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Soundwave on 06 May 2013
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superchunk said:
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?

I'm sure this was planned day 1. Not a reaction to lower sales, their hope is that this increases value and aligns with the more casual tablet crowd. Additionally, this is a feature set the will 100% exist in the neXtBox and to a degree on PS4.

Again, its not all about games. Its as much about other media services and smart applications as it is about games.


I doubt it. Iwata went on a big tirade against smartphone games a couple of a years ago at TGS. They've also pushed the "Wii U controller is not a tablet! Was not influenced by the iPad!" angle several times.

I think this is Nintendo resigned to the fact that they've lost the casual demographic, and now have no choice but to accept these games.

In a battle for casual hearts and minds between the philosophy of Apple/Android and what Nintendo wanted ($60 for Nintendo Land please, and buy Mario again too), Nintendo lost.

I would agree, I'm much more interested in apps than Android/iOS games. I'd like to see things an app that allows for playback of MKV/AVI/other video files for example or an app that expands the functionality of Nintendo TVii. Stuff like that would be cool.