Conina said:
There are different degrees of competition. The PS2 had competition, but it was weaker. The Wii had strong competition, but they compensated that by adding an additional target audience: the casual gamers. The WiiU has a very strong competition: not only the PS4 and XBO, but also the well supported PS3 and 360. |
The whole "aimed at casuals" argument is pretty pointless honestly because every console that has ever sold tons of units was "aimed at casuals. NES (Duck Hunt) / Game Boy (Tetris) / PS2 (DVD Player) / DS (Sudoku/Clubhouse Games/Brain Age) / 360 (Kinect) / Wii (motion controls). Its why I think that Xbone/ PS4 are going to struggle big time once the a launch period is over, because they offer nothing to the casual consumer that they dont already have. The apps and new video streaming features are nice, but lets be real, your average person has no use for that. As a gamer, PS4 looks like an awesome console, but it really reminds me of the Gamecube, in the sense that its going to be a graphic powerhouse, at a decent price, with great games, but casuals will pass it over. I still think PS4 moves about 55 million but the casual market is massive and I don't see why they will want it, expecially considering how amazing the new Mario Kart looks, which between that and Wii Sports are casuals favorite games.
