Iwata: Wii U/3DS will cater to core gamers first, mass market second

[amp316]

Deoz said:

amp316 said:

Why does my reason not hold?  I think that it does.

Here's my concern and I think that it's a legit one:  Ninty just posted their first loss ever and they plan on using the same strategy.  What makes you think that this couldn't result in more losses?

But it will result in losses,  necesary ones. Have they gone with the casual route and leave the core as it is would be a short term success, as they recognized casuals dont stick themselves with games for too long, might lead to another wii case. So trying to regain the hardcore market could ensure them better sales in a long term period specially if they expand to the masses after that. yet the problem here is Ninty getting the "hardcore" market, they have to fix an image with them and that will come with a cost.

Necessary losses?  How does that work?

Are you telling me that Nintendo will have to start posting more losses in order to appeal to the hardcore since that's what Sony has been doing?