| Metallicube said: Yikes, guess I pushed a button there. I love how with the success of Wii, it's always "Oh well Nintendo was just lucky, just fortunate they stumbled upon the right thing," like they didn't know what they were doing. Wii U's strategy is nothing like Wii's. The point of Wii was that it was very user friendly, that easy to use Wiimote, combined with games that were easy to jump right into. Wii U on the other hand has this massive intimidating gamepad, and most of its focus has shifted back to Gamecube style niche games. Hell I've been gaming for over 20 years, and even I was hesitant to pick up that monstrosity of a controller they call the gamepad. But I digress.. More power is fine, until it reaches the point where the majority of developers can no longer sustain themselves because of increasing costs, which I see us heading towards next gen, especially with the economy the way it is. This is preciesly WHY the Wii was created in the first place. It was meant to weather the storm of a tough economy with its low costs and mass appeal. But now all three companies, yes even Nintendo, seem to be retreating back to the upper tier of gamers, which is going to limit their appeal and thus their sales. This, combined with skyrocketing development costs, cannot be a good thing. I'm only using logic here. There is going to likely be further consolidation and companies going bankrupt, and perhaps even collapse if costs get too high. But hey, at least Sony and MS fans can boast about their better graphics! Why would Nintendo fans be scared of the power gap? They certainly weren't during the Wii years, and that looks to be a far bigger gap than this generation. Because of third parties? Nintendo hasn't gotten third party support since the SNES days. We're used to this by now. Because of sales? If you look at your history, not only does the most powerful console never win, but actually the least powerful console is usually the one to become the most successful. |
Button, no. I just find it ridiculous that some people believe if Nintendo's strategy isn't working, then other companies must be in danger. Quite a biased conclusion.
No, Nintendo didn't know exactly what the outcome of the Wii would be, so don't suggest they did. The world could have shunned it like they did with most motion controls in the past. Nintendo took a gamble and it paid off. I give them massive props for that. However, like I said before, this same gamble isn't paying off for the Wii U. And yes, it is the same gamble. Underpowered HW, but the focus is supposed to be on the controller, not the power.
It's ridiculous to conclude that costs going up are because a console has more power. It's as if some of you people think developers pay by the texture or polygon. A lot of the cost are attributed to inflation. The costs of everything else is going up. Salaries, equipment, and leasing buildings for HQs. And that has nothing to do with the power of a console. If the consoles are easier to develop for than they were for this gen, which the PS4 will be compared to the PS3, then the prices aren't just going to skyrocket for no reason. Again, as long as companies put out quality games and have good time/resource management, which was lacking in the companies that went out of busines this gen, then they'll be fine. And the Wii was not created for the poor economy. The Wii was in development well before 2006, which was still a year before the economy really went to shit. Part of the Wii's success can probably be attributed to the weak economy, though. Still, that didn't really stop the PS3/360 from selling well, also.
Nintendo fans are afraid because they can look at the sales. The Wii U is selling like a dying console. And its only been out for 2 months and is only $30-$50 more expensive then the PS3. They know that Nintendo games can only push a console so far. It needs 3rd party games, as well. Basically, it comes down to them fearing a 2nd or 3rd place finish.
