Holy shit this thread I don't even know where to start.
Why is the WiiU failing compared to the Wii? Most likely answer is that the Wii had a refreshing potential concept that could appeal to a wide set of demographics, which greatly inflated its sales. The WiiU on the other hand, despite the tablet gamepad being a newish concept (as apposed to the current widespread use of regular tablets), does not seem to appeal to the same wide set of gamers. Maybe when more games come out, that exhibit the same appeal that worked on the Wii (Wii Sports, Wii Fit, etc), and the WiiU price comes down, and enough Wiis get put in the closet, it will gain more traction. Many Wii gamers still play their Wii and are not interested in upgrading to the WiiU yet. The WiiU is simply not catering to its past audience, but attempted to target another specific demographic, which is not at all wooed.
Why might the PS4/XBONE be as successful if not more so than the prev gen? These new consoles are specifically catering to the gamers they already won. All they have to do is more of the same and do it better and they are almost guaranteed to keep pace.
There are many different types of gamers. Doing the exact same as done before can be a successful strategy. Doing new things, Wii, could lead to a major success, or WiiU, could lead to a failure (WiiU is not _yet_ a failure, but its not exactly a success yet either).
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