| c0rd said: I'm confused, did he really write that whole thing up just to highlight the pro's of having a weaker console? And that being the factor in the Wii U beating the next two consoles? The problem with that is, the PS3 and 360 are still on the block. There's no reason the Wii U would ever have better third party support than either of the two (especially when you assume the touch controller isn't a factor). |
Exactly.
If devs are really going to stay with the lower powered consoles, they'll stick with the ones that have a collective 140 million+ install base for a while. Whatever secret sauce the Wii U has could take years to tap into fully. There's no incentive for third parties to do such heavy lifting, especially in the first couple of years.
And the Wii's motion controls were always the main selling point. Nearly ALL the top selling Wii games are built around the Wiimote and other periperals, with many still charting to this day. The Gamepad is just as important for the Wii U; Nintendo's utilization of the hardware in a way that convinces people to buy the system is the only way third-parties will come on board. Otherwise, they'll just continue to stick with what they know--right alongside consumers, who have been doing just that since New Years.
