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Nem on 30 November 2015
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zorg1000 said:
Nem said:


By "as early as" i didnt say X years. I defined it as the ammount of time where consumers arent satisfied with whats on offer. This can vary from 1 year to 2,3,4,5,6, 10,20, etc. years, its irrelevant. It depends on the support that was offered to the system in that time. Whats relevant is wether consumers are satisfied and willing to buy a new system.

A system can be in the market for 10 years with the average of 1 game a year. Will anyone be happy at the end and willing to buy a new system from that manufacturer? They are probably not. Dont try to pass my argument as something as simple as X years = sucess or failure.


I don't see how anyone can say Nintendo didn't give Wii U adequate support

 

*about 40 games list*

 

I'm sorry but if that support from one company over the course of 4 years isn't enough than u will likely never be pleased with Wii U.


Lots of those are shovelware. Not only that, but the system had hardly no support during the first year. You should compare it to how many games the PS4 and X1 have had in just 2 years.

Despite that, i think its undisputable that Nintendo got a bad cred with the Wii U. Just like Sony got with the PS3 early on.

The only way i know to get out of it that, is what Sony did with the PS3. Hang in there and keep supporting the system with great titles and presenting a very competent system that corresponds to the needs of the consumers.

Theres one other way, wich is what Nintendo did with the Wii after the gamecube, wich is to simply target the casual market.

 

Quite honestly i'm gonna tell you here what i think Nintendo should do if they wanted to have a competitive ground with the next system:

1- They stick with the Wii U until the end of the current gen. Keep renewing the portable business.

2- Get in touch with 3rd parties over what are their concerns and needs to ensure support (aka architecture that goes in the same way competitors are going).

3- Investigate and get feedback over wich features consumers find important and implement them in their network and new system.

4- Launch the system at the same time as the competitor at the beggining of next gen.

 

If they did that, and in direct comparison with their competitiors they would have a fighting chance (because they are the strongest first party).

Another off-cycle system that will be trumped 2-3 years in its life and after a system that was heavily criticised and whose support was unclear (especially since the shadow of the NX was cast) will fail 100% for sure if it has no casual market aimed gimmick.