So the Wii is cheaper and sells better. Big surprise.
Have you ever noticed there are more non-gamers our there than gamers? I mean, in general only a fraction of the people I meet play console games.
So there are two markets here... gamers and non-gamers. We've established the non-gamer market is bigger. The Wii appeals to non-gamers, and therefore a larger market. So the Wii wins the non-gamers.
So the question becomes, when you are discussing who won, are you asking who won among the gamers? Or who won against people who in general are non-tech and non-gamers?
I *am* a gamer, and personally don't care what non-gamers think. They seem happy with Atari Flashback 2. I personally find the graphics on the Wii to be lower than on my original XBOX (which on some games managed full 720p and 1080i output) and certainly nothing compared to my 360 or PS3. But non-gamers don't care about that. I also found the joypads motion tracking to be sloppy and inaccurate. But non-gamers also aren't as picky about the accuracy of the controllers.
So congratulations to Nintendo. You won a market I'm not in and don't care about. Good for you.
As for 360 vs PS3, the results of the survey were probably more dependent on which console's fanboi happened to answer the phone at the time.
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The Wii wins with non-gamers, but who asked them?
So the Wii is cheaper and sells better. Big surprise.
Have you ever noticed there are more non-gamers our there than gamers? I mean, in general only a fraction of the people I meet play console games.
So there are two markets here... gamers and non-gamers. We've established the non-gamer market is bigger. The Wii appeals to non-gamers, and therefore a larger market. So the Wii wins the non-gamers.
So the question becomes, when you are discussing who won, are you asking who won among the gamers? Or who won against people who in general are non-tech and non-gamers?
I *am* a gamer, and personally don't care what non-gamers think. They seem happy with Atari Flashback 2. I personally find the graphics on the Wii to be lower than on my original XBOX (which on some games managed full 720p and 1080i output) and certainly nothing compared to my 360 or PS3. But non-gamers don't care about that. I also found the joypads motion tracking to be sloppy and inaccurate. But non-gamers also aren't as picky about the accuracy of the controllers.
So congratulations to Nintendo. You won a market I'm not in and don't care about. Good for you.
As for 360 vs PS3, the results of the survey were probably more dependent on which console's fanboi happened to answer the phone at the time.