bdbdbd said:
I actually can. The gamepad solves one of the biggest issues Wii Fit and Plus had. Besides, outside of rhetorics, your argument has no value in it. Why should anyone feel the need of upgrading any console?
There have always been competition around and it has never made any sense to purchase any console, as you always have had a device available that isn't limited to just playing games. It's easy to understand that any hardcore gamer wouldn't touch a console, as you can play WoW on a PC with updated specs. If you're phasing out the money for a tablet to play games with, I don't think it would be a problem to buy something cheaper, like Wii U. The entertainment industry is rather simple, as all you have to do is make a product people want, and they will buy it. The success of a videogameconsole depends only on one thing; if it has games people want to play. The biggest issue with Wii U is the public perception of Wii U being an gamepad-accessory for Wii, and the lack of games. |
Graphics, gameplay etc is why people upgrade consoles and those elements aren't a consideration to casual gamers. Anyone who wants good graphics and AI wouldn't have gotten the Wii in the first place (GPU & CPU tied processes). It's not rhetoric, it's understanding the market.
If you really think a casual gamer will splash out $350 on a new version of the game they already have I would say you are very, very wrong. Unless it has a lot of new bells and whistles, which it doesn't, they are just going to see a more expensive version of what they already own.
Can you play Uncharted or Halo on PC? Nope, therefore hardcore gamers aren't tied to PC's only.
The entertainment industry is rather simple <- then why are wii u sales not sky high? That is the exact problem nintendo are having at the moment. They don't understand that there are many different sub markets in the gaming market - casuals, core, hardcore, social users etc. One major issue with the wii u is that it doesn't have a game that shows it off as being next-gen.
