[casual_games] Yet another FPS? I say FP-YES! (was EA CEO calls video games "boring, " complicated: WSJ)

[Hal Barwood]

My take on what sparked Riccitello's remarks -- marketplace evidence. 
It seems that the Wii has surprised corporate gamedom.  Before the Wii 
took off, dissing hardcore games would have been deemed insane.  Mere 
millenial mutterings about the distant hazy future.  But wait, here's 
Nintendo with this retro console and its weird controller, moving a lot 
of units into a lot of homes right now.  A sizable fraction of Wii 
buyers are women and casual gamers.  Suddenly, the chance to expand our 
marketplace is at hand.




Joe Pantuso wrote:

>  

> "The market for sports and fps franchises is pretty saturated."

>  

> I don't believe that (anymore, I once did).  The growth of the casual 

> market, and what is considered casual, is ample evidence of room for 

> growth.  It is apparent in things like the announced addition of 

> simpliefied control schemes on EA sports titles for the Wii (which is 

> sure to expand past the Wii before long).

>  

> We're in the midst of a fundamental shift in how people approach games 

> as entertainment again.  A big part of that will include formerly 

> 'hardcore' genre themes appearing in more 'casual' titles.

>  

> 

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