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Mr Khan said: Again, that gives us no reason to believe that Wii was a fluke. Wii was Nintendo rediscovering their true selves for the first time since the NES era, a rediscovery that got lost in the shuffle all too quickly. To a certain extent Wii was lightning in a bottle, but there are certain underlying truths about game design that ignore the Hollywood-wannebe trends in the industry that were encapsulated in the Wii's success. Wii proved that the industry had no idea what its doing in the long run. Wii U proves that Nintendo themselves are reluctant to do what is needed to succeed (although if GameCube created the Wii, the lessons of Wii U can create something spectacular too). Nintendo needs to "re-discover" their institutionalized philosophies and quit trying to listen to the self-destructive "industry." |
What evidence is there that Wii was not a fluke?
True, the industry has not been great at predicting the long run. Wii and DS rises were big surprises. So were the subsequent declines for Nintendo.
The rise of smartphones and tablets was unpredicted too. The iPhone idea had a lot of naysayers before it launched, and so did the iPad. Now those sell in the billions and disrupt PC and gaming businesses.
The underlining point is past performance is no guarantee of future performance for a product class. The iPod was king and now forgotten. Nintendo struck gold on two devices in one generation, and now they struck rock. They need to re-invent themselves again. Easier said than done.
