Why Do People Act Like Wii U Isn't Wii 2.0?

[Rhonin the wizard]

vivster said:

Rhonin the wizard said:

vivster said:

The Wii was a unique event in gaming history that will probably never ever repeat itself(Much like the DS).

Don't you find something contradicting about those two statements? Also, was the NES another "unique event"?

Wii and DS came approximately at the same time and served different markets. The Wii is practically the DS of home consoles or the other way around.

What's so special about the NES? Yes it practically established home console gaming and was a big success but being successful doesn't make you unique. What makes you unique is doing something special and new that will draw crowds of all demographics. The NES was an evolution whereas the Wii was a revolution.

The DS' success proves the Wii wasn't a "unique event", since both are based on Blue Ocean Strategy.

The NES was an evolution of what? It was launched after the video game crash of 1983, I'm talking about North America here.  There was no console market anymore in NA, Nintendo had to bundle the NES with ROB and the Zapper and market it as an entertainment system because retail stores no longer had faith in video game consoles.

This is a NES controller, this and this is what controllers looked like before the NES.

I could go on, but I have better things to do today.