Nintendo haters' logic: 1) If Wii U doesn't exceed Wii's record, Wii U flopped. PS360 have YET to catch up with Wii and probably never will, are you calling them a flop too? 2) If Wii U doesnt exceed PS360 weekly figures now, it's Doomed, because nobody can argue Wii U doesn't compete with PS360. Then by the same token, Nintendo Consoles Wii + Wii U still stack up quite nicely against the LastGenHD twins no? 3DS + DS blow PSP + PSV away no? Wii + Wii U + DS + 3DS is far and away more than any of those two no? Competing for Video Game hardware and software dollars, Nintendo is STILL King of the Hill.
Nintendo is the only pure gaming company that does nothing but video games. Why the hate? Nintendo doesn't have the financial resources of a MSFT to just copy what others do and try ruining the true innovators' market, but is MSFT a villain to gaming? Had it not for the HDTwin > Wii market MSFT helped created, Sony's desperate sell awesome gadget at a loss strategy would have lost even more money due to lack of 3rd party economy of scale. Nintendo being a pureplay, and without the billions of revenue from other profit centers simply cannot, will not and should not play the loss leader game. As gamers, we want to see all viable forms of gaming prosper, and blossom under healthy competition. It's fun to hate as a fan, but bickering over what is or isnt successful, or looking down on Nintendo as if they simply don't get gaming is just downright stupid. What have YOU, Mr Nintendo crtic done in your life that is anywhere near as inspiring, successful or globally impactful as Nintendo?
Before you pull the iPad is killing everybody, especially Nintendo anyway, speech. Realize this, every Angry Bird or Zynga "player" is now a potential "gamer. 'Till this day there are still people who think TV makes you stupid..but TV is perhaps the most prevalent form of entertainment today. Were the movie industry's fears justified? No, TV saved Movies! Marvel almost died until Pixar and Dreamworks, etc made what was once good, awesome again.
Video Gaming in the form of mobile devices, dedicated consoles, PCs, Cloud, are in the short run competing vs one another, but the net userbase is GROWING like gangbusters. Why the despair and doom? Sit back and enjoy and see every little kid or grown person, sliding their fingers across their iphones or android devices as noobs that will soon enjoy the world of immersive gaming! I own iPhones, Ipads, Gaming PC, xbox 360, PS3, Wii AN Wii U, and the DSxxxxxs. Wii U has a definite niche in bringing the family together again. And yes, my kids begging yet hiding under a blanket to see me smash the zombis with a cricket bat WILL be lasting memories in their gaming lives.
