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.
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I remember these threads when GC came out. True, GC will probably outsell WIi U but the markets were saturated very differently back then. Nintendo and Sega are two totally different companies. As where SEGA tried to create consoles that catered to 3rd parties and failed miserably, Nintendo caters to themselves first and allow anyone who wants in to do it their way and that method has worked for Wii, DS and 3DS. Wii U is Nintendo's awakening that the Gimmick age is over. But, I think it might even be too late to get players back from Playstation and Xbox...Home console wise anyway. I think the players that are on playstation intend to be there til the end. I want Nintendo to make a console with them and 3rd parties in mind but I don't even know if that's enough. They've got to step up their narritive in gaming.
