Sony Targeting Wii Owners

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Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House believes the PlayStation 4 is catering to Wii owners who skipped the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Speaking with Eurogamer, House said Sony is targeting Wii owners with the PlayStation 4, which has seen strong sales since launching late last year. And that strategy has already been successful, according to House.

"Our big opportunity is to welcome back an audience much earlier in the lifecycle that possibly bought into the Wii previously," House said. "Whether it's based on this is a really good all-round entertainment device for a family in addition to having great games, our consumer data suggests some of those people are already coming in now and that's what's contributing to the really great sales we've had."

House also used this data as a good reason for Sony to look at remastering more PlayStation 3 games, like the company's doing with the upcoming The Last of Us: Remastered. While the president knows dedicated players may not believe it, he says "there's an opportunity" to remaster more PlayStation 3 games because a chunk of PlayStation 4 owners never got a chance to experience them.

"... I've always looked with envy at the movie industry about what a great job they're able to do with taking content and making it work," he said. "Disney is the best example of this, right, of taking classic content and reintroducing it to audiences over time."

While no other enhanced PlayStation 3 games have been announced for PlayStation 4, The Last of Us: Remastered is slated to come out July 29.
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Nintendo better step up before losing their fans to Playstation.
 
I wonder if this would mean Sony would release more games which work with the Playstation Move motion controller, and the Playstation Camera for the Move.

I read on different websites which claim a lot of the Wii Gamers are now gaming on iPads, iPhones, Tablets, PC, and other devices with games now. I bet some of them are also gaming on an Ouya, Madcatz Mojo, Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire TV, and will soon game on Google's console with Android TV.
 
froggyboy604 said:
I wonder if this would mean Sony would release more games which work with the Playstation Move motion controller, and the Playstation Camera for the Move.

I read on different websites which claim a lot of the Wii Gamers are now gaming on iPads, iPhones, Tablets, PC, and other devices with games now. I bet some of them are also gaming on an Ouya, Madcatz Mojo, Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire TV, and will soon game on Google's console with Android TV.
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doubt it, the move is dead in the water.
 
I thought the Wii is discontinued by Nintendo, so there will be very few new games for it. I heard the Wii and DS online multiplayer was closed on May 20 2014.

I think more Wii owners would either get a PS3, or Xbox 360 since they are a lot cheaper than a PS4 or Wii U since you can get both systems new for $199 or $99 used. Plus, both the PS3, and 360 has a bigger amount of games than the PS4 or Wii U.

The Wii U is doing pretty well in Japan, and outselling the PS4 on a weekly basis.


Wii U Continues To Outsell PS4 In Japan On A Weekly Basis

The week before that the Wii U still managed third-place, moving 12,249 units, where-as the PS4 was only at 8,395 units moved. 
 
It's expected for the consoles to slow down in sales during the summer months before they get a huge push leading up to the fall, holiday season. Consistently, however, the Wii U has shown that it's pushing a sizable lead on the PS4 in Japan on a week-to-week basis. 

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