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TheLastStarFighter on 15 April 2014
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oniyide said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
They need a product which seems cool and software that provides value.

The first part is a major problem with Wii U. Wii's style and brand was fresh at release. 6 years later it wasn't. Wii U should have gone in a whole new design, one that appealed to people who want the latest thing. By the time Wii U's life is done it will be wearing clothes more than a decade old.
The second problem can only be solved by Nintendo acquiring more 1st/2nd party studios or gaining 3rd party support. A Nintendo console with full 3rd party backing would be an extremely compelling sell. Certain 3rd parties don't want Nintendo in the console business, however, so that's easier said than done. Picking up two large studios, ones that can produce one AAA a year each, would help address the issue, especially if they were making games in genres such as shooters, RPGs, racing sims and mature adventure titles - and making them well. As it stands, Nintendo simply does not have the amount of software and the software diversity to compete with MS and Sony for many gamers. They need to expand or woo 3rd parties in a big way.

what was the lastest thing? Exactly, you CANT replicate the WIi every gen, thats impossible

You missunderstood.  I wasn't saying that they needed the latest idea like motion controls.  I was saying they needed to LOOK like they did.  Wii's look was fresh back in '06.  No other console had the simple white design, clear buttons, small from, etc.  PS360 looked tacky by comparisson.  The name as well, Wii, was strange and catchy.

Wii U was not fresh or different.  The design language is 8 years old.  Even if all it was inside was the Wii U, and it still had the tablet controlelr, if they gave it a new name like, I don't know, the Zhuio or some other messed up shit, and it had a fresh modern look - perhaps brushed alluminum or glass accents, more LED lighting or some other modern trend, casual byers may have looked at it like a fresh product.  The tablet, too, looks low-tech compared to iPads.  The look of the system needs to be fresh and cool.

There are other flaws with Wii U, too, but the major short comings are image and software support.  If Nintendo wants to reclaim the sales lead in the future, they need a more diverse software lineup and a fresh-looking system and branding (with marketing).