Will The Wii be a Success? • Page 2
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Frank-Butcher 21 posts
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Frank-Butcher 21 posts
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I think the Wii will be a success and will turn a tidy profit for Nintendo.
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Sid-Nice 15,848 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlerk wrote:
But what the analyst are predicting is the Wii will be everyone's second console; which could possibly make the Wii the top selling console.
I think the Wii will be a success and will turn a tidy profit for Nintendo.
I don't, however, believe it will 'lead the pack'. -
Sid Nice wrote:
Not all analysts, as this report that popped up this morning shows.
But what the analyst are predicting is the Wii will be everyone's second console; which could possibly make the Wii the top selling console. -
""Hardcore gamers will probably prefer the raw power of PS3. And for all the positive vibes right now, the Wii isn't expected to outsell the PS3."
Is it me or is being an analyst a piss easy job? -
ecosse_011172 wrote:
I'd agree - is it not the case that the Cube is already 'most people's second console'? And that was hardly a rampaging success story, was it?
Which I think is utter shite, very few people outside of forums like these have more than one console and Nintendo certainly aren't aiming to be everyone's 2nd choice.
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Sid-Nice 15,848 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBlerk wrote:
And k.o.t.i said "The PSP will outsell the DS by 40-1." And he had inside information.
Sid Nice wrote:
Not all analysts, as this report that popped up this morning shows.
But what the analyst are predicting is the Wii will be everyone's second console; which could possibly make the Wii the top selling console..gif)
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disussedgenius wrote:
How to be an analyst in four easy steps:
Is it me or is being an analyst a piss easy job?
1. Turn up for work.
2. Make shit up.
3. Get paid gazillions.
4. Get off your head on coke. -
Blerk wrote:
disussedgenius wrote:
How to be an analyst in four easy steps:
Is it me or is being an analyst a piss easy job?
1. Turn up for work.
2. Make shit up.
3. Get paid gazillions.
4. Get off your head on coke.
Thats my job in IT support except for the gazillions bit! -
Sid Nice wrote:
Precisely. Which tells you exactly what you need to know - all 'analysts' need to be completely ignored, as you can never predict what the public will actually do.
And k.o.t.i said "The PSP will outsell the DS by 40-1." And he had inside information. -
boabg wrote:
Blerk wrote:
disussedgenius wrote:
How to be an analyst in four easy steps:
Is it me or is being an analyst a piss easy job?
1. Turn up for work.
2. Make shit up.
3. Get paid gazillions.
4. Get off your head on coke.
Thats my job in IT support except for the gazillions bit!
It's also my job as a graduate bum, except the work.
...or the gazillions...
...or the coke.
plenty of the number 2 though. -
Sid-Nice 15,848 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSuccess for the Nintendo Wii in Europe could be down to the distributors and shelf space in video game stores. -
Kay 21,321 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI'm sure that in the short term, the Wii will be a success. But in the long term, I'm not so sure - after all, the GC was a success at launch and then slumped rather spectacularly.
Also, the Wii seems like a bit too much of a gimmick to work on a home console.
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SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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Registered 16 years agoBlerk wrote:
Sid Nice wrote:
Not all analysts, as this report that popped up this morning shows.
But what the analyst are predicting is the Wii will be everyone's second console; which could possibly make the Wii the top selling console.
People who speculate not in total agreement! I'm shocked! -
SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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Registered 16 years agoKay wrote:
I'm sure that in the short term, the Wii will be a success. But in the long term, I'm not so sure - after all, the GC was a success at launch and then slumped rather spectacularly.
Also, the Wii seems like a bit too much of a gimmick to work on a home console.
K
That's probably the biggest load of bollocks, what's that even supposed to mean? That it isn't exactly like everything else?
I'm stunned at the inability of the human mind to accept the new and consider diversity sometimes. -
Kay 21,321 posts
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Registered 18 years agoWow. I say one small thing and everyone jumps on my back. You trying to say I'm some sort of Nintendo hater, now?
K
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SirScratchalot wrote:
I'm stunned at the inability of the human mind to accept the new and consider diversity sometimes.
Welcome to the Playstation Generation. -
Kay 21,321 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSo I'm a Sony fanboi now. That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.
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ecosse_011172 wrote:
But if the wand doesn't take off big-time, the Wii hardware can't really compete with the 360 or PS3 at 'normal' games. Yes, the original controllers will work... but if you just want to play traditional games then one of the others is surely a more enticing buy?
