| sales2099 said: Ok. Alive and well. Point was casuals are directly responsible for Wiis success. WiiU isnt as easy to grasp to casuals and therefore wont be getting their help next gen. |
I think you vastly underestimate those that you call "casuals" (that's a stupid term, but I won't get into that in this thread). The "casuals" were remarkably specific about which games on the Wii they wanted, and they consistently avoided games that were actually bad. The only reason why enthusiasts on internet forums talk down about "casuals" is that "casuals" don't like the same sorts of games that the enthusiasts do.
The Wii U is not difficult to grasp. These same people are used to using tablets, and the tablet part of the controller is going to be the primary input of the Upad for games that such people will buy (where the Wiimote isn't). Look, for instance, at Just Dance 4, which adds a Upad usage that is rather easy to grasp. Game & Wario, also, is rather easy to understand.
It's easy to forget that the Wii U will support Wiimotes extensively, and that there will be many games for which the Upad is just another display. It will not be difficult to get the support of the expanded audience for that reason - the only challenge is convincing them that the Wii U is worth the upgrade from the Wii, and that may be a tough sell, depending on prices, games, etc.
EDIT: And by the way, the Wii's attach ratio is very similar to the PS3's attach ratio. So either the enthusiast Wii gamer bought a lot more games than the enthusiast PS3 gamer, or there are a lot more enthusiast Wii gamers than you give credit for.
