I personally am not a huge fan of
playing video games or a “gamer” as some would say. I do however know what game
consoles are out dated and brand new from my brothers. I would have to say that
game consoles really rely on the preference of the player. Every person you ask
will reply with a difference answer on their preference. Right now the dogs of
the gaming world would definitely be the out dated consoles like PS1, the first
Xbox, Sega and Atari. Although those are classics, they will never be played
religiously again. Sega was cherished when it was first released but the
company is what went wrong. “Sega pulled the plug on the Dreamcast a year and a
half after its debut, due to financial difficulties and gamer interest in the
coming PlayStation 2, but, in its brief run, it was the greatest video game
console of all time.” (http://www.pcmag.com)
I don’t think many consoles will
ever be stars because as technology gets better, they have to release new
consoles quickly. In 2013 the Cash cows will be the Xbox and Playstation. Analyst
Colin Sebastian noted in a report issued today that "while we remain
somewhat concerned about lack of 'buzz' ahead of the Wii U launch, the industry
remains on the cusp of a significant upgrade cycle with new Xbox and PS4
consoles next year." (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2012/08/new-playstation-and-xbox-could-drive-positive-2013-/1#.UHX7vhXA98E)
Nintendo is releasing a touch controller, which is called the Wii U. from what I
have read it’s a huge disappointment and no one is impressed by them. It would definately be considered a dog by BCG. “It’s
fair to say that there weren’t too many people blown away by Nintendo‘s big
keynote yesterday at E3. Outside of the lackluster game line-up for launch,
again this year almost nothing was said about the actual hardware of the WiiU
itself outside of the touchpad controller.” (http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/06/06/what-nintendo-didnt-tell-you-about-the-wiiu/)
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