| archbrix said: Do you have proof or possess some clairvoyance to the contrary? No? Then it seems we're at an impasse on that subject, no? Now then, I'll address your points: Yes, the "hipsters" as you put it were a big part of the Wii craze. But the Wii was not a console designed to have a 10 year life span and it was very front loaded. The fact is that Nintendo could've kept making great games - core or otherwise - for the Wii and prolonged its sales. Yes, the "craze" would have been over, but we wouldn't have seen such a drastic drop in sales as we saw when support was dropped almost altogether. |
I'm sure that the decline wouldn't have been as bad had Nintendo released more core IP, but my argument is that it wouldn't have made THAT much of a difference. The Gamecube was a console aimed at the core and it's sales reflect, within reason, how well hard core gamers receive that company. Had the Wii been released with a regular controller, I'm positive we'd all be talking about Nintendo going out of business or going stricktly handheld. That's how bleak it was back then. Nintendo KNEW this, and that's why they took such a massive gamble to begin with.
IMO, Nintendo is going to be third this generation again because they never really advanced past that position with hard core gamers and for the most part, that's going to be who buys into next gen....core gamers. The casuals are playing farmville and Temple Run.
