| Dallinor said: I just don't see the demographic who purchase Pro Evolution Soccer being as interested in the Wii as say the PS3 or 360. There are also a few disadvantages to the Wii. 1. It doesn't support 4 players. (The importance of this cannot be overstated.) 2. It has a new control scheme. To the semi casuals who have played football games for the past 10 years on a dualshock controller or the past 6 years on a Xbox controller, are better reviews really going to be enough to entice them to change platform? A large section of the Pro Evolution fanbase have already purchased a next gen console, at this late stage it's my belief that the Wii can only hope to rope in gamers still using their PS2. 3. If internet forums are anything to go by, Graphics do seem to be an issue for football gamers. In my personal experience as a European, I could definetly see Pro Evo sales for the Wii increasing (PS2 gamers upgrade to a Wii, people watching reviews closely change platform for the next installment) but as for it becoming the standard console for football gaming? Not a chance. |
PES 6 sold well over 3 million on PS2 AND 1 million on 360
PES 08 sold well over 2 million on PS2 AND 1 million on PS3 AND 1 million on 360
Looks to me like 2 million PS2 owners still have to make the switch. This is without taking into account that a lot of people buy "only" 1 or 2 PES games per console, so the real number is a lot higher.
PES fans are not graphic minded. FIFA was always the better looking footie game.
I can't tell you how many hours I've played football games in my student house, but it's a lot. I can also tell you that everyone would have loved to be able to better control deep passes and other players. These are the "gamers" I'm talking about.
Don't forget that the Wii hype is enormous. "Normal" people, that aren't on game forums do love stuff like Wii sports, because everyone loves it. But of course the most important thing is a good football game.
