Can the Wii U lure back the casual audience that Nintendo has lost?

[Chark]

spurgeonryan said:

Chark said:
It will be difficult. There is a good chance most of the casuals have become engulfed in smartphones and tablets, then others might remember how they bought a Wii and realized they don't like video games.

I have a feeling that they will be luring plenty of parents to buy this for their kids. Not only do we have the recent commercials but there is a lot for the younger crowd do like. Not saying it is just for kids. You got a tablet/DS controller, Pikmin, Mario, Rayman, etc. If that does not get parents to buy it then nothing will. At the same time these are hardcore games as well I think. You can play Pikmin for hours! Zombi U, etc.

But not much for the casual gamer yet. Sing something seems to be about it. But that tablet and all the non-gaming functions that the Wii U will be able to do should be that push I think. It may not seem exciting to us on here, but for families with one living room that seperate screen function is really amazing! They want to watch tv? Ok. No more games. Then you just put it on the tablet.

Oh, no doubt. Nintendo has a massive ability to attract parents to purchase the system for their kids. What changed for the Wii was those same parents were buying one for themeselves even though they don't really care about games. The casual gaming market has really attracted people who otherwise stayed out of gaming all together or at least since the 8 bit era.

The Wii U is a better system for the core this time around while still having the kid's present of choice appeal in stores. I highly doubt the Wii U is going to attract as many casuals as it once did but I wouldn't doubt for a second the Wii U is going to sell 50-100 million by the time things are said and done. Substantial player for sure.