Reggie: WiiU is profitable with just 1 game purchased

[sethnintendo]

Ryushi said:

sethnintendo said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

prayformojo said:
And IF they had just went with a normal controller, the entire console would sell at a profit AND would probably be a little more powerful.

You're probably right, but would it sell as well? It might lead to another Gamecube scenario. Don't get me wrong; the Gamecube was profitable, but it performed poorly compared to its competition. The Wii marked a renaissance for Nintendo, and I think the company needs to continue its legacy of innovation in order to be successful.

Funny becuase I view the Wii U situation as GCN scenario now.  I don't really give a shit what third parties do with the Wii U right now but GCN didn't stand out enough.  The Wii U tries with the gamepad.  I'm not sure if the gamepad is enough but at least Nintendo tried to do something different with the controls (more than GCN generation).  Playing safety with controls will only get you so far (PS1, PS2).

I don't really see what you're trying to say, there's substantial differences in the launches between the two. Could you be kind enough to elaborate?

I was drunk last night so my explanation wasn't that good (hopefully this one will be better).  What I mean to say was if Nintendo went the route of the GCN (release a system that has even higher specs and ditched the gamepad (for the specs) while just having the Wii U Pro controller as the main controller then it would have been the GCN route.  They would have a system that was just as good or better than the other next gen systems but with a controller that didn't differentiate itself from the competition.  I don't think they went the GCN route though considering they released the gamepad.  The GCN launched with Melee which was a damn good launch title (and had a few other decent launch titles Luigi's Mansion).  This system was made for gamers but the controller did little to nothing to differentiate itself from the competition.