Former Sony Dev: Wii Was 100M Fad & May Not Be Repeated, Nintendo Have Done S**t Job Promoting Wii U

[aryu]

ListerOfSmeg said:

aryu said:

softcoregamer82 said:
If it was a fad, why did it sell more software than the PS360 and why are games like Just Dance and Skylanders still selling well on the system?

It was a fad(Opinion) and Wii Sports was bundled like crazy on almost every single Wii(Lie). I'm confident that a lot of the wiis out there are just gathering dust( That is great but meaningless with nothing to back it up). You also have to remember that the Wii was considerably cheaper than both the PS3/360. To show you what I mean, I bought a brand new Wii 5 years ago for £40 and a PS3 for £180 (I got lucky).( Is that why people were paying $700.00 for a Wii when they could get a PS for less?

Nintendo need to up their game and support the Wii U in the same way that they supported the 3DS in 2013.

Too easy. I didnt even have to think about it to show how poorly thought out and factless your post was. Opinions are not facts.

Note that I stated 'ALMOST every single Wii' which isn't a lie.

 

The fad bit was my opinion but I'm sure many agree with me. The definition of fad is 'A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.' Has the Wii carried on selling like the PS360? If it wasn't a fad, it would surely still be selling as well as it has. Has the Wii U had the same success as the Wii? No? That's what I thought!

 

People were paying $700 because it was being hyped like crazy at the beginning (in a similar fashion to the PS4) and some people are just stupid for paying over the odds. The reason it got a 100m is because it was cheaper than the PS360, if it was more expensive after the shortage, I'm 100% confident it would've sold no where near to what it did.  Look at how I said 'You also have to REMEMBER that the Wii was considerably cheaper than PS360'. I was just reminding everyone that the Wii was considerably cheaper than the PS360 throughout its entire lifetime (RRP) and this clearly had an impact. Would you want to buy a £40 Wii and save yourself £120 for other things or spend £180 on the PS3 and not buy anything else?

Also correct me if I'm wrong but when the PS3 released, wasn't there also a crazy price hike on ebay? I do remember there being a shortage http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/17/news/companies/playstation_craziness/

Ah, here it is http://www.foxnews.com/story/2006/11/17/price-playstation-3-tops-2000-on-ebay/

When you clearly know a post is an opinion and respond with it's a factless post, I suggest you don't bother responding.