freebs2 said:
That is a very simplified way to see things. The Wii lasted shorter but had phenomenal sales because it was a demand pull kind of innovation (motion control in order to make accessible games). Demand pull products are physiologically prone to have a great start but last shorter, X360 and Ps3 were a tecnological push kind of innovation (High definition as a new standard fo visual fidelity). When you make a tecnological push product it's natural to have a slow start but getting momentum in the long run. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_push Also we could argue, Ps3/360 were still doing good in 2013 because they were still making games for it, while Nintendo guiltily dropped Wii support after 2010 in favour of the new systems (3DS and WiiU). As I noted in the OP, Just Dance 2015 (released 6 months ago) has still sold 1.72m on a consoles that was basically dead 4 years ago. |
Hmmmm, that's a very cool way of looking at things.
Well, going off of that a NintendOUYA console only sets itself up for failure. Having completely inferior tech than the competition and similar specs to a smartphone renders it obsolete from a technological push standpoint.
That leaves the demand pull. It seems that the most distinct feature of a $100 nintendo console is the ability to play nintendo games. But at that point, you may as well get a bundled 2ds or 3ds (this point is also hurting the wii u). Sure you can't plug that into a tv, but you can play on the go. And at this point, the 3ds already plays many of the wii u games
mario kart 7 (mario kart 8)
smash bros 3ds (smash bros wii u)
mario 3d land (mario 3d world)
lego city chase begins (lego city undercover)
rayman origins (rayman legends)
monster hunter tri (monster hunter 4)
new super mario bros 2 (new super mario bros U)
the list goes on ... Therefore there is no demand pull. Honestly making a PS4tendo seems to be the only reasonable option in the future. As long as it is done right, it seems to be the safest way of gaining momentum and revenue
