10-21-2009, 03:31 AM
To all those who say Nintendo is dead now that the other big video game companies are producing motion sensing devices, I disagree for a number of reasons:
1) The PS1 had the worst graphics I had ever seen and was slightly more expensive when it first came out to the N64, yet it sold like hot-cakes.
2) The Xbox 360 and PS2 are vastly superior to the Wii in every imaginable way, yet the Wii has outsold them in units by a tremendous margin, even though the 360 was out more than a year before the Wii. In this case, it was the opposite effect price wise than #1 which I believe won out the crowd.
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The only conclusion I can come to is that gamers are simply retarded in their logic: "Wow, that seems cool, I'll get it," as opposed to, "Does this system outperform the others in some significant way, and how is the gameplay before I sink some money into it?" Spontaneous instant gratification wins out over logic for the average gamer IMO.
The only reason we bought the Wii was for my children. Once they got old enough to appreciate video games, we ditched the Wii and got a 360 and my kids have never been happier. The 360 has so many great games - I'd say almost every single one we bought is good if not great, and in comparison to the Wii games we owned, they're not even in the same ballpark. And the online capabilities of the 360 really make the experience with that system shine. Kudos to Microsoft for Xbox Live, free content, and their extremely addictive and intelligent marketing scheme.
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Alright, but to my main point: Either Nintendo has a fanatical following, parents purchase Nintendo's for their kids because of it's "kid-friendly" allure, or it's low price point appeals to more people, because this console war has Nintendo sitting FIRMLY at the top of the ladder. With the huge fan base it is building and Nintendo's proven lack of fear at developing new idea generation after generation (NES had the light gun and power glove, N64 had the batman controller, Gamecube had tiny discs, Wii has the motion sensing controllers), I don't see Nintendo ever being knocked "out of the race." Maybe knocked down to the second place tier. Ultimately, time will be the judge.
1) The PS1 had the worst graphics I had ever seen and was slightly more expensive when it first came out to the N64, yet it sold like hot-cakes.
2) The Xbox 360 and PS2 are vastly superior to the Wii in every imaginable way, yet the Wii has outsold them in units by a tremendous margin, even though the 360 was out more than a year before the Wii. In this case, it was the opposite effect price wise than #1 which I believe won out the crowd.
[/RANTMODE ON]
The only conclusion I can come to is that gamers are simply retarded in their logic: "Wow, that seems cool, I'll get it," as opposed to, "Does this system outperform the others in some significant way, and how is the gameplay before I sink some money into it?" Spontaneous instant gratification wins out over logic for the average gamer IMO.
The only reason we bought the Wii was for my children. Once they got old enough to appreciate video games, we ditched the Wii and got a 360 and my kids have never been happier. The 360 has so many great games - I'd say almost every single one we bought is good if not great, and in comparison to the Wii games we owned, they're not even in the same ballpark. And the online capabilities of the 360 really make the experience with that system shine. Kudos to Microsoft for Xbox Live, free content, and their extremely addictive and intelligent marketing scheme.
[RANTMODE OFF]
Alright, but to my main point: Either Nintendo has a fanatical following, parents purchase Nintendo's for their kids because of it's "kid-friendly" allure, or it's low price point appeals to more people, because this console war has Nintendo sitting FIRMLY at the top of the ladder. With the huge fan base it is building and Nintendo's proven lack of fear at developing new idea generation after generation (NES had the light gun and power glove, N64 had the batman controller, Gamecube had tiny discs, Wii has the motion sensing controllers), I don't see Nintendo ever being knocked "out of the race." Maybe knocked down to the second place tier. Ultimately, time will be the judge.
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