| sales2099 said: Well for one the "winner" is defined by lifetime sales and if the console war lasted from Nov 2012-Nov 2013 then yes, WiiU won the console war ;) That said, in short, -Backwards compatability is a feature requested by a minority of gamers. Most people tend to just....move on. - It's software is unique but severely lacking in 3rd party support, meaning WiiU is "the console you buy after you have a Xb1 or PS4". - The company itself has a tradition of doing its own thing (for better or for worse) while neglecting the cutting edge tech/services that Sony and MS have adopted for years....even generations. And to be frank, they cater to a family audience at all times, neglecting those who have grown up since their youthful experiences with Nintendo hardware. But its couch gaming and value do have merit. Playing from the tablet with the TV doing something else is a very underrated feature. |
I can only speak about the people I directly know and interact with, but your first point seems wrong to me. I work with a guy that has been a big Playstation fan for a long time. He generally plays GTA and NFL games for the most part. He mentioned to me that he was planning on buying a PS4. I said, "that's cool". Then he went on to say, "yup, I'm going to trade in my PS3 for it". I said "hold up. Do you realize that you can't play your PS3 games on your PS4?" he then replied "You can't?", "nope" I said. "Then he said, forget that, I'll wait till they come out with one that is backwards compatible, and if they don't they aren't getting my money". That's not verbatim, but it's pretty close. The funny thing is that this guy is not short of money in any way, quite the opposite.
The PC still has pretty much full third party support, so that kind of negates your point. For me though, it is I'll get a Wii U because I know I am going to get some great quality games and quite a few great sequels like Zelda, Mario, Smash, MK ect. After that I'll see what exclusives the X1 and PS4 offer because my PC does most of my third party games that are actually worth purchasing, that number keeps getting smaller and smaller...
Yes and no. There are certainly some things that they have fallen behind in, mostly just the online aspect, but beyond that I don't think there is much of an argument.
They don't just cater to the family audience, that's incorrect but something that people like to say. It's also quite goofy really. What makes a game mature? Is it the swearing? nudity? Sex? drug use? Killing? All these are generally found in teen movies or movies directed at a teen audience, at least in the amount that consist in many of the "mature" games lol.
Gotta figure out how to set these up lol.
