Comments on: Another Software Company’s CEO (Named Steve) Expected to Leave http://techrights.org/2011/01/19/steve-ballmer-needs-to-leave/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Dr. Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2011/01/19/steve-ballmer-needs-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-108840 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:42:29 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=44641#comment-108840 At a profit even, unlike the rest.

]]> By: TemporalBeing http://techrights.org/2011/01/19/steve-ballmer-needs-to-leave/comment-page-1/#comment-108836 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:34:33 +0000 http://techrights.org/?p=44641#comment-108836 Per Xbox vs. Wii – the Xbox will only ever be able to nip at the heals of the Wii, same with the PS3. Why? B/c the Wii redefined the market. Instead of aiming to capture the 5-10% of gamers out there that are hard-core gamers with cash to burn (typically ages 12-30), Nintendo aimed at the other 90-95%. Where’s the real money at? Not in the hard-core sector. So XBox and PS will always lose out to the Wii.

And no, Kinect and Move will not solve the problem either for them either. The systems are (i) just too bloody expensive, and (ii) the games are targeted at people who are going to sit there and learn how to do some repetitive motion over and over for hours on end. Most people like to play games; but they also don’t like to have to learn dedicated skill sets to play them. That is what makes the Wii different. And that is why it is selling.

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