| naruball said: I'm basing this entirely on my non hardcore gamer friends. They are aware of its existence as much as they were of the vitas. What kind of outlets are you refering to? Care to be a bit more specific? I guess sales will tell us if this strategy is working. I don't think it is. I mean, sure I am aware of it and see it mentioned all the time but it hasn't made me want it any more than I did 2 years ago. Exposure is not enough. What Ninty needs is to offer something PC/ps4/xb1 can't offer. Something like the wii motion controls or even the fusion idea, if it turns out to be good. Because simply media outlets mentioning it means very little in terms of sales, in my opinion. Also, as a Ninty fan, you're more likely to notice any articles that mention NX, while most people would simply not bother reading them at all. I don't think the hype is real. You're free to feel differently, but I, personally, will wait to see how it sells to tell if this strategy is working or not. @bolded. Britney Spears is still one of the most searched and talked about celebrities. There are countless articles about her every day. Her sales? Pretty terrible since 2010. Just because hardcore fans look her up a lot and the media are still obsessed with her doesn't mean people buy her songs. So, no I wouldn't count that as proof or anything other than a number of people being interested in NX. |
Again just type NX in google and you'll find sites from IGN, Eurogamer to even tech sites talking about NX leaks, even a national News outlet here in UK called Metro reported yesterday's leak, your Britney Spears analogy is null and void in the case as you were going on about it not reaching outside of VG now you admit even your non hardcore friends are aware of NX and it's not even been unveiled yet, non hardcores weren't aware of the Wii U when it's leaks were happening and before it released.
PS4 doesn't really offer anything X1 can't but it's exposure and marketing is what propelled it early on, Wii U's problem for the first year and a half was that no one knew about it, they even referenced this in a comic sketch at the game awards with the "Why didn't they tell anyone" part. The's no point offering something different if the is little exposure and tbh right now exposure is more important to gather attention for the unveiling.
