| Soonerman said: You said in your article that poor hardware specs killed the Wii U but that also made the Wii a hit. If anything we have learned that games and price its what really gets a console going. But more importantly, the biggest mistake (IMO) that Nintendo did with Wii U was the name. It was just too confusing and potentially made it sound like it was just an updated overpriced Wii. The system needed a new name like previous Nintendo consoles to install it as a different new console. |
Yes, The Wii was a hit with the casual, non habitual gamer masses. Many Hardcore's including myself did buy one (I did in 2011) in order to play the Mario Galaxy games and Skyward Sword. The Wii U came into a completely different environment with a different premise that didn't appeal to the casual masses, and being underpowered made it unappealing to the Hardcore's especially at the high price point (as you stated). In 2012 no one except the Nintendo faithful was going to jump into the Wii U when it didn't offer anything that couldn't be found on the 360/PS3 for much less and in many occasions in better form.
Power made the 300-350 dollar investment a precarious one when the PS4 was $399.00. Power wasn't the only Wii U killer, but it had a part to play.
