Soundwave on 06 May 2013
| Gamerace said: In my opinion this is exactly the WRONG move to make at this time and smacks of desperation. You do not successfully compete with mobile/Android based home game systems by being their poorer cousin. You compete by offering compelling gameplay they simply cannot (such as Zelda or motion controls). Yes, this will give existing owners more games to play - but the more time they are playing $.99/free apps the less time they are playing $60 console games. And this is no incentive for anyone to get a WiiU. Aside from WiiU console games (which apparently aren't enough to get someone to buy a WiiU now) you can now choose between buying a $99 Ouya, $79 Gamestick, a Dual analog controller for your Galaxy S4 (or rumoured iphone 5S) to play games off your TV (or phone), or a $349 WiiU. Or a tablet which plays 100% of the games and does soooo much more. How does WiiU come out on top here? |
Well it's clear Nintendo is desperate, but at this point, they might as well try every avenue.
The issue here that I see is these games will have to be 99 cents/free like they are on iOS/Android, otherwise no one is going to buy them.
I agree few people will buy a Wii U over a tablet. A move like this might hint at an Android-based Nintendo tablet some day though.
