Nintendo and Hardcore Gamers: Who Abandoned Who?

PS360WII - 328 days ago

Not a bad write up but it'll always fall on deaf ears :(

#2 is so true but way to many people seem to think the DS only has pet, baby, and cooking games. They fail to see the mass rpg, action, adventure, and pure adrenaline games it has.

So yes Nintendo abandoned no one but those people who need to be elitists will always balk the Wii ><

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forthegamergood - 327 days 22 hours ago

Solid argument, I agree completely. I'd advocate checking out UK's EDGE magazine for a few in depth interviews with Nintendo about their current aversion from hardcore gameplay.

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italianbreadman - 327 days 21 hours ago

Yes, it was a shame to see so many gamers dismiss the GameCube in the very early-goings based on such ridiculous things as it's shape and color, or the fact that it had games that appealed to both the traditional "gamers" and the expanding market. Because of that, Nintendo seems to have simply opted to increase their service for that new crowd, while still throwing the occasional bone to the veteran gamers. Unfortunately, people don't know how to share their platforms with others.

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BigManFanelli - 327 days 10 hours ago

...it's the truth. I've played my DS more than any other system combined recently. Nintendo is still catering to their most supportive crowd, it's just that that crowd isn't listening. Phooey.

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Shnazzyone - 327 days 9 hours ago

The wii is a hardcore system if you play it as a hardcore system. I am a hardcore retro gamer who loves his wii. You can play the xbox as a kids system too.

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TruthbeTold - 327 days 8 hours ago

1. Many people who play video games as their primary form of entertainment don't have enough top quality "hardcore" games. That doesn't mean that Nintendo has abandoned us, but it shouldn't be written off as if there's no problem, or that the circumstances surrounding those feelings are non-existent.

2. I own a DS, but I only play games on it that:

a. Interest me greatly.

b. Don't really need good graphics to give me hours and hours of replay value, a'la Pokemon, Trauma Center, My Japanese Coach, etc.

The DS isn't a true supplement for a Wii owner who wants more games. The handheld and the console fulfill different gaming needs.

3. It doesn't make any sense for people who've abandoned Nintendo during the PS1 and PS2 generation to be complaining about a lack of games. The people complaining now are some of the ones who have stuck it out through thick and thin. Those who've abandoned Nintendo, don't represent those who haven't. Until Nintendo tells the latter to screw off, shouldn't they voice their concerns, and hope that their desires are met? When they aren't listened to, doesn't it make sense that some would feel as if they ARE being told to screw off even if that's not the case?

Sure there are dumbasses on message boards who like to troll the Nintendo areas and make uninformed comments, but those people don't matter. They don't even own the Wii. The people who are still around for Nintendo and have been ever since the NES or SNES days are the ones who are clamoring for more content. They see what the owners of other systems are getting, and since they are missing out on many multi-platform games, they expected Nintendo to at least try to fill in the gap. But it didn't.

Even so, the driest days are behind us, and with the brightness of the horizon ahead of us, I don't hear much complaining these days. I'm not doing it much myself either. Though truthfully speaking, that has much more to do with Sega and other third parties than it does Nintendo; who is making bank, and continuing to put out mostly small effort games that they spend more money marketing to people who don't know any better, than developing.

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