curl-6 on 06 May 2013
akuseru said: They didn't lose any core? The certainly lost me. I bought a Wii on launch, and was hugely disappointed. For instance, SSBM is by far my most played game of all time. I did not even buy SSBB, because imo it was the lesser game compared to SSBM. Same story with Mario Kart, and the Zelda series (even though I actually bought Skyward Sword). Gakaxy was excellent, did not buy or like number two. Instead of investing a lot of money in Nintendo's new system, I also bought a PS3, and have a collection of about 115 games, not counting PSN/digital games, and it will only continue to grow, until I switch to PS4, which will get the same treatment. To be honest, my girl already bought a WiiU, I have played it, and even though I like the controller concept, Nintendo will never get me to spend money on their system again. Wii was such a big let down, and many of my favourite series were ruined, just because Nintendo wanted to cater to their new crowd. Zelda went from being my favourite franchise, and a must have game, to totally uninteresting this gen. I am sorry Nintendo, but to me, you failed hard. |
I represent the opposite end of the scale; for me, as a core gamer, the Wii was a return to form for Nintendo after the disappointment of the Gamecube, and I never once regretted getting it.
Overall, the numbers suggest Nintendo they gained more than they lost as far as core gamers go.