Switch's Gimmick Doesn't Target The Casual Gamer

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kitler53 said:

irstupid said:

I mostly consider a casual gamer as someone who gets their gaming knowledge from TV's commercials or seeing a friends system/game and going "oh, that's neat. What's that?"

People online bitching about FPS, graphics, power, price, ect are not casual. And I'm sure if you were to ask a mod or owner of this site how many people are this site, it is but a fraction of a fraction of the total gamers out there.

"Core" gamers are the minority.

Will Switch's gimmick (people love to label Nintendo things condesendinly gimmicks don't they?) attract casuals? Very likely initially at least. All it takes is someone to see another on a bus/train/lobby or somewhere playing Mario Kart, Zelda, Skyrim or something on their Switch for the other person playing Clash of Clans to be intrigued/jealous and want that.

The Wii sold gangbusters on that word of mouth/try it out, ect. People had a blast playing Wii sports at a firends and so got it. I'm guessing the initial draw of the Tablet playing great games portable will attract many. It all depends on how long that lasts. Nintendo needs ot keep games pumping out that are fun to keep the tablets in the wild for others to see and want them.

So this is my message to all Nintendo people who want the system to "win". PLAY IN PUBLIC. Don't be ashamed of playing a Nintendo game in public. Be loud and proud with your system. People seeing you playing is free advertising for Nintendo. Now when those "region free" Waifu games come out, then maybe stay hidden again.

the wii sold like gangbusters by selling to a certain kind of casual.  the kind of casual that never played on a 3D gen console before (n64, ps1, ps2, xbox).  people that found consoles to be intimidating but found the wiimote to be inviting.  

i still remember that time i was at the store and the sales guy was trying to sell a older lady on a sonic game to which she said,.. "oh i dunno.  running and jumping.  i don't think i'm ready for that."

 

use whatever label you want to describe the audience that made wii successful.  that label of people aren't going to be attracted to the switch.

And I do not consider grandmas and soccer moms or whatever other group you want ot lump into that as casuals. They non gamers that were lured by some neat toy.

I'm talking about the millions of casual gamers who own a PS3/4 or 360/One. There are millions of them. Majority of every userbase is casuals. THis has nothign to do with soccer moms or grandmas.