the Wii U is not getting replaced this year, guys

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MikeRox said:

Shiken said:

 

Name one mid gen release console that did remotely well.  Look at the Dreamcast, XBox original, and the WiiU.  What do they all have in common?  They all underperformed during their time.

 

As much as you may want the NX out sooner, it will be a failure if it comes out too soon.  Dance around it all you want, it won't change reality.  Mid gen releases are the horrible strategies and never work.  Facts will always outway what anyone wishes to happen.

 

I'm a bit confused.

Mega Drive launched way before the SNES.

 

Dreamcast launched a year before the PS2, but then PS2 launched a year before both Xbox and GameCube, so that gen was staggered over 3 years. What made the PS2 the right time for that gen?

 

Xbox 360 launched a year before the Wii and PS3.

 

I dont think "mid gen" has ever really been a thing. Releases have always been separate. How long is a gen? The PS1 and Saturn were hitting shelves this year at this stage in the SNES's life (compared with when Wii U hit the market). The 3DO and such were already on the market.

 

Yeah good points. 

 

Mega Drive/Genesis (40 million sold), Playstation One (100 million), Playstation 2 (150 million sold), Nintendo DS (150 million sold) are "mid-gen" cycles by these definitions. 

Genesis came out in '89, just three years after the Sega Master System. 

Playstation launched at this point in the SNES life cycle (1994 in Japan, 1995 in North America). 

PS2 launched a year ahead of its competitors. 

XBox 360 launched a year ahead of the Wii and PS3. 

DS replaced the GBA after only 3 1/2 years.