| Dr.Henry_Killinger said: These assumptions of yours are really getting out of hand. 5th,6th and 8th currently, with regards to home consoles, Nintendo has not only lost/is losing majority marketshare to PlayStation, its also last overall. These are generations when they are directly competing against PS and later XB for the traditional gaming audience. 7th gen is the exception, the Wii targets the more mainstream casual audience. At the very least, reproducing the success of the Wii with the methodology of the 64 and GC makes no sense. And has been shown thus far not to work. Sure, the gen is early, but to get overtaken in less then half the time of the system's lead is indicative of a problem. As for Mobile, this affected the Wii U's casual appeal. As for Handheld, that strategy will not help the Wii U. |
Assumptions..? I'm not sure what assumptions you're referring to. Seriously, be specific. Do you mean assumptions like your assumption that mobile has affected Wii U's casual appeal. That's an assumption unless you have something to back it up.
They are directly competing in every generation. They are selling a gaming console. Microsoft is selling a gaming console. Sony is selling a gaming console. They each want you to buy their gaming console. That's direct competition baby. Definitely a lot of PS2 fans that bought a Wii instead of a PS3.
I'll agree that the 64 and GC strategy don't make sense, but I'm not sure that's the exact strategy being employed. Certainly Nintendo did try to bring more third parties aboard, and they had quite a bit of early support. They also clearly are targeting more than the GCN 64 market, and titles like Nintendo Land, Game and Wario, Wii Party U,Wii Fit U, Sports Club, and Lego City Undercover were probably intended to do more than they did. The issues Wii U is facing has to do with Nintendo's hardware design ( a bizarre emphasis on size and power consumption), delays, and overall marketing. It's more than just "nintendo prioritizes their first party games".
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