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Veknoid_Outcast on 25 February 2013
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prayformojo said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
prayformojo said:
NintendoPie said:

Well, they said they want the "Core" audience again and that's what they made the Wii U for. Good idea? No. But they seem to think it is. I chose the "maybe" option because that one best fit what I thought.


If they wanted the core gamer back, then why make such weak hardware? The truth is, they tried to get BOTH and by doing so, got neither. I wish them the best of luck, as they're the company of my childhood, but it's not looking good.

Well, to be fair, you can't really blame a company for trying to appeal to everyone.

Frankly, I think the "core" audience is overrated. If someone is a true "hardcore" video game enthusiast, that person will buy the Wii U anyway.

It's the people who are casually interested in video games who matter most. They made the NES, SNES, PS1, PS2, and Wii succeed.

I diagree about the Wii. The "casually interested" made the others succeed but the Wii's success, imo, wasn't a result of casually interested GAMERS, but non gamers in general. I think the Wii was nothing more than an electronic Beanie Baby in that EVERYONE, no matter what, had to get one. It just so happened that the "thing to get" was a video game console.

As for the importance of core gamers, we're the loyal, never dying cash cow and without us, it's thin ice.

OK, that's a fair point. It was probably a combination of "casual" fans and people who were previously disinterested in video games. But I think Nintendo should be applauded for introducing video games to that group. Many of the people who never owned a video game system before the Wii are now much more interested in video games in general.

As for your last point, "core" gamers are certainly the last line of defense, but our very loyalty makes us dependable. Neither Nintendo, Sony, nor Microsoft ever have to worry about me, because I'm going to buy their products regardless. Unless they did something stupid like block used games :P