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c0rd on 06 January 2010
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Mr. sickVisionz said:
c0rd said:
Mr. sickVisionz said:
I say no. I don't think that the Gamecube inspired many PS2 owners to go with Nintendo the next time around.

Uh, what? That isn't how it works.

People buy the Wii (or any console) for what it is, not for what it succeeded. This is the case for most people, whether they had a PS2 or not.

I think the past affects people more than you give it credit for.  We aren't talking about new gamers, this thread is about old gamers who were gaming for prior gens.  A lot of people had moajor complaints about the Gamecube.  I don't think anything about the Wii suggestsed that those complaints had been addressed.  When you saw that the Gamecube had lack luster 3rd party support and the vast majority of AAA games weren't M rated (I don't see this as a flaw, but a good number of people do) and Nintendo franchises basically made up the entire good games list... If you had issues with that, there was nothing about the Wii pre-launch that seemed like it fixed that.

I think a lot of people bought a 360 becaue they loved the xbox and decided to stick with MS.  I think a lot of people went with a PS3 becuase they loved the PS2 and decided to stick with Sony.  I think a lot of people loved the Gamecube and decided to stick with Nintendo the next time.

Like I said before, I think the past has a lot more weight than you give it credit for.  If anything, I think it's rare for someone to go in with a clean slate every gen and totally ignore their past experiences.

I know that the past plays a role, it's about the brand. PS1 to PS2 was a clean switch for everyone, as people already knew what it was.

However, GC to Wii is norhing of the sort. This is not "GC2" we're talking about here. Nintendo's marketing completely changed, and it's likely most people that bought the PS2 don't even know that the Wii succeeds the GC, hell, they may not even know what the GC is!

The last statement may be exaggerated, but I think you assume most people are more informed than they are in reality. While those with an Xbox or GC were probably more aware of what kind of gaming is out there, many people that had a PS2 basically had the only console that mattered (it was the only mainstream console).