Pachter: Nintendo is a victim of its own success

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Veder Juda said:

Derixs said:
The Wii was created to be a "gateway drug" to gaming. There are so many people out there that have never purchased a gaming console before that now have a Wii. Even if it is just for Wii Fit or Wii Sports. These same people may even purchase other consoles in the furture if they like this. X360, PS3 or even a new Wii when that comes out. Nintendo is trying to pull in new console gamers.

There's another possibility, which I believe is why third parties have been having so much trouble lately; Nintendo isn't trying to bring in new people to gaming, but to bring gaming to new people.

Gaming has gotten into a rut where companies keep making the same games, which sell to the same people, and keeps other people out; once they find something successful, they just keep milking it.  Third parties are hoping that the new breed of fans brought in by the Wii will eventually "graduate" to more serious game, but they fail to realize that the existing games are what kept them out in the first place, and the newcomers expect gaming to change to suit them, not the other way around.

That makes perfect sence. Game companys need to make a change not the consumer. Seriously what are the "hardcore" gamers going to be playing in the furture Ratchet and Clank 6, Modernwarfare 12, etc...