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ninjaman003 on 24 August 2014
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Soundwave said:
DevilRising said:

@OP

I'm sorry, but are you kidding? The system hasn't even been out a full two full years, and you want them to drop support after 2015 and release a new console in 2016? Is that what you personally want, or are you just speculating that that could happen?

What we've gotten so far in no realistic way constitutes an acceptable full catalog of one console's games.

When will Nintendo fans be "Satisfied"? Why does satisfaction have to be determined by a certain number of games, or a certain length of time? I, PERSONALLY, would be perfectly satisfied if Nintendo did what I think they should do, which is support Wii U through 2016, AT LEAST, and not release a new console until 2017. Why? Because the Wii U is just fine as it is, and it has hardware powerful enough to provide us with quite a lot of great gaming experiences. We don't need to cut that short just so I can run out and spend ANOTHER $400 on ANOTHER new console that has more hardware power.

I want as many good games (both retail and indie) out of THIS hardware as I can possibly get. And quite frankly, releasing new hardware is not going to "Cure" anything. Just because they release more powerful hardware (again), doesn't mean that all the sudden these so-called "core" gamers are going to run and jump on the new Nintendo bandwagon. Nintendo needs to support THIS console, and not only get THEIR money's worth, but make sure we get ours.

 

There isn't going to be a $400 super duper Nintendo console. Not in 2017, not in 2018, not in 2019, not in 2020 IMO. 

Wii U in a lot of ways I think will be their last traditional console, they will simply just make a handheld next gen which also has a TV-centric (VitaTV) variant that allows the same games to be played on your television.

To be honest I think the gaming landscape is going to change radically after this gen anyway. Go see the Sony thread where Sony themselves is openly talking about streaming replacing consoles eventually. I think even for Sony, Playstation 5 will be their last traditional console. I'm not sure if MS will try again either if XBox One is considered a dissapointment. Nintendo is out after the Wii U IMO. 

Also with the "next-gen" Nintendo platform being more like a portable first, I don't think any of this will be a big issue for Nintendo. They can position it more as the 3DS successor at first, even if it is effectively replacing both the 3DS and Wii U in the long run. 

Yet another plus for going the "Fusion" route. 

I guess it's possible, maybe even the best idea, but I don't see Nintendo doing that. The problem with Wii U was the marketing, confusing name, and the fact that everyone is out to destroy it. After playing Mario Kart 8, if graphics get better than that, count me good for graphics anywhere next gen. As far as power goes, I haven't seen any reason this really makes a difference other than pushing away third parties. And I think Nintendo learned that if it's this far underpowered( not much imo ) people are going to hate.

Edit-the point being, it's not a disgrace, it's fine.