Mr Khan said:
I meant to make that point as well. What's important is that they correctly identified why the GameCube did poorly and rectified it, but then threw out a product that tried to do everything instead of doing what they do well after that. |
Nintendo needs a product that can do everything - to some extent - if they want to expand their business. The primary reason Wii did not have as long a life span as PS360 is the lack of technical grunt (HD) and 3rd party support. They made a system that is significantly closer to their competitors than Wii was, while still offering a new and different experience. Wii had the TV remote-like Wii Remote. Wii U has the Smartphone-like Gamepad, both were designed to appeal to those not used to a dual analogue controller. And I think both are a good idea and similar even if many can't see it. They just haven't done a good idea of marketing it, or of making a game or two that captures the imagination of new and old gamers the way that Wii Sports and Zelda TP did.