| Leynos said: The line is a bit outdated but Nintendo said selling the Wii to non gamers was like trying to sell makeup to men. Those non gamers are not buying the Wii at $400. Not to mention Wii's look and size was a selling point for them as well. |
Those non-gamers spent hundreds of dollars on plastic equipment for Guitar Hero and Rock Band, bought enough Kinects for the 360 to make MS think that forcing it in the box for the next console was a great idea, and spend hundreds/thousands on new phones, tablets and watches every year.
But a generation prior, they wouldn't touch the GameCube with a 10-foot pole even though it was consistently $100 cheaper than the competition and had the same first party support the Wii got, minus Zelda at launch and a certain other launch game in the box.
If a product is appealing enough for people to really want it, they're going to go get it.
