@Bluelink45 I don't quite remember it that way. Most core gamers during that gen went with 360 or PS3 (or both); some definitely did get a Wii but outside of Nintendo diehards, most of Wii's customers were families. Moms & dads, grandmas & grandpas, wanting to play games for the first time or join in gaming with their kids (who were likely Nintendo fans anyway).
If there's one reason Nex won't hit Wii numbers, it's because they aren't Nintendo. They don't have the IP of Nintendo or the games at Nintendo's quality & level of mass appeal (and respect among casuals & core gamers). That's the real reason why, IMO. Second factor is probably gonna be that most of those casuals now have phones & tablets for mobile gaming, so that's some competition Wii didn't really have back in its day.
Gamers like you and I aren't gonna be any more (or less) impactful on Nex succeeding than we were with the Wii succeeding. But I agree that Nex approaching Wii numbers is completely laughable, just...for different reasons 😂
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Re: The Team Behind This Motion-Sensing Box Think It Can Match The Sales Of The Nintendo Wii
@Bluelink45 I don't quite remember it that way. Most core gamers during that gen went with 360 or PS3 (or both); some definitely did get a Wii but outside of Nintendo diehards, most of Wii's customers were families. Moms & dads, grandmas & grandpas, wanting to play games for the first time or join in gaming with their kids (who were likely Nintendo fans anyway).
If there's one reason Nex won't hit Wii numbers, it's because they aren't Nintendo. They don't have the IP of Nintendo or the games at Nintendo's quality & level of mass appeal (and respect among casuals & core gamers). That's the real reason why, IMO. Second factor is probably gonna be that most of those casuals now have phones & tablets for mobile gaming, so that's some competition Wii didn't really have back in its day.
Gamers like you and I aren't gonna be any more (or less) impactful on Nex succeeding than we were with the Wii succeeding. But I agree that Nex approaching Wii numbers is completely laughable, just...for different reasons 😂