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I agree, Nintendo needs to change this. 61 71.76%
 
I disagree. Their transition was perfect. 24 28.24%
 
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biotonne20 on 16 December 2013

well Just Dance sells millions of copys on the wii so it's not surprising Ubisoft keeps releasing it on the wii



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KungKras on 16 December 2013
soulfly666 said:


How do you figure?  Nintendo has way more exclusives than either of them, and if people don't start buying the WiiU tons of people are missing out on amazing Nintendo games.  If the PS4 had its demand properly manufactured it prob would have outsold the WiiU's lifetime sales in 1 week of release.  Imagine how much Nintendo software would have sold with those PS4's when shelved next to the largely mediocore launch lineup it had / has.  I think Nintendo would make a total killing if they did it.  Certainly enough where it wouldn't matter if the WiiU sells well or not.  You could use it if you want or if you love Nintendo but think it is a bit gimmicky you can just play them on another platform.  I think it would rocket Nintendo to the top.  I like all of the Big 3 but I for one, find the WiiU a little bit too gimicky, but that being said, it has tons of amazing games.

Nintendo is the lone defender of an entire console philosophy. People like you just don't get what would be lost if Nintendo stopped making consoles. (supporting other platforms basically is the same as killing your own platform)



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PlaystaionGamer on 16 December 2013

sorry but the transition from Wii to WiiU was a mess and awful on Nintendo's part. It wasn't well planned and because they stopped driving exciting software its allowed peoples wii's to collect dust so when the WiiU came out they had no interest in it. This along with name and tablet confusion. Even as a Nin fan I'm confused by how the WiiU works between controller, wiimote and Tablet tbh..



gergroy on 16 December 2013
padib said:

I honestly find it funny.

I find it funny how Nintendo just completely stopped supporting the Wii, while in the meantime a 3rd party publisher, with all the baggage that term holds, Ubisoft in this case, continued to support the Wii committedly with the Just Dance franchise.

What does that say about Nintendo's faith in the Wiimote? About Nintendo's faith in the Wii? What does that say to consumers?

Do you think Nintendo's approach on console transition needs to change? Was Nintendo expecting 3rd parties to fill in while they were devving for the U? What happened?

Your thoughts.


That isnt all that strange or uncommon.  Third parties have always supported consoles with multiplatform games long after the platforms have gone away.  I remember getting copies of the new madden games at best buy for the original xbox when I worked there long after microsft dropped it.  I think they kept supporting it for like 5 or 6 years.



TomaTito on 16 December 2013

Last year I only got Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and Fatal Frame 2: Wii Edition, those were much better than Just Dance 4 (which I also bought as a present and it was worse than JD3).



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SuperMarioWorld on 16 December 2013

Imagine if they didn't kill off the Wii as soon as they they did... There would be NO games for the Wii U right now. Nintendo just don't have enough people working for them to support 3 systems at once. What else do you expect?!



curl-6 on 16 December 2013

Nintendo's neglect of the Wii in its last two years was a gargantuan blunder that cost them dearly.



DonFerrari on 16 December 2013
RolStoppable said:
Nintendo couldn't stand it that they were successful, so they decided to do things that make yesterday's Cowboys look like geniuses.

I think they wanted to make sure if they had 100M loyal fans or just the 25M (GC)... I think they may have the answer =]



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Nintentacle on 16 December 2013

They killed it because shifted to Wii U development after Skyward Sword and Mario Party 9. There was not a good reason to continue to support it because they were going to have a next-gen console. Some people say that the Wii ruined Nintendo, but that really isn't true. They just went back to the level they were in during the N64 and GameCube.



DonFerrari on 16 December 2013
KungKras said:
soulfly666 said:
 


How do you figure?  Nintendo has way more exclusives than either of them, and if people don't start buying the WiiU tons of people are missing out on amazing Nintendo games.  If the PS4 had its demand properly manufactured it prob would have outsold the WiiU's lifetime sales in 1 week of release.  Imagine how much Nintendo software would have sold with those PS4's when shelved next to the largely mediocore launch lineup it had / has.  I think Nintendo would make a total killing if they did it.  Certainly enough where it wouldn't matter if the WiiU sells well or not.  You could use it if you want or if you love Nintendo but think it is a bit gimmicky you can just play them on another platform.  I think it would rocket Nintendo to the top.  I like all of the Big 3 but I for one, find the WiiU a little bit too gimicky, but that being said, it has tons of amazing games.

Nintendo is the lone defender of an entire console philosophy. People like you just don't get what would be lost if Nintendo stopped making consoles. (supporting other platforms basically is the same as killing your own platform)

What philosophy??? And how that would change by keeping suport for Wii from 2010-12?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."