Comments on: It’s new to you http://snarkmarket.com/2009/3761 The stomping grounds of Tim Carmody, Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson. It's a long-running conversation about media, journalism, technology, cities, culture, design, books, music, movies, the future and the past. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Saheli http://snarkmarket.com/2009/3761/comment-page-1#comment-6536 Saheli Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:18:11 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=3761#comment-6536 <i>You could take this les­son to pol­i­tics, too</i> If you can take it to politics, you can take it to journalism. Reminds me of another smart guy around here. ;-) You could take this les­son to pol­i­tics, too

If you can take it to politics, you can take it to journalism. Reminds me of another smart guy around here. ;-)

]]> By: Tim Carmody http://snarkmarket.com/2009/3761/comment-page-1#comment-6531 Tim Carmody Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:06:07 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=3761#comment-6531 Right! It's almost like Nintendo didn't know how to keep selling games to those newbie console owners, who were happy to jam on Wii Tennis like it was never going out of style (because it isn't). Wii Fit was probably the big second-wave purchase for many of these folks; really, Nintendo needed three more Wii Fits. Again, once you've sold these people, you have to keep them. You can't win a primary with a liberal coalition and then turn around and govern for the status quo -- and then NOT expect your hardcore support to waver. Right! It’s almost like Nintendo didn’t know how to keep selling games to those newbie console owners, who were happy to jam on Wii Tennis like it was never going out of style (because it isn’t).

Wii Fit was probably the big second-wave purchase for many of these folks; really, Nintendo needed three more Wii Fits.

Again, once you’ve sold these people, you have to keep them. You can’t win a primary with a liberal coalition and then turn around and govern for the status quo — and then NOT expect your hardcore support to waver.

]]> By: Robin Sloan http://snarkmarket.com/2009/3761/comment-page-1#comment-6529 Robin Sloan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:49:05 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=3761#comment-6529 I'd say the iPhone did this in some ways, too. Not so sure about Nintendo's sustained success though, unfortunately; 37signals links to a piece from 2006, and in the time since, the Wii hasn't proven as durable as Nintendo (or any of us Wii boosters!) expected. But I don't think that in any way undermines the big point. Nintendo's mistake wasn't the Wii's premise; it was steps 2, 3 and 4 after the Wii started to get traction. I’d say the iPhone did this in some ways, too.

Not so sure about Nintendo’s sustained success though, unfortunately; 37signals links to a piece from 2006, and in the time since, the Wii hasn’t proven as durable as Nintendo (or any of us Wii boosters!) expected.

But I don’t think that in any way undermines the big point. Nintendo’s mistake wasn’t the Wii’s premise; it was steps 2, 3 and 4 after the Wii started to get traction.

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