superchunk said:
kopstudent89 said:
superchunk said:
Joelcool7 said:
I dunno its interesting to here Wii won out over 360/PS3 but I am not convinced that this will translate into high sales of WiiU. DS was the most successful handheld of all time and 3DS failed at launch due to price and lack of software. Brand recognition alone cannot sell hardware. PlayStation learnt that the hard way with PS3.
I think Nintendo will need to work very hard to maintain this dominance next generation. They will need just as many amazing first party titles and even more third party higher quality titles. Fact is their are multiple factors which could lead to WiiU bombing regardless of brand recognition!
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3DS hasn't really done much worse/better than the DS originally did... and we know how that turned out.
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Still DS had it much tougher last time around. And unless we see big stuff from 3DS soon (ala brain training for DS), I doubt the 3DS will emulate DS's success. Not that it won't be succesful, but probably not as much
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How in the world did DS have a harder launch? GBA was riegning king with tons of popularity. It launched a $100 cheaper and in November/December.
3DS may not hit the same long-term sales of DS, but its launch is not a failure and not unexpected given the differences I noted to Joelcool7.
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DS took a risk with the downgraded graphics (wrt PSP) and had to face the PSP launch where everyone (even developers) believed it would win the handheld generation comfortably. Nintendo then had to take a risk with their games (brain training, nintendogs, even reviving 2D mario) which is what gave the DS an edge.
I would though admit that the 3DS faces the smartphone threat and the media turning agaisnt yet less than 6 months after its launch. Nintendo have it all to do again so this Christams could be vital
