Without Playstation, would the industry be in another crisis?

[Mr Puggsly]

Materia-Blade said:

Wiimote and nunchuck CAN utilize motion. It's only a few buttons from being a more tradicional controller.

"I'm not downplaying the Wii, I'm telling you why it went from mega popular to fading into obscurity rather quickly when compared to its competitors."

It didn't. Software sales only declined when software releases slowed considerably and it kept being played just like any other console. I can also counter argument that the competitors started the gen into obscurity and took a long time to get rid of it.

"The Wii U is struggling because the Wii was simply a fad. The audience Wii acquired were mostly just casuals that wanted something cool at the moment."

yeah, 100% wrong. also, that is downplaying. Wii was acquired and played by the usual audience of snes/ps/ps2 that are kids and teens. The difference is that it was also enjoyed by the older part of the family.

"The Wii owners that had a greater interest in gaming simply went to a console with superior core lineups like Xbox and Playstation."

Waiting for your proof but I already know it isn't true. you really should speak for yourself in subjects like this and stop downplaying a system and it's games.

Seriously, just use your head. The Wiimote doesn't have a joystick therefore games generally used it for motion or gestures. Its not a standard gamepad so give that arguement a rest. The Pro Controller for Wii was their standard gamepad.

The support that declined first was core software because sales declined quickly. Family games and other casual stuff did well for years after. Again, you aren't looking at what type of software was doing well. You're merely looking at software sales as a whole. Look at the best selling games and its primarily family and casual stuff.

Sorry, but Wii never sold core software as well as SNES/PS/PS2. The Wii had the most casual audience a home console has ever had. Simply look at its best selling software if you need proof.

The Wii audience obviously didn't go to Wii U, they either didn't buy another console or went to Xbox and Playstation. Even 3DS software sales are down compared to DS because casual gamers are now content with phone games. Frankly, casual gamers moving away from portable consoles and home consoles to phones/tablets has impacted Nintendo the most.