So despite the reports of shortages... it seems like it was overdemand and not undersupply.. so how is it in February.. can you go in a store and find a stack of Wiis like many people thought it will happen..?
sales figures said the wii sold over 400 000 last month almost double what its nearest competitor sold.... and the same demand is still happening all over the world people queing up to get one 4 months after launch.
I think Cakeordeath is right, they will release mario galaxy or metroid when demand goes down (i predict august time), if you dont believe that look at what they have done in the past...Ds wasnt selling, what shall we release? then boom nintendogs came out and it started the craze again
[QUOTE="farnham"][QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]Who else wants to bet that Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime get released right about when demand starts to slow.cakeorrdeath
i think it will get released when miyamoto says.. ummm this game is finished!
I think they are holding off on releasing titles as they are not needed to boost sales at the moment. interesting theory.. but highly unlikely
It won't matter if the novelty of it wears off as long as the games behind them have substance. However much novelty it has will be more than the novelty of pushing a button and we aren't tired of doing that when the games behind them have substance.
[QUOTE="The-XaoZ"]Gimmicks only last so long.Metrovania
but revolutionary ideas change the industry. I am still waiting for those. If you mean revolutionary ways of getting money from people. Then yes. If you mean a revolutionary way of getting people to accept gaming from generations ago and sell them on the idea that its a brand new thing. Its like the emperiors new clothes recycled.
[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"][QUOTE="The-XaoZ"]Gimmicks only last so long.ps3-nikita
Yeah, like the DS, right? Handheld market and console market are different. Lets hope that they stay that way. Japan begs to differ. :P They are being flooded with Nintendo products right now, and the competition is getting stomped. Badly.
[QUOTE="farnham"][QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]Who else wants to bet that Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime get released right about when demand starts to slow.cakeorrdeath
i think it will get released when miyamoto says.. ummm this game is finished!
I think they are holding off on releasing titles as they are not needed to boost sales at the moment.
They are holding off titles to make them better, with online and all that stuff.
[QUOTE="Metrovania"][QUOTE="The-XaoZ"]Gimmicks only last so long.ps3-nikita
but revolutionary ideas change the industry. I am still waiting for those. If you mean revolutionary ways of getting money from people. Then yes. If you mean a revolutionary way of getting people to accept gaming from generations ago and sell them on the idea that its a brand new thing. Its like the emperiors new clothes recycled. hahaha why am I not surprised by that response? :roll: The Wii-mote allows for greater functionality than a regular controller - games like Mario Galaxy would be down-right impossible with a regular controller. Even games like Medal of Honour have moves that aren't mapped to any button on other controllers (quick 180 by flicking the nun-chuck) adding greater control over the game.
[QUOTE="ps3-nikita"][QUOTE="ithilgore2006"][QUOTE="The-XaoZ"]Gimmicks only last so long.TNT_Slug
Yeah, like the DS, right? Handheld market and console market are different. Lets hope that they stay that way. Japan begs to differ. :P They are being flooded with Nintendo products right now, and the competition is getting stomped. Badly. Please dont ever bring Japan into this when we are talking about console market. As much as I want games by Japanese devs, I really dont rate their market much at all. I would have rated their market a while ago, but now its like a casualfest, with pretty much the same crap week in week out. Japan = handheld market. Which is why the Wii is just a home version of the ds.
[QUOTE="ps3-nikita"][QUOTE="Metrovania"][QUOTE="The-XaoZ"]Gimmicks only last so long.Metrovania
but revolutionary ideas change the industry. I am still waiting for those. If you mean revolutionary ways of getting money from people. Then yes. If you mean a revolutionary way of getting people to accept gaming from generations ago and sell them on the idea that its a brand new thing. Its like the emperiors new clothes recycled. Even games like Medal of Honour have moves that aren't mapped to any button on other controllers (quick 180 by flicking the nun-chuck) adding greater control over the game. down + X on Re4 does exactly the same thing
[QUOTE="farnham"][QUOTE="cakeorrdeath"]Who else wants to bet that Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime get released right about when demand starts to slow.cakeorrdeath
i think it will get released when miyamoto says.. ummm this game is finished!
I think they are holding off on releasing titles as they are not needed to boost sales at the moment.
I think they have been doing that for years, Nintendo said themselves the Wii is easy to program for because it is essentially a GC so they should have no problems yet release dates keep slipping. They did the same thing with the ds though, Im sure if the Wii were to suddenly stop selling and start filling shelves the big hitters would miraculously appear.
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