| Tatewaki75 said: Wasn't this the exact same discussion people had about the 3DS in it's first year? "3D is a gimmick!" "Vita is coming and it's so much more powerful and has a much better screen." "Why should I get the 3DS when PSP/DS has a bigger library and is cheaper?" There were tons of arguments on why Nintendo was doomed because of the 3DS but it all came down to hardware, and how it was barely stronger than PSP (or arguements that it was weaker.) and because of that there was no way in the world Nintendo could save themselves from failing. I'm going to call it right now, Both the PS4 and 720 will start the exact same way the Wii U did. They're gonna have great initial sales as the diehard fans and interested parties buy the systems, and then they're going to trickle off into nothing as the inevitable software drought hits. This happens with pretty much EVERY console. I don't see it changing anytime soon. It takes time for consoles to have big enough libraries to justify a purchase/upgrade from the previous gen. |
The thing is the 3DS wasn't ever doing this badly and N had room for a price cut. The Wii U is already being sold at a slight loss and it seems the forced price cuts from sellers are not even picking up sales.
In addition to that, the 3DS had monster hunter coming and it was really the only mobile option for third parties, whereas the Wii U already has competition in PS360 that third parties know will sell plenty of copies...
