This is great. Can't come up with a reasonable argument. Move the goal posts, come up with an Ad hominem attack. Well done.
Goal posts alert! I thought Visual power doesn't matter to consumers, right? Having a system running on SD would still work on an HD TV's so what difference would it make?
"Technically" I like to use facts. Wii crushed Xbox 360, fact. Wii crushed PS3, fact. Wii crushed HD systems, not fact. I understand your overall point, but your still wrong.
All right, let's deal with this individually.
1. The first thing I'd like you to do is, as I hinted at in my last "ad hominem" attack, READ MY ORIGINAL POST (Found here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36145889&postcount=5067). Find me the instance in which I state that "power doesn't matter." I'll wait for that. I'll be waiting for a long time because I never said it.
What I said was, "
It will be ENOUGH." That isn't "Power doesn't matter so they could put out an Atari 2600 today and people would buy it lulz!!!!!!1!", which is the conclusion you erroneously jumped to.
I also said that
'very few outside GAF care about visual power.' That, again, is true. I've done market research on this in the 15-30 age group with a large group of people that stretches both that age group, the causal/"core" gamer group, and racial background. The vast majority either A) Couldn't tell the difference between a top-level PC game and a 360/PS3 game or B) Honestly didn't care and said it wouldn't affect their purchasing habits. The reasons they stated for buying systems? 1. Games and 2. Different ways to play. Keep in mind--this was the general public and outside of GAF, which is a SUBCULTURE of the main consumer population who buys consoles.
You seem to be inferring I'm some raging Nintendo fanboy, but I own all 5 systems (3 consoles, 3DS, and Vita) and the majority of my gaming comes from the Vita and the Xbox 360. I have no dog in this race. I want all to succeed because competition leads to better games and better innovation.
2. I think you need to understand the meaning of the phrase "moving the goalposts." You can only use it if goalposts have actually been set. I never set any. I didn't care to set any. All I was stating was the facts: the lower powered systems have "won" the previous generations in sales, which is what these companies care about: PS2 led in sale over the higher-powered Xbox and Gamecube, Nintendo DS won in sales over the higher-powered PSP, Wii dominated in sales for years over the higher-powered HD twins, and the 3DS is absolutely crushing the Vita right now (although that isn't over by a longshot and I'm hoping the Vita gets some fantastic software to bring it back into contention).
That's all I said. There are no "goalposts" to move. From what I've found in my research and also by analyzing sales, it appears that if what IdeaMan said was true, it would be more than enough for the general consumer to buy and use the system. It has a new, innovative way to play console games.
3. I don't quite understand your statement that Wii crushed 360, Wii crushed PS3, but somehow didn't crush "HD systems?" You realize that those ARE HD systems, right? Maybe you could explain that a bit better because as you stated it, it makes no sense whatsoever.
