The Nintendo vrs Hardcore "hate" will intensify (+ E3 analysis)

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Hawkeye said:

Bingoo said:
this could have great or bad effects though. Sure doing it this gen will make them tons of money, but by going all casual they will lose alot of gamers. I know alot of people who dislike the wii because of its casualness and have been hardcore nintendo since the begining.

If nintendo loses alot of its fans, and do not catch the casual next gen....where do they go?

 

I see your point, and agree, though I hope it doesn't happen.

We all rember that Pokemon was a huge fad that lasted about 10 years. Pokemon still survives today thanks to its huge appeal, but the card game/TV show isn't nearly as big as it used to be. Meanwhile the games sell fine thanks to it's many fans. Now, once the Wii is over and done with in another 6 years, the Wii's popularity will effectivly be over, fad or not. Wii will not surive the way Pokemon has, and it is yet to be seen whther Nintendo will get casuals to buy another system or if they will get bored with the "new, in" thing and find something else. IF they do lose their casual fans, at the rate they are going their hardcore base might only be 1/2 the size. GC has about 21M sales- At least 10M were Hardcore Nintendo fans, and I bet up to 15M were. The rest were hardcore gamers and children for the most part. If Nintendo's fanbase splinters, their next console might only sell 10-15M units, which is Sega Saturn territory. If Nintendo gets on that slippery of footing, they might not survive.

This is some of the most convoluted garbage I've ever had the misfortune of reading.  You heard it here first, folks; Nintendo's next console may sell only 10-15 million units.