Nintendo is committing a lot of the same lethal mistakes they did with the WiiU, and more.

[Qwark]

GoOnKid said:

Qwark said:

Nintendo also copied Sony plenty of times. Adding an analogue stick to a handheld for instance. 3D gaming was done on the PS3 before the 3DS was announced. The Gamecube controller and the Wii U pro and Wii pro controller use the exact same layout of the dualshock 2 sticks, four buttons, a dpad, triggers and bumpers. The Gyroscope of the Wii U is awfully close to sixthaxis function of the PS3. The concept of the WiiU with not needing a TV to play console games was also available with remote play on PS3. And playing handheld games on your TV using an external device wad pretty much the purpose of the Vita TV as was the idea to take console games on the go. Not everything worked out very well, but the big three al copy eachother not only Nintendo.

I'm not arguing, but we're drifting way off, I guess :)

I wasn't intending to put the blame on someone. But saying that Sony is successful without any gimmincks when now you count a whole bunch of numbers right here, is somewhat contradicting.

I do agree with the fact that the console industry needs some gimmicks and peripherals. Take PSVR for instance or even the PS4 pro. The main difference between Sony and Nintendo is that Sony doesn't design it's console around that gimmick or peripheral. I think that is one of the reasons Sony consoles are more successful. You buy something that feels comfortable and you can buy peripherals that enhances some experience by a limited amount of games.

 

With Nintendo it's the other way around with the Wii series. You buy a console designed around a feature and you can make a traditional console out of it by buying a pro controller, with limited support. If the peripheral is great like the Wii mote and the DS it can work, but when it isn't as appealing as those consoles it does more harm than good, as shown with the launch of the 3DS (it took some time to pick up steam, because it was rather expensive) and the Wii U. I hope Nintendo has learned from those moments with the Switch, although I have my concerns.