If Wii U Today was Launch Wii U... would it make a difference?

[zorg1000]

Teeqoz said:

zorg1000 said:

Soundwave said:

It would've helped, but ultimately I think Nintendo's bigger problem is all the Mario/Mario Kart/Smash/Zelda/etc. in the world only gets you to about 20 million users.

Which is exactly why 3DS is over 50 million and growing.......

3DS also has Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, Youkai Watch, + tons of other japanese games. Never mind that I think he's talking about home consoles, but the 3DS has better support than the Wii U.

Well he added etc to the end of his list so I assumed he was simply referring to Nintendo franchises as a whole. As for Monster Hunter, it's only a strong seller in Japan and Youkai Watch is only in Japan so that doesn't explain why 3DS is so much more popular in non-Japan regions.

My point is that the market for a Nintendo device is larger than Wii U levels if done correctly. Wii U is $300 and up until this point it has basically averaged one major 1st party per quarter. Too high of a price with too low of software support.

Ya mobile has taken alot of the casual audience and the mainstream market is on PS/XB but in some ways 3DS is Wii U's biggest competitor. The main selling point for both is Nintendo's 1st party offerings but 3DS hardware/software is nearly half as expensive as Wii U and 3DS has a larger selection of said titles making it a more attractive purchase for people interested in Nintendo franchises.