Wii Sales Fall in Japan
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This certainly isn't the end of the world for the Wii. Like it's been said, the logical explanation is that just about everyone has one.
But a lot of folks I know bought Wiis, and they are now gathering dust in favor of playing PS3 or XBox games. Why? I'd have to say it would have to be A)Nintendo's turn away from the core market to the casual one and B)Immense profits from said user base.
While I can't really fault Nintendo, especially during these economical times, with going with the path of least resistance to the dollar, I've always wondered what kind of long term viability the Wii really has. Sure, you can move a lot of consoles, but if the casual mini-games run out and the lack of actual third-party titles causes a lackluster interest, then the Wii may have trouble in a year or two's time staying viable.
Nintendo's only recourse with the Wii now is to move further along the casual game market and build its new core install base with them, because aside from iconic, well known characters, I haven't seen any reason to purchase a Wii game in months.
But a lot of folks I know bought Wiis, and they are now gathering dust in favor of playing PS3 or XBox games. Why? I'd have to say it would have to be A)Nintendo's turn away from the core market to the casual one and B)Immense profits from said user base.
While I can't really fault Nintendo, especially during these economical times, with going with the path of least resistance to the dollar, I've always wondered what kind of long term viability the Wii really has. Sure, you can move a lot of consoles, but if the casual mini-games run out and the lack of actual third-party titles causes a lackluster interest, then the Wii may have trouble in a year or two's time staying viable.
Nintendo's only recourse with the Wii now is to move further along the casual game market and build its new core install base with them, because aside from iconic, well known characters, I haven't seen any reason to purchase a Wii game in months.
To mr. Jack off king, yes there a generation of 6 year old Wii gamers, I mean seriously think of it. If you give a 5-6 year old the choice between the Wii Remote and Nunchuk or the Xbox 360 Controller, they will most likely pick the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Firstly it's a lot easier for them to understand how to play because stuff like Wii Play is solely based on movement, which just about anyone can pick up, understand and play and still have fun. It's sad that you call yourself an Elite 20+ year gamer when you can't even understand the concept of a console or appreciate it for what it is.fnph said:
To Fnph. Oh SNAP you got him good there.
LOLIndigo_Dingo said:
I need to pick up a Wii just to have one. I mean the thing is cheap and there are only a couple titles I'm really interested in. (Zelda, future new Zelda game, maybe the new Super Mario Bros) But why not? I can afford it. Plus I would like to try out the new Wii sports. The archery looks like fun.
With regards to the casual gamer spending less money for the Wii and stuff. I think it will appeal more to casual gamers as they will not spend money on expensive recreational activities like vacations or new jet skis, but will rather spend money on video games as they are relatively cheap and provide many hours of entertainment. Isn't that why the video games market in the US is doing so well right now?
In my opinion this was just waiting to happen. Don't get me wrong I like Nintendo and all but the Wii has been pretty "meh". There has been a major lack of "good" games. Wii sports is the only game that I can think of that I enjoyed playing. The only reason I would still want a Wii is to buy retro games which seems pointless at this time because most of the games they have put out have sucked.
