Giggs_11 said:
1) Cheap as always it's not entirely correct, I believe apart from Wii, previous consoles Nintendo always had the more expensive hardware, or at least toe-to-toe with the others (Nes, SNES, N64, Gamecube). With WiiU comes weaker hardware buit in the console but an expensive gamepad and a more expensive console structure than X1 and PS4. Don't think, all accounted for, WiiU is that more cheaper than PS4 and X1. 2) Sony didn't took more risk, building a machine which is only stronger than the previous one is the easy way to go. Kinect, motion controls (Wii), gamepad, those are examples of taking risks. 3) Being a year behind doesn't matter to the discussion at all. We're talking about quarter sales (3-month time frame) not ltd sales. Actually, generally being younger is even better cuz it's fresh, the new thing, and it gets people attention. |
Think man...think. Do you really think Nintendo's console would've profited as console at the rate they are going if it was as powerful as the PS4? It would've taken them much longer. The Wii U is borderline last gen tech. Its profitable and Nintendo reaped the benefits by staying true to their normal policies of making profits off of cheaper hardware. There is no bitterness in this. I've just learned to accept Nintendo as they are. I used to defend them from people I saw as haters, but once I educated myself I realized more often than not what they get is definitely what they deserve for better or for worse.
1) No. The Wii U was borderline last gen tech...they haven't been on the forefront of power since the 90's.
2) Of course Sony takes more risk with hardware with Nintendo, which is why they tend to take more losses Nintendo and its been this way since the beginning. I am talking about costliness of the product and parts involved. Nintendo is a wiz when creating the cheapest console possible to produce. This is how they survived the Gamecube generation. Its all about profitability. Despite having better graphics than the PS2 the PS2 had the Disc format that was sellings slowly at the time and Sony provided it and lowered its market price making it affordable for all. Microsoft followed suit soon after and the same goes for Blu Ray. Sony is the game changer when it comes to formats. There are a lot of companies that depend on their control over formats in the gaming industry especially since they spearhead it most of the time anyway.
3) Being a year behind does matter, because Sony had to make a profit off of the hardware and break even on the R&D before they can pull in more profit.
So again...Nintendo isn't doomed because Nintendo always plays it smart when it comes to developing a console they can quickly profit off of.
