why nintendo sells: it targets our children!

No, they target people who want to spend less than $300 on a game system.Darthmatt

that is also acceptable 

No, they target people who want to spend less than $300 on a game system.Darthmatt

PS2 much?

PSP much?

Your logic has failed you. Punish it...

nintendo is after the children. they know that IF they can get their attention then their parents will have to buy one. that's what i know. the pokemon games, nintendogs, mario are just a few franchises. see, they get you as a kid. you parent probablly bought you your first gameboy or gameboy color, and you've been playing those games ever since. this is their strategy: make kid friendly games, have parents forced to buy them.
MrBlackbeard

Obviously targeting a young market isn't the only reason the Wii sells, otherwise the GCN and N64 would've been much bigger successes.

nintendo is after the children. they know that IF they can get their attention then their parents will have to buy one. that's what i know. the pokemon games, nintendogs, mario are just a few franchises. see, they get you as a kid. you parent probablly bought you your first gameboy or gameboy color, and you've been playing those games ever since.  this is their strategy: make kid friendly games, have parents forced to buy them.
MrBlackbeard

By your logic, GC should've sold a lot more than it did...because Nintendo (many people think) targeted toward children. 

[QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]nintendo is after the children. they know that IF they can get their attention then their parents will have to buy one. that's what i know. the pokemon games, nintendogs, mario are just a few franchises. see, they get you as a kid. you parent probablly bought you your first gameboy or gameboy color, and you've been playing those games ever since. this is their strategy: make kid friendly games, have parents forced to buy them.
AvIdGaMeR444

By your logic, GC should've sold a lot more than it did...because Nintendo (many people think) targeted toward children.

they are still targeting children, but in a more physical way. see, children find it hard to play video games. now they are simpliying them further to appeal to the tender young'uns.

I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EBlackbond

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions.  but i think more kids play wii not adults.

Now ain't that just cute....But it wrong

Recent data shows an increase of 127 per cent in people 35 years old and up purchasing a DS device, for which most of the brain games have been produced. The female contingent in that is up 42 per cent.

Another 16 per cent of men over 50 report they play games regularly, while 10 per cent of women over 50 are also regular users.

http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/games/story.html?id=10ffe640-e98e-4f8b-aa25-2c31aecda28c&k=24902&p=2

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions.  but i think more kids play wii not adults.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

I don't just play Wii I play all games in general. 

[QUOTE="Darthmatt"]No, they target people who want to spend less than $300 on a game system.NextGenNow

PS2 much?

PSP much?

Your logic has failed you. Punish it...

[QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EDarthmatt

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

where do you work.  i don't believe that.  i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii. 

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]

[QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]nintendo is after the children. they know that IF they can get their attention then their parents will have to buy one. that's what i know. the pokemon games, nintendogs, mario are just a few franchises. see, they get you as a kid. you parent probablly bought you your first gameboy or gameboy color, and you've been playing those games ever since. this is their strategy: make kid friendly games, have parents forced to buy them.
MrBlackbeard

By your logic, GC should've sold a lot more than it did...because Nintendo (many people think) targeted toward children.

they are still targeting children, but in a more physical way. see, children find it hard to play video games. now they are simpliying them further to appeal to the tender young'uns.

quite the opposite. it's adults that don't seem to grasp the controllers a lot more often than kids. 

wow this thread fails on so many levels. im 19. that other guy is 21. my friends are 17 and older. with the oldes being a 25 year old who owns one. then theres the massive non gamer soccor moms Nintendo picked up with the wii. Trust me its getting other people than kids. also Nintendogs has actually been more of a girl game really. I generally see girls playing that if anything. other than that, i have never once seen a dude play that game.

[QUOTE="Darthmatt"][QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

where do you work.  i don't believe that.  i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii. 

I am a manager for a major call center. Me and me of my fellow managers all own and play the Wii

where do you work. i don't believe that. i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii.

MrBlackbeard

your lack of imagination was apparent from your views already ;) 

OH NOOOOOES! NOT THE CHILDREN!!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT...they clearly should be playing Halo and Mass Effect and Assassin;s Creed and MGS4...cause those are the games are just right for them at their tender young age...clearly, compicated gameplay and mature themes are better than whatever Nintendo is offering at a reasonable price!

