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choirsoftheeye on 30 January 2008
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MikeB said:
Fastrabbit09 said:
MikeB said:
I think both the PS2 and Wii play an important role in this market. I predicted the Wii would perform much better than the GameCube performed at a time when everyone spelled its doom, the same for the PS2 if you believed many posters the platform would have been totally dead right now.

I don't think many younger kids will own more than 1 platform at a time and this is the market segment where the PS2 and Wii really thrives, I don't expect their parents to run out and buy them a 360 anytime soon. Also IMO a console aimed at kids should be very sturdy and not die or scratch disc if you don't take excellent care.

the average age of Wii owners is 29! that is much higher than average age of ps360 owner

wii is not a 'kiddie' console nor is it 'aimed at kids'...it is aimed at adults and people of all ages

ps360 are aimed at teenagers that still think 'mature' means blood and guts and sex and violence


A few grandparents may drag up the average age, but the Wii is certainly most popular amongst younger kids.

Personally I love movie like acting and deep story telling combined with amazing music quality, I do think a game like Gears of War appeals more to many teenagers, but for example Uncharted is more like a Indiana Jones movie kind of game.

Cartoon like games like we see mostly on the Wii appeals to all ages, but the PS3 mostly appeals and sells to adults, according to US research 70% of PS3 owners own a HDTV and has the largest penetration of high def audio setups as well. I think it's unlikely to assume kids have a HDTV and kickass audio setup in their bedroom.


 No, but their parents might in the living room...

 You do realize you're doing the  "NINTENDO R 4 KIDDIEZ!@!!!LOL" thing, right?  And that's a tired, obnoxious old argument that ate itself years ago?  Teenagers tend to be the ones more concerned with appearing cool, and they're the ones who end up buying games for big explosions.

-also, "deep storytelling" in games is laughable.  You just implied that Indiana Jones had deep storytelling...