R.I.P F-ZERO

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S.T.A.G.E. said:

zorg1000 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

MDMAlliance said:

You misuse the word "gimmick."

c : a trick or device used to attract business or attention

That describes the Wii...just omit the trick part.

Doesnt that actually describe anything sold to consumers?

Well... a gimmick tends to be a short lived trend or fad created with the sole purpose of luring a greater market of people, generally who impulse buy. The Wii was made to lure people who dont game. It was created to simplify the process so they are no longer alienated from enjoying games. Sales show it really didnt matter, except for the Wii Fit, Wii Sports and stuff like that. Moms everywhere were going Gaga for Wii fit until Microsoft launched the Kinect. Gimmicks have no practical use in the long run. It gave the Wii a good four years before the casuals went to the next trend. Nintendo tried to ride the tablet craze and that failed because theres no multipurpose use in buying a Wii U tablet. Smart Glass is a gimmick itself as far as gaming is concerned, but it will be accessible to more people than the Wii U is.

You're wrong if you think the demand for motion-games (and that was the new gameplay idea behind the Wiimote) are gone. The new gamers brought in by that gameplay-option are still keep playing, as you can see in the sales of JD4. But Nintendo suddenly decided to abandon these gamers in favor of the customers of PS360 - that they try to persuade with the WiiU - unsuccessful naturally. Maybe the One with Kinect will capture thiis group, but that really depends on the games offered.