RenSuzugamori said:
Slarvax said:
I think Wii U could do 60 million at best, but no less than 30 million. The thing is, I don't understand the reason Wii U isn''t selling. Free online, quality titles, actual innovation, backwards compatible, and nothing behind a paywall! Yes, there's not good third party support, but what happened to the +30 million people who bought MarioKart Wii, or +10 million people who bought SSBB/ SMG?
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Well, I think that's because of these things here:
A percentage of people think the Wii U is an add on to the Wii
The Advertising for the system has been so weak, some people don't know the Wii U exists
The lack of third party support(or when they do get multi-plats, it tends to be weaker) and the huge amount of delays on their games, with no must-have games is a real turn off
Microsoft and Sony's internet may be behind a paywall, but they have the superior service, which warrants the price
Nintendo's censorship and poor handling of Online has been nothing but a deterrent to people who want Online
Sony and Microsoft had a generation to use Online, now people moving into the next Gen will want Sony/Microsoft's system, sense that's where their friends will be, and they're more used to that Online.
Their machine is weak, it's not God awful, but it's nothing impressive, and it's being outshadowed by PS4 and XBox One.
Nintendo has created an image, one they probably will never leave, and that image is: "Kids and Family" are our main focus, and no ammount of mature third party games is gone to solve this.
Hell, look at the recent Nintendo commercials, if you're not gaming with your family, and you're not a kid, these commercials are very offputting and make it seem like you're too old for Nintendo.
The Wii U has pathetic memory, it's 2013, 8GB's is a bad thing
Nintendo's making a lot of mistakes, coming into the next gen and then finding out they have no clue about HD is shocking.
Also, for budget gamers, Nintendo's hardware may be ideal, but their software usually isn't. Nintendo games tend to hold their full price, years after release, for those who have to rely on time lowering the prices or buying games used, due to budget issues, in the long run, Sony/Microsoft are much better then Nintendo.(Especially when games on Sony/Microsoft's consoles get re-released for lower prices)
The majority of Wii owners were casual gamers and Nintendo fans.
Nintendo fans are already here by now, but the casuals don't see any reason to upgrade from the Wii, especially now that they can game on their phones.
Let's face it, Nintendo really got hooked on the success of the Wii(targeting casual/non-gamers), but the Wii U cannot do that.
It's too expensive and doesn't have a way of beating phones/the original Wii.
So, Nintendo's left with Nintendo fans, and they can only hold up the Wii U for so long, while the other market left for Sony/Microsoft, and the market Nintendo's focused on, barely gives a damn, or thinks the Wii U is a 300$ add on.
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