When will Nintendo wake up to the Wii U issues?

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JGarret said:

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Soundwave said:

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BatMaxExposedWorld said:

I understand your point... basically that because Nintendo no longer participates in the tech-race with graphics that the only selling point their consoles have is through the interface.  I think that's mabye 30-40% true.  Not false, just not the whole truth.  You have to take into account that they have by far the largest number of recognizeable and popular franchises of any modern entertainment company.  In other words, the value of their brands is pretty much unequaled by anybody. 

Since the Wii/DS generation, they've also made enormous gains in spreading their brand awareness.  A lot more people from outside the realm of videogames are aware of what Nintendo is and what they do nowadays.  Thanks to the broad success of their previous two hardware systems, they have a much larger addressable market going into the Wii U/ 3DS generation than they had from the GCN/GBA era before the original Wii and DS.  It's not as if their addressable market has gone back down to what it was during the GameCube era.  Nintendo is by no means a niche company any longer.  Even though Wii U sales are slow, it is not because the Wii U as a device isn't appealing, it's because there's no reason to pick one up owing to the fact that Nintendo announced the delay of significant software releases in January.  Potential buyers are merely biding their time.

I hope you´re right about that, but I wouldn´t rule out that possibility just yet.It´s possible the Gamepad with its asymetric gameplay, the design philosophy behind the Wii U, won´t resonate with the market, but that´s something we´ll only be able to find out once the other problems are taken care of (price/marketing/games).

If, even after a price cut/better marketing/Mario Kart/WiiFit U/WiiSports U/games games and more games/...the system still appears to be heading for a Gamecube/N64 like performance, one could conclude the device itself isn´t appealing.

GameCube-like performance = absolute market failure from a company that was able to release Wii/DS

N64-like performance = meh.  it could be worse. (see above)

An install base of more than 32 million would make Wii U the eighth-most successful home console ever.  But I think if Pachter's prediction of 40 million becomes true, then Wii U will be fine.  40 million isn't bad for a home console.  Only in the context of the explosive Wii/360/PS3 gen would 40 million be considered sub-par.