gigantor21 said:
It's a big shift from his declaration that "specs don't matter" before the Wii was out. What happened to drawing people in to a new experience? They don't have a device that can win the power argument on specs alone. This sounds like a dicey idea, especially when the Wii did so well by sidestepping it last gen. |
I think what is happening is that Nintendo is in a position where they can see the Wii U selling like the N64/Gamecube, and they really have no idea how to get out of it. They were expecting the fanbase (Nintendo fans and casuals) from the Wii to carry them for 6 months to a year after launch til they could get out their own heavy hitters. They also expected that 3rd parties would port all of their PS3/360 games for at least the next few years. However, it didn't play out that way. Casuals seemed to have left console gaming, or are just not interested in the Wii U, and there really aren't that many Nintendo fans to carry a system to incredible sales. Especially when most of those fans only are interested in Nintendo franchises, which leads to poor 3rd party SW sales and discourages 3rd parties to continue to support the console any further.
So now, they are trying to get interest from wherever they can. From those who like Nintendo and don't believe specs matter, while also trying to plead with current PS3/360 owners that the Wii U not as underpowered as they think. Of course, the last one is true when you only compare it to the PS3/360, which those gamers already have. And they see no need for a slight upgrade when the much larger leaps from this gen are coming in just a few months time.
