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c0rd on 25 May 2010
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
c0rd said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Sony got my respect for that. Knowing them they WILL work with third parties and their first party wont even be up for questioning. With the launch in July they should have some great E3 offerings. This is going to be a huge blow to the Wii crowd when the hardcore catches sight of Sony's offerings with the new peripheral.

It's kind of annoying constantly hearing you speak for this "Wii crowd," when you're not among them. I understand you don't like the system, but that obviously does not apply to all of us, especially those who prefer the Wii over HD consoles in the first place (which has more to do than just motion controls).

I personally have both HD consoles myself, yet so far I have no plans on getting this thing.

Just keep the excitement to yourself, and others who share your enthusiasm, rather than trying to turn this into a tool for fanboy wars.


On topic, I hope this works out for them. Making these kinds of games isn't as easy as it may seem...

You do know that the hardcore on the Wii is an extreme minority right? That discounts a lot of people in the Wii demographic. It makes sense if you think about it. The looks, marketing style and preliminary games are a clear indicator that this system will mainly be picked up by the hardcore. Seriously....do you believe casuals are going to fork out another $400 bucks to get a PS3/Move bundle? Please dude...spare me. This thing is made like it was created to go after the hardcore. Look at the butler commercials...it's so elitist and its hilarious. Just to let you know, there are hardcore gamers that only have Wii's and haven't made the jump to the  PS3 or 360's. This also goes for Wii60 owners and PS3 stand alone owners. If you have all 3 systems that great as well. If you don't want it thats your problem. Prove what I have to say wrong without bringing your personal feelings into it. I am looking at it from a marketing stand point.

Wait, so you're basically saying Sony is going after an extreme minority? That sounds pretty damn stupid.

So, a "casual" wouldn't fork out over $400 to get a PS3/Move bundle, but a "hardcore" gamer would? Why exactly does this "hardcore" only have a Wii in the first place? I'd love to see an example library of this type.

The reality is, many of the niche games for the "hardcore" on the Wii don't even utilize motion controls. Also, seeing how a vast majority of the best games on the Wii are first party, most of these "hardcore" are actually more fans of Nintendo than motion control. That means most of the Wii-only crowd you're thinking of are not anticipating Sony's Move or new motion controllers, but Metroid Other M, Zelda Wii, and so on.