Iwata Is Aware That People Believe That WiiU Is Underpowered And Says This Is A Misunderstanding

[DanneSandin]

cunger said:

DanneSandin said:

What a fucking liar!!!! It IS underpowered. Just compare it to the PS4... Get real Iwata!

It's not a powerhouse console but it's already out and Nintendo has shorter lifecycles. Sony needs to come out with super powerfull machines that will be able to support the games of 8 years from now.   It's not like last gen where you literally couldn't port games down to wii. The Wiiu can hang in there at 720p 30 fps for at least 3 or 4 years. After that time period we are getting close to Nintendo's next gen system which will be more powerfull than ps4.

Nintendo has shorter console life cycles; Wii U is under powered compared to PS720. And you're saying that we might see a new Nintendo console in about 2017, and considering the first statement I made in this reply, this thought isn't outlandish. This would mean we would see a "mid-gen console" (a new console halfway through the generation), and I think that's kinda what Sega did? With the Dreamcast?

So far, releasing a mid-gen console hasn't been a good idea, so why would it be for Nintendo?