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JGarret on 27 November 2013
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RolStoppable said:
JGarret said:
If the Wii U ends up even worse than the GC, I wonder just what they´ll do with the home console business...will there even be a traditional home console as we know them?...home console/handheld hybrid?

The Gamecube failure (it made them profit, but Nintendo themselves consider the GC a sad part of their console history) made them try a very different route, and thus the Wii was made.

If the Wii U performs like the GC, even worse or just a bit above, what´s the 9th gen like for them I wonder..

A home console/handheld hybrid would kill them, because it combines disadvantages while removing advantages. The only actual positive would be that one system means lower chances for software droughts, but that's completely overshadowed by all the bad things that come with it. The idea is usually suggested by people who view Nintendo's home consoles as outright poison that can't be continued, but if you mix food (handhelds) with poison, what's the result?


So, they must once again look at the NES and Wii and understand why those consoles were so successful...or I wonder if they do understand but want to, let´s say, force some other 'philosophies' on customers in hopes they´ll accept them.