| fatslob-:O said: As per Nintendo's next home platform having a "short life" that's arguable ... I don't even see the PS5/Xbox 4 coming out until 2022 so Nintendo releasing a new console in 2017 or even 2016 doesn't seem like a bad idea when it gives them another chance to catch up with the competitors in terms of hardware capabilities to give more incentives for 3rd party developers to release their games on that platform and another chance to garner a better image with some important characteristics of differentiation in comparison to the current HD twins ... Sure the WII U maybe profitable but I think the best course of action for Nintendo is releasing a new console instead supporting an old one that's plateauing ... |
I seriously doubt the PS5 is going to be released so late. The jump this gen was tiny in comparison to last, and both PS4 and XB1 were already behind mid range computer rigs at launch, compared to the PS3 which was a beast on release.
Also you can't say the Wii U is plateauing when it's still increasing YoY, especially with its biggest year (release-wise) about to start. Even then, as long as the plateau is profitable, it's better then wasting all that R&D on a console that will be rendered garbage a year or two later.
The Wii U has quite a bit left in the tank: Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Starfox, Xenoblade, Crossovers/Second-party support, price drops, and new IPs/Spin-offs mean the Wii U will continue to be profitable for a long time. Nintendo is still learning about new modern development too.
Also, if you announce a new console, the profits still to be made from the Wii U will shrivel up and die. Which would be a shame, especially with the amiibo being a success and the Wii U being up YoY again in 2015.
I stand by my claim: Keep turning profits, use the Wii U to practice HD, online, and DLC. Use the best of the Wii U as HD remake fodder to bolster your next console's launch year like TLoU, MCC (it tried), or GTA5. Use those profits to make a strong online infrastructure, a better eshop, better virtual console, crossbuy, better account system, and then make a box that's on equal footing with Sony.
