[QUOTE="alittletoohappy"]From what I understand, Nintendo lost a lot of its "nintendo fan" fanbase in the the last gen and has failed to win it back through the Wii, plus whomever they alienated with the wii itself. If what you say is their actual mission statement, I'm not sure how much they've actually succeeded at converting casual players into core gamers. I think there may be some confusion as to what Nintendo's demographic really is, and if they screw it up, they'll really screw it up. That said, you really didn't mention their obvious next move.ogvampire
nintendo's plan is long term. they werent expecting to turn casual gamers into core gamers in one gen...
"That said, you really didn't mention their obvious next move"
the only next moves are the obvious: ps4, xbox 720, wiiHD
Do you really think that putting better graphics on a Wii will keep consumers happy? A better question is, do you think there are enough good ways to implement the motion controller to keep the concept fresh for possibly another ten or more years? This is exactly what I mean when I say the next move isn't obvious.
And as for long term, attempting a risk venture like that over multiple generations makes it exponentially more risky, where if they make a mistake, they will likely undo all of their work. Sony and Microsoft can get away with making better computational and graphical machines each gen and calling it an accomplishment. I think Nintendo has really shirked that privilege, and it's going to make the next decade much harder for them.
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