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potato_hamster on 30 September 2015
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fleischr said:
potato_hamster said:

Here's the most hilarious thing about it. You think this is something Nintendo should be proud of.

This is a clear example of just how bad of a situation Nintendo is in. They made a console that panders to die hard Nintendo fans and no one else. It goes to show just how small Nintendo's fan base actually is. It goes to show that its the same 10-12 million people buying the vast majority of the games they put out. No one other than diehard Nintendo fans are buying the Wii U. No one. Did I mention those 10-12 million people used to be 30-35 million people in the Gamecube days? Their hardcore fanbase is the only thing Nintnendo has left and it is shrinking.

The writing is on the wall. Nintendo is getting closer and closer to going the way of Sega. Yet somehow, these same hardcore Nintendo fans think that narrowing the appeal of the NX to appeal to these hardcore fans even more is a smart business move. Sorry guys. If the NX fails as bad as the Wii U, but this time drags the 3DS down with it, Nintendo will more than likely be done making hardware.

Hardly the case. You got the userbase all mixed up.  Many Nintendo fans are satisfied with just the handheld and diversify their gaming interests by having Xbox or PS as their home console or do gaming on PC, smartphones, and tablets as well because 3DS + all other gaming devices because that combination offers the most variety.

If you think about it, there's very little the WiiU offers that the 3DS clearly doesn't have some sort of equivalent of at a more affordable price and with wider general selection.

The reality is that there are well north of 50 million Nintendo fans. Some are too busy with the handheld and other things to really consider the WiiU. Some are lapsed Nintendo home console fans 1) not ready to go with the handheld or 2)won't buy a console that has very little momentum and very little chance of offering much more than what we already know about. This demographic isn't just hardcore - a large portion make up another emerging generation of younger gamers.

I do have to apoligize. There was a typo. The above should read 20-25 million, not 30-35.

Gamecube sales: 21 million worldwide
Gameboy Advance sales: 81 million worldwide
Total: 102 million worldwide

Wii U sales: 10 million worldwide
3DS sales: 53 million worldwide
Total: 63 million worldwide

Where have those 40 million people gone? Are they just biding their time, waiting for a price cut?

Are you really going to try to argue that the experience on the Gameboy Advance vs the Gamecube is that dramatically different from the expereince on the 3DS vs the Wii U? The games you can play on the GBA are pretty similar to the games you can play on the 3DS, and the games you can play on the Gamecube are pretty similar to the games you can play on the Wii U. Nintendo has been making refreshed versions of old ideas for a long, long time, and every generation more and more people get tired of it and stop supporting them.