The Nintendrone: Can Microsoft and Sony Compete With The Wii U?

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phenom08 said:

Mmmfishtacos said:

phenom08 said:

Mmmfishtacos said:

We have a pretty good idea of what the Wii u can do. And it seems it could us a little more power, got to remember it's powering two screens, and if they want another game pad. That's even more power its going to need. Sony can afford a good leap, high end parts are cheaper than ever. Sony is moving away from the one off chips in favor of off the shelf parts that will be used and sold in millions of other devices. Look at the vita for example, sure it's cutting edge now. 6 months from now it won't be, those very same parts will be sold in tables and cell phone by all the major manufactures. What is this going to do? Drive down the cost of the parts and in turn drive down the cost of the vita. We could see 100 dollars cut off the vitas price by the end of 2013. Sony's assets alone are worth more than Nintendo. So don't be fooled, they have money.  

 

How do we have a good idea of what the WiiU can do? The PS3 launch games look nothing like its current games. Look at the Vita for what, whatever price cut it can get so can the 3DS. The PS4 is being doubted because Sony's past victorys came from 3rd party games not the price tag, or have you forgotten Ninty's consoles were cheaper? If they had money then the Vita would have received a price cut to increase its horrible sales or do you seriously believe Sony is ok with its terrible performance?

Reading comprehensions is your friend. They may not be okay with it, but there sure aren't going to be okay with dropping the price so quickly and losing money on the systems. Nintendo made a knee jeark reaction to get the sale of the 3ds up to current levels and lost a bunch doing so. Theres no reason for sony to do the same. Ps3 was in the same sittuation and look where it's at now. the up side is sony has started to fill their stables with quality exlusives, they were more than willing to take risk to get new games out, and that has put them in a better sistuation for next gen. So what's you point? The game cube was dirt cheap and still couldn't manage to reach good sales even with Mairo. Look around the web and you'll see, theres plenty of people giving their impressions and developers and most of the aren't good. Victory from 3rd party? Well guess what Nintendo doesn't have? And really, there hasn't been a sony systems that we can consider a flop yet. Not one has sold as low as the Gamecube or 64. So your doubt is unfounded. What are you going to say when the PS3 passes the wii?

I can read fine lol, anyways no what Ninty did was keep the 3DS from selling poorly like the Vita. Ninty lost alot of money but no where near the amount Sony lost thanks to the PS3s utter flop lol. They posted a one year lost and expect to be profitable the very next year, meanwhile Sony posted a loss and will most likely post another this year as well. Look where the PS3 is now lol, still in 3rd place and no hopes of recovering its loss, yeah thats something to brag about. Quality exclusives according to you but sell poorly according to fiscal reports. "Put them in a better position for next gen", yeah just ask the Vita and its wonderful situation.

"The game cube was dirt cheap and still couldn't manage to reach good sales even with Mairo." What exactly is your point here lol, we clearly agree that a cheap price tag means nothing. But ok lets play this game, the gamecube had Mario Sunshine and Mario Kart Double Dash which were both outsold buy Sony exclusives like GT3 and GT4. If the Gamecube had NSMBWii then yea the Gamecube would have sold more obviously since NSMBWii has sold more than GT3 and GT4 has combined lol.

"Look around the web and you'll see, theres plenty of people giving their impressions and developers and most of the aren't good." Sounds like the Wii to me and many acticles i have seen have been good lol, but ok. Only the articles with unknown developers showed disinterest. I wonder why their unknown?

"And really, there hasn't been a sony systems that we can consider a flop yet. Not one has sold as low as the Gamecube or 64." Lol why exactly are they the parameters of success lol. How about this if the console doesn't crack 100 million then it isn't a success, or if it isnt the market leader then it isnt a success. Why should the PS3, PSP, or Vita be considered a success. You can only argue for the PSP, theres nothing pointing to it not making money and its userbase really isnt small. PS3 hell yes its a failure lol, it lost money and is still in dead last. Vita is selling as well as the Gamecube lol.

"What are you going to say when the PS3 passes the wii?" After this nonsense lol, i see no reason in taking you serious so once you reply to this dont worry about a reply. Im not gonna derail this thread any further, i wonder what you are gonna say when the PS4 flops along the lines of the Vita.

Good responses lol - and I think the PS3 is a flop! I don't see how you got from first to third and turn around and think all is well.