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JGarret said:


If it does happen again, where do you think things will go?..I mean, crossing fingers they´ll really learn from the Wii U mess, and be able to have a successful product next time....but, if things don´t go well again, what do you think might happen/will happen?

Then I think we'd see some major house cleaning in management.  There would be a lot of senior officials who suddenly decide to retire.  There are so many areas where Nintendo could have done better with the Wii U, especially considering the abandonment of the Wii.  They have to work to fix those things for the next console right NOW.  They have to be ready.

Doing their own thing from a creative standpoint is fine but that should not preclude them from watching the market and adding in the features and services customers want.  It doesn't matter if Microsoft or Sony did those things first, ignoring improvements is a disservice to your customers and a good way to get left behind as those features become standard in the industry.

It would also be a major blow to the Nintendo brand.  It might even prompt changes in the direction of the company, though I think that would only happen if the next console performed even worse than the Wii U.

Now, that being said, I don't think Nintendo has to be "number one" in the console race.  I think they could do quite well releasing a low-cost system that's profitable on day one.  However, they still have to make sure the games are there, one way or another.