In support of your argument, I read somewhere (NYT? WSJ?) in the last week that they expect gamers to increase in the US by as much as 50% in the next 5 years. Almost all of that increase will come from those that haven't been gamers finding there's something in it for them. Research in to the Wii implies that a huge amount of it's growth is in the new customers, people that weren't gaming before, that are attacked by the ease and fun of the system.
It stands to reason that if the gaming industry is going to keep growing it needs to bring in new blood, people that have lived with gaming their whole lives but never been that interested. Which means lots of options, serving not only the high end gamer, but also the casual and very occasional ones. And making it like the old arcade experience.
I have to admit, the Wii gets a lot more playtime around here than any of the other consouls. By a wide margin.
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Date: 2007-08-29 04:26 pm (UTC)It stands to reason that if the gaming industry is going to keep growing it needs to bring in new blood, people that have lived with gaming their whole lives but never been that interested. Which means lots of options, serving not only the high end gamer, but also the casual and very occasional ones. And making it like the old arcade experience.
I have to admit, the Wii gets a lot more playtime around here than any of the other consouls. By a wide margin.