oniyide said:
TheLastStarFighter said:
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).
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im sorry but no, I think you are giving way too much credit to how the system looked. Lets be real, the Wii moved cause of the motion controls, it doesnt matter what the box looked like. Do you really think the WIi would have done just as well if it looked the same without the motion controls? Nope by that logic GC woudl have done better it was smaller after all. The public isnt that gullible. No Ninty is going to need a new motion control thing to win. SOmething to grab everyone.
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Again you misunderstand words or you add content that isn't there. I never said Wii would have been as successful without motion controls. I'm saying Wii U would be doing better if it had a fresh design and concept, as well as better content. And yes, GC would have done better if was a better looking machine and not a purple lunch box with child-size discs... and if it had better content.
There many ways Nintendo could take the lead in the industry again. One way would be to come up with the next big innovation or craze. But that's easier said than done.
A more attainable way is to release a system with a cool name, that looks cool, with a few simple new cool features and a solid lineup of titles. Release it with Mario Galaxy 3 and a mature Zelda, buy a couple western devs to make a racing sim and a shooter and contract Mistwalker to make a FF clone. Release it all at a solid price and do whatever it takes to ensure 3rd party support is fully behind it, and market it to adults as well as children. Do that and the system will be competitive. Not saying on top, but it would have a shot.
