xbone + wii u closing the gap with ps4!

[TheBlackNaruto]

Aielyn said:

TheBlackNaruto said:
While all that is true you must also take into account the fact that the XB1 and PS4 are currently outselling the Wii U with higher prices and none of their big titles released as well. And while the impact of MK8 was significant without much 3rp party support the sales will indeed declind maybe not to pre MK8 levels but they will indeed go down because there are not a lot of BIG games coming out like SSB, MK8 etc consistent enough IMO.

So it is definitely an uphill battle because the cards are currently favoring PS4 and XB1 who can still do price cuts and have yet to really release ANY of their BIG releases. But time will tell how things will play out.

The argument can be made in reverse, though. Wii U is selling nearly as well as PS4, and about equal with XBO, despite having no real third party support, only one notable game within a six month period (the only notable release between DKC:TF in mid-February and Hyrule Warriors in late-September is Mario Kart 8), during a period of general low hype (due to performance in 2013)... and despite the system still being at full price (which is the highest price Nintendo has ever had for one of their consoles).

And while there's not as many "BIG games" coming out, they're actually quite a bit more diverse. Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, Smash Bros, Captain Toad, Sonic Boom, Watch_Dogs, and Fatal Frame V makes for a remarkably broad lineup, with the only non-exclusive on that list being Watch_Dogs (and you might view Smash Bros as non-exclusive, although Sakurai considers the 3DS version to be different from the Wii U version, with just the rosters being the same). Now, how many Xbox One titles are releasing by the end of the year that are neither FPS nor also available on Xbox 360? That is, non-FPS titles that you need an Xbox One (or PS4, or PC) to play. And how many of those would be called "BIG" games? If you do the same thing with PS4, the list wouldn't be much longer.

This isn't to diminish their lineups. They're getting a solid lineup of games, without a doubt. But it's a bit disingenuous to imply that the Wii U has very few good games coming, and the PS4 and XBO will have so many huge games as to completely dwarf the Wii U... especially once you consider overlap between fanbases.

Maybe someone else said the bolded because I didn't lol just wanted to clear that part up.  And the lineup of the Wii U being more diverse is actually not true either seeing as both the XB1 and PS4 have just as diverse lineups(LP3, DriveClub, the next dynasty warriors/samurai heros games(which is kind of what Hyrule Warrios came from), TLOU remastered etc for PS4. Now I am not as good with XB1 but I know they have Forza, Sunset overdrive, Halo MCC etc. And those games do not include all the 3rd party games which still matter whether they are on PS3/PC/Xbox 360 etc. So all 3 systems have VERY diverse lineups. But I see your games list is only talking about the rest of this year I was speaking more in general as far as long term goes when I replied. When it comes to exclusives any gaming fan knows that NIN will always have the edge in the number of exclusives so no argument there. 

Also with your argument the Wii U may not have had any other "big" games come out recently bar MK8 but they have had much more time on the market and as far as Meta goes anyway have the superior library of games AND have more games than either the PS4 or XB1 and to only manage to sell close to and a little better than the PS4/XB1 with all those advantages is cool but you would think it would be selling more. 

Now do not get me wrong I am not dooming the Wii U or trying to downplay it I am just looking at how things are currently going. Of course things could change and the Wii u could explode in sales but currently while sales have indeed picked up it just seems as if they should be much higher.