| happydolphin said: Since the Playstation, a new entry in the market, managed to boot Nintendo off the throne within the Red Market, using Red Market strategy, why did it work? Why did Red Ocean strategy work for Sony, and what did Nintendo do wrong for its Red Ocean strategy to fail? (since they obviously went Red Ocean) |
At the time it wasn't a Red-Ocean strategy ...
In the early/mid 1990s videogames were considered (mostly) a toy for children and younger teens. At the time aiming for older teens and young adults was very disruptive in the market. Beyond this, it could be argued that the games on the Playstation were far more "casual" because they sacrificed gameplay and made games far easier to appeal to a broader demographic of gamers.
| happydolphin said: And ultimately, why was the N64 an abomination? Why is it not just a failed Red Ocean attempt? Why was the Cube not just a failed Blue Ocean attempt? (related post @abomination) Rol, feel free to relegate me to your prior posts, but do post the argument related to what I need to look at. |
The Gamecube couldn't possibly be a Blue Ocean attempt because it is Nintendo's best "Red-Ocean" console. In practically every way the Gamecube was a better PS2 (more processing power, easier to develop for, less expensive, etc) and Nintendo tried to compete directly against Sony on Sony's terms; and as a result it was Nintendo's worst performing system (in terms of sales)
