RolStoppable said:
It would have been as simple as releasing a Super Wii with a bundled game for $250 (better motion controls, better eShop etc.), because Sony and Microsoft aren't interested in building such a console. Instead Nintendo made the Wii U which got instantly perceived as the HD triplet, a problem that the Wii never had. While the Wii's horsepower wasn't far ahead of the four sixth generation consoles, the market didn't perceive it as a fifth console that is arriving several years late. A better Wii was all that Nintendo needed to make, but instead they repackaged the GameCube strategy and slapped the Wii brand on it. The GC was very much a triplet too (after Sega had to withdraw from the market). |
That would probably sell better than the Wii U, but just about anything would probably sell better than the Wii U.
Truth is casual gamers were a tease ... they were the girl in the bar who flirts with you and dances with you but has zero intention of being your girlfriend. You just happened to be the guy that happened to catch her attention that week by saying something funny, next weekend she's off with someone else. Nintendo thought they had something there, but got ditched in favor of tablets/smartphones by that audience.
That's the problem with casuals. You have to constantly come up with something new, you can't just make Wii Sports 1/2/3 and Wii Fit 1/2/3 ... that audience wants the "thrill" of new novelties constantly.
A "better Wii" would just be yesterday's news, but at least it would probably be a fair bit cheaper than the current Wii U and probably have somewhat better sales.
