ninjablade on 22 January 2013
| Jay520 said: Looking at the sales of the Wii U, it's clear the console doesn't quite have the spice that the Wii had. Much of this can be blamed on the Wii U itself, but perhaps Nintendo's perception to casuals has been damaged. If the Nintendo brand has taken a hit, then will they recover in the future? Or will someone take their place? Kinect has been a huge success, especially considering it was just an add on. It will definitely be a big factor next gen. Microsoft could push Kinect even harder next gen, perhaps by bundling it with every console and giving it a stronger library. If this happens, could Microsoft take Nintendo's crown in the casual market? I don't think it's possible for two different brands to see success with casuals. Nintendo was big with casuals earlier this gen. But towards the end of this gen, the Wii began to die down. Coincidentally, that's when Kinect became big. So there wasn't a time when both Kinect and the Wii were huge. However, both I think Microsoft and Nintendo will attack the casual market strongly next gen. Who will win? Who seems better equipped right now? |
casual market is really a hit or miss, each gen you have to introduce something new, fresh and exciting, only the wii has achieved that and the rest have failed, even kinect which was a success for a short while is irrelevant now, the casual market is not dependable, you might get them but you can't keep them.
