Dear friends, we all know it. The industry is ridden with stigmas that skew our judgements of consoles, loopholes of which only the most informed can circumvent.
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It is a fact, there are stigmas, and here are a few: The 360 is a shooters platform. Since the explosive success of COD and the arrival of Kinect, the 360 is also seen as a casuals platform. The PS3 is a platform for single men that like "cooler" games. It's also to a lesser extent for families playing LBP and using the eyetoy/move. The Wii is a casuals console, and/or is for families and kids. The DS is for casuals, and the PSP is good for MH in Japan and some other exlusive Japan-centric IPs. |
Though you may agree or disagree with the examples listed above, this thread is not about that, don't try to argue them.
For this thread, I would like you to list a stigma, and list a possible counter-stigma (alternate, and more accurate stigma) as well as what you think is a reason of existence for that stigma. Here is an example:
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Stigma: The Wii doesn't cater to the core. Reason of existence: Nintendo's marketing to casuals, customer misinformation, customer lack of exposure to Wii games which cater to the core. Correctness: Poor Counter-Points: MH Tri, Tatsunoko versus Capcom, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Smash, Metroid Prime, Xenoblade, The Last Story, and many more. Counter-Stigma: The Wii caters to the core and to casuals, but the general view is that, marketing-wise, the Wii is a casual-targeted console. |
As an addendum, what do you believe are the stigmas for the upcoming consoles (it may still be a tad early for this, but at least try for Wii U).
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Stigma: Wii U will cater to the online-savvy Reason of existence: Nintendo press-releases, announcement of Ghost Recon Online, the rejection of the "Jimae Shugi" policy. Correctness: Generally accurate Precisions needed: Despite targeting the Online-savvy, the Wii U will also have a focus on the casual. To see how Nintendo will cater to both audiences without creating stigma crossing. |
Thanks for posting! 
