leo-j said:
Because casual gamers cant play mario( a hardcore game) sure. Causal gamers play games, just not as much as we do thats the difference. |
Casuals go for a console that has many casual/non-gamer type games on them, and doesn't come with a hefty price. The Wii filled this description with it's relatively low price (though not cheap in any sense) and fun simply games like WiiSports. Now, casuals can go play games like Mario (which isn't a completely hardcore game anyway), but like you said, they don't play games as often as we do, so they are unlikely to go for another console when they can't play games on their first console all the time already. That's why it's so important to grab the casuals, because they are very unlikely to own more than one console.
It's interesting that the PS3 is just doing so well in Others, with nearly 50% of it's userbase in that region. It's also interesting that the 360 is the exact opposite in a way, with more than 50% of it's userbase in NA. The Wii is pretty diverse, around 45% of it's userbase in NA, 35% in Others, and 20% in Japan. These are rough estimates. It's good that each console has it's own strengths. Mario Kart next week should add a lot of interesting discussions, not to mention GTA4 the week after that (or in 2 weeks..?).
