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oniyide on 17 June 2014
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CDiablo said:
oniyide said:
 

i kinda agree, but heres the thing. THey didnt HAVE to buy a PS3, they could have easily bought 360 or a PC, and still played all those games you mentioned and more. It is a bit different but i bring that point up to say. Why did people buy PS3s in the first place? it was doing better than Wii U in the same time frame despite higher price. Why did people continue to buy PS3s even though it was found out that the games didnt perform as well? It could be A) PS is just a more popular brand than Ninty WW B) people trust Sony that they would  right the ship and they did the games did get better C) the demograph for those types of games are just there anyway, and maybe people are putting too much stock into port quality...ill go with D) all of the above

I agree with a/b, Sony has a very large and strong fanbase and Sony hasent really ever had a failure of a console from a game standpoint(maybe Vita, but I think it will do well)

On to C: The demograph is also there on Wii U. Most people buying the U are people that are general gamers, and companies are doing no favors to their Wii U sales by half assing their U versions. With that said I think companies were under the impression that U owners were Wii only people that upgraded and this is their only console(which I am sure makes up a small % of U owners). It is not powerful enough to play/port current gen games, and does not have the install base to put resources into making versions of games as good/better than PS360. Nintendo put themselves in the same position as the Wii, but now they are lacking the sales to keep it viable. It doesnt explain why 3rd parties never tried with the Wii, but it is certainly no conspiracy and all about the bottom line.

i would argue that the demograph is different adn they arent really there on Wii U i would argue that the people buying Wii U are Ninty fans. Just like GC before it. Numbers back that up. OR i could be wrong but as you say there arent alot of WIi U only owners. That is an issue as people will just keep buying those games for the other systems. IMHO i dont think half assed ports are a problem. Even the ones that are on par (Tekken) still flop pretty badly. No the WIi U version would ahve to be WAY better for it to make a difference in sales. And even then its iffy (Rayman Legends). Lets not forget that games like COD are played for online doesnt matter how much better it is on WiiU people will go with the crowd on that one. 

This brings me back to the WIi 3rd parties did try on Wii, they put games on the system that they thought would sell and they did. Shovelware. Its not a popular thing but it is what it is. When Jillian Micheals exercise game does as well or better than say Conduit you can possible say that their isnt a difference in demograph. Aunty Petunia doesnt care about COD or whatever no matter how good they were and Ninty didnt do themselves any favors by putting out a system so far behind the competition. What should 3rd parties have done?