| HoloDust said: Thank you for your thorough answer - I was also trying to dig up some statistics about HDTV adoption rates, but they seem to be very hard to find, though in the process I have learned much about HDTV buying habits and manufacturers in China (I've also learned that when it comes to 4K TV sets adoption, China is number 1 in the world). The reason I was wondering about HDTV household penetration was that I've found interesting article from early 2013 that states that from estimated 350-360 million TV sets in US, according to some market analysts, up to 55% are still old CRTs...which is quite a lot, so I was guessing that could be the case with China too. As I said in previous post, not sure that most of Wii audience cares for its low 480p resolution, but while CRTs are pretty forgiving, it can look quite ugly on HDTVs (unless they have some very good upscalers, like some projectors do). On the side note, I'm really curious if Wii knockoffs, like JungleTac's Sport Vii, had any success in China, and how much marketing there was for them. |
Yeah I think so, I haven't been able to find anything useful as well. But my guess once again, and I think it's safe to say, that if it's 55% in the USA it should be more in China, perhaps 75%. There are at least 1 billion people in China that I would describe as poor, that could not buy a new TV. And then another billion that I would also describe as poor but could buy a TV if they saved up some money perhaps. And then the last billion could and probably have a new-ish TV in their home.
I don't think that resolution would mean too much, even in 2015 here in China, or in other developing countries. Even when Wii was released the graphics was really outdated, but 100 million "western" people didn't seem to care too much. The Wii sold because of the Wii-mote. And most of China is behind the western countries when it comes to development, so even the Wii would be nice for most people here. People in HK, Beijing, Shanghai would of course want to get their hands on X1, PS4 or Wii U instead if they could and had the money.
Haha, I had actually never heard of the Vii before. But it seems from some quick searches that it was indeed marketed and sold as a true system. Quite different from the rest of the rip-offs that one can see. Not sure how well it have done though, seems to have sold a bit at least since they released a second system later and expanded to Japan, but I don't think I know more than you on this subject. Most sources I find about it is in English actually. Forums, blogs and some tech websites. "Chintendo" and what-not came up as suggestions. :)
