Wii U beaten by the Dreamcast - what now?

[Kuksenkov]

ps4tw said:

Materia-Blade said:

"Looking at the sales figures, the Dreamcast, a console widely seen as a failure and the downfall of Sega, sold better than the Wii U to date."

try saying that agan in another week or two. and wii u is actually profitable for it's company.

Does the per unit cost cover the development cost? Also what are the long term costs of losing market share?

 

Gammalad said:
What do they do now? The continue supporting and selling the Wii U until the generation is over.

Is there really any point? By flogging a dead horse they risk losing more and more market share to either Sony or MS. Getting users then to hop over to a different platform would be very difficult considering trophy collections, friend lists etc unless you offer a very compelling console e.g. cheaper more powerful PS4 vs Xbox One.

 

RolStoppable said:
Nintendo will still be alive and kicking. Despite an atrocious eighth gen showing, they've mostly eliminated Sony from the handheld space already.

Additionally, their financials are on the rise again, so it isn't even up for consideration to bow out of the home console space. And due to the unique characteristics of the video game business (new system means a reset of perception), the Wii U's failure doesn't dent Nintendo's image all that much.

True, but what future does the handheld space have? The 3DS has sold considerably less than the DS, and with mobile gaming developing at a fast pace, will it result in the same situation that the Wii U currently has - only the diehard core fans will purchas the console?

Rising financials hardly means bowing out of the console race isn't up for consideration - that's a very narrow view of the situation. They've lost a huge percentage of the market to Sony and Microsoft and it's debateable (see above reply) as to whether they can realistically get these gamers back. Nintendo's image is also struggling with a childish image - do you think this could be shaken? Personally I think they'd have to make a spin-off company to distance themselves away from the vivid and percieved as childish games that they are known for. 

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The dream cast was the downfall of saga because each unit didn't sell at a profit. Therefore apples and oranges. But yeah, just another forum about Doooooooooooōøõòôöóm. This is getting so old. I'm starting to wonder if people are paid to write about the same topic over and over. 

If you don't think there's something here worth talking about a) don't reply and b) look at the facts and figures. The Wii U will have been made on the assuption it would return a certain amount of profit, not just profit. That simply demonstrates a woeful lack of understanding business models. 

Oh look! Another marketing expert and business analyst in Vgchartz! But this time, the user has a picture of a celebrity as a avatar.

 

Nintendo's not going anywhere, they're more likely to remain in the business for more time than the competition. That's business models, no Rockefeller strategies.