OH NOOOOOES! NOT THE CHILDREN!!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT...they clearly should be playing Halo and Mass Effect and Assassin;s Creed and MGS4...cause those are the games are just right for them at their tender young age...clearly, compicated gameplay and mature themes are better than whatever Nintendo is offering at a reasonable price!

 

wavedash101

That funny because I will not allow my son to play Manhunt 2 or No More Heroes which are Wii games....But then again I would not let him get GTA either

Now ain't that just cute....But it wrong

Recent data shows an increase of 127 per cent in people 35 years old and up purchasing a DS device, for which most of the brain games have been produced. The female contingent in that is up 42 per cent.

Another 16 per cent of men over 50 report they play games regularly, while 10 per cent of women over 50 are also regular users.

http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/games/story.html?id=10ffe640-e98e-4f8b-aa25-2c31aecda28c&k=24902&p=2

 

HarlockJC

i'm not impressed by those numbers.  first it only mentions the INCREASE in nintendo gaming.  second, it says 16% age 50+ men play video games.  but that is misleading.  they could be playing chess on their cell phones, that is not nintendo related.  

nintendo is after the children. they know that IF they can get their attention then their parents will have to buy one. that's what i know. the pokemon games, nintendogs, mario are just a few franchises. see, they get you as a kid. you parent probablly bought you your first gameboy or gameboy color, and you've been playing those games ever since.  this is their strategy: make kid friendly games, have parents forced to buy them.
MrBlackbeard

All Consoles are aimed at children or casual players. Only a tiny number of console players are gamers.

[QUOTE="Darthmatt"][QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

where do you work. i don't believe that. i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii.

Then you're probably not one yourself.

I'm 24 and I bought a Wii on launch day. One of my friends works at a downtown LA law firm, and half of his coworkers either want to buy a Wii or already have one. Another one of my friends works at a game dev studio, and she also bought a Wii on launch day, and almost everyone in her office has a Wii. None of us are parents; we're all working professionals in our twenties and early thirties.

So speak for yourself.

No, they target EVERYONE. Vandalvideo

I have a 56" 1080p HDTV with a $2,000 surround setup.  I demand HD graphics and multimedia capability combined with the latest in online play and  the best AI and physics without having to buy a gaming PC.   The Wii didn't target me.  In fact, it insulted me. 

[QUOTE="Darthmatt"][QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

where do you work. i don't believe that. i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="wavedash101"]

OH NOOOOOES! NOT THE CHILDREN!!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT...they clearly should be playing Halo and Mass Effect and Assassin;s Creed and MGS4...cause those are the games are just right for them at their tender young age...clearly, compicated gameplay and mature themes are better than whatever Nintendo is offering at a reasonable price!

 

MrBlackbeard

That funny because I will not allow my son to play Manhunt 2 or No More Heroes which are Wii games....But then again I would not let him get GTA either

here's something even more bizarre. you have a son? you are a father...so what are ya doing in system wars arguing with a 19 year old?!

He's probably bored at work, like a lot of us are. 

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]No, they target EVERYONE. ramey70

I have a 56" 1080p HDTV with a $2,000 surround setup.  I demand HD graphics and multimedia capability combined with the latest in online play and  the best AI and physics without having to buy a gaming PC.   The Wii didn't target me.  In fact, it insulted me. 

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"][QUOTE="wavedash101"]

OH NOOOOOES! NOT THE CHILDREN!!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT...they clearly should be playing Halo and Mass Effect and Assassin;s Creed and MGS4...cause those are the games are just right for them at their tender young age...clearly, compicated gameplay and mature themes are better than whatever Nintendo is offering at a reasonable price!

 

MrBlackbeard

That funny because I will not allow my son to play Manhunt 2 or No More Heroes which are Wii games....But then again I would not let him get GTA either

here's something even more bizarre. you have a son? you are a father...so what are ya doing in system wars arguing with a 19 year old?!

we're gamers and for me i'm bored at work. I find it humorous the logic of today's youth :) 

[QUOTE="ramey70"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]No, they target EVERYONE. Vandalvideo

I have a 56" 1080p HDTV with a $2,000 surround setup. I demand HD graphics and multimedia capability combined with the latest in online play and the best AI and physics without having to buy a gaming PC. The Wii didn't target me. In fact, it insulted me.

I don't want a PC setup in my living room. I don't want to bother with system specs, patches, mods, upgrades, and all those headaches.  And there's the most important aspect which is NCAA Football is not available for PC.

