spurgeonryan said:
Too little too late from them. Failed to attract the casual crowd. Song loyalist were there along with some hardcore gamers and what not. But look at the hour. They are late to the show. |
Spurgeonryan, I think that was obvious sarcasm on JOKA's side - just showning how 2006 prediction like that (that would have way more sense considering 2 superb previous generations for Sony) would be quite foolish.
Wii pretty much lost most of casual gamers (quite a few to Kinect, some to social and mobile gaming, some were into game(s) just for this generation never to return again) and honestly, I don't see them coming back in large numbers (actually I think casual market on (classic) consoles will shrink next-gen). As for "hardcore", as in Xbox/PS "hardcore" (and "midcore") - no, I don't see them moving away from their systems - they already (and will) provide same (or much more) than Nintendo offers, so there is not much sense for shift there (as was for PS->Xbox shift this gen).
And then there's that tablet thingy - now, I'm more than willing to give Wiimote to my 6 year old kid, but that tablet - no way (well, pretty much same thing with my 74 year old dad, just for other reasons). And considering how Wiimotes are not coming packaged as default, and that WiiU is centered around what is pretty much classic console controler (with added tablet), I don't see that audience (which was significant part of Wii's success) being that important this time in equation.
All said, and as someone who prefers Sony when it comes to consoles, my bet is (as explained several times why) on Microsoft to "win" next-gen, with Sony and Ninty fighting for 2nd place.
