Why do we insist that NX has to be another PS or XB, or else it'll fail?

[Ljink96]

Cobretti2 said:

Ljink96 said:

I would have to disagree and say that Nintendo's users didn't move to PS4 or Xbox One. At least their console gamers didn't move. From Wii to Wii U, I don't think it was a movement but a loss of consumers, casual consumers that is. And that is itself a bigger market than PS and Xbox have. Nintendo got a taste of that market with Wii and they've been trying to gain them back because if they do, it's a surefire success. But the problem is, that market has moved to mobile devices.

So I guess in a way you're right, if NX fails to court that Blue Ocean market that Nintendo wants, the only way to increase NX's marketshare would be to gain back PS and XB users but they're already so set in that brand. It's a really strange situation.

I moved lol. So did many on here. NIntendo just doesn't have the 3rd party support it needs to bea number 1 choice.

If it truly moved, there'd be more of an install base on PS4 than there is now. Plus, Xbox isn't doing so hot either. It moved, but not to PS or XB, it moved to mobile and more casual options. Wii and DS came at the right time. Apple's iphone wasn't out yet and back then, a DS or a Wii was very innovative at the time but it only did games. When apple arrived and smartphones and tablets became huge, many users moved on to those devices. Nintendo tried to recapture these players with Wii U's tablet like functionality but it was too little too late. Like I said, western 3rd parties don't sell well on Nintendo platforms even if they are suppored (Gamecube), and Nintendo really isn't a consumer whore.