^^^^ Get used to it. I dunno about you but last time I read, the Wii was a dedicated GAME console. Maybe you feel that because the other machines try to be the ultimate PC console or Blu-Ray player, that they shouldn’t compare with a game console, eh? Well, nobody buys a GAME console to watch movies, dude. Or to download porn. So maybe you’re right. The Wii should not be compared to those glorified PC’s.
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“The Wii is aimed at an entirely different gaming demographic, and the games released on it demonstrate this fact. Hardcore gamers are not likely to be captivated by the graphics and gameplay of the Wii.”
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^^^^ Bull shit. The Wii is the console of choice of both core and casual gamers. The same crowd that made the PS2 and PS1 huge a few generations back. If you haven’t figured it out, both the PS1 and PS2 catered to more than core gamers. And that’s why they could sell beyond the 100 million mark each. Because the MAJORITY of the user base was casual. What? Don’t believe it? Name me a SINGLE (1 game, not a series or franchise) HARDCORE GAME that sold 100 million units that was released either on the PS1 or PS2… can’t do it, right? How about a SINGLE HARDCORE GAME that sold HALF that amount… no?… how about a single hardcore game that sold 25 million units… still no luck, eh? You wanna know why such a game doesn’t exist? Because the core gamer demographic has always been a minority on every SUCCESSFUL game console (noticed that I sad successful). Fact is, no game console of recent generations (from PS1 to recent times) made it to #1 only by catering to the core demographic. Sony was in fact the first company to BRANCH out of the stale user base that both SEGA and Nintendo catered to back in the NES, SNES, Genesis days. Sony knew that in order to make it big, they needed to branch out and bring in new gamers into the fold. And they managed to do that with both the PS1 and PS2. Like I said, no modern console has made it to #1 without casuals. And both the PS3 and Xbox 360 are proof that a console cannot go mainstream by catering to 400 pound nerds that only play FPS or racing games. They need casuals. And that’s why in mid-2008, both Sony and MS are catering to CASUALS. In the case of Sony, it’s ironic that in 2006 they were so arrogant. They believe that they were big and untouchable, that they could actually release the PS3, push aside the casual user base that THEY CREATED with the PS1/PS2 and cater exclusively to core gamers and still make it big. HUGE MISTAKE. And that’s why the are trying desperately to cater to casuals. While some IDIOTS bloggers are still blabbing about how the casual craze started with the Wii… ignoring that Sony was the one that started it all. Fools.