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Recession Becoming Wiicession?

Avalith | April 12, 2008 | News | Wii 
Are Wii owners most likely to be affected during the current recession of the US economy? OTX and simExchange both seem to think so. While not saying that the video game industry will be affected by the recession, but not stating that it will not be affected by recession, they have said that there is "a risk that Wii titles could struggle in 2008, especially if the economy continues to slide towards a recession." Could this be good news for the PS3 and the 360, or are these analysts taking their frustrations out on the poor Wii? Only time will tell. Economic analysts have been wrong in their predictions before, after all. It's not like they're [insert deity here].
Talking as part of a new 'Analyze This' Gamasutra feature examining the recession and gaming, OTX and simExchange analysts have suggested that - in the event of a market slowdown for games - casual and particularly Wii game buyers may be some of the first affected.

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  • 1 thumbs!
    Dark Dom | April 12, 2008
    Oh that's very punny of you. .___.
    Pretty obvious that it'll happen tbh, people are bound to get sick of the "innovative" gameplay eventually. =/
  • -4 thumbs!
    Big A2 | April 12, 2008
    It's all the nubs. They are buying Wiis and making us hardcore gamers feel bad! But I guess once they get bored of them, we can have pride in our Wiis. That came out worng...
    • 0 thumbs!
      Avalith | April 12, 2008
      Indeed it did. Indeed it did...
  • -1 thumbs!
    Kazooieman | April 12, 2008
    What the *bleep* is this article even about? Couldn't understand jack-shit! :X

    The only thing I saw was " a risk that Wii titles could struggle in 2008 ", well that's shit; Brawl, Mario Kart, Star Wars Force Unleashed, Spore and many other great new games are coming/came out this year so how is this year's line-up going to be bad?
    • 0 thumbs!
      slumpy monkey | April 12, 2008
      You obviously do not understand economics.
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    Trend | April 12, 2008
    The Wii has obviously helped the economy, mainly in America, where it's needed most, because everyone wants one. Without it, we would have gone into a recession much earlier. It's scary how video games have a huge effect on the economy.
  • 1 thumbs!
    FFXFREAK | April 12, 2008
    Meh, if the country is going into recession, and people begin to lose money, and make less money they're bound to not buy as many video games from every system, it's not as if only the people who buy Wii's will become less financially stable, whilst the 360 and PS3 owners will continue to remain at the same financial level. Dumb article .

    ~FFXFREAK
  • -1 thumbs!
    Capn Droid | April 12, 2008
    I don't think the Wii would be any more affected by anything financial than the 360 and PS3. This sounds like another group of 360 and PS3 hopefuls.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Galacticdramon | April 12, 2008
    This raises a rather intriguing subject. If the Wii is affected by the US recession, maybe they'll be forced to start selling the games in Europe to make their money. So as a result Europe could technically gain from the recession in the US.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Zeon I | April 12, 2008
    This sounds like the work of HD Gaming Fanboys. Sniper, plix.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Final Blade | April 12, 2008
    I did hear the U.S is on the brink of a recession; so i can definitely see it hurting the Wii.
    • 0 thumbs!
      VeGiTAX2 | April 12, 2008
      As well as every other company in the US if it hasn't taken a toll on them already.
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        Final Blade | April 13, 2008
        Damn taxes, they need to lower the price of stuff. That could help.

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