What does Wii have that xbox/ps3 dont have that'll allow them to finish 1st ?

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cuz i dont get it how people think Wii will finish at the top

A rapidly expanding userbase that makes developers make more games. If you look at 2008 plans, developers are taking the Wii alot more seriously because this time last year, no one was expecting it to be so rediculously popular.

It's Cheap and it's aimed at people who don't play video games. How this craze is still going is quite pathetic. Oh well. :roll:Stevo_the_gamer

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cuz i dont get it how people think Wii will finish at the top

Gamerboi27

atm young children and causuals.

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cuz i dont get it how people think Wii will finish at the top

ff7isnumbaone

atm young children and causuals.

I don't fit into either of those categories. Fail.

$250 is not cheap and usually not considered an impulse buy to many, so that is a weak excuse. The Xbox 360 Core is $279....BioShockOwnz

agreed...add 50 to get an xbox, add 100 to get a ps3

Wii is NOT cheap

$250 is not cheap and usually not considered an impulse buy to many, so that is a weak excuse. The Xbox 360 Core is $279....BioShockOwnz

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cuz i dont get it how people think Wii will finish at the top

BioShockOwnz

atm young children and causuals.

I don't fit into either of those categories. Fail.

yea I noticed most sheeps on here dont but doesn't mean thats not whos mainly buying it. Or who the wiis are mainly being bought for.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]$250 is not cheap and usually not considered an impulse buy to many, so that is a weak excuse. The Xbox 360 Core is $279....Stevo_the_gamer

a person willing to spend 200+ bucks doesnt care for 30

I don't fit into either of those categories. Fail.BioShockOwnz

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]$250 is not cheap and usually not considered an impulse buy to many, so that is a weak excuse. The Xbox 360 Core is $279....Gamerboi27

a person willing to spend 200+ bucks doesnt care for 30

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[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]$250 is not cheap and usually not considered an impulse buy to many, so that is a weak excuse. The Xbox 360 Core is $279....Stevo_the_gamer

a person willing to spend 200+ bucks doesnt care for 30

if hes got enough money to blow on something just for entertainment, he doesnt need to be

For the people who are saying it sells well because it's cheap. No. I cheapness sells, then why didnt the GC come out on top last generation? Also why isnt the Xbox core pack selling? It only costs thirty dollars/euros more.

The reason why I think the Wii is selling great now and will sell great in the future is because it is far more accesable than the 360 and PS3.

Basically, you can roughly divide people into three groups:

Hardcore (Hardcore is ofcourse a very hard term to define. But in my opinion a hardcore gamer is someone who invests quite some time in gaming and stuff revolving around gaming. While not just looking at the games that receive a lot of hype and media attention.)

Casual (Again a hard to define term. Though I guess you could say a casual gamer is a person who plays games while not looking to far into everything around gaming.

Non gamer (Easy to define. Someone who never or very rarely plays games. With the exclusion of solitaire and minesweeper.)

I think Nintendo managed to appeal to all of these groups with the Wii. Whereas the PS3 and 360 only have appeal for the first to.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]If that person doesn't care fr thirty dollars -- then that person isn't good with money at all.Gamerboi27

if hes got enough money to blow on something just for entertainment, he doesnt need to be

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]I don't fit into either of those categories. Fail.Stevo_the_gamer

Yes part of the Wii's strategy is to target non-gamers, but it does have alot of aspects that appeal to every type of gamer. I'm a proper gamer, and I think the Wii is fantastic, fancy that?

Just because other consoles have games with more mature content and things like online, doesn't mean they're more hardcore.

Think about it... If the Wii is for non-gamers when why would developers, including Nintendo, bother to make games such as Zelda, Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil and No More Heroes?

Resident Evil 4 for example sold 1.4 million units on the Wii. I'm sure those 1.4 million weren't casuals.

[QUOTE="Gamerboi27"][QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]If that person doesn't care fr thirty dollars -- then that person isn't good with money at all.Stevo_the_gamer

if hes got enough money to blow on something just for entertainment, he doesnt need to be

theyre in debt cuz they dont care for the extra 30 bucks i win :)

or other things

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"]$250 is not cheap and usually not considered an impulse buy to many, so that is a weak excuse. The Xbox 360 Core is $279....Stevo_the_gamer

If $30 is a hefty addition to the cost, then $250 is not cheap for these people.

If $30 is a hefty addition to the cost, then $250 is not cheap for these people.

BioShockOwnz

Yes part of the Wii's strategy is to target non-gamers, but it does have alot of aspects that appeal to every type of gamer. I'm a proper gamer, and I think the Wii is fantastic, fancy that?

Just because other consoles have games with more mature content and things like online, doesn't mean they're more hardcore.

Think about it... If the Wii is for non-gamers when why would developers, including Nintendo, bother to make games such as Zelda, Mario Galaxy, Resident Evil and No More Heroes?

Resident Evil 4 for example sold 1.4 million units on the Wii. I'm sure those 1.4 million weren't casuals.

