happydolphin said:
It wasn't due to superior graphics that the 64 failed NN. It was due to the media format and hardware limitations. Case in point actually a gimped system the N64 was for most 3rd parties, and that ruined it. The Wii is weaker in all respects, not just an important one like the 64 was (game media). That's worse. However the Wii compensated by catering to a new market, something that was also possible on the N64. So the Wii's success in the new blue market has nothing to do with Nintendo's continued failure in the traditional red market. As a reminder, the success of the unproven Wii in the casual market was a shock to all, believers and non-believers alike. However they won't strike gold twice since users already own the Wii. The U needs to be a significant HW upgrade otherwise there's no incentive to buy. Well, that and alluring SW exclusives. |
The lesson I allude to isn't that superior graphics are an automatic failure. It's in the importance of superior graphics, or the large lack thereof.
