| SaviorX said: All I can personally say, is to look at history, because it usually repeats itself. When was the last time and add-on to a console, especially 3+ years into it's life, caused a resurgence in Hardware sales? Natal I feel will be more successful than Move but will be hampered by technical problems. Often times, projects that are overambitious (Robotech Crystal, Freak Boy) are just limited by the talents of the artists and the hardware of their times. Move will be just as effective on revitalizing PS3 hardware sales, as PS Home & LittleBigPlanet were. However, I get the feeling its true impact will be blurred by projections, bundling with software, and/or a price drop at the same time of its release. Both are trying to be something that they are not. |
Well, under the shitload of bombastic propaganda, I guess that at least for this gen, MS and Sony's only realistic goal is to stop losing ground in the motion control field and being prepared in time for it when next gen begins. Anything more could be a welcome extra, but they can't really count on it.
And yes, although I believe that Move can disturb WM+, and Natal instead Balance Board, Wii, with its installed base far larger than its two best seller add-ons and almost as large as PS3 and XB360 put together, is almost untouchable, its leadership can't be by now stolen anymore, at most its share could drop between 40 and 45% by this gen's end, but remaining the average yearly best seller until the end. And this worst case scenario only if everything for Move and Natal goes perfectly, otherwise Wii will end between 45 and 48% (very rough estimate based on how sales currently go and gently giving MS and Sony a possible some % sales increase, but to be averaged with past sales).
Anyhow they must try.
And let's not forget an effect of Move and Natal: making motion control a normal feature and not a Wii exclusive anymore.
