theRepublic said:
axt113 said:
theRepublic said:
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axt113 said:
No you're still wrong, a console maker doesn't need to have a wide library, they can focus on games that sell hardware, third parties exist for a reason let them focus on the games that don;t push hardware, I'm afraid you have no understanding of the VG business, and the fact is, your plan has been shown as flawed and a failure, resltng in wastes of resources and lost momentum
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What is a system seller? A game that appeals to people who have not yet bought the console so much that they buy the console.
Why haven't those people bought the system yet? Because the games do not appeal to them.
Solution? Make games with different appeal. Different. Diversity.
You can't make the same types of games over and over expecting the same results. You will only see diminishing returns.
But that is not to say that the goal of every game should be to grow your base. If you never follow up with similar games to your system sellers, you will not have happy customers. Why should they buy your future consoles if you can't deliver? The very goal of some games is to satisfy existing consumers. Some games exist just to test an idea in the market place (This can go horribly wrong if handled incorrectly, but that is a different topic).
As a business, there is also such a thing as efficient use of your resources and maximizing profit. Keeping teams busy, putting your people in positions to use their expertise, and reusing existing company resources are all examples of this.
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The games that are wastes, don;t create incentive to buy, they don;t add value, diversity just for diversity sake is useless, diversity should come as a result of some gain, if you make a game, it should move hardware and bring in new buyers, if it doesn't then its just a waste
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So in other words, you have no argument. You are just repeating yourself. You can't make similar games expecting expecting them all to be system sellers. That doesn't add value for prospective customers.
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Actually its you who doesn't have an argument, I've already shown why your games don;t add any value, you haven't shown why old school games can;t add extra value, in fact, sales of 2D games on older consoles and their system pushing power would in fact disagree with you, look at the DS and GBA, chock full of 2D old school games, and those games added value, which explains the massive DS sales, on the other hand, the Wii momentum was lost by your so called diverse games, which didn't add value, DS sales and the sellers on its systems, seems to indicate that multiple old school games and the expanded audience games are far better at adding value to a system than your so called diverse games involving 3D mario, 3D Zelda and 3D Metroid, which didn't add value at all
