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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has outlined the company’s growth strategy, which includes attracting hardcore gamers to the Wii in the near-term.

“We have near-term, mid-term and long-term opportunities,” the exec told CNET. “The near-term opportunity is the consumer who owns a PS3 or an Xbox 360 and has been bad-mouthing Wii to their friends. We can reach that consumer with games like The Conduit or Tiger Woods with Wii MotionPlus.

We think we [can] win over the Halo audience with something like The Conduit, a multi-player, online, shooting experience, or Dead Space Extraction. And you know what? Once those people buy into Wii, they'll go buy Mario Kart or Wii Fit Plus."

Last week Fils-Aime said that the recently announced Super Mario Galaxy 2 is being designed primarily with core gamers in mind, unlike its predecessor.

The exec also told CNET about Nintendo's desire to capture mainstream consumers and those who don’t currently have an interest in gaming.

The mid-term opportunity is the more mainstream consumer who saw Wii at a friend's house but just needs a little extra incentive to get into our game. That's what Wii MotionPlus and Wii Fit Plus and new Super Mario Bros. Wii will hopefully achieve.

“And the long-term opportunity is that person who currently says, 'I don't play videogames and I have no interest in playing videogames.'"



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I don't see the Conduit selling systems. And even if it does, I doubt any buyer of the conduit as their wii seller will get Wii Fit Plus. lol.

What the hell is he talking about, really?



Its not like anybody doesn't have a Wii anyway :P

But yeah...I don't think Tiger Woods, Mario, or Ninja Gaiden: Metroid is gonna attract any Halo fans too well. TBH, I'm not sure what would attract Halo fans except Modern Warfare and, well, Halo!



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sony has failed repeatedly...i certainly doubt nintendo is going to be able to with the conduit...there isnt even any splitscreen...



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The Conduit? Yes, i'm sure Halo, Call of Duty and Killzone fans will be ecstatic when they learn they have to add each person they want to voice chat with individually to their FC list.

Even if the Conduit is as good as Halo or Call of Duty 4, Nintendo's restrictions and the lack of a unified online system mean that TC, or any shooter on the Wii for that matter, is completely missing a considerable part of what these fans already take for granted. Yes, the Wii is immensely successful, but Nintendo hasn't created a good online system needed for these games.

Just more PR talk.



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No, Reggie.



It's easier to attract Halo fans with Wii Fit that The Conduit. Halo fans own X360, console full of generic and dull shooters. Why would they buy a console to play another? I would never buy the Wii for The Conduit. I have it, so I'll enjoy it for sure.



     

 

well, if they wanted more hardcore they would add a more open "friend system" like Ps3 or at least make a "friend code channel" that would help

also, adding online to metroid games would double their sales in my opinion



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wow...this is the first fail comment by reggie..wow



MrBubbles said:
sony has failed repeatedly...i certainly doubt nintendo is going to be able to with the conduit...there isnt even any splitscreen...

Does killzone 2 have it?



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