Will Wii win with gamers in Japan?

Posted: 01/10/2007 by Digitally Roasted

Let’s try saying that headline five times fast. JC Barnett, a video game artist/developer living in Japan, ponders this question in the Japanmanship blog.

“Whereas Sony and the unlucky but plucky Microsoft are pushing power over anything else, Nintendo has wisely focused on the products, the products that will sell the console. The Japanese, though exceptions exist of course, are really not that bothered about GPUs, CPUs and memory. 50 GB discs are really not worthy of mention compared to, say, DS/Wii connectivity or being able to play Mario by waving a white stick around.”

It’s a good informative read for anyone interested in the current “next-gen” console wars.

Head on over to their site to read the full article.

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