What if Wii captures the hardcore market as well? Scarey Thought

It's gonna be very hard without HD support but I believe the quality of games can speak for itself. Nintendo's e3 was incredbile and plenty of good games coming to the Wii.

I have owned a wii since 2007 and It has and still does suffer from long droughts of good games. 3rd party games are pathetic and I have not once played a Wii 3rd party game that Amazed me.

If Wii continues to release quality titles and can get a good relationship with 3rd parties to make great games, Would you buy a wii if you don't have one?

There will be an HD Wii soon

Once the HD consoles start creeping up on the Wii's price point, Ninty will be forced to release the Wii HD

What hardcore market? You mean the mainstream crowd that buys CoD?

What hardcore market? You mean the mainstream crowd that buys CoD?

treedoor

Scary thought? What?

What hardcore market? You mean the mainstream crowd that buys CoD?

treedoor

Scary thought? What?

Mogotoo

[QUOTE="Mogotoo"]Scary thought? What?OwnallConsoles

Besides, I doubt Nintendo will have a full-out monopoly. They can't win everyone over.

I don't see how Nintendo capturing the hardcore market would be any scarier than Sony or Microsoft doing so...

The Wii already has a hardcore following, anybody that lives in the real world and doesn't take every system wars thread as gospel should know this. Just because you choose to shoot people in the face for a few hours every odd evening doesn't make you hardcore, most CoD Halo and KZ fans are infact casual gamers. Its the pursuit of excellence and perfection in the games we play that makes us hardcore, and there on games on every system which you can get this competitive with.

Not with another Kirby and yet another zelda rehash they wont.

Not with another Kirby and yet another zelda rehash they wont.

Chemical_Viking

Yeah that Mario rehash this year should be proof of that, what was it called again Galaxy or something? Call of Duty of that stuff anydayz.

I'm pretty confident that the next Wii will be HD and have roughly the same power as the current generations of consoles. If it captures the hardcore market with excellent gameplay, gripping stories, and high production values, there is nothing to complain about.

I've not completely dismissed motion controls of being something that can be used as a supliment to hardcore gaming, it's just most developers haven't gone that route with the games and a lot who tried have failed.

What is a Hardcore?

A Miserable Pile of Dirty Secrets? :P

It's gonna be very hard without HD support

OwnallConsoles

I'm pretty confident that the next Wii will be HD and have roughly the same power as the current generations of consoles. If it captures the hardcore market with excellent gameplay, gripping stories, and high production values, there is nothing to complain about.

Wasdie

The next Nintendo console will not be a new Wii, it will be something different. The Wii HD ain't gonna happen either. Of course, the next Nintendo console will be HD; that's a given.

Also, Nintendo will not try to embrace cinematic "hardcore" values again. They tried it with the Gamecube and it didn't pay off. Nintendo will stick with gameplay-based arcade games, with the occasional semi-cinematic experience every now and then.

If graphics/tech/hardware doesn't matter why didn't we stick with the PS2?Hahadouken

Because it kind of stopped getting as many new games as it used to get. I know you're immune to common sense, but I still have to try every now and then, even if it's just for the lulz.

I'm pretty confident that the next Wii will be HD and have roughly the same power as the current generations of consoles. If it captures the hardcore market with excellent gameplay, gripping stories, and high production values, there is nothing to complain about.

I've not completely dismissed motion controls of being something that can be used as a supliment to hardcore gaming, it's just most developers haven't gone that route with the games and a lot who tried have failed.

Wasdie

I have not once played a Wii 3rd party game that Amazed me.

OwnallConsoles

ThatI have a hard time believing. There's a lot of great third party wii games.

you can't play wow on the wii.xromad01

[QUOTE="xromad01"]you can't play wow on the wii.Bigboi500

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

I'm pretty confident that the next Wii will be HD and have roughly the same power as the current generations of consoles. If it captures the hardcore market with excellent gameplay, gripping stories, and high production values, there is nothing to complain about.

I've not completely dismissed motion controls of being something that can be used as a supliment to hardcore gaming, it's just most developers haven't gone that route with the games and a lot who tried have failed.

Fried_Shrimp

It'll be called, The SUPER NINTENDO Wii

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

I'm pretty confident that the next Wii will be HD and have roughly the same power as the current generations of consoles. If it captures the hardcore market with excellent gameplay, gripping stories, and high production values, there is nothing to complain about.

I've not completely dismissed motion controls of being something that can be used as a supliment to hardcore gaming, it's just most developers haven't gone that route with the games and a lot who tried have failed.

It'll be called, The SUPER NINTENDO Wii

Not with another Kirby and yet another zelda rehash they wont.

Chemical_Viking

[QUOTE="Chemical_Viking"]

Not with another Kirby and yet another zelda rehash they wont.

ithilgore2006

Don't forget a new Halo,Gran Turismo, Killzone, and Resistance

What hardcore market? You mean the mainstream crowd that buys CoD?

treedoor

I despise the label hardcore. It's just a justification kids give themselves for having no other interests other than sitting in their rooms, with the AC on, playing video games. Go outside and enjoy the sunshine and heat for a change..

It's not the "hardcore" market, it's the core market.

Casual Gamer

Core Gamer

Hardcore Gamer

i got a wii at launch and the only games i play are the archive versions of resident evil remake and resident evil zero, and re4.

i have super mario galaxy, endless ocean, umbrella chronicles, zelda....i think there all dull and boring honestly. its bad when you only use your wii for gamecube games....

The Wii isn't powerful enough to capture the "hardcore" market....its a GAMECUBE on steroids with a new controller scheme.

And here's the catch,

If Nintendo tries to bring about a new console iteration, they could lose what they have, because many haven't noticed this, but everytime a new console is released by a major company for the new generation, the previous generation's leader either isn't the leader anymore and/or loses considerable marketshare.

The only time this "phenomenon" didn't occur, was with the PS2.

All the Manufacturers know this.....Nintendo even more than others.

They aren't looking to lose what they've got anytime soon.

The Wii isn't powerful enough to capture the "hardcore" market....its a GAMECUBE on steroids with a new controller scheme.

And here's the catch,

If Nintendo tries to bring about a new console iteration, they could lose what they have, because many haven't noticed this, but everytime a new console is released by a major company for the new generation, the previous generation's leader either isn't the leader anymore and/or loses considerable marketshare.

The only time this "phenomenon" didn't occur, was with the PS2.

All the Manufacturers know this.....Nintendo even more than others.

They aren't looking to lose what they've got anytime soon.

Persistantthug