| 160rmf said: People still believe that the weak hardware is the problem? my god. How many big 3rd party titles from november 2013 till now are available for last gen consoles? Nintendo releasing a console in the same power level of the ps4 and x1 would work so well, just like when they released the gamecube |
Weak hardware is 100% one of the biggest issues. No one is saying that thrid parties literally couldn't run games on Wii U, its that no one would want to play new games on very dated hardware. Its the very reason PS3/360 software sales are terrible right now, just look at BFHardline, AC rogue etc.... its why PS4/X1 games and hardware sold so well despite 90% of big releases being cross gen and available on old consoles people already have at home.
When discussing the gamecube you have to acknowledge that before it had even released the PS2 has already won the generation by a mile and taken the majority of the pie. If theres a blindingly obvious console choice, people are going to go for it. Why exactly would anyone buy a Gamecube over a PS2 when a PS2 had all of this before the gamecube was even available in stores:
GT3 A-spec (15m)
Grand Theft Auto 3 (13m)
Final Fantasy X (8m)
Metal Gear Solid 2 (6m)
CRash Bandicoot Wrath of Cortext (5.5m)
Tekken Tag (4m)
Jack and Daxter (3.7m)
Devil may Cry (3m)
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Dozens of third party exclusives soon to be release
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Fully backwards compatibility with 100m selling PS1 and an Affordable DVD drive.
Just look above and imagine that was the PS4 with all that content and the Xbox One was only just about to be released. The sales ratio would look very similar to the PS2 versus Gamecube. The OG Xbox was limited by the same factors, it did itself a favour in differentiating through online play+being the most powerful and PC ports.
