| chris_wing said: The Wii U, well, what's it's excuse, besides few good games and graphics/abbilities virtually on par with PS360? |
Sales are pretty poor and Nintendo need to make changes fix the situation. But if you ignore games, then I think it's mostly price and to an extent consumer awareness that are the problem.
70% of Wii U's sold are the Deluxe models priced at $350. That entry price is still too high for the average Nintendo customer though. Even the original Wii has been outselling the Wii U in the USA until recently because the Wii is way cheaper and has some old games people want to play. Nintendo also needs to do a better job at differentiating the two consoles and give Wii owners a reason to upgrade, but that $350 price is still a stumbling block. They need to have a better marketing campaign that shows what the Wii U is and what you can do with it. They need add better value for the Deluxe model with more bundles or a price drop.
I don't think it's likely that Nintendo will do anything with price or marketing till after they show their new games at E3.
