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Seece said:

 It's not $300 tho, it's readily and easily available for much less. Here in the UK you could get it for less than a 360 and PS3 at one point.

My second point is entirely correct, the way I see it there is no target audience for WiiU. It will not claw in the casuals the Wii netted, they're long gone to tablets/phones, and core gamers will find what they need elsewhere. It appeals to Nintendo gamers but who knows how big that userbase is these days. Some products however good are just not destined for success.

It's exactly why WiiU has done as bad as it has, not just 'not like Wii' but bad. Because there is no audience apart from the Nintendo fans that are interested.

I admit that I can't keep up with pricing outside of the U.S, but you say "at one point" and I'm assuming that was before many exclusives were released. Either way, the marketing is horrible and one of the bigger problems. Even with a low price, it would go unnoticed.

The Wii U is currently selling worse than the GC. So even the Nintendo faithful are largely ignoring. I think price and lack of games are reasons for that. As far as an extended audience? Marketing is key. (Including word of mouth)

 

oniyide said:

why people are still in denial about this i wil never know. It really is GC all over again, not that there is anything wrong with that. I liked that system

It's not denial. (For me at least) I don't expect it to be a huge success but it certainly will get better.