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NoirSon on 10 July 2013
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BossPuma said:
EricFabian said:
BossPuma said:

After the DS, it is true.


yes. But you can't generalize


Ok, so after the DS Nintendo decided to make their hardware marginally more powerful than the generation before it and it backfired with the Wii U

Technically they have been doing this with their portable systems the entire time, but yeah after having superior hardware (that failed due to their medium) in two different generations they went the low price method with the Wii and then again with Wii U. It benefits them since the Japanese development industry outside of the major powers haven't adapted well to HD development along with the Japanese audience has pretty much abandoned hardware in favor of portable machines and they still make money off of hardware.

That being said, I agree the Wii U needs new experiences and Nintendo has failed to show off those it does have. Personally, I think a different name, along with controllers that move it away from the Wii brand probably would have been for the best if they couldn't guarantee having the software ready by the launch window by the time of E3.