predictions for 2008

[Avinash_Tyagi]

theshoe23 said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:

theshoe23 said:
Here is the problem with the insane Wii sales and exclusivity agreement predictions.
1. Exclusives are dead.
2. Kingdom Hearts 3 to my understanding is supposed to show off the power of a GRAPHICALLY next-gen console (360, PS3).
3. Many of your tout franchisees that couldn't bail out the Gamecube to suddenly become massively successful because of this "casual" audience. Learn something, the casual audience wants Wii Fit, Wii Play, Wii Sports, not SSBB, SMG, etc.
4. The most talked about console just about every where I go now (this is not a lie) is the PS3. Everyone seems to be eyeballing one.
5. 90+ mil DS's? Growth doesn't last forever and the DS is reaching critical mass.
6. Sony is crazy, they did the unthinkable and made their $200 dollars worth of price cuts in 07, it has worked. This system with "No games", and "Too expensive" is now neither, and 08 looks far better. $350 or $299 PS3 with MGS4? I wouldn't be to quick to dismiss that based purely on the fact it makes you sad.

I really wish the fanboyism could be better controlled because I truly believe that VGChartz data IS quite accurate and entertaining to read as long as its not accompanied with daily auto-rebuttals to positive PS3 news or "TEH PS3 IS TEH DOOMED LOLOLOLOLZ"

1) Wii has exclusives, the most in fact

2)Money talks, Wii is where the money is, KH3 will go where the money is, just like DQ9 did

3) SSBB is for the hardcore, Wii fit is for the nongaming casuals, Wii has both markets, its wins

4)Most talked about console WW is the Wii everyone wants it

5) DS seems to keep growing at an amazing rate, with no signs of stopping and price can be dropped

6)MGS has never sold well in Japan and won't sell many consoles in the NA, as most who want it already have a PS3

1. Wii has shovelware exclusives, or at least exclusives I or many of my peers could care less about.

2.  Wii is where the money is to make more money to make great 360 and PS3 games, that is how things are shaping up.

3. Actually poor 3rd party game sales show to me that Wii ONLY has the casual market, and Nintendo devotees.

4. My best friend, my two sisters, my mom, my dad, my sisters friends, etc. DON'T WANT A WII.  Not EVERYONE wants one (I rephrase my statement to "many people are eyeballing it").

5. Price drops only go so far and cannot stop critical mass.

6. Again, and this is TRUTH, no one I know (and I know many) bought a PS3 for MGS4.  I might consider buying it but MGS4 will sell systems to many who have been holding off purchasing it.

 

 1)Your peers are far from the mainstream apparantly, considering how well Wii and Wii software is selling, even the "shovelware" sells well, carnival sold very well for example, for a mediocre party game

2)Great games that the mass market doesn't care about

3)No poor third party sales show that most third parties aren't bringing the same quality that Nintendo brings, if you want to compete with Nintendo you have to bring the top qualty stuff

4)Your circle seems to be the minority, seeing as how most want a Wii and are desperately searching for one, obviously you are not representative of the market as a whole

5)You assume that critical mass has been reached, there is no sign of that, who knows if critical mass isn't 500 million 

6)And again your small group is not representative of the market, most who want MGS 4 already knew they wanted a PS3, because it was the system that had it, and already have a PS3, it won't move much hardware unless its bundled