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

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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.

None of that makes sense, how is the WiiU an antithesis? Its backwards compatible with Wii and comes with one WiiU Gamepad. You make it sound as if Wii remotes were abandoned. According to you the Classic Controller should have harmed the Wii since its dual analog. Also please explain how is it catering to the core market? By having 3rd party support lol. Emulating what others are doing and then you use Apple as an example wow fail lol.