| chapset said: wtf, wii U did 2.2 mill in 11months and 1 week this year but you expect it to do 1.25mill in two months next year without any major release because it got a boost during the holidays this year? |
Oh... You edited your reply... Okay...
I don't expect that because of holidays as you assume, I expect it because of now well enstablished library and because Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is out in February 12/13 in Japan and February 21 in North America, don't know about European release. Not counting that it has advantage over competition as....
Wii U is 300$ with a single or more games packed in and does not require a subscription for online/multiplayer... PlayStation 4 is 400$ without a single or more games packed in and requires a subscription for online/multiplayer including specific features(+50$)... Xbox One is 500$ without a single or more games packed in and requires a subscription for online/multiplayer including specific features(+60$)...
Wii U is the cheapest console with now enstablished library versus the new comers(ofcourse)... Also its gamepad is full of various useful features like camera, microphone, IR that gives gamepads abiliity to act as a TV's remote and so on.
Just because it did poorly in first year does not mean that it will continue that way, PlayStation 3 did poorly in its couple of years and it rose from the ashes when 300$ PlayStation 3 Slim was out... Nintendo will drop Wii U's price to 250$ in Q4 2014 or Q2/Q3/Q4 2015 once the software sales are good enough that they can again bite the bullet. Currently it is not economically viable for them to do so and I feel sad when people say it should be 200-250$ because they are used to Nintendo's console to be priced at 200$ like they did since like forever.
PlayStation 2 was underpowered and costed far more than Gamecube and it didn't stop it from dominating because of its generated "uber" hype and people that got "scared" of gamecube's design because it was different than competition. I love how people want Nintendo to make games for adults, Nintendo did that with Gamecube and "nobody" bought those games and the console its self. If people really want for Nintendo to go hardcore then buy those kind of games on their platform en masse and then you will see adult games made by Nintendo themself and then you will see Nintendo making a machine with beastly specifications/power...
You had the Gamecube, Nintendo made a move and people failed... Its their fault not yours... Well this is off topic, Il probably make a new thread about that.
