| chapset said: The ps3 was 600$ at launch yet it never did sub 50k a week (and that was without Europe the first few months), the xbox 360 shared games with the ps2 and it didn't do as bad has the wii U. Neither the X1 or the PS4 will struggle to get third party games because they didn't release a console for themselves only like Nintendo did, they actually listen to the demands of the third party devs. The ps4 and X1 are using a controller scheme that his proven, no gimmick, Nintendo got lucky with the wii but their luck ran out with the wii U. I don't know why so many Nintendo fans hope for the industry to collapse but last year the gaming industry generate record breaking numbers and it's only getting bigger not weaker.
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You make it sounds as if I was suggesting the Wii U is not doing horrible. It is, at the very least, doing horrible compared to where Nintendo wanted it to be. I'm also not stating that the other two systems will face similar sales. I HOPE they don't. But the economy is worse off now then it was then.
I agree on the 3rd party games being readily available on X1 and PS4. I also think lack of good 3rd party support is part of Nintendo's problem. However, I ALSO think that many of those titles being available on the current gen 360 and PS3 will be a cause for many to wait to buy a PS4 or X1. As you said, the industry is growing in terms of software. The best way to push a large amount of software is to release those titles on a HUGE installed base.
Technically, the Wii U controller is a proven dual analog control scheme, just with the screen in the middle.
I am a gaming fan, which includes me being a Nintendo fan. I own all 3 systems, do you? Just got done playing TLoU, currently playing some BLOPS2 (on 360), and don't even have my Wii hooked up to my TV anymore. Still plan to buy a Wii U, and still want to see Nintendo do better. Not sure why that is hard for people to grasp. Debating wether I need to buy a PS4 right away, since most of the games will be available on current gen. This way, I can wait, save money on the consoles, and have a better backlog. Same approach I am using with the Wii U.
