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Mazty on 23 March 2013
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Mr Khan said:
Captain_Tom said:
Player1x3 said:
...also, if I might add, I've never seen such an enormous amount of irrational defense for Wii U anywhere on the internet. Some people here just have big problems with facts and accepting reality of a situation their beloved console is in


I cannot believe it either.  The fact is the Wii U is doing terribly and now that pricecuts are not even helping it is looking like the Wii U truly is in dire straights.  Saying it isn't so, or changing the subject to completely different consoles with their own unique circumstances just makes you look desperate.  

 

Also I will say that I got a Vita on launch and recently thought it was in big trouble too.  In fact I was worried it was just gonna die off in a year.  But then SONY dropped the price in 1 country and sales exploded.  The Wii U's has not...

You're the one who wanted sensible discussion.

Nintendo has NOT DROPPED PRICE. Individual retailers have dropped price. Guess what; they did with with Vita in Japan too, before an official price drop.

The only people who look desperate here are the ones rushing to make the Wii U's defeat a closed subject or something.


Well it's a story that has been seen before - a Nintendo console with little 3rd party support relying on Nintendo franchises to carry it through. The GC and N64 sold in the region of 20 - 30 million when that approach was taken, and that's when those systems were released close to consoles with similar power.

However this time around the consoles which are closer in terms of power to the Wii U are not the other 8th gen consoles but the 360 and PS3. The reality of the situation is that the Wii U's sales are very, very low and distributors are clearly concerned about the low volume of sales. Mix this with the console losing 3rd party support & exclusives it is very, very hard to imagine a way in which it could make a come-back.