| Nem said: They are misleading because the PS3/360 are cheaper and have bigger software libraries.
As for the poll, its misleading. The endurance of a system comes from sales and the support that developers (including first party give to it). The PS2 could still be enduring if Sony kept making new games for it, for example. |
Pretty much this, I'll add that remember when the 3DS launched it had the exact same issues as the U does now where it wasn't selling what people expected then it just shifted gear, Nintendo in general have always had slow first years apart from the Wii. They tend to start conservative then shift gears, it's not a case of being a marathon runner or a sprinter for them they finish the race when they want then move on to the next platform, I'll highlight what NEM has said here even more about people really needing to compare to the PS4 and X3 because how the situation is for Nintendo people are looking at it like a singular marathon when it's more of a triathlon (3 different marathon events in 1). Nintendo have basically finished one part of the race with the Wii and moved on to the next part with the U while Sony and MS are still running the previous part much like with DS to 3DS, the PS3 and 360 won't be here in 4 years time battling the U it'll be the PS4 and X3 and how these platforms start is what the U really needs to be compared to.
You can see this when you look at how the PSP initially outsold the 3DS at times then it became irrelevant when it's successor came out because that's when the gears shifted, Nintendo's first party has shown to give them enough endurance to last a gen and tbh even if not as good as the other platforms I can see third party support for the U being much better then it was for the Wii.
