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Neodegenerate on 19 July 2016
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Veknoid_Outcast said:
John2290 said:
Why is no one accept the fact that Nintendo's Image is ruined after the "Causal wii" and the Wii U which the controllr looks worse than a 50 quid tablet for childern. People see it as the kiddy option and/or casual. They have the portables are their best asset, but even that will start dying as (Which it slowly is) because of the smart phone revolution. Only Nintendo's hardcore fans and kids/parents of kids and Japanese folk will grab the NX. And if The NX fails their done with consoles. They need to forge some relationship with the other big 3 or team up with apple, Google or facebook before the NX is released as a safety cushion. Ya'll seem like ya'll would rather Nintendo to die instead of going multiplat. If I can't have you can't either

How did the "casual" Wii ruin Nintendo's image? It opened up the beauty and joy of video games for millions who were either lapsed players or brand new ones. Maybe its success offended self-described hardcore players, who are historically inflexible and parochial. And maybe that's what all this is about, in this thread and elsewhere. Some folks are so threatened and insecure about the success of a modestly-powered system with a silly motion controller that blew past the "hardcore" competition. I guess the WiiU's relative failure was celebrated as Nintendo's comeuppance for daring to disrupt the industry and invite in so many filthy casuals, kids, parents, and grandparents. I guess for some gaming is just an exclusive club full of the hardest of hardcore who wouldn't be caught dead waggling a plastic remote at a bunch of cartoon mascots.

And don't forget about not wanting touch controls and mobile gaming without a dedicated device as well.

The hardcore, as the stereotype, will be the result of any industry dying out.  I am a huge comic book and video game nerd.  Love them both dearly.  However, generally speaking, the most toxic portions of the fanbase for both are the most loyal.  In comics to do anything new to attempt to get new readers is "selling out" and "pandering" and "not worth reading" and thus doesn't sell well enough to continue.  As a result, with few exceptions, the market has shrunk annually in the past 20 years.  Video games these days are showing the same signs.  Motion controls?  For casuals, don't buy Wii or Kinect!  Mobile gaming?  For noobs!  I would never buy a mobile game!

Sad really.