Wii losing its thunder?

[Carl]

Metallicube said:

Rpruett said:

I've never laid price as the ENTIRE factor for success or failure.  You've just mis-read, mis-understood, built a strawman, etc onto what you think I believe.

I stated that I believe (price/motion controls) were the top two reasons for the Wii's success this generation.   And when you look at the standard full-fledged models from each company upon release.  ($600 PS3/$400 360/$250 Wii)  it becomes very easy to see why people flocked to the Wii.   It becomes even more easy to see when you look at all of the previous generation winners and their console's entry point price.  Go ahead,  I want you to list them for me.

And again, you would be wrong on both counts. The PRIMARY reason for Wii's success is actually quite simple. It has the most games that appeal to the most people. Do you really think little girls or grandpa would be caught playing Uncharted 2 or Resident Evil 5. The fact is that Nintendo's console has games that appeal to this expanded audience. PS3 and Xbox 360 does not. And until they do, they will never be market leader. The hardcore gamer, despite several of them having this attitude of gaming superiority, are only one segment of the overall gaming audience, and a small one at that.

The price, and even motion control factors, are SECONDARY factors in the Wii's success.

The games are worked around and inspired by the controls of the Wii.

Wii Sports would not have gone on to be the biggest system seller this generation of it used the CCP.

The controls are definitely the primary factor of Wii's success. Teamed with the games that use those said Motion controls.