Can the WiiU outsell the PS Vita?

[midrange]

Miyamotoo said:

midrange said:
No, here's why:

(1) compelling system selling software - tie, no console is having must have software coming up. While there may be a case for Nintendo's upcoming games to sell well, that does not detract from the fact that they cater to the Nintendo fanbase which already bought the wii u.

(2) successor - vita. Nintendo wants to move on. It's as plain as day to see, and with the new president also expressing his reluctance with the wii u, it seems all the more likely that Nintendo will rush out their next home console killing the wii u earlier. Sony on the other hand is showing no signs of a vita successor and may actually be reluctant to do so when weighing the risk of going against mobile phones/tablets.

(3) power (reletaive towards domain)- vita. The ps4 and xbone started off with great starts, but only recently are they becoming more commonplace with upcoming games showcasing power that is exclusive to next gen. Since the wii u does not have that kind of power, it will often be eliminated as a consideration for next gen. The vita, on the other hand, has plenty of room to grow compared to the 3ds.



In the end, the vita may have issues, but the wii u has just as much, if not more, leaving the vita in a position where it can comfortably maintain its lead

(1) Dont agree, Super Mario Maker that was out few days ago is must have software for platform lovers, Xenoblade X for JRPG lovers,Pokken Fighters is also must have, I dont need to mention Zelda U, we can say that Star Fox Zero is must have for Star Fox fans and Fatal Frame V for Fatal Frame and horor fans and it very likely we will get another Wii U game, maybe Pikmin 4.. All this games are exclusives (except maybe Zelda U), on other hand Vita is having 3rd party support mainly in Japan only and even those games are mainly multiplatform.

(3) Power isn't problem, if power is a problem Vita wouldn't sell 5x worse than 3DS.

(2) Agree, and I think that will be main reason why Vita will sell better than Wii U, but I dont think Nintendo will rush out new console, fact is that Nintendo home console have life span around 5 years, PSP for instance is discontinued last year around 10 years on market, Vita will be probably be last Sony handheld and Sony will certainly not will not rush to discontinued it.

(1) read my initial point. I said the wii u may have games that do well, but the grand majority who will buy them probably already have a wii u. Mario, pokemon, pikmin, starfox, zelda, those are all games that are most appreciated by Nintendo fans, who probably already have the system. They may move a small amount of hardware units, but nothing really significant. 

The only Non-Nintendo like games coming out are fatal frame and xenoblade X. And while they may end up as good games, no jrpg fans or horror fan will buy a wii u just to play 1 game in their favorite genre. Currently there are 0 other compelling exclusive horror games and jrpg games on the wii u.

 

(2) Power is a most certainly a problem when it comes to perception of a product. Correlation =/= Causation. In other words, Vita has other reasons why it is not selling well, but power is not one of them. The wii u on the other hand is constantly labeled as alast gen console, which is a huge problem, and guess what ... that is a power problem.

 

(3) Yes it does seem like they are rushing the new console. Nintendo consoles seem to only last 5 years a generation when they are not leading. Otherwise they are replaced in 6-7 years. Also, the biggest indicator of their rush is that they may transition before the generation is over. When they throw out the NX, is it still gonna be 9th gen despite it playing against ps4 and xbox one? Why haven't we heard a single shred of details about a ps5 or an xbox two? It seems pretty obvious that Nintendo wants this gen to end, and if indications are correct and they  release the NX next year, they will have effectively rushed out a new console before the gen is over.