fatslob-:O said:
They might as well drop it in early 2015 seeing that the WII U will be largely irrelevant at that time. There's essentially nothing nintendo can do to save the sinking ship. They won't just turn it around like they did with the 3DS because nintendo keeps giving the wrong games for the WII U. The WII U is truly a doomed console. |
Dropping early 2015 would mean one big thing: losing costumers and investors trust. Look at it this way, if Nintendo drops the Wii U early 2015 that would mean no Zelda for the Wii U, you realize what would that mean? First: pissing off your fanbase, which won't buy your next console. Second: losing all the money you invested in the game's development.
I used Zelda as an example but this applies to any game. Nintendo strategy imo should be this: keep the 2014 lineup as it is, after that make "small" games, have only Zelda and maybe some few other games as big AAA tittles, the rest should be games with small development time and small costs (but not to the point of indie, I'm talking DKC or 3D World levels), have a steady flow of games during 2015 and 2016, and in 2017 launch the new console.
Of course what I mentioned won't make the Wii U sell well (probably nothing will), but it will at least be profitable, will keep the small fanbase happy and investors probably won't complain that much.
Nintendo and PC gamer
