When will Nintendo wake up to the Wii U issues?

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What almost everybody seems to be forgetting is that there isn't much Nintendo can do. Nor could.


"The Wii U is too weak!"

Game development is already disastrously slow at Nintendo. Now imagine if the hardware was even more advanced.


"All they got from third parties was old ports!"

True. But old ports were all they offered. And had third parties made newer games we all know they would have either lost more or gained less money in the end. Or at least that is the most likely scenario. Nintendo can't stop them from optimizing profits without cutting their own.


"The Wii U arrived too late! They should have released it one year earlier!"

That would have meant taking even less advantage of the Wii's massive success. The reason the Wii's support was cut short was because they needed to prepare for the Wii U, and yet it arrived one year later than the ideal. If anything, the Wii U should have arrived one year later to optimize Wii sales. But that would mean no head-start over the competition. Again, Nintendo made the best of the situation.


"Nintendo isn't building up any hype for their games!"

They make frequent Nintendo Direct episodes where they showcase software that is ready to be shown. The reason they aren't showing much currently is because there isn't much to be shown. Yet they are obviously working as fast as they can.


The only big mistake they did was to expect much higher sales of the Wii U, which lead to disappointment among the press and among the shareholders. Other than that, they did everything they could. Also, let the 3DS be an example that the console may still become highly successful once system sellers arrive. A price cut may also help but since they already sell the Wii U at a loss I don't expect that to happen any time soon.