| AbbathTheGrim said:
I don't expect as much success for the WiiU as you do. Wii was a phenomenon, and to an incredible extent to the motion aspect of it. You should know how many articles were written about how responsible it was to buy your children games that make them be active, you should know how many times were shown videos of elderly people enjoying the Wii Sports stuff. This time around they are trying to appeal to the touch-screen generation and that is not the same thing that the above consumers were/are looking for, if they are even looking for something nowadays. I can't tell you that the WiiU won't be the leader of the console market next gen, but I am pretty sure it won't be as successful as the Wii was. The handleheld market is one thing, the console market other. There is no question of Nintendo's dominace there, and I attribute it largely to their recognizable franchises and to the non-violent nature of their games (I call them childish, yeah, I said it once again) and this makes them the best choice for parents as a purchase for back-seat-pacifiers. Mario was there for the 64, as it was for the GameCube. I would like to know how many people are willing to buy the WiiU for Mario this time. It would seem that Nintendo's fans have grown since the arrival of the Wii, I want to see how many of those are really loyal and will continue with them. This next month/years will be interesting. Last time I paid attention to survey's I ended up paying five bucks to a friend for betting against the losing governor of my country in a survey. That's how much I rely on survey's. Wait for the real thing. I am not afraid of admitting that I am wrong, if it comes down to that, but if Nintendo does see themselves not enjoying the same success as with the Wii and we see that the same people that were with them are not buying their console this generation, I would like to see if Nintendo fanboys recognize how Wii's success and therefore Nintendo's laid behind a casual consumer sector which backfired at them in the end. |
@bold. I told you though that I understand that issue. I know about it. My hope was resting on the prospect of seeing Nintendo's portable success translate to their home console business.
As for fans growing. As much as fans are growing, new people are being born and becoming able to play games. Nintendo has a cycle it can always count on because its games appeal to a younger demographic.
Regarding Mario, you can be certain that NSMBU will sell alot, it's almost a sure sale.
@poll. Yeah, I know what you mean.
Other than that, a very fair post, you're surprising me.
