padib said:
| S.T.A.G.E. said:
The question I pose here is how did Nintendo exponentially grow from a 20-30 million range selling console to 100 million without strong third party and inferior hardware without luring the mass of exisiting core consumers regardless of which flag they game under. What most people (including myself) have come to the conclusion of is that Nintendo created a new market. I, myself, call them "non-gamers" because before this they had either a passing interest or no interest in gaming at all. The Wii U and Wii Sports was a passing fun event that even myself and my friends enjoyed in the living room. Even with all the money the PS2 made, the PS2's end of generation numbers matches up between the 360 and PS3. We know where those gamers went. When the Wii came out the whole marketshare expanded having about 70+ Million consoles extra in the market for Nintendo which they never had appear out of nowhere. If those 70+ million that Nintendo gained does not reappear we must conclude all eventually come to some conclusion. To be peaceful that would take a waiting game. The most obvious of answers will anger even the most hardcore of fans and I've seen it (LOL Trust me, bro). It's not like we don't want Nintendo to do well. Most are expecting the market to shrink because of Nintendos marketshare. The question is what do you think? I still haven't heard what you believe.
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I see where you're coming from, it's not completely far fetched.
What I believe personally is that the new flock of people buying Nintendo home consoles is a mixed bag. It's not simply people who were in for a one-night stand, but some of them and then some who actually liked the new type of content Nintendo had to offer and will be back if software, price and marketing are right. At the moment, all 3 fail hence why I believe the U is struggling. That's why I think your theory has some basis in reality, but it is not the main cause of Nintendo's sales challenge right now. That other market that likes Nintendo content, the market that you're not seeing, they are just not buying right now because Nintendo is not delivering. The reason I strongly believe they exist is because people are committedly buying Nintendo's portables, and it's likely because they like what they are being offered.
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Nintendos core market will buy Wii U's in due time. Problem is after the third parties left that stable market is around 20-30 million Lifetime.
