RolStoppable said:
It's not a lack of third party support that is the cause for low Wii U sales. Additionally, you have to consider the big picture. A console that has a chance to get all the third party support would end up retailing in the $400 range, but that's a price that people wouldn't pay for Nintendo hardware. Consumer expectations greatly differ between Nintendo and Sony/Microsoft. The most important difference is the perception of hardware and software prices. The Sony/MS consumer doesn't mind paying a premium for hardware, but wants cheap games, and games that drop in price quickly. The Nintendo consumer considers software the true value of video games and sees hardware merely as a tool to play it, so it's software that can command a premium price while the hardware shouldn't be an obstacle to get to the games. The lesson to be learned from the Wii U is not that Nintendo needs more powerful hardware and a "normal" controller, or that third party support is important. Nintendo doesn't need powerful hardware, they don't need a "normal" controller and they don't need multiplatform games. Once you eliminate the premise "Nintendo needs multiplatform games" from the equation, Nintendo gains a lot of freedom in how they can design their next home console. Therefore, no need to use blu-ray or other optical media. |
Whats funny is that i actually agree with you. Hence why i say "nintendo will always nintendo".
Im not sure about them not Needing 3rd party support. I mean barring another Wii motion control lightning in a bottle phenomenon..... if they dont have third party suppkrt they are going to fail. This is what i think at least.