[QUOTE="Darthmatt"][QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EMrBlackbeard

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

where do you work. i don't believe that. i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="ramey70"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]No, they target EVERYONE. ramey70

I have a 56" 1080p HDTV with a $2,000 surround setup. I demand HD graphics and multimedia capability combined with the latest in online play and the best AI and physics without having to buy a gaming PC. The Wii didn't target me. In fact, it insulted me.

I don't want a PC setup in my living room.  I don't want to bother with system specs, patches, mods, upgrades, and all those headaches.   

Nintendo is after everyone. On the launch day here in Europe, most of the guys in game stores were about 30. I went

to buy it with my brother (for him) I'm 23 and he's 35..we got it (by buying our way in the line ;)) and talked to the clerk

about the games and stuff. Then we started talking to a guy (about 30-40) about the Wii games, what we should by,  like "Don't by that, it has bad control scheme. But try that! etc.". We bought Red Steel (dammit!!) and when walking out the store I was like

"Why everyone buing a Wii were over thirty?" My brother laughed so hard XD

So you see. 

OH NOOOOOES! NOT THE CHILDREN!!!! ANYTHING BUT THAT...they clearly should be playing Halo and Mass Effect and Assassin;s Creed and MGS4...cause those are the games are just right for them at their tender young age...clearly, compicated gameplay and mature themes are better than whatever Nintendo is offering at a reasonable price!

 

wavedash101

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]

Now ain't that just cute....But it wrong

Recent data shows an increase of 127 per cent in people 35 years old and up purchasing a DS device, for which most of the brain games have been produced. The female contingent in that is up 42 per cent.

Another 16 per cent of men over 50 report they play games regularly, while 10 per cent of women over 50 are also regular users.

http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/games/story.html?id=10ffe640-e98e-4f8b-aa25-2c31aecda28c&k=24902&p=2

 

MrBlackbeard

i'm not impressed by those numbers.  first it only mentions the INCREASE in nintendo gaming.  second, it says 16% age 50+ men play video games.  but that is misleading.  they could be playing chess on their cell phones, that is not nintendo related.  

If you read the link the whole link it all about the DS...The 50 year olds I could care less about, the part about increase of 127 per cent in people 35 years old and up purchasing a DS device kinda blows your whole thread.

[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="ramey70"]

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]No, they target EVERYONE. Vandalvideo

I have a 56" 1080p HDTV with a $2,000 surround setup. I demand HD graphics and multimedia capability combined with the latest in online play and the best AI and physics without having to buy a gaming PC. The Wii didn't target me. In fact, it insulted me.

I don't want a PC setup in my living room. I don't want to bother with system specs, patches, mods, upgrades, and all those headaches.

You didn't see the edit.  NCAA Football, (and to a lesser extent NCAA 2k7 and NBA 2k7), do not appear on the PC.  The consoles provide an all in one compact solution with static system requirements for gaming.  I buy a game for 360 or PS3 and I KNOW it will work when I get it home.   

You didn't see the edit.  NCAA Football, (and to a lesser extent NCAA 2k7 and NBA 2k7), do not appear on the PC.  The consoles provide an all in one compact solution with static system requirements for gaming.  I buy a game for 360 or PS3 and I KNOW it will work when I get it home.   ramey70

[QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"][QUOTE="Darthmatt"][QUOTE="MrBlackbeard"]

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]I'm 21 so you're logic fails. The Wii targets everyone. E-V-E-R-Y O-N-EDarthmatt

you're 21 and you play wii? well, ofcourse there will be some exceptions. but i think more kids play wii not adults.

where do you work. i don't believe that. i can't imagine a grown up office worker playing his wii.

Ha you to...I have a stuffed Gengar on top of QA award and a huge book on Marvel comics right next to all my manuals for my job.

[QUOTE="ramey70"]You didn't see the edit. NCAA Football, (and to a lesser extent NCAA 2k7 and NBA 2k7), do not appear on the PC. The consoles provide an all in one compact solution with static system requirements for gaming. I buy a game for 360 or PS3 and I KNOW it will work when I get it home. Vandalvideo

Not all.  The Wii lacks the horsepower I need for gaming while the PC lacks the games (in this case NCAA which is my Zelda, Halo, MGS all rolled into one) and convienance of a console.  If the Wii was even near the PS3 or 360 in power I'd probably be very happy with it.  As it is, it looks like total garbage on my TV almost to the point where it hurts.  I have to leave the room when my wife plays the damn thing.