Reggie Defends Motion Controls in Youtube Video

[Aeolus451]

curl-6 said:

Aeolus451 said:

So in other words, Argumentum ad populum would have us believe that the wii was a great console. /s

The popularity of something just means it was popular or well liked but with products, that's all that matters. Popularity typically translates directly into sales for the one who made the product or who owns it. Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey sold well. To the fans of the books, they're great but greatness is entirely subject and a moot point. 

"Motion controls are bad because they're not the popular method today" is argumentum ad populum, and argumentum ad populum is a logical fallacy.

In a business sense, "motion controls are bad because they're not the popular method today" is true. Not many people are interested in it. We're not talking about what's right and wrong but about the features of products. Popularity is king. 

If you owned a candy store and hardly anyone buys the licorice candy, are you gonna order a bunch of licorice candy each month? No. Is it gonna be featured in your advertising? No. You're gonna order the more popular candies to sell if you want to make any money. Licorice is a bad product to a business because it sells like crap. 

On the polar opposite of argumentum ad populum, the lack of popularity in something doesn't make it good or true.  In other words, the lack of popularity of motion controls doesn't make it good either.