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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Feb 3, 2006 6:16:53 GMT -5
Really? You think?
I personally think the Rev-mote is gonna be a harder sell than the DS stylus. Sure, there will be a fair few people who look at the Rev and go "oh yeah, like the DS, cool" and buy it because of that, but I don't think the Rev can get by just riding the DS's success.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Feb 3, 2006 7:16:51 GMT -5
I don't exactly mean it will ride on the DS's success as easily as that... but look at it like this:
When the DS was announced, everybody thought it was a mishmash of weird game mechanics, and that Nintendo had gone a bit barmy. Nobody needs "new ways to play" do they? It would take a miracle for this to compete against the PSP wouldn't it?
Well, Nintendo have proven that the DS has a large market, that it can cope against stiff competition, that it can still play traditional styles of games as well as all-new styles... and it has boosted Nintendo's image as an innovator.
When the Revolution was announced it wasn't met with confusion and snide remarks like the DS was... but with excitement at the prospects it could bring. Why? Because the DS has already shown that Nintendo's comments about "new ways to play" weren't completely unfounded... that innovation still has its place in the gaming market.
And that's why I believe the Revolution will be an easier sell than the DS was... because the DS has gone on to be a huge success worldwide first... the market has been opened up.
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Post by Saim on Feb 3, 2006 16:17:24 GMT -5
The problem is this: third partys. Only the rich third partys like Sega and Activision are supporting them, because of their low market share.
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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Feb 4, 2006 4:54:19 GMT -5
I don't exactly mean it will ride on the DS's success as easily as that... but look at it like this: ... Good point, but I'm still not sure. The DS still at least had 'normal' controls, so even if people saw the stylus as a gimmick, they could play 'regular' games until they realised how great the stylus worked. But will that happen for the Rev? I'm not sure. Maybe it will, but I doubt Nintendo are going to put much, if any, support behind the 'shell'. If thats true, people who think the Rev-mote is a gimmick will ignore the console. I don't know, though. Maybe Ninty will support the shell? Maybe the revmote will feel so natural everyone will ove it? I really don't know. I guess we'll find out soon enough. |
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Post by Saim on Feb 6, 2006 16:22:59 GMT -5
I don't exactly mean it will ride on the DS's success as easily as that... but look at it like this: When the DS was announced, everybody thought it was a mishmash of weird game mechanics, and that Nintendo had gone a bit barmy. Nobody needs "new ways to play" do they? It would take a miracle for this to compete against the PSP wouldn't it? Well, Nintendo have proven that the DS has a large market, that it can cope against stiff competition, that it can still play traditional styles of games as well as all-new styles... and it has boosted Nintendo's image as an innovator. When the Revolution was announced it wasn't met with confusion and snide remarks like the DS was... but with excitement at the prospects it could bring. Why? Because the DS has already shown that Nintendo's comments about "new ways to play" weren't completely unfounded... that innovation still has its place in the gaming market. And that's why I believe the Revolution will be an easier sell than the DS was... because the DS has gone on to be a huge success worldwide first... the market has been opened up. But Nintendo owned the market then. They don't own the market now though. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on Feb 7, 2006 3:43:31 GMT -5
Not entirely true... the thing you have to remember is that the market is dominated by proven brands. The Game Boy brand has been proven over many years and was a solid leader in the handheld market - the Nintendo DS was an unproven experiment. Not to mention that it used the word "Nintendo" freely in the system name - a word that has been muddied by years of mediocre sales and bad press... and something the Game Boy didn't have to worry about. Meanwhile, Sony's proven videogame brand, Playstation, was also becoming a handheld - and it's done moderately well. But the DS has managed to take control - not through branding - but through innovation. Nintendo have remembered why we loved them in the first place  |
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