E3 - 2006 : AFTERMATH :: Wii dazzles whilst PS3 barely glows

[Steven W]

A surge in Nintendo shares confirms an extremely successful E3.

Check out the E3 LIVE for more info.

[Nick]

I'd underline that response, to be honest.

We were in the doors with early access passes at 9am on Wednesday and there was an instant que for Wii... however, over onthe Sony we could storll up and play PS3 games with no waiting at all.

It has to be said that though Nintendo were limiting access and therefore helping to add to their que lenght, the fact that people were queing right around the stand even on Friday shows how popular Wii was. The Sony stand, by contrast, though just as big as Nintendo's was looking somewhat bereft of bodies...

[directhex]

how about the N-Gage stand?

[Nick]

Hmm... We spent some time with Nokia and their message is pretty clear.

Whilst N-Gage was a success for them with gamers, the release of the DS and PSP has heavily imapcted on the N-Gage.

So rather than focus on a dedicated gaming handset, Nokia are now putting N-Gage technology into their normal handsets. Nokia recognise that a gamer will have a handheld of some sort, so their target market is the casual gamer.

What they're looking to do is getting decent gameplay, graphics and framerates onto more general purpose handsets. So instead of having a gaming device that also a phone they want to have a phone that also plays decent games.

[directhex]

Hmm... We spent some time with Nokia and their message is pretty clear.

Whilst N-Gage was a success for them with gamers, the release of the DS and PSP has heavily imapcted on the N-Gage.

So rather than focus on a dedicated gaming handset, Nokia are now putting N-Gage technology into their normal handsets. Nokia recognise that a gamer will have a handheld of some sort, so their target market is the casual gamer.

What they're looking to do is getting decent gameplay, graphics and framerates onto more general purpose handsets. So instead of having a gaming device that also a phone they want to have a phone that also plays decent games.

that was always the problem with the ngage though - the ****ty numeric keypad did NOT lend itself to gaming. needing to yank the battery to change game is not user-friendly. the gaming part always seemed to be an afterthought

[kempez]

Much better idea that is^

I would probably consider a Nokia again if I could play a half decent game on the go

[Mike Fishcake]

I have to say the console I'm looking forward to the most is the Infinium Labs Phantom.

*smirk*

[steve threlfall]

I have to say the console I'm looking forward to the most is the Infinium Labs Phantom.

*smirk*

I have heard that you get a free copy of Stalker and Duke Nukem Forever with it

[Steven W]

I have to say the console I'm looking forward to the most is the Infinium Labs Phantom.

*smirk*

[Parm]

Nintendo are raking it all in at the moment!

The public are beginning to love Wii.
Microsoft are telling us to love Wii, along with the 360.
Sony are telling us to love Wii, along with PS3.
E3 certainly told us to love Wii.

Who'd have predicted all this? I don't think even Nintendo would have

[herulach]

even though we are all loving wii, i'm not quite so sure it'll convert well into successful sales, strong perhaps, but little wayne and waynetta dont want to play good games, they want to play pro ev eleventy twelve, or the latest iteration in some other equally poor game which will be exactly the same but with better graphics. for the majority of the market (i.e. kids, and young men, whatever nintendo says about who theyre aiming at), beckham having the right haircut is far more important to them than innovative gameplay.

[Mike Fishcake]

even though we are all loving wii, i'm not quite so sure it'll convert well into successful sales, strong perhaps, but little wayne and waynetta dont want to play good games, they want to play pro ev eleventy twelve, or the latest iteration in some other equally poor game which will be exactly the same but with better graphics. for the majority of the market (i.e. kids, and young men, whatever nintendo says about who theyre aiming at), beckham having the right haircut is far more important to them than innovative gameplay.

Too true.

Just because something is 'better' than something else doesn't mean it will be commercially more successful.

Nintendo need to spend MUCH, MUCH money on marketing.

[herulach]

Too true.

Just because something is 'better' than something else doesn't mean it will be commercially more successful.

Nintendo need to spend MUCH, MUCH money on marketing.

Agreed, but then id rather see them spend it on paying crazy japanese people to make crazy japanese games for me to play.

THeres also not a lot you can do marketing wise to sell the idea of good gameplay, even most mainstream mags are all about shiny pictures than whats actually good, particularly on the console side of things. Which is why i bet sensible soccer will do really poorly, however good it is.