because not everyone who likes MGS likes God of War.
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Casual= people who don't generally play videogames or don't care enough to get better because how complicated console and controllers have become.
The Wii was created with families in mind, so they had to add the casual element and it worked. They marketed the Wii as an easy to use system to escape everyday life. You can enjoy it with your friends and family. They broke the casual market because of this. Sony has been trying for this market and has never been able to reach them despite stellar sales in the past.
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Even if you're going to keep using that term, Nintendo isn't just targeting that market. Games like Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, Smash Bros Brawl, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance and even New Super Mario Bros Wii arguably are all games focused away from this group. If anything, the only games that hit that market are the 'Wii' titles and games like Nintendogs.
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Doesn't matter. When it comes down to it are the third party core titles being supported? F*** no. That tells you something about the wildly large installed base. Third party devs wanted to use the Wii in the beginning, now they just want to stay away from it.
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Many core third party efforts on Wii did really well despite being of pretty low quality, like Red Steel. So, why are they staying away now? Third parties never wanted to use the Wii. they wanted it to fail. If they wanted to use Wii, they would not have made all those PS2 ports.
