| fps_d0minat0r said: Concept. Why would they release a next gen system and have specifications slightly better than current gen? |
That really isn't concept though, it isn't the specs or how much more powerful a system is, it is what the system does and how you sell it. Granted the Wii U if it had a stronger specs would be much more attractive to Western developers (who essentially are driving the industry now) and it probably would make it easier to port things to all three consoles rather then require seperate focuses. But the fact Nintendo chose to go with the hardware of this strength is still them just executing improperly just like how their ads for the system were bad in explaining what was new with the system besides the tablet.
Besides that particular method Nintendo has done successfuly with all of their handheld systems and most recently with the Wii. The difference is that the Wii had games that drew people's attention, one was the newest Zelda that people had been waiting years to see and the other was packed in which showed off the fun potential of motion control in gaming. Despite being fun and similar, Nintendoland is no Wii Sports (partially because it also highlights the flaws of a single tablet based multiplayer games making things not equal which can be a deal breaker with certain kids that haven't yet learned to share) and the price compared to current and future competiton doesn't make it the same bargain that the Wii was at the time when you do have the game bundled.
