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Soundwave on 06 January 2016
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zorg1000 said:
Mummelmann said:
zorg1000 said:
RolStoppable said:
Nintendo isn't going to raise a wall between casual and hardcore gaming.

 

I think it is more likely that they will try to bridge the gap and make games designed to appeal to both sides.

 

That's basically what they attempted with the Wii U and its hardware design though; it didn't work out so well. I think it's a fairly bad idea to chase both markets in one product or setup. If the NX is indeed two consoles in one, they would be better off tailoring each unit to specific demographics and markets. The "one size fits all" marketing ploy is something only John Lucas sees as possible and it has never succeeded, not hugely at any rate.
Look at the iPhone, for instance, massively popular with more casual consumers but almost universally shunned by tech fanatics, Volkswagen Golf sells million to more casual drivers while it doesn't really appeal to those who want more excitement in their cars.
You can modify both the iPhone and Golf by offering a range of models with different specs, made so to appeal to customers with different preferences, but the products at their core, and their basic appeal, will still apply mostly to one specific overall group in the vast majority of cases.

If you chase two rabbits, you'll lose them both. This is exactly what happened with the Wii U and it could be seen coming from a mile off. Let's hope they don't repeat their mistakes and aim properly this time instead of attemting mass appeal and hardcore appeal all at once with one product.

 

When I say attract both sides I'm not talking about what Wii U did which was, "hey we have casual games like Wii Sports/Fit/Party & hardcore games like Call of Duty/Assassin's Creed", I mean designing games that can appeal to "casual" & "hardcore" audiences or what is referred to as "casual-core". Games like Mario Kart, Smash Bros and the recent Splatoon fit this bill. I would say they should continue to push this type of game style that is simple & light-hearted enough for casual gamers while also having the depth & competitiveness that appeals to hardcore gamers that are fun to play with a group of friends/family members or online.

Mario Kart, Splatoon, and Smash Brothers aren't really "casual" games though. They are as complex as COD or Assassin's Creed in many aspects, they just have a friendlier presentation thanks to mascot characters and a some what easier learning curve. 

But if you can play Splatoon ... you can play COD. If you can play Smash Brothers well you can probably play Assassin's Creed without much fuss. You have to be skilled as a gamer to really be able to play those games to any level of success, that isn't the case with something like Wii Sports. 

I think Nintendo should make more multiplayer games period, why they haven't is beyond me because it was already evident with the monster success of GoldenEye in 1997 that they were on to something big. And ignoring the internet/online gaming was stupid too as Splatoon has proven. They should have been more proactive in this style of gaming for a long time.  

GoldenEye "saved" the N64 and basically sold the damn thing for months upon months where there was nothing to play and it sold the system even to non-Nintendo fans.