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Frodaddyg on 18 April 2008

They're apparently going to hold off on telling us who won the Premium gamer, the Elite gamer, and the Arcade gamer.

(Sorry, I like my 360 but I had to do it.) 



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RPGJock on 18 April 2008
mrstickball said:

And then the PS3 seems to specialize in "niche" games such as your old Niche PS2-only games that were/are Japanese-heavy (atleast in the West).


 I had to stop and "well actually" you right there.  I think the problem with the poor sells in Japan is because Sony completely left out the Japanese market.  I mean there are maybe 10 games that Sony's "core" audience are even playing and the rest are Western games that they can give two fish about. 

I think Sony saw Xbox as the threat in the West and went after them and completely and fatally forgot about Nintendo at home.  They are paying for that mistake now and probably for years to come.

 Good gosh man, they don't even have a "true" PS3 JRPG game on the market yet and they let Monster Hunter 3 get away.  Talk about dropping the darn ball.



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mrkk on 18 April 2008

The current definition of "core" gamer is so dumb it makes my brain hurt.



cwbys21 on 18 April 2008
mrkk said:
The current definition of "core" gamer is so dumb it makes my brain hurt.

 All these people trying to lump gamers into certain categories makes my head hurt.  Stupid PR people spewing out nothing but BS from all three companies.



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ssj12 on 18 April 2008

their grip on core gamers in the US is very loose.



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jheco05 on 18 April 2008

I agree. MS won American core gamers for now.



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selnor on 18 April 2008
mrstickball said:
Well, you have to define what a core gamer is, plays, and does.

The X360 by some standards, has the core gamer - the average joe-blow shootemup American loves the 360. Look at what sells on the 360 - core games such as shooters, racers, and sports games which are a big portion of the American market.

Whereas the Wii has the more casual base, since it sells mostly Nintendo-based IPs, and Casual games.

And then the PS3 seems to specialize in "niche" games such as your old Niche PS2-only games that were/are Japanese-heavy (atleast in the West).

So yes, the 360 has the biggest core product of the American gamer - look at who sells more sports, shooters, and racing games. It's the 360 in the US.

Outside of the US, the 360 caters more toward the cultural "hardcore" in Japan (JRPGs, and whatever Tecmo makes, and Western games). And in Europe, I'd say they have the "core" audience, but less than the PS3 does, while the Wii also seems to be taking the Core market by storm.
I disagree. The 360 has far more PS2 orientated games than PS3 at the mo. Just look at the current game list. 

 



Bobbuffalo on 18 April 2008
mrkk said:
The current definition of "core" gamer is so dumb it makes my brain hurt.

XD yeah...both core and casuals are very dumb definitions actually



Bobbuffalo on 18 April 2008
swyggi said:
MS better not count their eggs before they hatch. Sadly it seems like they have already done that. There are still over a dozen titles the 360 will have to survive against the PS3.

I agree. That only makes them looks scared and incongruent.



Million on 18 April 2008

How could MS have "won" the core gamer when they are activley competing against Sony in america , The PS3 has it's biggest line-up since launch this year , blu-ray defeated HD-DVD and is increasing momentum.

MS is far from "winning" anything right now , completley dead in Japan , lossing in europe.