| Sky Render said: The more things change, the more they stay the same... And I'd say this thread is proof enough of the fact. Technology only matters to those who care about it. Most of us are quite happy with any old game system as long as the games are fun. Debating which system is best on technological merits is missing the big picture entirely. Just as only the technophiles in the late 1980s cared about how good the Atari and Amiga computers were compared to each other while the NES cleaned their clocks, so too do the technophiles in the late 2000s alone care about PS3 vs. 360 specs, while the Wii consumes the market whole. |
The Nintendo userbase up to at least the GameCube was dominated by small kids (source: Nintendo market research paper)
Buying a console for a kid, you mostly want it to be cheap, fun and cute.
Not gory like Alien Breed: Tower Assault
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B3dkPTcSWYg
Cute games like Superfrog:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5GQqdGzaARY
or Mr Nutz:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z8QAf-YYL5k
Much like many want an oridinary toy to be. However people do care about technology, gamers en masse upgraded their PCs to be able to play games like Doom, Quake, Half-Life 1 & 2, although the fierce PC upgrade trends seems to be over with better specced games on consoles (like the case for me), often a lot more time & effort has been put into developing console games.
The Wii will not consume the whole market, hopefully it mainly draws many new people towards the joys of gaming.
