Nintendo/Sony Demographics

[bobcat]

Differently designed controller goods/bads:-

Goods

* Possibility for new gameplay interactions
* Possibility for a more comfortable/ergonomic controller

Bads
* 3rd party developers steer away from differently designed controllers (generally speaking)
* Possibility for uncomfortability (is that even a word?)
* Backwards compatibility conflicts

That's all I can think of. If Nintendo wanna compete sales wise with Sony/MS for next gen, they need to be on par with the controller design (on par with the competition) at the very least. Simple.

I guess the Nintendo console probably will be something different, and I'll probably welcome it as I will buy the ps3 and xbox 2 anyway, so yeh bring it on. I'll have my Ps3 for my general gaming machine

[Crash]

eh I dont care, I'll always buy Nintendo stuff... then I'll get another console to fill in the gaps Nintendo leaves.. like FPS and stuff.... I play only Halo on Xbox (splinter cell occastionally) and I dont really care that I have no WORKING Ps2.

Nintendo is kinda like the Apple Macintosh of the gaming world. everyone knows it's better, but they still buy PC's because everyone else has em.

[gekko]

Part of the reason for the large amount of adult gamers is that the kids who grew up playing games, are now adults. If all the developers start making games targeted specifically for adults, then the industry will begin to die out.

Sure kids may not have the money, but the kids begging mom and dad for games for Xmas are going to be buying their own in 10 years.

Plus, while some people are still trying to impress their friends and be the badass they're not, others still enjoy the same games they did as a kid, no matter how bright and colorful they may be.

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by gekko

Plus, while some people are still trying to impress their friends and be the badass they're not, others still enjoy the same games they did as a kid, no matter how bright and colorful they may be.

I honestly dont understand why people would try to impress someone by having a PS2 or Xbox. I dont know why that even would impress anyone...I mean you made a 150 dollar purchase...congradulations. Want a Cookie?

[Perfect Stu]

wait...so now the reason PS2's have sold so well is because people are buying them solely to "impress" other people?