| Soundwave said: How much has Wii backwards compatibility helped the Wii U? How many people chose to buy a Wii U because it consumes only 33 watts of electricity? |
Yeah, backwards compatibility hasn't helped much. Everyone who wants to play Wii games owns a Wii, and there is no reason to get a Wii U for that purpose as it does nothing to enhance the experience. I feel that if it rendered all Wii games in 720/1080P that you'd get a ton of people buying it just for that feature (I would have).
The second point is probably one of the biggest problems with the system. They focused too much on energy efficiency and a slim profile, which, while nice, are things that the average gamer couldn't care less about. If they didn't care about power efficiency as much, they probably could have gotten a more powerful GPU at very little extra cost. They could also have just gone with the existing X360 CPU or something to cut costs (similar enough architecture, though not sure about Wii compatibility there).
