| Bandorr said: What If Nintendo knew Playstation was bailing out? If Nintendo came out with a powerful system that was "next gen" at or around the same time the ps4 did (even a year later) Nintendo could have become what PS4 is now. Nintendo would basically snatch up all the Japan games. Plus they would no longer have third party problems. Assuming it was as powerful, or more powerful than the xbox one - and had all the japan games then Nintendo would be sitting very pretty. Without competition Xbox wouldn't have changed. We may not even have the xbox one if not for competition. So unless Nintendo stepped up - we may not have even started a new gen. |
This. If Sony weren't making PS4, it would have drastically changed what both MS and Nintendo did with their consoles. What they would have done and what it would have changed with the Wii U is the most interesting part, imho. Maybe they make a more powerful console than the Wii U. I think for sure with only two consoles around to release games on, a lot more publishers would support the Wii U. And it would get all the niche stuff from Japan PS4 gets. Nothing really substantial on its own, but a lot of smaller stuff that can add up if it appeals to you.
Wii U or whatever Nintendo released with a stronger worldwide brand than Xbox and strong third party support could have easily been the PS4 equivalent. I think the affect on the industry is being wildly overstated by some... I mean, most publishers don't support the Wii U anyway, so we already have really a two system market.
