This has been the case with console addons all the way back to R.O.B. the Robot, if not earlier. People won’t buy an addon if there are no games for it. Companies won’t make games for an addon if no one buys it. Catch-22.
But… R.O.B. wasn’t an add-on. It was a way to market the NES as a toy rather than a console, in the wake of the video games crash of 1983-85. Was just a way to sideload NES systems into the houses of wary consumers.
You either need the company to commit to making software for it even when hardware sales are lacking (Wii U is a decent example, had really good Nintendo made games despite bad sales), or be a company with such a dedicated fan base that they’ll buy your product regardless of if the software support is there or not (Apple for example).
People play software, not hardware. No enough quality softwares no sales, period. If we are talking about a niche product this is even more relevant.
This has been the case with console addons all the way back to R.O.B. the Robot, if not earlier. People won’t buy an addon if there are no games for it. Companies won’t make games for an addon if no one buys it. Catch-22.
that’s why the manufacturer needs to lead the way with a killer app.
But… R.O.B. wasn’t an add-on. It was a way to market the NES as a toy rather than a console, in the wake of the video games crash of 1983-85. Was just a way to sideload NES systems into the houses of wary consumers.
You either need the company to commit to making software for it even when hardware sales are lacking (Wii U is a decent example, had really good Nintendo made games despite bad sales), or be a company with such a dedicated fan base that they’ll buy your product regardless of if the software support is there or not (Apple for example).