Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Not really "Hardcore" but definitely moreso than the average consumer.
I just hate it that companies like Nintendo and Insomniac work like crazy to make great games only to have them outsold by the Halo's and GTAs, which while good games, only sell because of their subject matter. Metroid Prime was at least as good as the first Halo but the sales were nowhere close. Same with GTA and Wind Waker. Or Rachet and Clank against Jak and Daxter.
Not really "Hardcore" but definitely moreso than the average consumer.
I just hate it that companies like Nintendo and Insomniac work like crazy to make great games only to have them outsold by the Halo's and GTAs, which while good games, only sell because of their subject matter. Metroid Prime was at least as good as the first Halo but the sales were nowhere close. Same with GTA and Wind Waker. Or Rachet and Clank against Jak and Daxter.
I like Nintendo as much as anyone, believe me. But what you said is simplifying the scenario. Success doesn't revolve around 3 or 4 great fanchises. That's Nintendo's WHOLE problem which seems to be totally lost on people. Sony understands this. Microsoft understands this. Third party support is key, and if you look at the GC, they (3rd parties) fled from it like the plague, due to Nintendo's idiotic marketing policies. Sorry Chaltab, but but 75% of gamers aren't 6-15-year olds looking for party games.