| KingdomHeartsFan said: If only Nintendo waited to launch this year...they would have destroyed the X1 and PS4 with their exclusive launch line up. |
If they did that, then Nintendo would have had virtually no console momentum from early 2011 to late 2013. At least the Wii U launch helped Nintendo's fortunes for a month and a half. And at least it got publishers like Ubisoft and Warner Bros more comfy supporting Nintendo consoles.
That said, I'm interested in what the Wii U would have looked like had it been delayed a year. Would it have launched at $300 with a game? Would it still have cost $350, but be more powerful? Would the system launch with Wind Waker HD, NSMBU, Wii Party U, and Wii Fit U, giving it a great initial first party and casual lineup?
Alternatively, what if Nintendo did the opposite, and released the Wii U in late 2011 at $400? With, say, Skyward Sword in HD as the star of the launch? It would likely get more third party support in 2012 and 2013, but would hurt Wii sales. Not to mention the software drought would have been nearly two years long, ala PS360, except with no 3rd parties to help out.
