Good article.
What is funny is that lack of early third-party support for core gamers is creating a blue ocean opportunity for publisher ( even of small, medium size ) to fill that void.
Red Steel sold because had hype and a good marketing campaign and didn't have virtually competition.
But this situation for various genre in Wii library exist even today.
Sure Wii userbase is more diversified than PS3's or 360's one but its fast growth include core gamers.
I mean SSBB sold so much in USA last months that surely isn't only purchased by Nintendo fans from GC era ...
EDIT: Disruption will aim for higher tiers !
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