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carlos710 on 30 July 2008

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somebody should just lock this thread...

is sad to see a financial report turned into another "i hate Nintendo and their casual games" thread



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NJ5 on 30 July 2008

@Pristine20: I'm hoping this will be one of the last posts on this subject, so I'll just give you this link for you to enjoy:

Wii games for 2009 - http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=34940



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Pristine20 on 30 July 2008
NJ5 said:
@Pristine20: Well, for one thing, your generalization has the assumption that Nintendo is ignoring the hardcore. Mostly, you seem to have based this on their E3 presentation.

 

 companies show what they have in store for the near future at E3. Are you actually blaming me for making that assumption?

Also, EA's CEO sudden recognition of the wii as the market leader after the current turn of events speaks volumes. There's no denying that pandering to casuals is where the money is at this point in the gen. If you don't believe it, just look at nintendo's q1. Look forward to seeing more of it.



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"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

NJ5 on 30 July 2008

@Pristine20: So now it's about the "near future"? I thought we were talking about long-term market trends. Go see the thread about 2009 wii games (not many yet announced, which is understandable, but still valuable information).

I'm starting to agree with Zucas, your Jedi debating skills are very unpolished yet.



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Pristine20 on 30 July 2008
NJ5 said:
@Pristine20: I'm hoping this will be one of the last posts on this subject, so I'll just give you this link for you to enjoy:

Wii games for 2009 - http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=34940

 I still think the casual:hardcore title ratio is going to heavily favor the casual side but we'll see.

 



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

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Kenology on 30 July 2008

This thread = seriously derailed!



Pristine20 on 30 July 2008
NJ5 said:
@Pristine20: So now it's about the "near future"? I thought we were talking about long-term market trends. Go see the thread about 2009 wii games (not many yet announced, which is understandable, but still valuable information).

I'm starting to agree with Zucas, your Jedi debating skills are very unpolished yet.

 

 I stated "near future" as what E3 represents and I personally think it covers 2009 as well.



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

NJ5 on 30 July 2008
Kenology said:
This thread = seriously derailed!

In a way, I agree. On the other hand, there is a real link between profits and long-term evolution of the market, so it's not that bad.

 



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NJ5 on 30 July 2008
Pristine20 said:
NJ5 said:
@Pristine20: So now it's about the "near future"? I thought we were talking about long-term market trends. Go see the thread about 2009 wii games (not many yet announced, which is understandable, but still valuable information).

I'm starting to agree with Zucas, your Jedi debating skills are very unpolished yet.

 

 I stated "near future" as what E3 represents and I personally think it covers 2009 as well.

That just goes to show that you ignore important aspects of Nintendo's new strategy. They have clearly stated that they will rarely hype titles which are far from being released. I'm starting to have 2007 flashbacks here.

 



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steven787 on 30 July 2008

Genres that tend to be unoriginal.

JRPG
Action
FPS
Platform
Party
Music
oh, all of them.

You know why? Because people like knowing what they are getting into. THat is why in VG's sequels do better first week than originals a lot of time (many do better lifetime).

"Hardcore Gamers" (on the web, not real gamers) are the worst. If it's not brown with alien cyborg zombies for 360, brown with japanese themes for PS3, or a famous Nintendo IP for Wii than the "Hardcore" whine and whine until there mommies tell them it's time to get off the internet.

My example: Pikmin 1. When it was first announced, hardcore bitched and moaned. Today they are begging for a sequel.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.