"Clear majority" of people lining up for Wiis are core gamers, claims director of public relations.
In a recent exchange with GamePro, Marc Franklin, Nintendo's Director of Public Relations, said that Nintendo is going to reveal many new titles that appeal to the core gamer at this year's E3 event.
"We recently announced the upcoming release of Mario Super Sluggers," provided Franklin, referencing the sports title that's due for release later this year. He then predicted that "[Nintendo] will be announcing several new titles that core gamers will be interested in or around the time of E3."
Franklin's comments addressed the worry over Nintendo's still unknown product lineup for the second half of 2008. They also addressed concerns over whether Nintendo would provide games that traditional game consumers were accustomed to or more titles aimed at the expanded audience of players that the Wii is attracting. To this effect, Franklin claimed that core gamers were "the clear majority of people waiting in line outside retailers on Sunday mornings to buy their Wii consoles."
Franklin also made note of the upcoming promise of third party games, believing that the Wii's market dominance will continue to draw third-party support. He said that publishers "realize that Wii is the current platform of choice in this generation, and their bottom lines depend on appealing to the largest base."