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marioboy2004 on 15 April 2014
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TheLastStarFighter said:
oniyide said:


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.


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.

I agree 200% especially where you said they need more western support.  The west is where nintendo is weak and they seem not to care or address this weakness.  Why is it that Grand theft auto sells 10 million in America but not even 1 million in Japan?  Why is it that Monster Hunter sells 4-5 million in Japan but may sell 600,000-800,000 in the west?  It's called APPEAL and Sony has it in the variety of third party games.  Microsoft just doesn't appeal to Japanese gamers.  Nintendo is losing American gamers with wii u.  There was a time when Nintendo dominated America even in the beginning of the n64 life.  The wii doesn't count cause I'm talking about loyal gamers not fickle one night stands.