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jason1637 on 27 July 2016
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JWeinCom said:
jason1637 said:

Casual games like Tomadachi life/ Animal Crossing have been huge this genertation. Yes the 3DS have sold far less than the DS but that doesnt mean that they arent interested in Nintendo anymore. Look at the GC that sold around 20ml and the Wii that sold 100ml. The GBA GBA sold around 80ml and the DS sold 150ml. Nintendo can still gain back the casuals just like they did in the 7th generation.

First off, the GBA sold 80 million, BUT it only had three and a half years on the market before the DS was released.  The GBA was a huge success.

Secondly, the fact that the 3DS sold far less than the DS precisely means that they aren't interested in Nintendo anymore.  Or, more accurately, that they're less than half as interested.

The Wii did gain Nintendo a lot of fans.  But that's because the Wii was a good idea.  It offered something new and exciting.  The Gamecube failed, so they gave something that was very different then the gamecube.  The NX is not different than the Wii U.  It's a portable Wii U.  Taking something people didn't want and making it portable doesn't somehow make it appealing.  This proposed NX does not in any way fix the problems Nintendo has been having. 

The lack of portability is not what held the Wii back.  Not being able to play at home is not what held the 3DS back.   The casuals just do not want Nintendo's current offerings.  They do not want them in their house, they do not want them with a mouse.  They do not want them on a train, they do not want them in the rain.  They do not want them in the car, they do not want them near or far.  They do not want them in a tree, they just don't want these games you see.  They do not want them here or there, they do not want them anywhere.

We dont know enough about the NX to say its a WII U on the go.

Casuals are still interested in Nintendo its just that they see no reason to buy a device like a wii u or 3ds when they have tablets.

If Nintendo can make a console casuals want they will buy. A console that you can play on a tv and on the go might get casuals interested. We just have to wait and see.