Originally posted by Rikku [/i]
To create awareness, an image, and ultimately sell their product. But it still doesn\'t force people to buy it. The consumer ALWAYS has the choice, and 20+ million people made the choice to buy an Xbox. It\'s the same exact way Sony and Nintendo do things.
I DIDNT mean that people WRONGLY THINK that XBOX is good because of adverdising.
Perhaps it surprises you that people buy Xbox for the games, I mean, what a foreign concept. There are good games outside of Playstation land? I, having owned all three consoles for nearly three years, can tell you there is. Perhaps it would even perplex you to know that my Xbox is the only system in play at the moment.
Quote me the part I said XBOX doesnt have good games.
Nintendo can do just fine with marketing and advertising, they just do things differently because they cater to a different audience than Sony or Microsoft. I see far more Nintendo tv commercials (whether it be for a GC game, GBA, or DS) and Sony ads (Playstation 2, PSP) than I do for Xbox. It\'s my opinion that Microsoft could do much better at the advertising game.
Lets not start over again shall we?
I didn\'t accuse you of insulting Xbox, but it seems your guilty conscience has tattled on you.
Yeah yeah thats why you wrongly assumed so much from my post
I don\'t see how you perceive Sony or MS differently when it comes to their business practices. They are, in large part, very similar and the reason for that is Sony has managed to create a gargantuan user base. Microsoft wanted a piece of the same pie that Sony enjoys so they mimiced them in most all facets of the business. How do you justify insulting Microsoft over Sony?
Quote me where I said that MS and Sony differ.Ofcourse Sony had a similar business strategy.Whats your point?You assumed again?
Just an FYI, Microsoft is aiming for a new customer base in an effort to expand the market much like Sony did some 10 years ago. That\'s what J Allard meant when he said they want one billion gamers, it wasn\'t the targeted userbase for Xbox 360 but instead a challenge for the videogame competitors to push themselves to make the market grow. This is why Microsoft is trying to change their image (the off-white color, softer font, Xbox Live and Xbox Marketplace, XNA). If anything you should be hoping that Microsoft\'s efforts pay off. Oh, and don\'t be scared for Sony, they aren\'t going anywhere.
Ok whatever but irrelevant
(*sheesh* you understood all these from a 2 line sentence?)
