Sega Exec Believes Sony Will Be Ontop! Sais Wii = Fad!!!

The Wii is outselling the PlayStation 3 5-to-1 in its home country of Japan, companies like Disney Interactive are opening Wii- and DS-focused studios, and the Wii is all but impossible to find in stores. However, that doesn't impress one man.

This week, Sega's US vice president of marketing, Scott Steinberg, told Reuters that he's "concerned about the creative depth of the Wii pool," and that he believes that developers will run out of ideas by the end of this year or the next.

Steinberg told the news service, "How much value can developers and creative folks get out of this wrist motion two years from now, or five years from now, or 10 years from now? The Wii will start to look really dated in a couple of years when developers get more value from the 360 and learn more and more about the PlayStation 3."

He threw his hat into the ring as to which platform Sega believed would triumph in the console wars, declaring that PlayStation 3 would be the winner. "There's a lot to exploit there," said Steinberg.

Link http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172548.html?om_act=convert&om_c
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Yet SE say the complete opposite

Seriously, these guys say a lot of things, nothing to give much attention to really is it?

We truly will see if its a fad after the holiday seasons. Im gonna say its not, because with all the software announced/set for release.. i cant wait.

Obviously Sega is good at predicting console hardware sales. I'm sure they predicted that the Saturn and Dreamcast would flop too, right? :roll:

He will be owned so hard. Not only does he think that Wii is a fad, but he actually believes that... *giggles*... PS3 will win.

I can no longer take anything he says seriously. If it was the 360, then at least that has a very good chance at winning, but PS3?! WTF is he smoking?

But then again, he's just the vice president of marketing. What does he know?

edit:

Obviously Sega is good at predicting console hardware sales. I'm sure they predicted that the Saturn and Dreamcast would flop too, right? :roll:

sts9kid

Exactly! :lol:

Sega has just given Sony the kiss of death. Sony is bound to fail now this generation. Zhengi

why do a lot of analyst claim PS3 will prevail? Don't they read the same NPD numbers we read?

Say something positive about the ps3, you must be an idiot, is that the right logic? Am I catching on? Funny how practicaly every single anlalasyt has said the ps3 will end up on top yet system wars keeps saying the opposite.Eddie-Vedder

This is basically what an analyst is:

This was already posted. What does Sega know about consoles anyway, except for FAILURE!!destef

lmao :P

Say something positive about the ps3, you must be an idiot, is that the right logic? Am I catching on? Funny how practicaly every single anlalasyt has said the ps3 will end up on top yet system wars keeps saying the opposite.Eddie-Vedder

Let's see: A developer/publisher that rarely pushes anything that isn't total crap, or Square-Enix

Critically acclaimed, shifting focus Square-Enix. Or Sega

I laugh at this sad topic.

If he says that Sony will win, Sega will be owned.

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]Sega has just given Sony the kiss of death. Sony is bound to fail now this generation. LuvGaming

Quoted for future ownage.

This was already posted. What does Sega know about consoles anyway, except for FAILURE!!destef

Don't let Panzer see that you posted that. :P

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]Say something positive about the ps3, you must be an idiot, is that the right logic? Am I catching on? Funny how practicaly every single anlalasyt has said the ps3 will end up on top yet system wars keeps saying the opposite.Zhengi

This is basically what an analyst is:

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]Say something positive about the ps3, you must be an idiot, is that the right logic? Am I catching on? Funny how practicaly every single anlalasyt has said the ps3 will end up on top yet system wars keeps saying the opposite.jedigemini

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]Say something positive about the ps3, you must be an idiot, is that the right logic? Am I catching on? Funny how practicaly every single anlalasyt has said the ps3 will end up on top yet system wars keeps saying the opposite.Eddie-Vedder

This is basically what an analyst is:

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"]Say something positive about the ps3, you must be an idiot, is that the right logic? Am I catching on? Funny how practicaly every single anlalasyt has said the ps3 will end up on top yet system wars keeps saying the opposite.jedigemini

Most analysts predicted Dreamcast victory and PSP topping the DS.

The majority does not mean anything. Anything at all.

And besides, THIS IS SEGA. Sega, for God's sake. Who cares about Sega anymore? Sqaure Enix just started praising the Wii and talking about maybe shifting focus, and the most the PS3 can come back with is Sega.

Oh boy, Sega.

Most analysts predicted Dreamcast victory and PSP topping the DS.

The majority does not mean anything. Anything at all.

And besides, THIS IS SEGA. Sega, for God's sake. Who cares about Sega anymore? Sqaure Enix just started praising the Wii and talking about maybe shifting focus, and the most the PS3 can come back with is Sega.

Oh boy, Sega.

zombiepigeon

First, no, most analysts did NOT predict the Dreamcast winning over the PS2. Only a few attention-seekers did. You're right that analysts predicted a PSP win, but they didn't consider the simplicity of their own arguments.

Sega are smart they know what they are talking about. PS3 FTW !Swift_Boss_A

...No.

Many of the games that Sega has been pumping out in the last few years have been AWFUL Sonic games. The only recent, decent oneshave been on the PSP, the DS, and ironically the Wii.

Sonic is a dying mascot, and the only chances they have of reviving him are the handhelds and the Wii. And they say that the PS3 will win, despite the fact that the Sonic game for that system resembled feces, while the Sonic game for the Wii was a great game. Not very smart, Sega!

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]Sega are smart they know what they are talking about. PS3 FTW !The_AI

...No.

Many of the games that Sega has been pumping out in the last few years have been AWFUL Sonic games. The only recent, decent oneshave been on the PSP, the DS, and ironically the Wii.

Sonic is a dying mascot, and the only chances they have of reviving him are the handhelds and the Wii. And they say that the PS3 will win, despite the fact that the Sonic game for that system resembled feces, while the Sonic game for the Wii was a great game. Not very smart, Sega!

hey ease up on Sega, I use to be a Sega fan you know, I am just happy they are not pissed that Sony beat their last console with the PS2 considering they are saying Sony will be on top this gen. I agree Sega have not been doing so well recently but they are showing promise, just look at how awesome VF5 is. I reckon this year they will pump out awesome games.

i could see the 360 winning the war, if justg barley, but the ps3's sales are so low right now it just seems too far out of reach and now that all these games are being released for the wii and the ps3 is prolly gonna have a pretty crappy winter id say he's wrongSerraph105

[QUOTE="LuvGaming"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]Sega has just given Sony the kiss of death. Sony is bound to fail now this generation. The_AI

Quoted for future ownage.

[QUOTE="Swift_Boss_A"]Sega are smart they know what they are talking about. PS3 FTW !The_AI

...No.

Many of the games that Sega has been pumping out in the last few years have been AWFUL Sonic games. The only recent, decent oneshave been on the PSP, the DS, and ironically the Wii.

Sonic is a dying mascot, and the only chances they have of reviving him are the handhelds and the Wii. And they say that the PS3 will win, despite the fact that the Sonic game for that system resembled feces, while the Sonic game for the Wii was a great game. Not very smart, Sega!

How does a fad curb stomp the competition?

So Sega how is the old Dreamcast fiscal report coming along

"Sega has left the conversation"

Sega? you there?.