theprof00: WiiU is going to miss the mark

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theprof00 said:

AndrewWK said:

The success of the WiiU depends on the price if it´s going to cost 600$ as rumored then it will have a very slow start, the second factor will be the power this console will provide, if it´s going to be as powerful as the PS3 then it will fail for sure, it needs to be as twice as powerfull as the PS3 if it want´s to compete with the nextgen PS and XBOX, and the third criteria will be the Launch titles. Darksiders 2 and AC3 are allready confirmed for the Wii U but this won´t be enough because these games will be also available on the PS3 and the XBOX360 so they´ll need some strong exclusives, Zelda and Mario won´t do the trick all alone. I guess these are the most obvious criterias and I hope Nintedo see it as well.

Why would it need to be twice as powerful as the ps3 and 360 when the wii was like half as powerful and outsold both?

I'm sure it won't be 600$ either. People spouting those numbers are likely fanboys/trolls.

I remember on 4chan and reddit when vita was announced and gamestop had a placeholder price of 599$, so you really can't trust the $600 figures that get thrown out there.

Gamestop Vita placeholder was actually $999.