susansong's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/310502/comments http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/239719-james-quinn/22335-american-idiots?source=feed#comment-626650 626650 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:11:24 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/148387-winter-s-coming-for-the-boomers-part-2?source=feed#comment-626648 626648 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:10:37 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/155032-global-markets-weekly-trading-preview-rally-hold-or-pull-back?source=feed#comment-626647 626647 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:09:42 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/155126-pessimistic-about-the-pound?source=feed#comment-626642 626642 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:08:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/155148-cha-ching-microsoft-pays-users-to-search-with-bing?source=feed#comment-626622 626622
The whole thing reeks of desperation though.
Then again, I wouldn't have bothered trying Bing at all had it not been for this promotion. So desperate or not, it definitely does work. ]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:58:17 -0400
The whole thing reeks of desperation though.
Then again, I wouldn't have bothered trying Bing at all had it not been for this promotion. So desperate or not, it definitely does work. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/141102-microsoft-s-project-natal-will-impact-far-more-than-video-games?source=feed#comment-535328 535328 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:23:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141515-game-over-for-nintendo?source=feed#comment-535078 535078
Second of all, Nintendo has always focused on E-titles to try to position themselves as the family fun and safe alternative. That strategy bombed for them - as you said, they fell from 1st place to last among the big 3. Focusing on E-titles did not get them to the top spot, that's nothig new. It was the change to the Wii's motion control. That's what captured the family demographic. If anything, Nintendo has been moving away from E-Titles and have been embracing more Mature titles as of late. They even have some gore-fest titles like Manhunt 2 (though they blurred out some of the worst scenes).

But I do agree with you that when Microsoft sets their eyes on something, they go after it to win. They don't always succeed (the Zune didn't do much to topple the ipod) but they are definitely after Nintendo's lucrative demographic. And yes, Nintendo better wake up and smell the coffee. They better have something big up their sleeve or the company may be finished.

On Jun 05 02:24 PM Judo_Orange wrote:

> Nintendo game over? Not quite, I guess. Why?
> 1. Nintendo was not always in No.1. Actually they was in No.3, and
> then another No.3, but they've never been a money-loser. They have
> solid franchises, which are sold and will be sold this Christmas
> and next Christmas. In fact, they are now market leader and trend
> setter.
> 2. Indeed Wii's controller is a differentiator but that is not all
> the story. Nintendo's strategy focuses on E-rated titles. Sony and
> Microsoft, regardless their intentions, have seen M-rated titles
> dominated their platforms. (Take a look at Amazon, among top 10 bestsellers
> in each platform, 360/7 M-rated, 3 T-rated; PS3/8 M-rated, 2 T-rated;
> Wii/10 E-rated)
> As a result, the demographic gap between Wii and the other two differed,
> widely. True, gaming sophisticates make more purchases, pushing up
> attach rate, but they should never be the target audience Sony and
> Microsoft go after, at least not entirely, if the Big 2 want their
> consoles as ubiquitous as TV, ever. True, Wii's name suffered as
> gaming sophisticates dominates game forums/blogs, but month after
> month, Wii enters more family than 360 and PS3 combined.
> 3. The demographic difference is becoming clearer to third party
> developers. Therefore, increasingly, they are not making choices
> among three platforms or between Wii and 360, or between Wii and
> PS3, they are making choices between Wii and 360/PS3. That is not
> bad news for Wii. That is certainly not good news especially for
> Sony, the No.3 in this generation.
> 3. MSFT was good. Good at "Copy and Conquer". They beated apple in
> GUI war and they killed Netscape in browser war. They are aiming
> Nintendo because they are jealous of Wii's demographic. They did
> get the white, cheaper and non-HD arcade console out and they did
> bring more casual games to Live. But when your core franchises and
> audiences are more M, it's quite difficult to shift. But you are
> right, MSFT is a different kind of animal therefore Ninty had better
> not to be "flattered", whether the Natal is good or good-hyped.]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:41:58 -0400
Second of all, Nintendo has always focused on E-titles to try to position themselves as the family fun and safe alternative. That strategy bombed for them - as you said, they fell from 1st place to last among the big 3. Focusing on E-titles did not get them to the top spot, that's nothig new. It was the change to the Wii's motion control. That's what captured the family demographic. If anything, Nintendo has been moving away from E-Titles and have been embracing more Mature titles as of late. They even have some gore-fest titles like Manhunt 2 (though they blurred out some of the worst scenes).

But I do agree with you that when Microsoft sets their eyes on something, they go after it to win. They don't always succeed (the Zune didn't do much to topple the ipod) but they are definitely after Nintendo's lucrative demographic. And yes, Nintendo better wake up and smell the coffee. They better have something big up their sleeve or the company may be finished.

On Jun 05 02:24 PM Judo_Orange wrote:

> Nintendo game over? Not quite, I guess. Why?
> 1. Nintendo was not always in No.1. Actually they was in No.3, and
> then another No.3, but they've never been a money-loser. They have
> solid franchises, which are sold and will be sold this Christmas
> and next Christmas. In fact, they are now market leader and trend
> setter.
> 2. Indeed Wii's controller is a differentiator but that is not all
> the story. Nintendo's strategy focuses on E-rated titles. Sony and
> Microsoft, regardless their intentions, have seen M-rated titles
> dominated their platforms. (Take a look at Amazon, among top 10 bestsellers
> in each platform, 360/7 M-rated, 3 T-rated; PS3/8 M-rated, 2 T-rated;
> Wii/10 E-rated)
> As a result, the demographic gap between Wii and the other two differed,
> widely. True, gaming sophisticates make more purchases, pushing up
> attach rate, but they should never be the target audience Sony and
> Microsoft go after, at least not entirely, if the Big 2 want their
> consoles as ubiquitous as TV, ever. True, Wii's name suffered as
> gaming sophisticates dominates game forums/blogs, but month after
> month, Wii enters more family than 360 and PS3 combined.
> 3. The demographic difference is becoming clearer to third party
> developers. Therefore, increasingly, they are not making choices
> among three platforms or between Wii and 360, or between Wii and
> PS3, they are making choices between Wii and 360/PS3. That is not
> bad news for Wii. That is certainly not good news especially for
> Sony, the No.3 in this generation.
> 3. MSFT was good. Good at "Copy and Conquer". They beated apple in
> GUI war and they killed Netscape in browser war. They are aiming
> Nintendo because they are jealous of Wii's demographic. They did
> get the white, cheaper and non-HD arcade console out and they did
> bring more casual games to Live. But when your core franchises and
> audiences are more M, it's quite difficult to shift. But you are
> right, MSFT is a different kind of animal therefore Ninty had better
> not to be "flattered", whether the Natal is good or good-hyped.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/108586-microsoft-and-ebay-team-up-desperate-or-brilliant?source=feed#comment-318771 318771 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:17:42 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108586-microsoft-and-ebay-team-up-desperate-or-brilliant?source=feed#comment-318476 318476 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:56:45 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108186-amazon-ebay-headed-for-a-holiday-showdown?source=feed#comment-318467 318467 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:45 -0500