http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=184083

Hardcore gamers shouldn't be "excommunicated" from Wii gaming, says Sega pres

Pigeonholing Wii as a console only for casual gamers is a mistake, says Sega president Simon Jeffery.

Speaking to Game Daily, Jeffery said there's no reason why hardcore gamers should be "excommunicated" from Wii gaming. Though after Sonic & Mario sold five million, we're not going to blame Sega for forgetting them.

"I do think going forward there is very much a place for the hardcore gamers on the Wii and there's a big opportunity for publishers to take advantage of that because we've seen the success of Resident Evil on Nintendo platforms," the Sega boss proclaimed.

"But I do also believe that a lot of Western publishers are only looking at the Wii for casual and family gaming, and I think that's a mistake - I think there's a lot more opportunity there on the Wii. The Wii isn't just about Wii Tennis and Mario & Sonic; it's about so much more."

Grasshopper's No More Heroes has racked up decent sales in the US (and is expected to do well in Europe), while Metroid Prime 3 has received the pennies of the traditional Nintendo fanbase.

But with casual games Wii Sports and Mario & Sonic making astronomical numbers on the sales sheets, is it even worth investing the time and effort on "hardcore" Wii games? Jeffery sees no reason why they should be ignored...

"The Wii as a platform has way much more to offer than [Wii Tennis and Mario & Sonic], and hardcore gamers traditionally love Nintendo as well. There's no reason why they should be excluded or excommunicated from the Nintendo world."

We wish Sega would follow it's own advice.

Andy Robinson

But Sega's done good on the Wii.

Sonic/secret rings is a million seller

M&S has shipped 5 million (Sold 4), and bested their expectations.

Wow, and this is coming from Sega? I obviously agree with this guy, but Sega isn't exactly the right one to speak here...

didnt they just say that they were going to focus on hardcore gamming for the ps3/36o and not the wii.....sega you get a big slice of

Why does that cat fail? He is sparing his cheese. He is economical. He probably earned a fortune on this picture. That cat is a freaking genious, well except that he probably says "I are a genious", but heck, we can live with that.

^he fails b/c he is suffers from Lactose Intolerance

mesoteto said: didnt they just say that they were going to focus on hardcore gamming for the ps3/36o and not the wii.....sega you get a big slice of

You didn't actually read the article did you?  Or is your comment in relation to another article?

If only they hadn't done such a half-hearted job with nights. Still, it seems like the wii sonic was in the right direction at least.

Words Of Wisdom said: mesoteto said: didnt they just say that they were going to focus on hardcore gamming for the ps3/36o and not the wii.....sega you get a big slice of You didn't actually read the article did you? Or is your comment in relation to another article?

 "He added, "This reinforces what we've firmly believed--that there is a huge opportunity on the Wii and the DS to get some breakout hits, especially exploiting our intellectual properties. We're not going to be shifting our focus any, though. We're still going to be focusing on hardcore games on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, too, and really all kinds of stuff on Wii."" i am going off this bit from an article they did about mario and sonic... here is the link, http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=19559 

 

I think some users are interpreting too much into the "... and really all kinds of stuff on Wii." quote from Sega. This quote could also mean that Sega wants to provide the Wii with hardcore and casual games. (And the PS3/X360 only with hardcore games)