Ckmlb1 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Osc89 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Osc89 said:
I'm not sure why anyone is worried about the Wii U. Poor sales only mean that it gets less third party support and financially weakens the company. Given that I imagine people only really buy it for first party games and Nintendo is in a great position financially with not much chance of being taken down, does it matter if it sells badly? |
45 million isnt bad at all. Nintendo will profit off of the Wii.
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Sorry, I read that as a negative prediction. Will sales be lower for this generation then?
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I believe so, the forecasts say this gen wont last seven years, but rather five. The economic collapse caused the gen to expand in years, but also the stable market that kept turning to entertainment. The numbers been dropping for the last couple years, so its obvious that the next gen must come and it will be shorter.
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Why would next gen be shorter? I think the days of 5 year generation cycles are over (unless you count the years between Wii U and the next Nintendo console maybe).
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There will still be ten year production cycles, thanks to Sonys system which Microsoft is now following. Based on this gens results a five year cycle is definitely in the cards for all consoles involved. This will probably give Microsoft the time to make their truly powerful consoles at a cheaper price. Not saying that these new ones wont be powerful though, they are under a lot of pressure, but the big picture consoles that they've been planning will be after next gen. You can see the writing on the wall especially with the anti-used games, and illuminated room patents surfacing.
