| UncleScrooge said:
Again, what I said was people who think the Vita or Wii U "just need some time" are wrong. Of course Mario Kart and such will boost sales. Sales will increase and I expect the situation in late 2013 to look much different than it does today - the other next gen consoles will be the new and expensive system without games and the Wii U will be cheaper with a bigger software library. But sales won't increase dramatically. Going from a consoles that sold almost 20m units a year to a console that will barely crack 10m a year is a huge step down. And the 3DS only sold 13m in 2012 - still people on this site continue to praise the system's sales like it was a huge hit. Heck, the Vita sold 3.5m units last year and people say "wait for next christmas to judge the system" What Nintendo needs to do is position the Wii U as the actual successor to the Wii - they need to get mass market friendly again, produce games like Wii Sports, get the female gamers back and stop focusing on "hardcore" games or third party support. Before you can change your situation you have to admit you got yourself into trouble. That's always the first step towards future success. And that's what I want Nintendo to do. |
I disagree on the bold; once it has Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2, the new Xeno game, etc, I expect sales will pick up hugely; let's face it, weekly sales right now are crappy that there' plenty of room for a dramatic increase. ;)
I do agree however that they need to win back the casual crowd, but that will be very hard to do at the current price tag, casuals tend to have a lower price range. How would you suggest they do it?
