For the Sony fans talking about Sony wouldn't use gimmicky stuff like the Wii-mote, one word: Siaxxis, need another? Eye Toy


Back on the more interesting topic... I can definetly see Sony and Microsoft curbing their game library a bit in favor of more casual gamer fare but probably not to the extent Nintendo has. They will both say they are here for the Hardcore gamers but I wouldn't be surprised if the next generation of consoles and gaming has a bias in favor of the super casual market. It all depends on whether the super casual market crumbles by then.

I think the problem with the XBL and PSN with their more casual fair of games is that 1) They are not exactly the type of games I see the super casual market wanting to play with a few amazing exceptions, and 2) I don't think the super casual market is sold on downloading games from their consoles. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if any of them know the gaming consoles can even do that. My grandmother barely knows how to check her Yahoo account on her own computer let alone access a XBL account or even know how to input a friend code. So with this assumption, I feel that Sony and Microsoft have little to no claim to the financial pie the Super Casual market is bringing.

Technically, Nintendo has a good thing going considering there console is easy to make games for, the games are far cheaper to make, and yet they can still charge you $50 bucks for something a crack team of high school programmers can make in their garage. From a business perspective, its a way better model than what Sony and Microsoft have going for them. Hell if, Microsoft didn't have XBL, I'm pretty sure they would be hurting as much as Sony right now considering what the Red Ring has done to their image concerning quality. As for Sony, I feel they are just reaping what they sowed.

The next generation will be more interesting and unless we get some grand breakthrough in visual and audio technology in the next few years, I have a feeling we may not see systems designed for grand leaps of technology except perhaps for motion sensors