celine on 08 April 2008
| Kyros said: "upmarket gamers are screaming at Nintendo for ‘destroying’ gaming" There is no such thing as "upmarket" or "downmarket" in gaming. In contrast to Honda, Microsoft or Nintendo only provide the platform. The content is delivered by software developers. (Of course there are first-party devs but this is a different matter). So under the assumption that the Xbox motion control was competitive to the Wii one and lawful there would be two gaming platforms. The Wii and the 360 with the same capabilities and much more. And the price would be almost the same. Adding motion controls doesn't make the 360 "downmarket". I think this is a clear example for taking an analogy where it doesn't fit. |
Before answer it's better to read all the article and "Birdmen" too. I know that they are 2 very long articles ( however they are interesting ) but there the author explains what he means by "upmarket" and "downmarket" ( actually there are different tiers ... ).
Plus read my sign, the business strategy of a platform will heavily influence the destiny of a system.
“In the entertainment business, there are only heaven and hell, and nothing in between and as soon as our customers bore of our products, we will crash.” Hiroshi Yamauchi
TAG: Like a Yamauchi pimp slap delivered by Il Maelstrom; serving it up with style.
