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Ljink96 on 19 July 2016
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IamAwsome said:
Ljink96 said:
Casuals... it's fine to court them Nintendo but why not court casuals and hardcore? I'm scared because Ubisoft keeps saying casual, but I'm somewhat at ease because Zelda BotW is a launch title. However, I assume that Nintendo is no longer trying to appeal to 3rd parties who are pushing for power. They're hoping that their console's "idea" is enough to make 3rd parties want to develop on their console. But I just don't see that happening anymore.

The casual market has moved, Pokemon Go cements that even further. They've got a phone that does everything they want without buying a $400 dollar console. Those Wii players are going to be harder to win back because during the Wii's generation, there was no "smartphone" like we know it. Things have changed Nintendo, and I hope NX will at least acknowledge that.

They tried attracting both audiences with the Wii U and 3DS. The hardcore didn't bite. And FWIW the Wii had ample hardcore games early on. The entire industry bet against Nintendo so after 2007 there wasn't much even though there was an audience.

Eh, Wii U and 3DS are more core consoles than the Wii and DS were. The difference now is, casuals that bought the Wii and DS didn't bite on Wii U and 3DS because they have smartphones. So it's gonng go down 1 of 4 ways:

1.) NX is going to be a console just for Nintendo fans and experience Wii U levels of success.

2.) NX is going to be a console for core gamers and experience moderate success.

3.) NX will attempt to recapture the casual audience, which no longer has their eyes on dedicated gaming hardware and fall flat on its face.

4.) NX will be a innovation that casuals, hard core, and Nintendo's fans can't miss out on.

As big as a Nintendo fan as I am, I think option 3 is most likely... if NX is a casual machine.