Wyrdness said:
- Vita having a higher price doesn't debunk the point as for one Vita was never aimed at the blue ocean so the was different thinking behind its pricing and the fact the 3DS' inital price wasn't far off from it highlights how far from the blue ocean 3DS was in handling. - WiiU's performance to 360/PS3 is relevant because it highlights the difference in approach down to the hardware, PS4 and X1 were more powerful because they are from bigger companies delving in other industries, you thinking WiiU was underpowered by choice in comparison to them is flawed as that's as powerful as Nintendo could go for in order to remain profitable with their business model and being a gaming only company. - Yet Reggie is the one who the concept of the platform is explained to as he has to convey this to consumers hence why he had to unveil it, want to know what he said means it means the same thing I pointed out to you earlier in WiiU focusing on the player's personal experience it's pretty easy to figure out what he is saying. - Replicating success and doing the same approach are not the same thing that's the major flaw in your thinking here neither of these two platforms followed the same path your only claim to saying otherwise is people thinking that because it has the brand name on it that it's the same approach when that is far from the truth. Everything from the hardware choices to the type of games promoted changed WiiU is a successor but not a continuation it was a jump right back into the same red ocean they left behind. - Yes it failed for aiming at the core audience that's why they handled the platform in a wayward manner the articles you've posted only show Nintendo assumed Wii owners would automatically by WiiU with out them trying they don't debunk what you've been told or back what you claim when Nintendo saw the Wii userbase didn't automatically jump on board they panicked and didn't know how to shift gear. The result was down the line the not being a clear message of who the platform was for as they had geared up to aim at the core but had no contingency plan for if the blue ocean never followed through |
It's not just the price, the Vita is twice or more as powerful as 3DS so even though the 3DS eventually recovered and won the battle it was underpowered compared to it's competition. So again it's the same strategy Nintendo took with the DS, Wii and Wii U so yes, your point is debunked.
No, nope and seriously what are you even typing. Wii U vs PS360 is not relevant, PS4X1 are it's competitors and it failed to make an impact. Sony and MS are indeed bigger companies with more resources but the SNES was more powerful than Sega Genesis, N64 was more powerful than PS1 and Gamecube was more powerful than PS2 and on par with Xbox, ever since the Iwata era Nintendo went blue ocean and it worked at first then it failed with the Wii U. Nintendo has over 10 billion dollars in the bank, there's no reason why Nintendo couldn't produce hardware with similar specs to their competitors other than Nintendo not wanting to take any risks and keep their systems affordable for families. Sure, Nintendo systems are more innovative than they used to be and this goes well with their gaming philosophy but they have been making severely underpowered systems since the Wii.
That's because Reggie was the President of NoA... He's supposed to unveil it and make it sound as cool as possible. As far as the technical side of things, Reggie probably didn't knew shit about what the Wii U was capable of. Miyamoto knows the ins and outs of Nintendo systems so no, Reggies remarks on the Wii U doesn't tell us anything other than it's another Nintendo console, and personal experiences doesn't mean that it's solely aimed at core gamers like you've claimed.
The Wii U tried to follow the Wii's path with a different approach, that approach was a new gimmick and targeting both casual and core gamers and it failed.
The articles clearly say that Wii U was designed with both audiences in mind, not just one so your argument falls apart as soon as that was stated and especially since you're now just flip flopping.
Last edited by Snoorlax - on 15 January 2020
