Satoru Iwata has been re-elected as Nintendo president!

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etking said:

Dropping the Kinect was the right decision, especially in long-term. Microsoft at least acted and tried everything to prevent a premature death of their system.

Price is one of the the most important success factors. Of course the sales did not jump up immediately but this is because the X1 and PS4 both currently have even less games than Wii-U so there is absolutely no reason to buy one of these systems yet.

I agree that price is one of the most important factors, and time will tell whether dropping the Kinect and selling the X1 at a lower price will work.

A $199 tablet-less Wii-U Sports HD bundle would sell exceptionally well. At the current price the mass-market is way out of reach for Nintendo and nobody that never used the tablet thinks that it could actually be fun to use it. The table is the biggest roadblock for success.

Any console at $199 would sell well. The mass-market is not way out of reach, as proved by the sales of more expensive consoles. It is interesting to note, that here, the more expensive 32GB Wii U console sold better than its cheaper 8gb counterpart.

'...nobody that never used the tablet thinks that it could actually be fun to use it.'

THIS, EXACTLY. If you haven't used the tablet, you will have no idea how versatile, useful, and fun it is. Again, this is the fault of poor marketing. I take it from your previous post that you have yet to purchase a Wii U. Until you actually play on one and explore the various uses of the tablet for games and indeed the features beyond gaming, I suggest putting your opinions on hold.

If your comments are based on your actual personal experience, then great - you're entitled to your opinion, just as everyone else is.