what nintendo needs to do is...
Nintendo just had an M rated game on the wii...and despite rave reviews. It sold horribly. Yep I'm referring to Madworld.
yes nintendo has had a few rated m games in the past. but most of those had been multiplatform and did not really count. for games like madworld i can say that it didnt sell well for a couple of reasons. the graphical art style turned a lot of people off and 2 most hardcore gamers have moved on from nintendo and get their fix elsewhere. thats not to say they dont own a wii but they wont buy any rated m games thats on the wii because its better elsewhere.
well what nintendo needs to do is actually develop their own rated m game. not do a partnership they need to fully 100% develop a few rated m games of their own. i think once people saw that nintendo was making their own m games it may cause some people to change their minds. but nintendo has lost many fans over the years because of their desperate attempt to hold on to soccer moms and grandparents and not true gamers. i truly believe nintendo has forgotten about the people who kept their company alive and the one group which truly matters.
what does nintendo expect? does nintendo honestly think that the soccer moms and grandparents will keep them alive? sure the wii is selling great and its made tons of money. look at the games that are being bought, they are all educational stuff like brain age and wii fit basically games that arnt really games at all. these people will not be pursuaded into buying a wii2 or a new console because they will say "I already have one" "why do i need a new one" Im happy with my wii and the original wii sports". these people are not hardcore gamers or indeed gamers at all. they are not the ones who will wait in line for more then 24 hours to wait for the next game or console release. soccer moms and grandparents do not eagerly look for the latest gaming news and chat about games in forums.
These new groups of people which nintendo is attempting to lump into one large group which they call "casual gamers" will not keep them afloat for long. this group rarely plays any of the games which nintendo wants them to play. they might get maybe 15 minutes in a day but thats it. ive never heard of a grandma or soccer mom spending hours playing a game. you see casual gamers or soccer moms and grandparents dont give a crap about videogames or the gaming industry. they dont care at all about videogames.they might say this is kind of fun and play for a few minutes and move onto something else. this isnot how you build a stable and reliable income. sure you might be able to trick this audience into your gimmicks for a little while but eventually even they will have enough and stop playing.
Nintendo has abandoned many of its core fanbase. while some are loyal to the dying end many have moved on. its dissappointing because i am a nintendo fan and they still make some good stuff. the reality is nintendo is giving the finger to the fanbase which built them an empire. its like gm or another auto company saying " thank you so much for your hard work, loyalty and dedicationtor us but now we no longer need you, have a nice day" nintendo seems to be placing all of its energy into grandparents, soccer moms and their now precious "casual" audience. they are the ones that matter now. the funny thing is that the "casual" care nothing for nintendo. nintendo could easily cater to BOTH sides and make plently of casual type games and still cater to their hardcore fans. if nintendo had done this instead they would have even more money and more sales and would ensure their dominance for years.
is nintendo beginning to crumble? is nintendo heading the way of sega? in a way you could say they are too big to fail but thats what the governments said about the banks and the auto compainies. also nintendo has lost much of their loyal fanbase and they may not return to their rescue. if nintendo continues down this route of more crappy perihperals and vitality meters they very well could lose their market dominance atleast and possibly fail. What will happen then if nintendo does begin to fail? will the grandparents and soccer moms rise up to defend them? NO it is the fans that nintendo should care about which are the only ones who can save them from bad times. It is us true gamers that are the only ones with the will and power to do so.
Also nintendo is facing a big threat in project natal. If this technology can do all that it promises then this is a true revolution in gaming and technology in general. it adds so much to the experience and it can add to just about any game you play. nintendo has to do something to counter this move and i think we can all agree the vitality meter isnt it. anyways my final question to you all is what should nintendo do now? which path should they take? what do you forsee happening in nintendos future? Do you agree with nintendo's philosphy? What would you like to see nintendo do? please discuss here with your thoughts
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