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kain_kusanagi on 27 December 2012
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KeptoKnight said:
kain_kusanagi said:
Paul said:
ZaneWane said:


does this mean wii u is in danger



I think it means the other consoles are in danger. Look at the Vita, state of the art and selling terribly.


Or the Vita does poorly because it is trying to be a portable home console in a world that increasingly wants handheld gaming to be more casual 10 minute time wasters than 60 hour RPG or intense action games. It could be that the Vita is the best handheld that nobody was asking for and it's technology has nothing to do with.

But that doesn't translate to the home. At home people want to buy the best machine with the best graphics and the best games. At home they want what they hook up to their giant HDTV to be as visualy spectacular as possible.

If the Nextbox and PS4 do end up to be far more powerfull the Wii U will be in trouble. The same trouble that the Wii faced, but this time the soccor mom's aren't excited for a balance board and the retirement homes already have Wii Sports and don't need anything else. This time missed ports will matter much earlier.

With that said, I'm still going to buy a Wii U when the real Mario, Zelda and Metroid games hit. But just like the Wii I doubt I'll buy many 3rd party games for it. It will be my Nintendo box just like my previous Nintendo machines.

My PC already does that. People like me and others want an affordable console. I usually go for the console with unique 1st party titles.

Even without the soccer mom.....Nintendo Wii would still be the most profitable console last gen. This gen they started with profit per software sales.

Your PC isn't a console. Consoles are the things people buy at Gamestop and Walmart and hook up to their TV's to play games on the coach with their feet up and their back reclined. PCs are the things people set on desks to do their taxes, send emails, and watch funny cat videos. Some of those PCs are also used for games. Some of those PCs used for games are owned by gamers who keep them up to date with the latest gaming hardware.

I have consoles and a kick ass gaming TV, but I'm part of an even smaller minority.

If Nintendo want to compete with MS and Sony in the comming years they are going to need something else besides casual appeal to make up for lower specs if the other next gen machines are considerably more powerfull. Being the only machine with Mario wasn't good enough for the Gamecube and the whole motion control fad has ended. If the Wii U turns out to be underpowered compared to others it's not going to get those all important 3rd party games that single system buys want.