bananaking21 said:
mutantclown said:
Since not many people noticed the Wii U is a totally new Nintendo console, if I were Nintendo I would prepare a total re-launch this fall to fight the arrival of the next-gen consoles. I would re-brand the console "Nintendo Ultra" redesign it with an internal HDD, optical audio output, 5.1 dolby/DTS support and ethernet, USB 3.0. I would make a serious effort and investment to make the Nintendo Network faster and better in every way. I would also make sure to have a new 3D Mario for the re-launch. The prices would stay the same, $300 and $350, HDD capacity matching the ones offered by the competition. I would phase out Wii U, and re-brand and re-release the existing Wii U library as Nintendo Ultra games. It seems desperate, but I think it's better than cutting the prices. Let's face it, the Wii U has a serious branding and positioning problem, cutting the price won't help it and some new games won't be enough in the long run.
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did anything like that drastic ever happen in the video game industry before?
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Maybe not, but I kinda agree with him. Last night I thought the same thing: The only way to completely turn the Wii U around, is to do a relaunch.
-Nintendo Ultra sounds cool and fits in with the "U"
-I don't think an HDD is needed, but they should just drop the 8GB and include 64GB of flash storage. That would at least be enough for updates and DLC.
-Honestly they do kinda need another 1GB of ram if they want to be able to keep up. That would allow 512MB for the GPU, and 1.5GB for the System. Just enough! Idk what they would do with the old Wii U's though...
-And yes the online NEEDS to be launched in full competition with LIVE/PSN
-Sell it for a solid $300 and it would be competitive as hell!
