Who is NOT Buying WiiU? And Why?

[Branko2166]

Mnementh said:

Branko2166 said:
Judging by the launch price of the Wii U it would appear that Nintendo has once again gone for lower end specs so I will wait and see what Microsoft and Sony bring to the table. At this stage it looks like I will be getting the PS4 and if Microsoft makes a powerful console I will seriously consider it as well.
   

Price isn't a good indicator for power. The Gamecube was very cheap, but it was a gen ahead of PS2 in specs.

Most of us THINK that PS4 and Nextbox will be more powerful, but we may be surprised. In either case, I don't believe the WiiU will be as far behind competition as the PS2 was behind XBox and Gamecube.

If we were talking about Sony or Microsoft I would be more inclined to agree as both have a history of selling consoles below cost in order to increase marketshare. Nintendo on the other hand has a different business model and they typically sell their hardware at a profit.

Though I hope you are right I suspect what may happen is a repeat scenario where developers make next gen games on PC/720/PS4 and a seperate game for the Wii U/PS3/360.

Also keep in mind that Nintendo is close to launching their console while Sony and Microsoft haven't even announced theirs. So on top of likely selling more expensive consoles they will also have the added advantage of having more modern hardware as they will release no earlier than 2013. Btw when I say advantage I am only talking about hardware performance advantage not sales.

In any case it is extremely exciting to see what they all come up with and to compare the final specs for all when they become available.