Japan report: The novelty of the Wii may be wearing off as sales drop off

Is the novelty of Wii wearing off?

It was an exciting launch for sure, but one that Wii critics have claimed is a temporary phase. Opposition to the controller's motion-control concept cite it as a gimmick whose appeal would soon diminish. Are we already seeing this happen in Japan?

The thread title is misleading.  You make it seem like this is a negative article towards the Wii, but it actually has a positive outlook for the future of the console.Gamer46

And how can that be bad? :wink:

The Wii WILL do a "DS" on us. Trust me. :)  BTW I sense PS3FTW coming here to bash the Wii....... just a hunch. :P

Interesting article:

Is the novelty of Wii wearing off?

It was an exciting launch for sure, but one that Wii critics have claimed is a temporary phase. Opposition to the controller's motion-control concept cite it as a gimmick whose appeal would soon diminish. Are we already seeing this happen in Japan?larshaun

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=158325

Sales are off because it's the 1st quarter and in almost all cases sales are always less in retail for any product. We  will not know anything until 3rd and 4th quarter's when retail sales pick up. Anyone who understands retail knows this, people who don't quote things that generally don't make any sense.

[QUOTE="Gamer46"]The thread title is misleading. You make it seem like this is a negative article towards the Wii, but it actually has a positive outlook for the future of the console.SyluxElite

And how can that be bad? :wink:

The Wii WILL do a "DS" on us. Trust me. :) BTW I sense PS3FTW coming here to bash the Wii....... just a hunch. :P

The thread title is misleading. You make it seem like this is a negative article towards the Wii, but it actually has a positive outlook for the future of the console.Gamer46

The DS was also supposed to be a gimmick that would wear off. On another note, where is this report getting its information? The latest Japanese weekly sales report had the Wii up 5% this week compared to last week. :|HeedleGlavin

The touch screen gimmick did wear off. People started buying it for the games, not the touch screen feature.

The novelty of the Wii will wear off as sales go up.

Then the Wii will be the standard.

So when the PS4 or the next Xbox comes along, they will have to follow the way of the Wii in order to compete.

CVG is a British website. What does this have to do with Japan?cakeorrdeath

Interesting article:

Is the novelty of Wii wearing off?

It was an exciting launch for sure, but one that Wii critics have claimed is a temporary phase. Opposition to the controller's motion-control concept cite it as a gimmick whose appeal would soon diminish. Are we already seeing this happen in Japan?larshaun

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=158325

The novelty of the Wii will wear off as sales go up.

Then the Wii will be the standard.

So when the PS4 or the next Xbox comes along, they will have to follow the way of the Wii in order to compete.

Willy105

Wouldn't Nintendo have some kind of patent on that control system? Just wondering.

[QUOTE="Willy105"]

The novelty of the Wii will wear off as sales go up.

Then the Wii will be the standard.

So when the PS4 or the next Xbox comes along, they will have to follow the way of the Wii in order to compete.

tubbyc

Wouldn't Nintendo have some kind of patent on that control system? Just wondering.

On the specific technology they use, they surely have a patent.  But there are probably similar technologies that could be developed that would achieve the same effect.

[QUOTE="tubbyc"][QUOTE="Willy105"]

The novelty of the Wii will wear off as sales go up.

Then the Wii will be the standard.

So when the PS4 or the next Xbox comes along, they will have to follow the way of the Wii in order to compete.

CelineDion

Wouldn't Nintendo have some kind of patent on that control system? Just wondering.

On the specific technology they use, they surely have a patent.  But there are probably similar technologies that could be developed that would achieve the same effect.

That's true.

Nintendo patented the N64 controller.

But somehow Sony released the Dual Shock controller a year later.

There must be some kind of loophole.

[QUOTE="tubbyc"][QUOTE="Willy105"]

The novelty of the Wii will wear off as sales go up.

Then the Wii will be the standard.

So when the PS4 or the next Xbox comes along, they will have to follow the way of the Wii in order to compete.

CelineDion

Wouldn't Nintendo have some kind of patent on that control system? Just wondering.

On the specific technology they use, they surely have a patent. But there are probably similar technologies that could be developed that would achieve the same effect.

[QUOTE="HeedleGlavin"]The DS was also supposed to be a gimmick that would wear off. On another note, where is this report getting its information? The latest Japanese weekly sales report had the Wii up 5% this week compared to last week. :|Bread_or_Decide

The touch screen gimmick did wear off. People started buying it for the games, not the touch screen feature.

Why are people jumping on the TC? As the article states, the sales of the Wii & PS3 had dropped for 4 consecutive weeks and I believe they went up again last week. The DS continues to sell like wildfire so I really don't know what the Japanese want...A2D

There needs to be more titles for this system, that's all.thedarkomen

Maybe cause demand has been met and everyone whos into gaming already owns one.

Interesting article:

Is the novelty of Wii wearing off?

It was an exciting launch for sure, but one that Wii critics have claimed is a temporary phase. Opposition to the controller's motion-control concept cite it as a gimmick whose appeal would soon diminish. Are we already seeing this happen in Japan?larshaun

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=158325

[QUOTE="Gamer46"]The thread title is misleading. You make it seem like this is a negative article towards the Wii, but it actually has a positive outlook for the future of the console.SyluxElite

And how can that be bad? :wink:

The Wii WILL do a "DS" on us. Trust me. :) BTW I sense PS3FTW coming here to bash the Wii....... just a hunch. :P

The DS was also supposed to be a gimmick that would wear off. On another note, where is this report getting its information? The latest Japanese weekly sales report had the Wii up 5% this week compared to last week. :|HeedleGlavin

The DS is a different scenario, simply because it has ridiculous 3rd party support and Nintendo's own excellent 1st party support.

Wii's 3rd party support is laughable at best right now.