Nintendo annoucement at E3: as preceived by a "casual gamer"

Right, let's face it: I'm a casual gamer who happens to also be a Nintendo fangirl.

I mean, I ACTUALLY wanted Cooking Mama for my Wii. (Well, until I saw the review, which pretty much say if I have the DS version, I shouldn't bother.)

So, after seeing the guys at 1up.com bitching about Nintendo's annoucement at E3, I feel like I have a duty to speak out as a casual gamer.

Firstly, you guys get your Smash Brothers Brawl and Metroid Prime 3. Be glad, be happy! Just because you guys already knew about it doesn't mean you guys don't want it. Let's face it, once it's out, you'll be in line to get one.

Now: WiiFit, Check Mii Out channel, and the word/life coach on DS. Right. They're nothing new and frankly if Nintendo is really hoping to get into the casual gamer market, they need it. You guys were the ones who were all excited about the new wiimote, and how it's going to revolutionise gaming. And now that it has you're bitching about it. Seriously: Sony has their Eye Toy fitness training thing ages ago, as well as a martial art training one (which is really really cool... anyway, Nintendo). After WiiSport, the WiiFit is the natural next step.

From a marketing point of view, what Nintendo is doing is logical, admittedly slightly risky. Nintendo's strategy for this round of the console war has been going pretty well. Let PS3 and 360 battle out with the traditional gamers, while Nintendo will go explore the untapped market of the traditionally non-gamer demographics: like the teenage girls and the baby boomers, and all the while hook the kids on Nintendo while they're young. And it's not like they've abandoned all your "hard core" gamers: there are still Zelda, Mario, Metroid Prime, etc etc. Just because gaming stopped being an exclusive club doesn't mean it's a BAD thing.

Come on: my mum wants a Wii. It's gotta be doing SOMETHING right. I for one am happy Nintendo won this round.

I'm trying to save for Elebits and WiiFit now...

P.S.: For those who cares: the lack of updates usually means I'm stuck in my research. I WILL get over it and I WILL solve a big chunk of the problem before end of this month. Watch me. Sick of my project tormenting me like that now.