Why Do People Act Like WiiU is really Wii 2.0 ?

[SubiyaCryolite]

freebs2 said:

SubiyaCryolite said:
This is getting tiring. So the controller, "philosophy" and price means the Wii U is not the Wiis follow up? Does the Kintect, "philosophy" and price mean the X1 is not the 360s follow up?

Yes. That's what I'm saying.

Of course the WiiU is the Wii follow up, and X1 is 360 follow up, but the strategy behind them is different, that's what we are talking about.

The X1 example is even more blatant:

The 360 gained a lot of marketshares early this gen because of cost leadership strategy and the "pay for what you play" policy (we offer a cheap package but you can upgrade buying things separately), on the other hand Sony opted for the premium price model offering a complete package with a large hard-drive and blu-ray movies.

This time with X1, Microsoft is trying to differetiate themselves offering a premium service with XB Live and Kinect, while Sony is going for a cheaper and more gaming-focused console. That's the reason why Ps4 is kicking X1's ass.

Not really. Sony totally botched the PS3 in its early years and the X1 is tracking largely the same as its predecessor at the same point in time. I dont expect it to do as well as the 360 but it shouldnt do significantly worse in the long term either. The PS3 still managed to beat the 360 even with its year long head start. PS is just a stronger brand though Microsoft made some impressive inroads last gen. This time Sony has done everything right from day 1, making things a little bit more difficult for MS.

The Wii U however is just lagging way too far behind its prededecessor and even its predecessors predecessor. I dont think ANYONE expected a performance like this