allegro@sunpix.UUCP ( SunVis) (10/28/89)
In article <8269@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: >in article <939@callegro.UUCP>, allegro@sunpix.UUCP ( SunVis) says: >> Keywords: oh ye of little fath. > >> If nintendo comes out with a "REAL" computer both Atari and Commodore are >> in BIG trouble, think about it. > >Not for a minute. Nintendo used a few tricks to establish their game machine. > > <stuff on how nintendo unfairly cornered the game console market> > >The personal computer market is quite different. Nintendo doesn't have a home >market, or any market, with no competition in order to get a head start. Folks >who write programs for real computers are used to being able to set their own >prices and sell as many as possible. If they're the only game in town, you >have to do what Nintendo says. If they're one among many, you can tell them >"G'day" and sell products for a machine that'll make _you_ more profit, as >a third party. > >> uucp: mcnc!rti!sunpix!steve or mcnc!rti!sunpix!allegro |Stephen McKay Matson >-- >Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Systems Engineering) "The Crew That Never Rests" > {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: hazy BIX: hazy > Too much of everything is just enough My point in the original posting was that marketing pizzazz is almost as important as the actual system. And since Nintendo has established itself as the dominate home gaming system they already have a jump ( a very large one) on, lets say, any other company that decides to release a "real" computer for the home market. Lets look at it, Nintendo is a name reconized by the majority of middle income households ( in fact most people I know have one) and is almost idolized by todays youth ( Too bad ). They are already moving towards more traditional computer applications ( the home broker cartridge available in Japan, for e.g.) So I dont think it would take many tricks to make a serious foothold in the home computer market, the tricks already used should be sufficient. To keep this relevant to this news group let me say that Commodore and Atari are staring realize that for now the home market is where their best chance is at continued growth, and if Nintendo were to come out with there own system they could very well corner the market, just by riding on the name alone.So the recent adverts pushing toward the "generic" home user is IMHO a farsighted realization by CBM that the competition could get very hot for the average electronic consumers $$$$. And if Nintendo surpasses the other "home" computer makers they will be the market leader, Then they can call the shots (again). I can see it now....... INTRODUCING THE NEW NINTENDO HOME STATION I A real computer for not so real people. Tired of Bobby playing games all day long ? Worried about your Childrens future in the High Tech world of the 90's. Well now you can do something about it with the NEW NINTENDO HOME STATION I. An advanced Home computer that will be used by the entire family for such things as .. Homework, Playing the stock market, Advanced programming to lead the way for your children into an exciting career in computers, and lots of other neat'o stuff. PLUS..... All your NINTENDO games can still be played on your NEW NINTENDO home computer. sign your Country away for details. A little marketing hype is all it takes.... -- uucp: mcnc!rti!sunpix!steve or mcnc!rti!sunpix!allegro |Stephen McKay Matson "FRODO LIVES!!" COLORADO DREAMS | Brand new daddy ! :^) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I knew I left Calif for a reason........Good luck folks!