| S.T.A.G.E. said: No, it is not a failure because it didnt hit those numbers. It did well and the Nintendo faithful stayed true to the system look at the attach rate of the games. Theres no way the casuals were involved in the majority of those sales. The failure is that Nintendo alienated the non-gamers who used the Wii and don't give a crap about their touch pad for gaming. Nintendo says they are trying to fight multiple battles including one with Apple phones and Android. It will come back to haunt them because they wont replicate the numebers or demand. As I said the numbers are high right now because of the Nintendo faithful. |
I agree that fighting multiple battles can come back to really hurt Nintendo, considering they aren't that large of a company and can't stretch themselves too far (Though the 2013 restructuring and expansion of the company would probably help things). I wouldn't say they have alienated anyone yet, however. The Wii U still uses motion controls and will still get Wii Remote-focused games, as well as GamePad-focused ones. There's also the chance that Nintendo will carve out its own niche of 2nd/3rd-party support to keep gamers from each category interested. If sales do start to slip however, I'd sooner blame the horrible advertising Nintendo has been doing for the system instead of actual lack of interest. Most of the ads I've seen don't try to separate the console from the Wii as a brand new console, which I'm sure led to confusion over the last few months.
Either way, it's only been a month since the system was out in all regions, so everything is still up in the air. I doubt the Wii U will be able to match the Wii's success, but I think it will be able to gather a fairly large userbase similar to the 360/PS3 if they can fix their marketing and get decent 2nd/3rd-party support.
