The Wii has been pegged as a mainstream casual game console more then anything else. The motion controls on the Wii have made the device extremely popular across the world. However, with Sony introducing a motion controller, does it make sense for developers to port Wii games on to the PS3?
The Wii has done phenomenally well since it was released, grabbing a huge market share and leading the PS3 and Xbox 360 consistently since the three have been on sale together. But things are starting to slow down in the Nintendo camp, and the price cuts for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 and slimline redesign of the PS3 mean it has to act, and fast. So, where to now for the Wii?
July was a slow month in gaming with sales dropping for the past five months. However, August looks to be a new month with some indication of the holiday season finally creeping upon us. Almost all of the platforms increased in August from July, with the PS3 taking an exceptional leap. Unfortunately, the legendary PS2 continues its downward spiral.
Just a few months ago we all agreed that the video games industry seemed to be recession-proof, providing retail strength in the face of every other entertainment sector collapsing. But that clearly isn’t the case, and the Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, and PS2 all dropping in July according to NPD.
Nintendo has had a fantastic generation this time around, being gifted with having two consoles on the market with mass mainstream appeal. Both the Wii and Nintendo DS have sold in colossal numbers at startling rates. A sales decline has looked inevitable for the last few months, and so it has come to pass. Nintendo has even admitted as much.
The Wii may not be the most powerful or prettiest console on the market. In fact, it most certainly isn’t either of those things. But it is the most popular by a long way, with over 50 million units sold worldwide so far this generation. With that in mind, can any games developers afford to ignore the platform?
President Obama made a comment a few days ago using the Xbox as the whipping boy for problems with video games today. This comment has Microsoft riled-up resulting in a public response to President Obama’s comment. Interestingly enough, Microsoft claims that the Xbox 360 is the only console to have parental controls.
The Wii Vitality Sensor is a new Nintendo peripheral which measures your pulse for God knows whatever reason. Since it was announced, no one has really understood what the point of it is going to be. But fear not, as Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime is here to help us understand. Sort of.
If you still believe that gaming is a niche hobby for those of us up on our technology, proud to be called geeks, and happy to pull all-nighters playing a particular title, then what rock have you been living under? The videogame landscape is now a violent shade of casual, with new gamers of all ages, sexes and races popping up every day.
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