RolStoppable said:
Soundwave said:
In the US I think it's another nail in the coffin for the handheld market.
Part of the handheld's appeal here was the "kid gets grounded, stomps into his room and plays DS/Game Boy" ... Wii U can really replace that.
Why play a crappy watered down version of CoD or Lego Batman or whatever ... when you can play the actual console version?
The moment some third party releases a signal enhancer/bouncer for the Wii U wireless signal that extends its range ... it's totally on.
In Japan it may be a game changer also, it is IMO the last, best hope for the console business in Japan, it's a console practically designed for the Japanese lifestyle, where most homes only have one primary TV, that's why a lot of people have migrated to just playing on their handhelds even at home there. Wii U may have a shot at reversing that.
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I don't live in the USA, but I think it's quite common that households have several TVs, so quite a lot of kids should actually already have home consoles and a TV in their room.
Shutting up the kids during car rides seems to be the more prevalent problem in the USA, so the handheld market isn't going to take as big of a hit as you may think.
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Granted even for this, it'll now be pretty easy to get an AC adaptor for the Wii U and bring it along on family trips in the car.
So wish I had this kind of stuff as a kid, kids today are pretty lucky, lol.
