ps4tw said:
Actually, point #2 proves that the Wii was a hit with casual gamers as several core IPs had an incredibly low percentage uptake on the Wii. Of course, if you want to pretend the Wii wasn't a hit with casual gamers (even Iwata acknowledged this fact), feel free to rewrite history #alternativefacts |
The whole hardcore/casual thing is little more than bs marketing terms made up by the industry to dsicredit Wii's success and to separate gamers into demographics in a shallow attempt to analyze sales. The only thing that matters is gamers/consumers vs non gamers/consumers. Sure, Wii did well with the "casual" market, but plenty of core and lapsed gamers also liked the console. People bought the thing. Whether "casual" or not, their money is as good as anyone elses.
The big question is will Switch attract more gamers? Jury is out, though I think it will. You have games like 1,2 Switch and Arms for the mass market, Bomberman and Tetris for the lapsed gamer, and Xenoblade, Mario, and Zelda for the core Nintendo gamer. You also have the appeal of the convenience of being a handheld, which could bring in a bigger audience.
Wii U mainly just appealed to the hardcore Nintendo fans. It was a Gamecube disguised as a Wii, with a crappy controller to boot and an overall weak library. I don't see any of these traits with the Switch.
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