Why we really have no clue which console will win this gen.

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ryuzaki57 said:

osed125 said:

A "casual gamer" mother who plays 10 hours of Candy Crush a day is no different than a 25 years "hardcore gamer" who plays 10 hours of CoD a day.

There's a big difference actually : the Candy Crush mom doesn't need consoles (hence WIiU's problem). And in average, casual gamers play less than hardcore gamers, so they invest less in gaming.

I'm pretty sure soccer moms have spent more money on extra lives and power ups in Candy Crush than many "hardcore gamers" in a CoD game plus its DLCs. 

Regardless, a "casual gamer" had to buy (at some point in his/her life) a PC, tablet or a phone in order to play Candy Crush, which was probably more expensive than a gaming console; so again, it all comes down to marketing, Mario Kart already has the brand power, now what remains is how Nintendo markets the game and make people want it. 

So I ask you, why did people bought a 3DS to play Mario Kart 7 (almost 10 million units sold and rising) when they could play Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart DS? is the same basically.