Veknoid_Outcast said:
setsunatenshi said:
so basically you're advocating for another nieche console to play pretty much only Nintendo 1st party games and that's basically it?
they might as well just go 3rd party at that point. paying $200 (it won't ever be 200 anywhere near launch, I don't even know where you're getting this number from) for the 'previlege' of being able to play Nintendo games and still need to own another console for everything else is exactly why they keep selling less and less home consoles as time goes by.
the Wii sold amazingly hardware wise, but in terms of software was absolutely terrible due to the fact of millions of people purchasing one and being content with wii sports for the entire generation. It was a novelty item that happened to appear at the right time. It's like chasing lightning for Nintendo to think they're going to get another hit like that and still be able to sustain it.
on your point on pokemon... i can't believe you're trying to compare that to the biggest game franchise in the world, GTA. I'm not sure where you're living to believe people are wanting a new pokemon over a new GTA lol
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Are you winding me up?
How was the Wii niche? The GBA? The DS? Even the 3DS?
I would encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and try to experience the world of video games through the eyes of the millions of people who actually love the Wii, and not just "hardcore" gamers who think it was a novelty item.
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I personally owned (i guess i still own since I sold off none of them) an NES, N64, Wii, DS and 3DS. As I explained, the Wii was the outlier in terms of hardware sold, but with a shitty attach rate, And you seem to be conflating again home consoles with handhelds, not sure why. Nintendo was always extremely successful in terms of handhelds and personally I believe the Switch should be a quite successful handheld as well.
