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sethnintendo on 28 March 2012
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kopstudent89 said:
sethnintendo said:


I wasn't even that pumped for the Wii (I waited till Smash was almost about to release before I even got one).   I see a lot more potential in the Wii U than the Wii ever showed/did.  I suppose you weren't impressed by any of the demos during last E3 that showed all the various things you could do with the new controller.  I was never that impressed with the Wiimote besides it having an infrared.

Hey hey, motion control had a much bigger WOW factor. It shows from people's reactions back then compared to how they view the Wii U. I'm not saying I won't buy a Wii U, I'm just saying that it won't have the mass appeal the Wii had in its first 2-3 years. Wii U demos were ok, but this time hardware is really important since the Wii does have a damaged reputation especially during the last couple of years. 

There's a couple of things Nintendo has to do to appeal to the consumer. First, this E3 is major. They have to be able to tell the consmer, Hey you need this. Up to now it isn't the case imo, and that's due to a lot of vagueness about the Wii U (How are the graphics? Can we use two tablets? How can the tablet be a fun and innovative function? ). Second they need to have sustainable sales unlike the Wii. That has to be correleated to 1. How lasting the hardware can be meaning graphics, AI, etc... The Wii failed miserably there and 2. Continuous software releases. Pro 2008 Wii had a weak and very Holiday oriented software lineup. That needs to be solved and it's mainly through 3rd party software, and even Nintendo management. 

Well said... I suppose I should have cited that while infrared impressed me the most (playing FPS with wiimote/nunchuck) there will always be a fun factor associated to the Wiimote (motion controls).  I had a ton of a fun playing Wii Sports with friends, family, and my current girlfriend.  Wii Sports (bowling) helped me get laid.  Nothing like bringing a girl over to your place so she can play with your Wii.  Anyways, all joking aside...  I believe the potential is there to wow the consumer into possibly buying frenzy that the Wii had.  The high demand was crazy during Wii's first few years.   You even had people considering Nintendo was creating the demand by not producing enough consoles.

I was going to go into about how they can't rely on third party game companies, etc.. but it is pretty obvious they need better support than what the Wii had.  One thing I am psyched about... Only having to enter a FC in once...  I like how the word FC still scares most HD console owners.  Some of them still don't realize that the FC system changed to pretty much exactly what Microsoft and Sony offer.