Jun 14 2007
Sega says Wii will eventually bow down to PS3
Scott Steinberg, VP of marketing for Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. in the US, believes that the Wii’s fad and novelty will begin to fade later this year, and that Sony will rule the roost in the long run.
“I am a little concerned about the creative depth of the Wii pool. I’m not sure if they will top out in 2008 or 2007…The Wii will start to look really dated in a couple years when developers get more value from the 360 and learn more and more about the PlayStation 3.”
“…But how much value can developers and creative folks get out of this wrist motion two years from now, or 5 years from now, or 10 years from now? How can they design products that aren’t too derivative of what’s already out there?”
While companies like EA and Ubisoft have begun to realize that the expanded audience is much more vast than the hardcore audience and don’t notice graphics and power so much as whether or not a game is fun, Sega doesn’t believe the Wii is built to last.
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