Is the Wii REALLY Dishing it to Sony and MS

Thanks to anasbouzid for posting the article about thoughful posts. I read the linked story within the post and it begged this question--Is the Wii really dishing out a butt-kicking to Sony and MS?

CubeJL

the key difference between the wii and the ds is that on the ds you can get both a traditional gameboy style button pressing experience, and you can also use the touch screen, or meld those both together. nintendo has made traditional style gaming not impossible, but unprofitable on the wii. devs have no reason to make a game unless it's specifically made for the wii. if nintendo had made a console that could compete with the two main consoles this gen in providing an up to date graphical/online/etc. experience as the 360 and ps3 did, and at the same time made use of motion controls, it would have been genius. who cares if it would have been 350 or even 400 bucks. nintendo would have been able to satisfy every type of person with such a console.mistervengeance

My hopes and dreams for the Wii were the same as yours....except that would miss the boat all together on Nintendo`s key selling feature as being a price leader.

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Thanks to anasbouzidfor posting the article about thoughful posts. I read the linked story within the post and it begged this question--Is the Wii really dishing out a butt-kicking to Sony and MS?

Hexagon_777

Just ignore the fluff, my man. Keep your arguments full of facts and maintain a respectful tone and leave the name calling and low brow opining for the next banned account candidates.

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Thanks to anasbouzidfor posting the article about thoughful posts. I read the linked story within the post and it begged this question--Is the Wii really dishing out a butt-kicking to Sony and MS?

CubeJL

Just ignore the fluff, my man. Keep your arguments full of facts and maintain a respectful tone and leave the name calling and low brow opining for the next banned account candidates.

I have a Wii and PS3, and I honestly like the Wii for what it has, does and offers.

Having said that, I think the only thing the Wii has really done this gen is delay the number of people who will eventually buy a PS3 or 360.

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I doubt it is taking away much of an audience from them.

Here is the real situation.

Sony and Microsoft are both sitting there, gloating, because they each have the piece of the pie. Nintendo is just gathering up some useless flower, sugar, water, butter, tapioca, and assorted fruits. But we'll see who has the last laugh when Nintendo sticks all those ingrediants in the oven. Granted, I doubt the majority will come through, but in the end, Nintendo is going to have a lot of new pie.

Tylendal

Absolutely. To argue Nintendo`s dominance from a strictly businesses standpoint is a foolsih endeavor. But I still think hardcore gamers will find true north on other platforms, which will always engender a need for higher end technology. Nintendo has effectively carved out a new market for itself, and it just so happens to be larger than the market we all THOUGHT of as the gaming market.

Maybe my metaphor was not clear enough. I'm saying that Nintendos new market will work its way up to hardcore, just as they did back in 1985. I, personally, expect the amount of hardcore games on the Wii, as well as the amount of first party support to spike at about a year and a half before the next console is released.

While things may be a little weak for any hardcore trying to be a Wii only owner this gen, I expect next gen will have a huge hardcore market.

i seriously doubt it.... in order for nintendo to be the market leader, they can never go back to being a hardcore market system.... ever..... the wii will be around for years to come and we may see variations of the wii in the future but other than that the wii is here to stay in its current form for good. on the flip side its scary because nintendo is having their cake and eating it too.... third party is suffering on the wii platform and will continue to suffer.

To a point your right, but the Wii is also having these more significant effects:

Retail: think about it pre DS and Wii, Nintendo were losing a lot of retail support and space, nowadays their stocks can't get to shops quick enough, and when they are there they are quickly sold. The demand for Nintendo products is having an effect on any store's ability to stock the competitor's products, it's business at the end of the day.

Media: using E3 as the best example, this year the enthusiast press almost wholly condemned Nintendo's showing, whereas the larger, in terms of audience and influenc,e mainstream media lapped up the Wii andf DS content, ignoring the other offerings.

Thanks to the Wii and DS, Nintendo is clawing their way back to the top, not just in sales but influence and business.

Oh and they are also helping to divide what a gamer is; core, harcore, casual, non gamer etc.