Topic is being skewed way off base.
PS4 is doing much better than the Wii U.
The fact is there isn't a market for a quirky, middle of the road console that's casual friendly with just a dash of hardcore appeal. That was the point I was making.
You either make a console that's full blown hardcore (meaning in the Western console/dudebros appeal sense) or there isn't a market left for you to sell to IMO.
Even though I can't say I fully like what the game industry is turning into, I can't deny that's what its boiled down to.
Even kids don't want a more "kid like" console, they want to play "Calladooty" more than the adults do. That's what the console is for.
Then you factor in the devaluation of casual + cartoony + arcadey-style gaming due to mobile, and Nintendo is pretty much left with no one but their most loyal fans. Which isn't enough to support an entire console platform.
If 2004-2007 was a perfect storm of everything going right for Nintendo on top of a few key decisions/gambles that paid off perfectly, then this gen is a perfect storm of external factors all going wrong for Nintendo on top of several key decisions/gambles that have backfired horribly. It's a funny business that way.
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