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 "We need to see if our new approaches will grab the customer's hearts, if they will keep on playing our games," he concedes.

I like this CEO.  Rarely do we see CEO's this honest to the public.  And clearly, he's well aware of the ever-changing market.  Gives me faith to keep holding onto their stock.

There's essentially nothing since Wii Sports on the Wii, and I've been very disappointed in that.  Wii Fit is the next one, and I would presume a lot more casual Wii/Mii stuff is coming in 2008, currently all being developed in secret.  Remember when earlier this year they said they're shifting resources from DS development to Wii development?  2008 could really be the Year of the Mii.  Trust in Iwata!  

ps. WiiWare is perfect for Mii titles... small size, minimal complexity, easy to play, skips distribution and retailer markup costs and pass on the savings to cost-conscious casual Wii players.  so perfect for the Wii!

I'm hoping you're referring to first party casual titles, because, otherwise, wow. Oh, and even in the casual realm we've gotten Wii Play.

I think he's referring to games that define the different approach, like Wii Sports and Wii Fit and Brain Training and Nintendogs. You know, the games everybody on this board hates with a passion (I don't).

yeah, first party casual titles. in particular, titles with Mii's in them.

so far, other than wii sports, there's only WarioWare, Wii Play, BBA.

Warioware isn't that casual, Wii Play is really a Wiimote add-on, and BBA appears as a test to the casual market, priced at $50.

Just because games are casual or Mii-oriented doesn't mean they don't need to be quality--Wii Play isn't exactly quality.

Not everybody... I do enjoy simple quick casual games sometimes... When I need to rest my brain and play with friends and familly! ^_^

there aren't nearly enough casual games... thankfully, from how nintendo is positioning themselves, 2008 is gonna be the year where we get to see lots of quality 1st party casual wii/mii-centric titles.

they never thought wii sports alone would propel the wii to the stratosphere.

Right now, Nintendo's fighting a two-fronts-war:
1) They need to underline their commitment to "casual" gaming, because the new breed of gamers want to see that Nintendo is serious about supporting them.
2) At the same time, they have to show the traditional Nintendo followers that they need not worry, that Nintendo won't water down the deep gameplay they're known for.

Difficult task... VGChartz and other gaming sites are a very good example for traditional gamers overreacting; whenever a more accessible way of gaming is announced, the hate is pouring down in torrents.

I'd say that 1) proved to be quite a shock, so we're now in a state of 2) - becalming loyal gamers. Wii Fit is on the horizon, there'll be a healthy mix of both from '08 on.

It depends upon how you define casual. It's completely accesible the first time you play. I know this because I've had people over at my house who've never really played video games before playing it and not having any trouble. At the same time, it's got an awesome style and a really different approach to mini games that any gamer can appreciate. IMO, a game doesn't have to be aimed solely at the casual market for it to be casual-accesible. Wii Sports is a great example because gamers and casuals alike can enjoy it.

i say warioware isn't that casual because from none of the people who bought wii as their very first console found warioware to be enjoyable (and it comes to... about 20 people). most found it completely pointless and actually too hard, and a couple who borrowed it got stuck on some levels that they couldn't beat the "boss". personally it's my most enjoyable experience of all video games i have ever played, but not for anybody that i know of.

warioware is still casual in the sense it's accessible, but it's not "that" casual. the campaign, which you have to finish to unlock to multiplayer modes, is far from casual. you need to be pretty dedicated to put in the time just to unlock that mode, which is utterly ridiculous.

EDIT: example of a boss they can't beat: the light sabre boss.  "it's so hard!  i always end up dying."  and of course, they stopped playing the game, period.