Miyamoto Expains Why Wii U has Failed

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JRPGfan said:

Anfebious said:

haqqaton said:

This is what worries me a little bit.

"So what I think is unique about Nintendo is we’re constantly trying to do unique and different things. Sometimes they work, and sometimes they’re not as big of a hit as we would like to hope. After Wii U, we’re hoping that next time it will be a very big hit."

So they are trying "something new" again? Oh my.. just do what Sony do: nothing. PS4 is "just" a stronger PS1 and that's OK because that's what gamers want.

Doing the same stuff that Sony does won't put them back on top. Just because you imitate someone doesn't mean you will get the same results as them.

"Something new" is good and I hope they embrace it.

Only if what you have is bad.(1)

Once you find something good, that works and consumers want... you stick to it, improve on it, and make it become associated with you.

 

Nintendo found the "good" with their wii nunchucks... wii sold like hotcakes.

Instead of makeing a new and better wii (wii 2), they just changed everything for no reason.(2)

(1) Not really. If they go the way you are pointing they will be fated to fight with MS for the second place everytime, at about 40M to each of them. The 100/83/80 only happened because of the Wii, and because SONY messed up PS3 launch.

(2) I disagree. Wii 2 would sell like crap. It was a genial move for the time, but it wouldn`t last. After some years of incredible sales, the Wii went down.