Of course, the old "gimmick" line.
please explain how it's a gimmick.
You do realise it supports a new "classic" controller and the cube controllers?
Don't be too mean to Kay. Not everyone is sold on the whole wand thing, myself included. It's an interesting idea, and I can see why some people are excited, but to me it's a non-starter. To many other people it will be just the same. The question is... how many other people? -
Kay 21,321 posts
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Registered 18 years agoecosse_011172 wrote:
Kay wrote:
Wow. I say one small thing and everyone jumps on my back. You trying to say I'm some sort of Nintendo hater, now?
K
Edited by Kay at 11:16:55 27-07-2006
Didn't mean to jump, sorry...gif)
Seriously, why people are still going on about it being a "gimmick" is beyond me.....
I suppose Rumble packs and analogue controllers were gimmicks too..?
It's because it's a completely different way of playing. I'm not saying it won't be enjoyed, I was just wondering whether it would ultimately just be a novelty that quickly wore off. After all, most people (me included) would prefer to play the best games using a traditional control method. Although the Wii idea looks nice and fun, it's not the control method I would prefer for the latest epic Zelda or Metroid.
I like different things, but not when it comes at the expense of true gameplay. Now I may be completely wrong, and the Wii may turn out to revolutionise the way we play home console games, and that all future console releases will use that method. But I just find it hard to imagine people doing so after playing and getting used to traditional controllers for the last 25 years.
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I'm willing to bet that of the games that use the new controller more will be shit than will be good.
I'd like that to be the other way round obviously but that's how I feel. -
Genji 19,682 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHey... where's albundy?
WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIM? -
SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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I'm willing to bet that of the games that use the new controller more will be shit than will be good.
I'd like that to be the other way round obviously but that's how I feel.
Well, yeah but that's how everybody has felt about everything new, always. Doctrors once fought very hard not to have to wash their hands after autopsies you know. People inherantly feel sceptisism for the new.
Kay wrote:
Wow. I say one small thing and everyone jumps on my back. You trying to say I'm some sort of Nintendo hater, now?
K
Edited by Kay at 11:16:55 27-07-2006
Nah it's just that it's politician speak...
Like a golden nugget I saw on the telly yesterday from one of our homegrown politicians: "The important thing is we take the necessary measures!". You see, he didn't actually say anything about what those measures would be.
The same thing is when saying that it's a "gimmick" you're not really expressing anything other than your own sceptisism, there really isn't any substance in there.
Same with the novelty thing, it really says nothing at all.
Edited by SirScratchalot at 11:39:31 27-07-2006 -
SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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SirScratchalot wrote:
Well, yeah but that's how everybody has felt about everything new, always. Doctrors once fought very hard not to have to wash their hands after autopsies you know. People inherantly feel sceptisism for the new.
I just think that loads of games will tack some kind of section/mini game that uses the controller to something more traditional al la the DS stylus in more than a few of it's games.
No need for the sarkyness. -
SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
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Registered 16 years agofrod wrote:
SirScratchalot wrote:
What? It's not the same at all.
Nah it's just that it's politician speak...
Like a golden nugget I saw on the telly yesterday from one of our homegrown politicians: "The important thing is we take the necessary measures!". You see, he didn't actually say anything about what those measures would be.
The same thing is when saying that it's a "gimmick" you're not really expressing anything other than your own sceptisism, there really isn't any substance in there.
Same with the novelty thing, it really says nothing at all.
I would argue that it is.... -
SirScratchalot wrote:
I disagree that he's saying "nothing at all". The fact that some people have already dismissed the controller without even trying it is an important point.
The same thing is when saying that it's a "gimmick" you're not really expressing anything other than your own sceptisism, there really isn't any substance in there.
Same with the novelty thing, it really says nothing at all.
It might be the most fun thing in the entire universe, but if you're not already sold on the idea then getting people to even try it is an uphill struggle.
For every person on an internet forum frothing about how it's the next big thing, there is guaranteed to be at least one other person who thinks it's the most stupid idea they ever did hear.
The doubter's opinion holds just as much value as the convert's. -
In a marketing discussion that does make sense, and in the context of this thread such opinion is valid. I do wish there would be something saying why they think it's a gimmick.
Other then "Waving your arm about I dunno". As said, I would wish for a little more substance in argumentation.
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