We need to talk about the Wii U sales, what happened?

[AgentZorn]

ninjablade said:

Jumpin said:

prayformojo said:

1.) Release a console (Wii) that caters almost exclusively to casual, non gamers.
2.) Spend the following years, using E3 as a show case for all things NON gamer related (Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort debacle etc.).
3.) Completely disregard the obvious, which is that non gamers are fickle and will leave almost as soon as they show up.
4.) Release a successor that features a controller that neither the casual, NOR core gamer wants, with low specs, archaic capabilities and features.
5.) Stand back in shock as the obvious happens.

I have been saying this for YEARS. They sold their soul to casual, fickle consumers and put all their eggs in a collapsing basket. Now half of the core players from the Gamecube era have jumped shit, and the casuals all have ipads. This should shock NO ONE.

Having said that, I don't wish anything bad upon them. After all, I am the NES generation. But it's their own fault.

Which imaginary GameCube era are you talking about? 

The one I remember is one where PS2 thoroughly dominated the gaming scene and 99% of GameCube owners only had one because their mom bought it for them.

yet the gamecube is outselling the WiiU by a huge margin in the us at this point almost 2-1 and the worst part, it LOOKED like a purple launch box, which really hurt it in sales.

And the 3DS dipped to wounderswan levels but it managed to turn that around.

It has only been THREE months since the Wii U launched, give it a year and if it still continues to sell at the rate is selling then you can go off and say Nintendo is doomed.