What if Nintendo Skipped the Gamecube?

[Curmudgeon]

enlightenedmaster said:

Curmudgeon said:

enlightenedmaster said:
if the wii competed with ps2 and the wiiu competed with ps3 and 360 then probably it would have done well but still it wouldn't have been that big

wii was just a hit because ps3 was priced too high and sony delayed it.

Wii was just just a hit because of the ps3 price tag, really you're being serious?

Wii was a hit because it offered something completely new and innovative which could be enjoyed by entire families. It was a hit because of motions controls and Wi Sports. Not because they couldn't afford a ps3. Besides Xbox 360 was already on the market for some but that didn't stop people from getting a Wii either. You've got to remember most people didn't yet have a HDTV anyway, that factor became relevent only later. 

Sure the high price of ps3 might have helped a little bit but you're selling the Wii short here. Everyone wanted a Wii when it was released, regardless of what was going on with ps3.

if you were following gaming last decade,you would know how big the Playstation brand was after PS2.there is no way Playstation went from 1st with 70% marketshare with PS2 to 2nd place with PS3 and just bombing initially with PS3.

Wii was big but it wouldn't have reached the same place if PS3 was $299 or $399 by any chance

 

Wii would have reached 50million to 80million range but nowhere near the 100 million it reached because it was the cheapest console

Of course I know how big the Playstation brand was. I'll admit that Wii would have sold less if PS3 was handled better, but no way it would have sold only 50 million. Price matters sure, but only to a certain amount. Gamecube was dirt cheap but still sold like crap. (Also, no way PS3 could have been sold for 299 unless it would've been a completely different console). No way all those Wii owners would start buying Playstations instead (yes, of course some people would have). There was just too much buzz and hype around the Wii. I remember people offering to trade their PS3 for a Wii, all kinds of contests to win a Wii. It was sold out everywhere for a very long time and pretty hard to abtain. 

But still, lets assume PS3 had a better launch and Wii only sold 80 million. It still would have been a hit, considering it would have been Nintendo's highest selling console and be a massive leap forward from Gamecube sales.