Nintendo Honestly Could Have Won This Gen Fairly Easily

[DélioPT]

Soundwave said:

DélioPT said:

Actually it makes perfect sense to add the Wii U gamepad to the package. They already support the Wiimote. If that`s all they offered it would make no impact - okay, even less - because people already experienced it.
Not to forget that people are more than used to tablets and what they provide: internet, games, other apps.

The gamepad can be used in several ways. Zombi U does it quite nicely as Nintendo Land. Scribblenauts too. To be honest, F-Zero is awesome on the gamepad!
Being able to play games even when the TV is being used is really great.
Overall, the ease of use and added gameplay aspects are great and much appreciated.

They already have a normal controller.
Not all western games are PC centric. Most develop first on Xbox 360 or PS3.
Who said the Wii U isn`t easy to develop for? All i have heard is that it is that easy to use.

If you're going to make a system and base it around a controller -- you better hope that controller is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Luckily for Nintendo with the Wii, the Wiimote actually was for a few years exactly that. Trying to replicate that was always impossible, and now they are stuck with a console based around a concept that very few people really care about.

There's nothing "wrong" with just making a good upgraded console meant to play the next-generation of game experiences on.

That's all the Super NES ever was, and it's widely regarded as the best system Nintendo ever made.

It`s hard to determine if people embrace the controller or not when they don`t even know what a Wii U is.
The Wii was a perfect example of pick up and play. It`s still here, but Nintendo needed something more to attract not only that market but also the core in a way that other hadn`t tried.
What good would do to Nintendo being another PS4 or Xbox 720? Last time Nintendo did that it failed... twice.
Any company that doesn`t differentiate itself, specially when they are trying to capture a segment of the market is bound to be forgotten.

But in the end, what matters is that games. And Wii U does change things for the better.