Pachter: Nintendo “just doesn’t get it” with the Wii U

[Stefan.De.Machtige]

Gamerace said:

Stefan.De.Machtige said:

Gamerace said:

Yeah, Pachter didn't get the Wii either - until it's sales kept mounting, year over year until it was undeniably the generation's winner.  And it's a stretch that he 'got' it even then.  He just admitted he was wrong.

However, while I got the Wii and predicted it's 20m sales in 2007, I don't get WiiU either.

What's not to get? It's the Wii-philosophy expanded with an asymmetrical component and new online inferface.

It's not.  It's the antithesis of the Wii.  Wii was about expanding to a new audience.  About simplicity.  About revolutionary new controls.

WiiU is a return to complicated control schemes (dual analog), catering to hard fought for, shrinking, core market, about emulating what others are already doing (Apple)  - poorly.

The Wii-kind of games are still coming to the Wii U and the Wii-controls are also key to the WiiU. The complaints about Nintendo E3, were that it was far to casual. Nintendo is clearly aiming for the blue ocean. Most (fear or) think so.

The Wiipad may have dual analog, but it also has a touch screen which most persons will use intuitively (Select drag - Select press). Sure, it's a reaction to the touch screen rage. But that's becoming the new norm. Nintendo can't ignore that. After all, they pride themselves on good, simple gameplay.