ICStats on 27 August 2014
| RolStoppable said: Wow, this is big news. Finally a crystal-clear admission that the Wii U was never intended to be a follow-up to the Wii. I mean, anyone who was able to put the pieces together already knew that, but for a lot of people this will come as a surprise. It's also interesting how much contempt Miyamoto has for the Wii owner who didn't "upgrade" to his beloved 3D Mario and the like. Then he continues by displaying immense denial when he says that Nintendo doesn't need to make games that are different from the ones they made in the eighth generation. Nintendo's financials suggest otherwise. |
The remnants of the Wii in Wii U haven't been doing too hot. The primary interest and hope for the Wii U remains in Nintendo's library of core games. Whether they planned it or not, now they know for sure.
The mistake was not in targeting the core-gamer, but not going all-in with that plan. They still tried to appeal to a broader audience by keeping full compatibility with Wii concepts, and adding "new ways to play" with the gamepad at the cost of making Wii U uncompetitive in price/performance versus even 7th gen consoles.
My 8th gen collection
