ORANGUTAN said:
uhh, how do they have a lot of stuff in common?
wii games are completely different... they're last-gen in terms of tech. wii and ps3 competing for third-party support? are you serious? they're completely different consoles. the games have different development times, different costs, different genres, etc. there will be no multi-platform games that are built for ps3/360 and get ported to wii. why? because it's just not possible to port next-gen games with what wii's got under the hood. i'm not referring to last-gen ports here, but ps3/360 games built from the ground-up for their platforms.
again, it's like comparing kia's market to ferrari's. another analogy; does the arena football league directly compete with the nfl? well, according to the responses above, they do, because they're both selling us football. ps3 and wii both play games! have none of you taken a basic marketing class? laughable.
They both go after the same market. That's all that matters because now the comparisons are perfectly valid. Your analogies are extremely off.
1. Ferrari doesn't cater to a significant portion of the market whereas Sony and Nintendo both do.
2. A Ferrari would be more analogous to a high end computer, something you failed to address. A PS3 is relatively cheap as well. I don't find 600 dollars to be too much. It's only slightly double the Wii's price hence valid comparisons can be made.
3. The point of football is ridiculous. They would be competing with each other since they both sell football to the same consumer right? Of course the situation is off. Nintendo and Sony are close to each other in consumer mindshare.
Regarding the point on cross platform games.
1. That does nothing to defend your horrible point on why comparisons are invalid.
2. It is empirically disproven. Marvel Alliance and Call of Duty 3 indicate ports are possible.
3. You never warrant why they aren't possible in the first place. The Wii's weakness is the lack of an ability to push massive amounts of textures. Reducing graphical eye candy is not as hard as you make it out to be. Your tech knowledge is clearly lacking.
4. With your logic, even if the Wii can't have games ported from the 360 or the PS3, it is highly unlikely that ports can exist between the PS3 and the 360 if the game is "built from the ground-up for their platforms." The architectural differences are vast.
"wii games are completely different... they're last-gen in terms of tech. wii and ps3 competing for third-party support? are you serious? they're completely different consoles."
1. It is possible that some future smash hits will choose to not utilize the graphical prowess of the PS3. In that regards, yes, they compete with each other for 3rd party support. How the early phase of the console wars play out will probably determine whether or not the next games that are being planned will turn out and which console they will be released on. There were many stunning games on the PS2 that ignored the more powerful Gamecube and Xbox. No reason why the same won't happen this time if Nintendo pulls off a coup.
2. How are Wii games last-gen in terms of tech? The motion controller is also technology and it wasn't last gen. Also, Wii is more powerful than any other last-gen system. That, by definition, makes it not last-gen.
3. I do agree that the PS3 and the Wii are "completely different consoles." They look different and are made by different companies. Yep. That's about the only flawless point of your post. :lol
"have none of you taken a basic marketing class?"
1. Clearly Sony hasn't taken the class you've taken. They market the PS3 to everyone. That's why we see PS3 commercials but not Ferrari commercials.
2. If your class taught you that those analogies can be properly used to describe the gaming market, you should get a refund.
As you would say, "laughable."
