Can the Switch attract new gamers?

[zorg1000]

Soundwave said:

zorg1000 said:

Too many people look at things like everything is black or white with no middleground.

There are two types of games:

1. "Hardcore" gamers that play $60 shooter, sports & open world games on $300-400 consoles.

2. "Casual" gamers that play free to play games with micro transactions on their phones/tablets.

These are the only types of gamers and no type of middleground can exist that appeals to both sides or people who like neither side.

I don't think people who play COD, Madden, GTA are neccessarily "hardcore". 

They also range from casual to even kids.

I would bet money there are more 11 year olds playing GTA or COD (in secret if they have to) than Nintendo Land or Wii Sports Club or even Mario Kart the last 5 years. 

The problem that Nintendo fans don't want to wrestle with casual gamers is this reality -- yeah you can make a fun casual game. What you guys don't understand is that's not good enough. You think you can just make a fun game and people will fork over $50 + $300 for a seperate piece of hardware on top of that and everything will be rainbows and sunshine. 

The reality is you're grossly underestimated the price/value/time ratio here. Smartphone games get the job done and get the job done for free and there's only so much time "normal" people have on a daily basis to play video games when outside the house.  Unless you are pertpetual 8-year-old, things like social life/friends/work/school/love life kinda eat into any time you have outside the home. 

You guys don't understand the power of smartphone games and don't give them their due. Even Nintendo ... what's their biggest game of the last 8 years? It's Pokemon Go (which I guess is kinda theirs, even though Pokemon Company made it) not anything else. 

Smartphone is actuality is the toughest competitor Nintendo has ever faced. I would say it's not even close either. 

Yeah..........that literally has nothing to do with what I said