Why isn't the WiiU part of the next-gen console wars?

[vivster]

the2real4mafol said:

Anfebious said:

vivster said:
Because even Nintendo thinks they don't belong into a gen. They do their own stuff, making games just for their system and their fans. If Nintendo doesn't care to appeal to everyone why should everyone care about them. They are their own gen now.

And here we have the post of the thread. I agree, the idea is for Nintendo to please the consumer. Not just the fans but the average joe too. As long as Nintendo doesn't embrace industry standards they will get shunned. Things like microtransactions and a paid online are the first steps into public awareness.

It's very sad to say this but I think you're right. All I know is wouldn't of bothered with Wii U at all if it had microtransactions or paid online. Both of these surely would limit sales further.

I say Nintendo do their own thing rather than fall to that crap

It doesn't seem to limit the sales of the other 2 consoles.

It's quite interesting to criticize the business practices of the successful products from the standpoint of the losing product.

If Nintendo would introduce a System like PS+ where I could get new games every month for almost free it would get me to buy the WiiU even faster. But Nintendo is just too cool for mainstream.