E3: id CEO Questions Nintendo’s Strategy
13 Jul
Posted by Erich Jurgens as Business, E3, Nintendo DS, Wii
Ever since it’s explosive launch last November, there has apparently been an unwritten rule stating that the Wii is not to be questioned, and for some reason Sony was on the receiving end of criticism. Well, today Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id Software, broke that rule questioning not only the Wii’s future as a console for everyone, but he also challenged Satoru Iwata’s strategy to break down the walls between novice and hardcore gamers.
“I don’t know that it’s a solvable problem, because I think that the thing is, is that your tastes change from a novice gamer to a veteran gamer or a hardcore gamer. When you first get in and play a type of game, everything is new and a challenge, but as you get experience you want different and greater challenges, which necessarily make a game hard to approach as a novice gamer.”
Heresy! In all seriousness, he does bring up an excellent point. There’s going to be a time when the people that enjoy Wii Sports now will eventually move on to Zelda. As of now, Super Mario Galaxy seems to be the only game in Nintendo’s line up that achieves this kind of universal appeal.
Tags: Business, E3, Nintendo DS, Wii
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2 Responses
The Wicker Man
July 13th, 2007 at 11:53 am
1I think the WII will be a flop. I think it sells good for 1 reason only. People wanna try out that new controller. The system doesnt have good list of upcoming titles. Its like a kid saying mommy mommy!! If u get me this game it ll keep me busy forever! Then 2 weeks go by lol and it’s collecting dust.
The wii is kool but not at the point where everyone wants it. I think the main reason is for the hype, the hype alone. I ve met many disappointed people, it was good at first then it just died off. If they make games for this thing it might have a fighting chance.
Josh B.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
2I’d say most of what TWM just said is true. I got a Wii at launch and to date the only game worth getting has been Zelda, everything else just caters to the “I-have-no-attention-span-so-please-don’t-make-me-think” type of player along with so many ps2 ports. Also the games are expensive compared to other formats, AU$100 for Harry Potter (just because it’s new and for the Wii) compared to AU$49.95 for the PC version. just pathetic.
So basically I haven’t played my Wii in months and there are only about 4 games I’m interested in buying but they won’t come out until 2008 in Australia.
Right now I’m waiting for Microsoft to announce a price drop on the 360 as the only decent games being made are on that system.
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