7th December 2005, 12:01 AM
It is hard to say it did nothing, considering the PS2 had a big lead. However, yes, there is insufficient evidence to say that actually did something so we must assume it didn't.
And, here's the thing I have a problem with. Why appeal to the non-gamer? Do they realize exactly what sort of audience non-gamers are? Remember the last time a company tried appealing to non-gamers? Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Xtreme sports games? Sony's original PS1 campaign? THAT is what appealing to the non-gamers is all about! Basically what I'm asking is, be more specific Nintendo. Are you appealing to the non-gamer that would enjoy games more if they were more intellectually stimulating, or the sort of non-gamer who looks at a game and says "that's confusing, maybe if the game beat ITSELF while I watched I'd play, now I'm off to gamble".
I over simplified, but the thing is, we have to think about how Nintendo's goals will affect US.
And, here's the thing I have a problem with. Why appeal to the non-gamer? Do they realize exactly what sort of audience non-gamers are? Remember the last time a company tried appealing to non-gamers? Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Xtreme sports games? Sony's original PS1 campaign? THAT is what appealing to the non-gamers is all about! Basically what I'm asking is, be more specific Nintendo. Are you appealing to the non-gamer that would enjoy games more if they were more intellectually stimulating, or the sort of non-gamer who looks at a game and says "that's confusing, maybe if the game beat ITSELF while I watched I'd play, now I'm off to gamble".
I over simplified, but the thing is, we have to think about how Nintendo's goals will affect US.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)