| MikeB said: @ Avinash_Tyagi First off the fact that Sony knocked off nintendo proves how easy it is for a market leader to fall IMO the problem was Nintendo wasn't focussing enough on (and appealing to) mature gamers. The N64 took off much faster than the PS1 did though, IMO the real showcase and high profile title for the platform was Mario64, a launch title. I bought a N64 at launch (although I have far more fond memories of Amiga gaming the years before the Snes launched in Europe, I did love Super Mario World on the Snes, thus made me keep an eye out for Mario64), but lost interest eventually due to its games library from the big perspective. IMO the GameCube looked 100% like a child orientated console. Much more so than the Snes, N64 and Wii. |
Which (in my opinion) is one of several groups Sony and Microsoft have ignored in this generation ...
A lot of people like to bring up that the average age of gamers is now in the 30's but they don't actually consider what this means; this means that the average gamer has seen the evolution in graphics from Pong to the PS2 and (probably) thinks that the Wii's graphics are "Pretty Good", has children and a wife (or at least is in a serious relationship) and (probably) realizes that he can play more videogames if his chidren and wife (or Significant Other) can play with him, and has countless drains on his income means that he is reluctant to buy a system that is (much) more than $200.
Basically, what this all means is that I would expect PS3/XBox 360 userbase to be heavily supported by 13 to (about) 25 year old Males and Nintendo is taking everyone else because Sony and Microsoft have ignored younger and female gamers.
