Carl2291 said:
http://m.uk.gamespot.com/news/more-3ds-models-would-confuse-gamers-says-nintendo-6384793 http://www.awesomegames.co.uk/why-the-nintendo-3ds-leaves-consumers-confused Just a few links, there are many more. The consumer gets confused pretty easily. |
On the whole, most consumers are pretty stupid. We sit on this site pretty enlightened but people forget over and over and over and over that the average consumer is not US and usually resembles cattle more than a consumer. If I look at Sony selling PS2's alongside PS3's for over a year and WII's alongside WIIu for god only knows how long, I see companies taking advantage of a slight profit on a console only to kill themselves down the road when people have no new games to buy for their old hardware.
I think we're going to see a much more rarified environment coming up. The days of having 2 or 3 different current gen consoles are ending. The hardware sitting in front of peoples TV's is starting to really pile up and a number of buyers are going to start to see little value in upgrading if they're happy where they are. As for new stuff, my crystal ball says that people are going to pick a product and stick with it.
Lastly, why would you risk even ONE customer being unable or unwilling to buy your old games when they got confused and bought old hardware only to find out the new stuff is out and looking much nicer. Sony talking like PS3 is going to have a 8 plus year lifetime is just stupid IMHO. They're going to rip customers right out of the teeth of their own PS4.
