According to one senior executive of the country’s largest commercial television channel, Fuji TV, families who used to tune in to its colourful diet of soap operas, panel games and comedy variety shows may, instead, be drifting away and choosing to spend the same, economically-critical “golden hour” time playing on their Wii.
His comments come as Japanese television executives are reeling in horror at recent figures from Japan’s audience-tracking firms: last week was the first in nearly two decades where no single show on any commercial station attracted more than a 9 per cent audience share.
“The quality of programming has always been a little cyclical in Japan, but there has never been a period of decline like the one we are seeing now. There are outside factors at work. One is people watching TV on their cell phones where we can’t track them, but the really big factor is the time people are spending on the Wii,” an executive of TBS, another major commercial channel, said. He added that the “theft” of audiences was taking place because television producers and programming directors were used only to the idea of competing for time with other channels.
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He went on to say that, as a competitor for prime time, the Wii had yet to show its mettle in the face of a true rivalry. Major sports events, such as the Olympic Games, football World Cup or even the Japanese baseball season finale, have not yet joined the battle for the attention of Japan’s families.
Investors have already shown their excitement over the Wii, despite the fact that it has yet to produce a range of titles that appeal to so-called “hard-core” games enthusiasts. Nintendo’s stock has soared of late and the company now commands a greater market capitalisation than Sony – a rival that has a massive portfolio of businesses and eight times the global revenues of Nintendo.
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Analysts at Nomura, for example, pin high hopes on a forthcoming Wii game with the working title of “Wii Health”. The game is expected to offer its users a full range of workouts and fitness activities using the motion-sensitive controller; it is also expected to snatch market share from the many fitness and health shows that dominate the daytime television schedules. Given the versatility of the Wii controller – it could simulate any kitchen utensil from a fish slice to an egg whisk – the Wii might also stage an assault on that bastion of prime-time Japanese television, the celebrity chef cookery show.
seriously
stop producing shit like this and then talk
Yeah "stealing" isn't exactly the word . . . I'd run from crap like that too. If it wasn't for the Blu-Ray player in the PS3 and DVDs, I pretty much wouldn't be watching video at all.Originally Posted by farnham
:lol
seriously
stop producing shit like this and then talk
Awesome:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bK63uSTTNs
I've said it before and I will say it again: Wii Health will be the next seminal event in gaming, the last being Wii Sports. It will storm Japan and cement Wii's dominance in the west from the moment it is featured in an Oprah Winfrey show segment. Wii Health will be the revolution.
In all the previous console wars, whoever took Japan eventually went on to take the crown. This generation is pretty much written in stone now.
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?Originally Posted by vicious_killer_squirrel
Holy sh#t.
I've said it before and I will say it again: Wii Health will be the next seminal event in gaming, the last being Wii Sports. It will storm Japan and cement Wii's dominance in the west from the moment it is featured in an Oprah Winfrey show segment. Wii Health will be the revolution.
In all the previous console wars, whoever took Japan eventually went on to take the crown. This generation is pretty much written in stone now.
HO~ hora yukouze! :POriginally Posted by farnham
:lol
seriously
stop producing shit like this and then talk
It's like people have just completely changed the definition of minigames to troll the Wii. Wii Sports isn't minigames.Originally Posted by alex chilton
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?
This is getting really old.Originally Posted by alex chilton
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?
How's the weather on Mars? Keeping your cave fully furnished?Originally Posted by alex chilton
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?
Was Pong not a seminal event in gaming? It was incredibly shallow, yet it was one event that brought gaming to a large new audience.Originally Posted by alex chilton
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?
Was Pacman not a seminal event in gaming? Pacman fever propelled arcades forward to such an extent that they became synonymous with the 80's.
Was Super Mario Bros. not a seminal event in gaming? It is so engrained into our culture that the theme song still remains with us (albeit in the form of a downloadable ringtone much of the time).
It matters not the form that a seminal event takes, whether or not you or I like it or if it is "good" for gaming. What makes an event seminal is its effect on the gaming landscape.
hey look i quoted your post.Originally Posted by alex chilton
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?
While all those games might be considered "simple", you are not taking into account the context in which they were released or the technical limitations of their time. Anyway, compare the impact of Wii Sports to any of these games is pure hyperbole. It can be argued that the release of the Wii itself was a seminal event in gaming, but I can't see the way that Wii Sports has affected much so far. Its success can only be contributed to it being packaged with the Wii.Originally Posted by vicious_killer_squirrel
Was Pong not a seminal event in gaming? It was incredibly shallow, yet it was one event that brought gaming to a large new audience.
Was Pacman not a seminal event in gaming? Pacman fever propelled arcades forward to such an extent that they became synonymous with the 80's.
Was Super Mario Bros. not a seminal event in gaming? It is so engrained into our culture that the theme song still remains with us (albeit in the form of a downloadable ringtone much of the time).
It matters not the form that a seminal event takes, whether or not you or I like it or if it is "good" for gaming. What makes an event seminal is its effect on the gaming landscape.
[IMG]http://i14.************/4y032q8.jpg[/IMG]Originally Posted by alex chilton
While all those games might be considered "simple", you are not taking into account the context in which they were released or the technical limitations of their time. Anyway, compare the impact of Wii Sports to any of these games is pure hyperbole. It can be argued that the release of the Wii itself was a seminal event in gaming, but I can't see the way that Wii Sports has affected much so far. Its success can only be contributed to it being packaged with the Wii.
