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paperwarior 03/03/12 6:24:00 PM #1: |
I know every system ever has shovelware, but you look at the 3DS, or the DS while it was still fully alive, and there is so much generic licensed and casual crap coming out all the time. What's with that?
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GenesisTwilight 03/03/12 6:27:00 PM #2: |
Most systems have tons of shovelware at the beginning of their run. And the Wii is the combination of being incredibly easy to make gimmicky waggle "games" for and having an install base of people who aren't experienced/smart enough not to buy that garbage.
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PartOfYourWorld 03/03/12 6:27:00 PM #3: |
Since 2004, Nintendo has shifted their focus toward casual consumers who don't know any better. The Wii and DS have the added benefit of (I'd imagine) a cheaper development cycle than the PS3/360 or PS3.
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Sorozone 03/03/12 6:30:00 PM #4: |
Popular system gets the most shovelware.
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paperwarior 03/03/12 6:30:00 PM #5: |
Yeah, it's probably waggle and touch screen. And weaker systems, I suppose. Gen 6 and back it was probably about even.
Also, large install bases. The Wii was very popular for a time, even among casuals, and the DS did something similar despite having a better library. -- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto ... Copied to Clipboard!
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masterplum 03/03/12 6:31:00 PM #6: |
I think the casual focus makes it easy to develop crap that sells
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paperwarior 03/03/12 6:31:00 PM #7: |
Yeah, I'm sure it did... Largest install base of any console, right?
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SubDeity 03/03/12 6:36:00 PM #8: |
Large install bases and low development costs lead to a lot of shovelware. So, there's more shovelware for Nintendo consoles these days because their systems sell the most and are cheaper to develop for, being less technically advanced. SImilarly, there was more shovelware on older systems because making games was so much cheaper back in the day. Even a crappy 360 game costs hundreds of thousands or millions to make, whereas back in the days of Atari one or two programmers could create a crappy game in a few weeks.
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JJH777 03/03/12 6:38:00 PM #9: |
Because the DS and the Wii are the most popular consoles. Same reason the PS2 got a ridiculous amount of shovelware compared to gamecube/xbox.
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EndOfDiscOne 03/03/12 6:38:00 PM #10: |
Sorozone posted...
Popular system gets the most shovelware. PS2 had a bunch as well. So did PS1, and N64 had very little. Surely because of development costs. -- http://img.imgcake.com/fitgirljpgta.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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