zumnupy10 on 01 September 2012
| RolStoppable said: Nintendo will have to endure fantasy land expectations for the Nextbox and PS4, so they have a tough period ahead of them. But once the Nextbox and PS4 actually launch, disappointment will settle in. The Xbox 360 was unimpressive and the PS3 was unimpressive as well. Gosh, did these consoles suck in their first year on the market. Realistically, you can't expect big things from Microsoft's and Sony's next consoles at launch. Halo won't be there, because Halo 4 is about to release for the Xbox 360. Gran Turismo won't be there, because Polyphony Digital takes ages to complete a game. Third parties will use the 360/PS3 versions of their games as base and make minor improvements for the eight generation consoles, simply because the new consoles won't be established immediately and thus won't justify big investments. Neither Microsoft or Sony will have a real killer app in the beginning and this is where the real window of opportunity opens for Nintendo (because all comparisons will be based in reality instead of fantasy land). The Wii U will be at least one year old by the time the other two launch their consoles and by then the Wii U will have already built a solid library of games, including some really big games; and it will be cheaper than Microsoft's and Sony's consoles. |
You are right about how bad the PS3 was in its first year, but X360 had Call of duty 2 at Launch and Gears of war before the console completed its first year in the market.
Microsoft did everything right during 2006-2007.
I normally disagree with everything analysts say, but I have to agree with him that Nintendo strategy is bad.
I really think Nintendo should have released Wii U during fall 2011.
