Another Analyst Suggests Wii 1.5 On the Way

[mike_intellivision]

Smashchu2 said:

theprof00 said:

you don't seem to understand my point. Kinect is playable, but they didn't want any hangups or criticisms like for example what happened with zelda. All those gamers were actors even the little girl with skittles. None of them were actually playing wii, but it doesn't matter to the consumer, the filthy casuals, because none of the games require precision and as long as the game is fun, it doesn't matter if it is moving by even a half second.

You know the big reason why Kinect and Move will fail? Because there are executives who think just that.

It surprises me you can think that when evidence dictates that they want quality games. Most third party games on the Wii fail. Nintendo, though, succeeds. This is because Nintendo actually takes those customers seriously. Third parties saw them as an easy cash in which is why they failed. Microsoft obviously only sees them in terms of marketing demographics. You can see this in their press conferense.

These customers demand quality product, but they demand different things than the mainstream market. "Crappy product for crappy customers," is what the executives think. These customers are not crappy and the Wii Remote is not a crappy product. It is different. But it is this product that will whipe out many businesses from the industry.

Kinect is the end of the XBox brand. There will be such back lash from everyone that Microsoft would not be able to put out consoles.

This is very true. The "casuals" are not the dumb pack of game buyers that a lot of developers (and some posters here) make them out to be.

I cannot think of any games that are  bad (both poorly reviewed and broken) that have sold well. There have been some that have been poorly reviewed (Carnival Games, Just Dance) that have sold well. But they followed the 3 Fs -- functional, fun, and first. To date, competitors and sequels to these games have not done as well -- and that trend will probably continue.

In addition, Wii owners figured out real quick that once you have a sports game, you really don't need to buy a new one every year for what is essentially a roster update. That may be why EA is doing specialized versions of hockey and pro hoops for the Wii (Slap Shot and Jam) that have longer-lasting, more universal appeal.

In summation, just imitating what has been successful on the Wii does not guarantee success -- and usually leads to failure. So offering HD versions of Wii-like games (or directly trying to Wii-up the Wii with HD) is fraught with folly.

Mike from Morgantown

PS -- OT -- The reasons above is why there will be no Wii 1.5. The casuals are too smart to buy an intermediate product!