I pretty much agree with everything you said there. But the thing is, Nintendo think they are doing something to sell more systems/games, but really, they are driving people away. It seems that they care more about creating new gamers then satisfying the fans who have been around for 25 years. In the long run, it is the long time fans who will continue to support the system and it's games, not the grandparents who play wiisports once or twice at christmas. This is where nintendo is making a mistake, and they really need to concentrate on their long-time fans.
-DarkestHour-
You are right about supporting the core audience better. I think they are trying to do that with VC as well as key franchises, but the big let down right now is there is no meat and potatos of games for that core audience while the other two major competitors are bringing out big guns. I would say wait until after this holiday to decide rather the core is forgotten or rather maybe they were put on hold while developers got the games right.
After all the core audience is the hardest to please and the most lucrative source of profit, so even one misstep on a key franchise could swing the tide the wrong way for Nintendo.
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