Comments on: Nintendo on the latest 'technical divide'

U.S. chief Reggie Fils-Aime says there still exists a sizable gap between technophiles and technophobes when it comes to new consumer technologies.

[bob donut]

Something obvious here

Hmm. Let's think about that. People who are afraid of computers and technology have less technological equipment than people who aren't.

DUH!!

At some point it stops being a technological problem and starts being a people problem. We have to let those go, they'll never like a computer until it's a robot/android with perfect AI that does everything they want without asking.

[zboot]

Obviously. . .

you didn't read past the first few lines.

[bob donut]

Nintendo could have the core market if they wanted it

Now that Nintendo has a foothold, they could get the core market, the people who USUALLY buy games, if--they want to.

I think the Wii is brilliant example of listening to what the market wants and I believe it has more to do with its price than its blocky controller.

However, (listen up Nintendo employees), I will NEVER buy a Wii until it has the kind of games I like: Japanese-style RPGs (like Final Fantasy X or Xenosaga) and mature games (Grand Theft Auto series). As I see it, the Wii is a box for little kids, and that's the same reason I didn't buy a Gamecube.

[Andross_88]

Give Wii a try, you'll like it.

I beg to differ. I originally purchased the Wii for my younger brother. I was never really into to video games, but I'm actually enjoying this thing. The last time I remember having this much fun was on my friend's original Nintendo back when I was a kid.

You should try Paper Mario and Red Steel. They're really fun. In the second game your character actually mimics your hand movement, it's really sweet especially during the gun fights.

[Deven Mack]

Nintendo's hard at work on the core market.

There's a couple things I believe you should take note of, as they're likely to strongly appeal to you.

1 - RPGs -are- coming.

Nintendo completed a purchase of Monolith Soft, the development company behind the Xenosaga series, only 3 days ago.

The upcoming Wii "Fire Emblem" might also be up your alley, and believe it or not, Super Paper Mario is a fun little RPG-ish romp, that almost anyone should be able to enjoy.

2 - Mature games -are- coming.

And a few of them are already here. Though it doesn't appeal to me personally, the already-released "Godfather" on Wii is said to be an AMAZING experience for those who enjoy such games, and far superior to the other console versions.

Though the idea of Grand Theft Auto IV on Wii is still up in the air, Rockstar Games has already announced that the sequel to their infamous "Manhunt" game will be on Wii. Red Steel and the soon-to-be-released Scarface are also worth looking into.

A GameCube repeat, this is most certainly not.

[bustin98]

Disagree with your assesment

The GTA series should be considered what it is, a sandbox style game, rather than "Mature". Its true that the GC lacked sandbox games, but there was not a lack of games that appeal to the hardcore gamer or even the 18 and above crowd.

In fact, if you consider your self a hardcore gamer, you should appreciate all game systems.

And now the Wii represents an opportunity for all who closed their minds to Nintendo before to branch out.

Nintendo has it right. Why go for the small core group when there is a larger market beyond it? With more units, more devs will get on board. More devs mean more games and an increase ratio of poor ports to AAA titles.

[mattjumbo]

Yeah, Sure

"However, (listen up Nintendo employees), I will NEVER buy a Wii
until it has the kind of games I like..."

Yeah, because Nintendo needs to do *anything* it can do to try to
finally sell a few of those damn things!

Maybe they'll send out some coupons or something to get it
jumpstarted...

[Leeeroy Jenkins]

Put World Of Warcraft on a Wii

and I'll buy it!

[katznaperr]

Doesn?t matter if you can't get one

Unless you have time to camp out at a Game Stop for two days it is impossible to buy a Wii. My wife and I decided over a month ago we would get one after enjoying playing with friends at a dinner party. I am getting very frustrated and a little pissed that it is next to impossible to buy a Wii unless you win a contest or something.

[samwise_gamgees]

Yes the Wii is hard to find BUT-

I live in sacramento california and it's still impossible to find a Wii here,BUT I am not angry I am actually very happy for nintendo because for once they actually have a console that IS a success and that is a reason to be happy.
Now before everyone says I am a nintendo fanboy I want to set the record straight and say that I have bought more PS2 games by far then I purchased gamecube games,I like playing video games and I probably always will,I have in fact bought most all of the game devices since the days of the NES and a few from even before then - I am sill playing my Commodore64 games several times a week because the games I have are still fun to play all these years later.
I did not buy an Xbox but plan to buy an Xbox360 just as soon as the price drops a little more as I am not made of money.
I owned both a PS1 and a PS2 but do not plan to buy a PSP or a PS3.
I WILL be buying a Wii just as soon as I can as it has quite a few games out now that are indeed fun and many more that are certain to be must haves.
So keep looking for a Wii we will boh find one sooner or later but remember it is all about having fun not which system is better or best.