3DS could save Wii!

[Joelcool7]

Limelight788 said:

The Nintendo Wii does not need a savior. Fact, the system has sold about 84 million according to this site, which is a massive amount of  consoles made and sold and Nintendo made a huge profit off of it. Even if no more Wii systems were made, I would not be surprise if Nintendo came out as the winner of this generation in terms of sales. And while sales are declining, that's because the vast majority of people who wants a Wii already has one, so it's natural to assume that it's going to get to the point where demands for the Wii gets low. If anyone needs a savior, it's Sony themselves, who have struggled a lot to get where they are this generation and to even get the PlayStation 3 to compete in sales with the Xbox 360. Sales-wise, there is nothing to be concerned about for the Wii.

        That is why the successor needs to be announced at E3 2011 and released in Holiday, 2012. And considering that the Nintendo Wii is considered the weakest console in terms of hardware, handling of multiplatform games, and online (I think it's decent, but nowhere near as good as PSN or XBL), massive popularity or not, this is a pretty reasonable prediction, not to mention if Nintendo wants to match the success of the Wii, they can't just sit around and see what their competitors announce, they have to be the first out of the gate for the next generation, and then massively improve in all three areas that they tend to be most harshly criticized for this generation.

Your right the Wii is the champion this generation. It has sold over 80-million units. However as Rol pointed out it sold 3-million fewer units in 2010. You point to market saturation, this is not the case, PS2 and DS have both sold over 140-million units. Fact is that means their are over 60-million unreached users who still haven't bought a Wii. Sales are dropping fast and the Wii definatly needs a saviour to remain dominant for the next year or years until the successor is launched.

Sony needing a savior? I am not a fan of Sony but I must admit their sales are rising year on year. PS3 is selling more software due to the rise in hardware sales. Infact Sony apparently is now profiting on every unit they sell, meaning the PS3 is doing better now then it ever has. Will PS3 have what it takes to survive a few more years? Yes it will, it doesn't need a savior.

You yourself point out the next gen has to start in 2012, I agree the Wii can't survive any longer then that. You point out all the reasons the Wii needs a savior. It is the weakest hardware this gen, its lacking software support. You point out Nintendo can't wait to see what their competitors announce, pointing out that the Wii can't last till the competition makes an announcement.

Here's the facts I agree Nintendo needs new hardware in 2012, but while I think its logical and what Nintendo will do what does this mean. A) Nintendo drops support of old hardware within a year max two, even the big successes like GBC and GBA and SNES were all dropped within years. When Nintendo drops support how will the Wii remain on store shelves like the PS2 did or the origional PlayStation or the Genesis? The Wii will die in 2012 unless by a chance third parties continue making games for it. Which if it is easy to port from 3DS to Wii and vice versa is a possibility. Also their is the possibility that Nintendo will wait for the competition to make its first move (Unviel new hardware) you point out the biggest factor that leads people to this posibility. Nintendo controls the market and even without good hardware sales they are in a position where they can wait another year or two to unviel new hardware. Nintendo usually likes to wait for the competition to make its move so launching first wouldn't fit their profile. Though I agree it makes sense to launch in late 2012 if Nintendo's competitors don't reveal their next gen consoles at E3 this year or next their is a slight possibility Nintendo will wait it out. Slim possibility and I don't count on it, but you pointed out several reasons it is possible. If Nintendo chooses to wait then Wii needs a savior to keep the system fighting a few more years!

So we both agree Wii is in need of a savior soon (By 2012) or it will not continue living?