It depends on their aim for the device

When they come up with completely new things they change the name convention

1. Release AAA games at launch and first year. Wii had a flagship Metroid, Mario, and Zelda game year 1 - Wii U doesn't even have one officially announced yet after more than a year. Mario Kart 8 is the first major game, and it is more than a year and a half after launch.

2. Better marketing. Nintendo is doing a terrible job at showing their upcoming software. They have talked about Zelda U and the upcoming Monolithsoft game, but have not given any real information, and only two brief videos of X. With Nintendo Direct, I would really like to know more about games I want in the consoles lifetime rather than games that should be advertised in commercials and on gaming websites instead.

Do these two things and then I think Nintendo could vastly improve their success with their next console, or even Wii U.

Las for third parties - I don't think Nintendo should worry about them. Nintendo has the potential to dwarf the success of all third party console developers combined. If a third party brand looks like it is going to be popular enough, Nintendo needs to either A. Exceed it, or B. Buy it.

No offense man, but sometimes, the things you post are what's wrong with the internet. Seriously.


Nothing with Nintendo or Wii U is QUITE as dire as you're painting it out to be, and it's people typing this kind of "Nintendoom" garbage that are perpetuating the notion that Wii U has "failed", when the fact of the matter is it's recovering pretty damn well, and is poised to have a really strong 2014. So why don't you hold off of the prognostications and ponderings for a bit there pal, until, let's say, this time a year from now. THEN we'll talk.





But in all seriousness, just to humor the thread question, here's the easy answer:

They release Nintendo games on their Nintendo console.

I wouldn't say that's true. Both the 3DS and WiiU kept their predecessors brand name, despite the 3DS being incredibly similar to the DS, and the WiiU being entirely different from the Wii. The contrast suggests that's not a criteria they use for naming their consoles (at least not anymore).

Nintendo has lots of money. They can keep going like this for ten years, if not a hundred years... if they have to. Just their stock will be worth pennies...

Great idea.

Have the Gamepad able to be taken anywhere and play via the internet and have one product rather than a home/handheld console.

Also, Nintendo generally works on a 5-6 year cycle with their consoles, whereas Sony/Microsoft have a slightly longer cycle. This, combined with the fact that Wii U was out a year before the opposition could mean that Nintendo are ready to release a new console 2-3 years before the others, and if they come in with mmore powerful hardware and some killer launch titles the "hardcore" may take notice pretty quickly.

I have a Wii U, and Its a great toy, but I wonder about the obvious flaws and Nintendos plans. Motion controls were real fun, especislly in games like Sports, Grand Slam Tennis, Skyward Sword. We did never get a proper Star Wars game despite the fact that Red Steel 2 or SS showed it can be done with WM plus. The Wii U has a sluggish user intercade. On Xbox everything is fast abd snappy, on Wii U things are lagging. Plus, games likes Diablo 3 would be awesome due to the gamepad, alas, we will never see them on the U. Every crossplatform game for xbox 360 and ps3 could be slightly on the U, alas, ports are few and far between now. Devs have to split their ressources or double them to develop for two generations simultaneously, I understand the U isnt high on their priority list. Why Nintendo gave up on motion controls is strange, but the pad is a good idea nonetheless.

Their next console should be named The Nintendo Ultra! Powerful ,yet energy efficient, with specs similar to the NextBox and PS5, 4K, VR, and 3D capabilities, compatible with Wii U Gamepad and Wii U Pro controller, connection with the "4DS", it will be the next step to the gaming generation!

It will also follow the WiiU's excellent design process^

Why do we always doubt Nintendo?
they always pull through.