No, Wii's success can contributed to being packed in with the biggest system seller in years.Originally Posted by alex chilton
While all those games might be considered "simple", you are not taking into account the context in which they were released or the technical limitations of their time. Anyway, compare the impact of Wii Sports to any of these games is pure hyperbole. It can be argued that the release of the Wii itself was a seminal event in gaming, but I can't see the way that Wii Sports has affected much so far. Its success can only be contributed to it being packaged with the Wii.
Technical limitations don't mean jack. I'm talking about effect on the gaming landscape.Originally Posted by alex chilton
While all those games might be considered "simple", you are not taking into account the context in which they were released or the technical limitations of their time. Anyway, compare the impact of Wii Sports to any of these games is pure hyperbole. It can be argued that the release of the Wii itself was a seminal event in gaming, but I can't see the way that Wii Sports has affected much so far. Its success can only be contributed to it being packaged with the Wii.
By the way, Wii Sports isn't a pack-in in Japan. Despite this, it has managed to, by itself, sell more units than every single PS3 title combined.
Your move.
Originally Posted by vicious_killer_squirrel
Technical limitations don't mean jack. I'm talking about effect on the gaming landscape.
By the way, Wii Sports isn't a pack-in in Japan. Despite this, it has managed to, by itself, sell more units than every single PS3 title combined.
Your move.
That wasn't even fair
It's not in Japan...Originally Posted by alex chilton
While all those games might be considered "simple", you are not taking into account the context in which they were released or the technical limitations of their time. Anyway, compare the impact of Wii Sports to any of these games is pure hyperbole. It can be argued that the release of the Wii itself was a seminal event in gaming, but I can't see the way that Wii Sports has affected much so far. Its success can only be contributed to it being packaged with the Wii.
Hmm... If it isn't Wii Sports... then it's...Originally Posted by TheGreatDave
No, Wii's success can contributed to being packed in with the biggest system seller in years.
T-The Wiimote?
Ok I concede, you're right.Originally Posted by vicious_killer_squirrel
Technical limitations don't mean jack. I'm talking about effect on the gaming landscape.
By the way, Wii Sports isn't a pack-in in Japan. Despite this, it has managed to, by itself, sell more units than every single PS3 title combined.
Your move.
Love that pic. :lolOriginally Posted by Mr. Pachunga Chung
[IMG]http://i14.************/4y032q8.jpg[/IMG]
What are you talking about? American TV needs more awesome like that. We get stupid reality shows that take themselves all seriously. I want to see a trucker in a bikini singing "I am Woman" with all his heart because he knows if he fails he takes a facefull of boiling water.Originally Posted by farnham
:lol
seriously
stop producing shit like this and then talk
:lolOriginally Posted by PS360
the wii is an animal
But this is just hot air. There are not enough Wiis(not yet) to actually have an effect on television rating in such a large scale.
:lol :lol :lolOriginally Posted by PS360
the wii is an animal
yeah, if we're comparing vacuous frivilous television, I think Japanese television is much more funny.Originally Posted by Jive Turkey
What are you talking about? American TV needs more awesome like that. We get stupid reality shows that take themselves all seriously. I want to see a trucker in a bikini singing "I am Woman" with all his heart because he knows if he fails he takes a facefull of boiling water.
But maybe it's because I'm not a native Japanese speaker. I find some of what they say to be pretty funny.
Japan also has heaps of cooking shows, a lot more than American television I think. Not really sure.
Your telling me. Sheesh. Good luck getting thru to a bunch of people on GAF though.Originally Posted by alex chilton
You consider a bunch of shallow minigames a seminal event in gaming?
The only sure way is to explain it in detail. I got your back man.
thats gold.Originally Posted by PS360
the wii is an animal
:lol :lol :lol
Just as planned?Originally Posted by PS360
the wii is an animal
There almost 3 million Wiis sold, if half of them are being used in prime-time thats less 1,5 million homes watching television. How many homes does japan have?Originally Posted by Mefisutoferesu
So... Jp tv has bad ratings and an analyst pulls from his bum that it MUST be because of the Wii? Gimme a break, hype is one thing, but this is just dumb.
DS novels, not sure, Wii Sports, Blue/Buru, Cooking Mama/Cooking Navi.Originally Posted by drohne
literature, film, sport, conversation, cuisine
They built houses out of them.Originally Posted by Bildi
Lucky the Japanese didn't actually play all those PS2's they bought, or Japanese TV would be dead.
Nintendo already started on the cuisine part...Originally Posted by drohne
so nintendo is killing japanese television as well as japanese games? i suppose literature, film, sport, conversation, cuisine, etc. will follow in course.
Obviously they used those PS2s during non-primetime TV hours. ;)Originally Posted by Bildi
Lucky the Japanese didn't actually play all those PS2's they bought, or Japanese TV would be dead.
No, read the post again. Two Japanese network executives from two different networks are claiming it's the Wii, analysts just back up the claim.Originally Posted by Mefisutoferesu
So... Jp tv has bad ratings and an analyst pulls from his bum that it MUST be because of the Wii? Gimme a break, hype is one thing, but this is just dumb.
about 48 million householdsOriginally Posted by felipeko
There almost 3 million Wiis sold, if half of them are being used in prime-time thats less 1,5 million homes watching television. How many homes does japan have?
Originally Posted by mj1108
They built houses out of them.
I believe this. That's a lot of PS2s.Originally Posted by Haunted One
about 48 million households
Maybe that 9% is considered of the total possible TV viewing audience?Originally Posted by mclem
Uh, how does the Wii affect audience *share*, exactly? I can see it causing a reduction in the Total TV audience, but that should have little to no effect on the percentage share, surely?
Originally Posted by drohne
so nintendo is killing japanese television as well as japanese games? i suppose literature, film, sport, conversation, cuisine, etc. will follow in course.
Soon there will be no place for you to hide.....:lol