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S.T.A.G.E. on 26 October 2013
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zorg1000 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
curl-6 said:
HikenNoAce said:

4- For good reason - the Wii sold fastest to casuals and not gamers. And that is why third party games sold poorly on it. It was a fad that did not last as long as the generation.

Incorrect. 

The Wii lasted 6 years. That is a normal, healthy console lifespan. A fad would have been two or three years.


The Wii's success lasted hyped success lasted four years (2006-2010). Once the Kinect came out the casual hype moved over to MS for two years (2010-2012). 

Id say more like 5 years, I know 2011 wasnt an amazing year for Wii but it sold 11.5m that year compared to 13.8m for 360 and 14.7m for PS3. Far from being dead at that point and selling comparably to the competition.


Nintendo reported their first profit loss the year after the Kinect came out. Its a fact that the casuals had somethng to do with it. We knew it was a downward spiral from that point on. Sometimes I wonder how long the Wii hype would've lasted if the Kinect wasn't such a casual success.