Soundwave said:
Nirvana_Nut85 said:
Mummelmann said:
I think I said something along the lines of 50-60% of the Wii's sales lifetime. That seems like a stretch right now. I must say though that I remained adamant that it would not be a huge success once I saw the Gamepad and learned more about the concept, moving away from the Wii-mote was a big mistake in my opinion. |
Agreed. They should have revamped the Wii mote, added a camera and functionality (similar to Kinect 2.0) to the sensor bar and called the damn thing Wii 2. Launch it at the same price point ($299-$399) by making the console slightly more powerful (4gb of ram,etc).
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I agree, that would've sold more but I think Nintendo felt obligated to come up with some kind of new controller feeling like that was their ticket to success rather than being pragmatic about the situation.
I think they still could've even had the tablet controller idea ... just bundle it with Nintendo Land like the Balance Board was bundled with Wii Fit. Basing the entire console around a controller that doesn't change the game play all that much and adds a hefty cost to the machine was a mistake.
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Don't get me wrong, I personally love the gamepad and the innovation in games like Rayman Legends and ZombiU, reading articles and net browsing. The convenience of the second screen in a household of 5 was also a very big sell for me. Unfortuntely, the value has not been able to be convince John Q. Public to go out and make a purchase in the way the Wii did.