Erebyssial

I'm glad to see the Wii has 1.4 million "proper" gamers out of about 19+ million Wii owners. Great ratio there. :roll:

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Gamerboi27

you'd have to be pretty thick headed not to know answers for this question on your own wouldn't you?

its not that hard to figure out the Wii is targeted at everyone but the other 2 are not, plus PS3 and 360 have to share the same type of audience but the Wii doesn't really have a competitor for 2 of their audiences the young kinds or the seniors murat8

2 other? how about Females, and new gamers? neither the ps3 or the 360 really addresses those audiences too.

[QUOTE="murat8"]its not that hard to figure out the Wii is targeted at everyone but the other 2 are not, plus PS3 and 360 have to share the same type of audience but the Wii doesn't really have a competitor for 2 of their audiences the young kinds or the seniors Ontain

2 other? how about Females, and new gamers? neither the ps3 or the 360 really addresses those audiences too.

suposedly wii is good at targeting women, children and casuals. 360/ps3/pc target harcores and poeple play sports games/mmo.

I'm glad to see the Wii has 1.4 million "proper" gamers out of about 19+ million Wii owners. Great ratio there. :roll:

Stevo_the_gamer

It's not the ratio that matters the most, it's the fact 1 million+ people bought a hardcore game on a system that's apparently "for non-gamers"

Zelda TP and SMG sold 4-5 million, that's a pretty good figure.

It's not that though, it's just the whole "Wii is for casuals and non-gamers" thing is really annoying, seeing as I'm a Wii owner who is more than satisfied with the proper games it has to offer.

[QUOTE="murat8"]its not that hard to figure out the Wii is targeted at everyone but the other 2 are not, plus PS3 and 360 have to share the same type of audience but the Wii doesn't really have a competitor for 2 of their audiences the young kinds or the seniors Ontain

2 other? how about Females, and new gamers? neither the ps3 or the 360 really addresses those audiences too.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]

I'm glad to see the Wii has 1.4 million "proper" gamers out of about 19+ million Wii owners. Great ratio there. :roll:

Erebyssial

It's not the ratio that matters the most, it's the fact 1 million+ people bought a hardcore game on a system that's apparently "for non-gamers"

Zelda TP and SMG sold 4-5 million, that's a pretty good figure.

It's not that though, it's just the whole "Wii is for casuals and non-gamers" thing is really annoying, seeing as I'm a Wii owner who is more than satisfied with the proper games it has to offer.

It may be annoying but it's very accurate -- to a certain extent, of course. Nintendo's main demographic is non-gamers. I've said this countless number of times. Keyword. Main -- not -- only.

CheapnessMrMcFail

Hence why the GC won.

An Increasingly balanced games library!

1. Super Mario Galaxy - Platformer
2. Metroid Prime 3 - First Person Adventure
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Action Adventure
4. Zack & Wiki - Adventure
5. Wii Sports - Sports
6. Wario Ware - Party
7. Trauma Center - Surgery Sim
8. Super Paper Mario - Platformer/RPG
9. Fire Emblem: RD - Stratagy RPG
10. Resident Evil 4: WE - Action
11. Medal of Honor: H2 - First Person Shooter
12. Wii Fit - Exercise
13. Guitar Hero 3 - Music
14. No More Heroes - Action
15. Endless Ocean - Diving Sim
16. Geometry Wars: G - Retro shooter
17. Battalion Wars 2 - RTS/shooter
18. Super Smash Brothers Brawl - Fighter
19. + tons of VC titles!

Tons of ways to control the games!

1. The Wii-mote
2. Zapper
3. Driving Wheel
4. Wii Balance Board

Senior CitizensJayPee89

Appeals to everyone. locopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"]Appeals to everyone. Exeed_Orbit

Well not literally everyone. But kids, teens, adults, old people, even girls! lol.

Desirability.

That's all there is to it. Nothing more, nothing less.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="ff7isnumbaone"][QUOTE="Gamerboi27"]

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cuz i dont get it how people think Wii will finish at the top

ff7isnumbaone

atm young children and causuals.

I don't fit into either of those categories. Fail.

yea I noticed most sheeps on here dont but doesn't mean thats not whos mainly buying it. Or who the wiis are mainly being bought for.

According to Reggie is the avarage Wii owner 29 years old, so that's a preatty inaccurate statement.

According to Reggie is the avarage Wii owner 29 years old, so that's a preatty inaccurate statement.

Arnalion

I think Reggie's on the mark with that one. I'm 30 and I know that the Wii is the only game system that is ever mentioned at the yuppy dinner parties and get togethers that i attend.

The only reason it has sold so good is because its cheap.PerfectGamer17

Gamecube was cheapest last gen, even cheaper than Wii if I recall correctly.

...How did that turn out again?

Oh and Wii's have been selling for rediculous prices on eBay :|

Mario, Zelda, Metroid... As long as they keep making those games there will be over a million people who will buy them. Just like there will be the same 2 to 3 million people lined up every year to buy Final Fantasy, Halo or Madden etc. Installed fan base, strong long term exclusive platform titles. And yes if you have to choose one of the three from a budget point of view it is the cheapest.

The only reason it has sold so good is because its cheap. if it were $400 it wouldn't have sold over 8 million yet. but Nintendo fanboys will disagree of coursePerfectGamer17

GC launched at $200 and eventually dropped to $100. As far as I know it was always cheaper than PS2. Yet it's lifetime sales barely beat the Wii's first year.