That's about 108 to 128 days worth of Strongbow supply at his current estimated consumption rate, so about 3-4 month's worth.
As regards the point you're actually making - I'd tend to agree, long term, but there's no way that he (or anyone in his demographic) is going to be an early adopter.
However, there's an argument to be made for a self-perpetuating spiral of games being released that appeal to the existing demographic, that encourage more games of the same sort to be released, etc, etc. So the interesting question is: Is the price point low enough to cause the Wii to break out of that spiral (by appealing to such a wide user base that it doesn't get 'typecast' as being for one sort of game)...?
I don't doubt that there are exceptions to the rule! However, I think that most people would agree that there's a certain qualitative difference between the sorts of games you'd be most likely to find on the Wii vs either the PS3 or the Xbox 360.
And that qualitative difference begets a demographic difference in the customer base.
Oh, and we don't really have 'rednecks' in the UK:)
He's a bearded, long-haired, late-twenties guy who can usually be found swigging a can of Strongbow while he blows seven shades of hell out of *whatever* on his Xbox.
I could imagine him doing exactly the same thing if it were a PS3. However, I just can't see him rushing out to buy a Wii so that he can wave his arms around like a demented orchestral conductor to the tune of 'Bubble Bobble'.
He's just not the type, and he'd only end up knocking his can of cider over.
I reckon the intersection of 'possible Xbox 360 gamers' and 'possible PS3 gamers' is a lot larger than either of the two intersected with 'possible Nintendo Wii hand-wavers'. Regardless of the low price point of the Wii.
Well, "at Google it is not just possible but 'mandatory' to have fun and work at the same time".
So I guess they don't have any programmers working through the drudgery that is systematic bug fixing. They must all be too busy 'uniting the world, one user at a time' and shooting nerf guns at each other.
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That's about 108 to 128 days worth of Strongbow supply at his current estimated consumption rate, so about 3-4 month's worth.
As regards the point you're actually making - I'd tend to agree, long term, but there's no way that he (or anyone in his demographic) is going to be an early adopter.
However, there's an argument to be made for a self-perpetuating spiral of games being released that appeal to the existing demographic, that encourage more games of the same sort to be released, etc, etc. So the interesting question is: Is the price point low enough to cause the Wii to break out of that spiral (by appealing to such a wide user base that it doesn't get 'typecast' as being for one sort of game)...?
Mmmm, scrumpy.
I don't doubt that there are exceptions to the rule! However, I think that most people would agree that there's a certain qualitative difference between the sorts of games you'd be most likely to find on the Wii vs either the PS3 or the Xbox 360.
And that qualitative difference begets a demographic difference in the customer base.
Oh, and we don't really have 'rednecks' in the UK :)
You'd be more likely to get 0wned buying a PC at the local retail park...
My housemate has an Xbox 360.
He's a bearded, long-haired, late-twenties guy who can usually be found swigging a can of Strongbow while he blows seven shades of hell out of *whatever* on his Xbox.
I could imagine him doing exactly the same thing if it were a PS3. However, I just can't see him rushing out to buy a Wii so that he can wave his arms around like a demented orchestral conductor to the tune of 'Bubble Bobble'.
He's just not the type, and he'd only end up knocking his can of cider over.
I reckon the intersection of 'possible Xbox 360 gamers' and 'possible PS3 gamers' is a lot larger than either of the two intersected with 'possible Nintendo Wii hand-wavers'. Regardless of the low price point of the Wii.
Well, "at Google it is not just possible but 'mandatory' to have fun and work at the same time".
So I guess they don't have any programmers working through the drudgery that is systematic bug fixing. They must all be too busy 'uniting the world, one user at a time' and shooting nerf guns at each other.