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TheLastStarFighter on 20 June 2013
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Cold-Flipper said:
RolStoppable said:

The PS3 sold because of its name, not its games. Its price got cut about eight months after launch.

I don't need to wait for the market's reaction to those games, because I already have a good idea what that reaction is going to be. Just like I knew that this Nintendo console was going to be in trouble since the day it was unveiled. All you are serving here is a "the market cannot be predicted" argument, because for a system like the Wii U that's the only defense you can put up at this point.

I agree with this. The PS3 didn't sell decent at launch because it had great games, people paid $600 because it was the follow up to the 2 biggest consoles ever released. Obviously, that didn't last and it got a price cut.

As for Wii U staying in trouble? It won't be as bad as now but I agree that it won't be increasing to awesome levels anytime soon. I don't think it will be a GC but N64.

 

TheLastStarFighter said:

 I didn't say it's the only reason that Nintendo won, I said it's the only things they needed to do.  This is because the markets are different.  Nintendo has a stranglehold on the market in handhelds.  The DS sold 150 million units.  Nintendo owns all of the biggest handheld franchises save Monster Hunter.  3rd parties are not major players in handhelds, and the only direct competition for Nintendo is Sony, which puts most of its efforts in consoles.  In consoles, MS, Sony and 3rd parties are major, major players.  This is a very different market.

 

MDMA is right though, saying that "it's the only thing they needed to do" is just wrong. Nintendo may have always won each HH generation easily but that doesn't mean anything. DS selling 150 Million means absolutely nothing to the 3DS. Does this mean you expect Wii U to sell 100 Million and be the biggest system of the gen? Based off your logic, it will because Wii sold so well. PS3 should've won no problem if this was the case because PS1 & PS2 completely dominated. Sony normally trashes everyone console-wise and it didn't help PS3 do it.

 

3DS also started slow after the initial launch. Why? It should've dominated regardless because its a Nintendo HH.

Not trying to rip on you, just saying a lot goes into a system business and it's not that simple. 

Anyway, I expect a Wii U price cut this Holiday.

At no point did I say a successor is destined to repeat the success of its predecessor. You're confused.