| S.T.A.G.E. said:
We already know why Wii U sells the way it does and hasnt gained casual reception. 1. Primarily speaking, you cannot win over the casuals with a device they've already bought outside the gaming industry that does more than what Nintendo is offering. If you create a gimmick to start a fad they cannot have participated in this event, which Apple had made accessible to them for years. The difference between the IPad & Android tablets and Nintendos tablet does not apply to their life. Tablets are starting to overwhelm the laptop market as we speak and by 2016 they will have outpaced them in sales. 2. Nintendo was late to the party and expected casuals to pay for a device that they could get for nearly the same price via android, get cheaper, simpler games and enjoy them without having to pay as much. Nintendo was obviously not paying attention to what makes casuals tick. They keep what is practical to their lives and a device like the Wii was disposable, hence why they are called casual. Gaming is not primary to them as it is for us. It bears no practicality in their life compared to us who now see the gaming consoles as the true center of our entertainment experience. 3. The third problem therin, is the issue with third party games and the power gap between the Wii U and the last gen consoles. Gamers outside of Nintendo fans have no been convinced that the Wii U is worth it just yet. The first party games need to mount up before the sales will rise. They will rise....trust me...but they will halt. Nintendo needs these games to launch on a steady time table towards the end of 2014 without any droughts, which they've already failed at. Theres more...but I will await your response. I might response later...who knows. |
1. You don't know if that is the true reason. When Nintendo launched the Wii, they launched it 100$ cheaper with an instant-hit which was Wii Sports. Coming off a failure to support the Wii in 2011-2012, Nintendo comes with Nintendoland, a hard sell to begin with. It's based off of gaming IPs and is very different in nature from Wii Sports, which in its fiber was a catering to the non-gamer, in both controls and theme. It was included with EVERY Wii at a reasonable price at the time, especially in contrast with the alternatives at the time. Now, the U is competing with both the 360 and the PS3, while selling at a high price with two bundles. The Wii kicks its ass in a New York minute. All the talk of tablets and smartphones is the same old shit we've been hearing since the game boy color.
2. Nintendo wasn't late to any party. They offer games that Android doesn't, and that always was true and always will be true. The touch control is a response to tablets but also a new form of input for home consoles, it isn't new to them though, they've had touch controls on the DS since 2004.
3. All Nintendo systems have issues with 3rd party games until Nintendo proves the worth of their console, it's always been like this; the U is no exception. I'm not sure why you're predisposed to believe that sales will halt but I'm not sure I can help it.
