Did Nintendo Miss Their Opportunity By Undercooking the Wii U's Specs?

[kain_kusanagi]

BluGamer23 said:

kain_kusanagi said:
Interesting thought. I agree that the Wii U has an uphill battle if it wants to repeat the Wii's casual fad success. As for the technical power of the system, I don't think it matters. Nintendo lives way out in Nintendo Land where competitors don't exist. So long as Nintendo systems continue to be the only place to play Mario, Zelda, and Metroid I believe they will do fine.

"the Wii's casual fad success." <-  you still call it a fad eh? .. we nearly in the end of 2012.. the wii has done an awesome job at selling better than the other two 'none fad' consoles.. seems logical carry on.

I have a Wii and I love Nintendo games so don't think I'm insulting Nintendo or the Wii, but yes, the Wii's success can be attributed to a none gamer fad. Soccer Moms and Grandparents, who aren't gamers, bought the Wii and will probably never buy another console again. They were never gamers and they still aren't gamers. They played some Wii Fit and some Wii Sports and they aren't interested in anything more. The Kinect has had a similar fad effect. None gamers thought the idea of waving their hands around would be fun with their family. Like the Wii their family probably had a kid or two in it that also wanted to play some real games, but other than that it's a fad. The Wii sold to real gamers in the same amount that any Nintendo console has, the reason it did so well was that none gamers bought into the hype. Take away those none gamers who never bought a console before and will never buy another one and you'd have a Gamecube or N64 level of success.