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Link to original post: [drupal=3440]Smashing Entries 7: Rebuilding a Core Fan base[/drupal]
Rebuilding a core fan base will be hard for the companies. Add multiple factions for the reduction or even the oblivion of a fan base makes it even more difficult to fix. In some cases, it's just not possible. Eventually, the company will collapse and it will die, due to the lack of a dedicated fan base. A potential example of this is Nintendo.
Now, some people could argue that Nintendo doesn't need a casual fan base because it has an extravaganza of them. But according to people, the Wii is a fad. We have not even reached four years old for the Wii, so we don't know if motion control is truly a fad or a revolution that sticks.
But Nintendo does have something to be concerned about, the diminish core fan base that used to be one of the largest in video game history. Core fan base are basically a dedicated group that really does like something. For example, we are the core gamers like/love Nintendo. We buy a lot of there product and support them. That is going away.
Now, let's say that motion controls/Wii was a fad. Guess what will happen? Count ten seconds in your head and think of an answer.
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The best answer is this: The large casual fan base that Nintendo cherish will disappear. With it's small core fan base, Nintendo will probably have to resort to going third-party.
Imagine Nintendo going obsolete like Sega. A few could do that. But now, imagine this.
Imagine a lower quality Mario/Zelda/Metroid. Imagine Nintendo milking Mario even more then before. Imagine Nintendo having to shut it's doors (Very unlikely, but still).
This is basically the scenario that is currently befalling Sega and nobody wants that to happen.
Now, how do we prevent this from happening? Simple enough, rebuild a core fan base for Nintendo. Can it be done? Yes it can. But a better question is, how hard could that possibly be?
I wouldn't be surprise if your answers were that it would be difficult. And you are probably correct. But this is probably Nintendo's only choice for surviving as a console manufacturer if there casual fan base were to disappear.
I have two ideas on how Nintendo can fix up the fan base:
A): Bring back the majority of it's former fans.
B): Uproot a new generation of core gamers.
Unfortunately, both options would require a ton of work. Nintendo attempting either or both ideas is not guarantee to succeed, as this is a huge risk for them financially. I'll attempt to explain the difficulty of both options:
A): Most of the former Nintendo fans have already given up on Nintendo and will never play another Nintendo title. Convincing them otherwise will take years to do if that ever happens. This would require Nintendo to pull off a SNES quality-wise on the 3DS and the next Nintendo console and we all know how often those consoles/handheld come about.
B): Most of the fan base are casual gamers and the DS and Wii are geared mainly toward casuals. This is not a friendly environment for building a solid core fan base. This may require Nintendo to alienate some of the casual gamers they have, which means less sales from Nintendo.
Both options are extremely difficult to do and are not guarantee to succeed. Sure, E3 2010 was a step in the right direction, but it's going to take a very long time for Nintendo to regain the large core fan base it once had.
Do you people have any ideas on how to rebuild the Nintendo fan base?
Rebuilding a core fan base will be hard for the companies. Add multiple factions for the reduction or even the oblivion of a fan base makes it even more difficult to fix. In some cases, it's just not possible. Eventually, the company will collapse and it will die, due to the lack of a dedicated fan base. A potential example of this is Nintendo.
Now, some people could argue that Nintendo doesn't need a casual fan base because it has an extravaganza of them. But according to people, the Wii is a fad. We have not even reached four years old for the Wii, so we don't know if motion control is truly a fad or a revolution that sticks.
But Nintendo does have something to be concerned about, the diminish core fan base that used to be one of the largest in video game history. Core fan base are basically a dedicated group that really does like something. For example, we are the core gamers like/love Nintendo. We buy a lot of there product and support them. That is going away.
Now, let's say that motion controls/Wii was a fad. Guess what will happen? Count ten seconds in your head and think of an answer.
1..
2..
3..
4..
5..
6..
7..
8..
9..
10..
The best answer is this: The large casual fan base that Nintendo cherish will disappear. With it's small core fan base, Nintendo will probably have to resort to going third-party.
Imagine Nintendo going obsolete like Sega. A few could do that. But now, imagine this.
Imagine a lower quality Mario/Zelda/Metroid. Imagine Nintendo milking Mario even more then before. Imagine Nintendo having to shut it's doors (Very unlikely, but still).
This is basically the scenario that is currently befalling Sega and nobody wants that to happen.
Now, how do we prevent this from happening? Simple enough, rebuild a core fan base for Nintendo. Can it be done? Yes it can. But a better question is, how hard could that possibly be?
I wouldn't be surprise if your answers were that it would be difficult. And you are probably correct. But this is probably Nintendo's only choice for surviving as a console manufacturer if there casual fan base were to disappear.
I have two ideas on how Nintendo can fix up the fan base:
A): Bring back the majority of it's former fans.
B): Uproot a new generation of core gamers.
Unfortunately, both options would require a ton of work. Nintendo attempting either or both ideas is not guarantee to succeed, as this is a huge risk for them financially. I'll attempt to explain the difficulty of both options:
A): Most of the former Nintendo fans have already given up on Nintendo and will never play another Nintendo title. Convincing them otherwise will take years to do if that ever happens. This would require Nintendo to pull off a SNES quality-wise on the 3DS and the next Nintendo console and we all know how often those consoles/handheld come about.
B): Most of the fan base are casual gamers and the DS and Wii are geared mainly toward casuals. This is not a friendly environment for building a solid core fan base. This may require Nintendo to alienate some of the casual gamers they have, which means less sales from Nintendo.
Both options are extremely difficult to do and are not guarantee to succeed. Sure, E3 2010 was a step in the right direction, but it's going to take a very long time for Nintendo to regain the large core fan base it once had.
Do you people have any ideas on how to rebuild the Nintendo fan base?
