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Soundwave said:
pokoko said:

That's true.  In all honesty, it had a huge effect on the industry.  Look at how many people switched to the PS4 because of the Wii U.  It was a very impactful device, though probably not in the way some people thought.

I doubt seriously much of the Wii userbase migrated over to the PS4.

Soccer mom who was crazy about Wii Fit circa 2008 is probably playing Candy Crush on the iPhone now, not Call of Duty on the PS4.

The Wii sold over 100M.  Yes, a good number of those bought it for Wii Fit or Wii Sports and ended up pushing it behind the TV, but there is no way the Wii did not create new gamers.  A large group of children had the Wii as their first videogame console.  Sony has said that a significant amount of PS4 owners came from the Wii/360 and, while I haven't seen a breakdown beyond that, I think it's safe to say that many of the Wii gamers who wanted to continue gaming went with something other than the Wii U.  I don't believe those gamers should be overlooked.  Nintendo didn't only lose casuals, they lost people who could have increased their future consumer base.