Comments on: Does Microsoft Have a Chance in the Family Market? http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/ News for Gamers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: used cisco http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/comment-page-1/#comment-46638 used cisco Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:17:14 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/#comment-46638 Translation of Aaron Greenburgs comments are as follows: "From the very beginning when we launched Xbox 360, the first two years were very much about winning the core consumer" Translation We set out to the stroke all the boys in their late teens whose gaming fantasies revolve around blowing shit up. We couldn't really see beyond this overly simplistic graphics-are-everything demographic. "We think we’ve done a great job with that with things like Gears of War, Halo 3" Translation Those kids eat games like Halo up! "Now, as we enter this holiday we feel like the timing is right to really focus and turn the spotlight on our family content" Translation Now, we've realized this demographic is not nearly as big as we thought it was and we're losing our asses as nintendo is catering to the enormous casual market that we initially decided to ignore. So, after 2 years, we have nearly zero family content and we've decided to try to grab some of that money too. "yeah, we feel great" Translation We're so screwed. Translation of Aaron Greenburgs comments are as follows:

“From the very beginning when we launched Xbox 360, the first two years were very much about winning the core consumer”

Translation

We set out to the stroke all the boys in their late teens whose gaming fantasies revolve around blowing shit up. We couldn’t really see beyond this overly simplistic graphics-are-everything demographic.

“We think we’ve done a great job with that with things like Gears of War, Halo 3″

Translation

Those kids eat games like Halo up!

“Now, as we enter this holiday we feel like the timing is right to really focus and turn the spotlight on our family content”

Translation

Now, we’ve realized this demographic is not nearly as big as we thought it was and we’re losing our asses as nintendo is catering to the enormous casual market that we initially decided to ignore. So, after 2 years, we have nearly zero family content and we’ve decided to try to grab some of that money too.

“yeah, we feel great”

Translation

We’re so screwed.

]]> By: Joelteon7 http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/comment-page-1/#comment-46450 Joelteon7 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:58:52 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/#comment-46450 Haha, I was reading and thinking "all they need now is the money and ad campaign spent on Halo 3" then I read your last sentence. Other than my thoughts put out in the previous article about this (two below?) I think Microsoft have left it a little bit late...however, you put forward an interesting argument. I'd love to see how this one pans out. Forget about next-gen wars, it's casual wars for this generation. Haha, I was reading and thinking “all they need now is the money and ad campaign spent on Halo 3″ then I read your last sentence. Other than my thoughts put out in the previous article about this (two below?) I think Microsoft have left it a little bit late…however, you put forward an interesting argument. I’d love to see how this one pans out.

Forget about next-gen wars, it’s casual wars for this generation.

]]> By: Razgriz http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/comment-page-1/#comment-46443 Razgriz Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:13:14 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/does-microsoft-have-a-chance-in-the-family-market/#comment-46443 They can be successful but I don't think they can take away Nintendo's crown of being the king in the family market. They can be successful but I don’t think they can take away Nintendo’s crown of being the king in the family market.

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