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Gamerace on 15 December 2009
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Demotruk said:
Gamerace said:
Havn't said that, Nintendo is also blind to social gaming and that desperately needs to be addressed or they will become irrelavent. 360 is leading in that department but all consoles are far, far removed from really reaching that massive market. Look at how many people play that farm game on Facebook. More than any console game, than any console game but a very long shot.

True, but local multiplayer is still more important than online (and it's genuine "social gaming"), and really, none of the solutions on the console sides are really working to expand the market or grow the industry. Microsoft may have the best online service for the core, but most people are turned off by the actual gamers...

Nintendo go to the other extreme and make connecting and communicating with friends online far too cumbersome. A midway has to be found between the two. My idea: have your Wii connected to your Facebook account so that you can automatically game with any Facebook friends who also have Wii's.


You're right.  1vs100 is a great step but 360 as a system is too 'core' for the mass market.   It's a system for teenaged boys in most people's mind.  But it's obvious MS wants to tap the Wii market as Avatars and Natal clearly show.   We'll see how far they get.

Nintendo's ignorance on Social Gaming is really evident in Animal Crossing Wii which could have and should have been a firebrand in bringing this to consoles.   But Nintendo really missed the mark big time.   AC:CF didn't go anywhere's near far enough in content sharing and shared online/offline experience as it could have.   IGN has a right to say Nintendo is lazy.  AC:CF is a prime example and probably the biggest missed opportunity of this generation.