The Wii U is going down the same path as the Wii and GameCube together ~ Good or Bad?

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DanneSandin on 11 May 2012

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I think Nintendo learned the lesson.It isn't going to fail again like with the end of the wii or the beginning of the 3ds. If played well the wiiU could outsell the wii

That is a given though. If any console plays their cards well they can beat the Wii or even PS2 in sales. Just think what would have happened if Sony just stuck with the PS2 even longer. Not that this would be a good thing for there company, but the PS2 would have sold much more.

Thing is: do they really learn? Just look at the Vita... You think they would have learned from3DS - but noooooo...

Well, you could say vita tried something different than the 3ds. In the lineup there were titles like uncharted and wipeout, clearly with the western market in mind. Only thing is they ignored Japan

But I don't see it selling to well here in the West either...

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Madn on 11 May 2012

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Well, you could say vita tried something different than the 3ds. In the lineup there were titles like uncharted and wipeout, clearly with the western market in mind. Only thing is they ignored Japan

But I don't see it selling to well here in the West either...

Yeah well, at least they tried xD (i think)

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zippy on 11 May 2012

Forget the botched 3DS launch and pricing, Nintendo has done a great job otherwise with it. Much improved online, Hardware that although is weaker than Vita isnt exactly lacking in the power dept, better 3rd party content etc. My point being if Nintendo price the WiiU better and launch with a better line up of games, i wont be upset if they follow the same strategy they have with the 3DS thus far.

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gumby_trucker on 11 May 2012

Bad.

The system has lots of potential but since what always ends up happening is 3rd parties doing as little as possible I see the Wii U's software lineup looking like that of Wii and GC. By that I mean lots of "family oriented" crap-ware along with ports of multiplatform games for the first 2 years. Since they will obviously sell less than on other platforms, there will be a steady decline in support until PS4 and Xbox 3 launch, at which point 3rd party support will be basically down to zero, leaving only the crap-ware.

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Guovssohas on 11 May 2012

If most 3rd partys skip the WiiU then i'm not getting it. It's just not worth it just for the N games any longer imo..

But i'll wait and see how it goes.

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DanneSandin on 11 May 2012

Madn said:

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Well, you could say vita tried something different than the 3ds. In the lineup there were titles like uncharted and wipeout, clearly with the western market in mind. Only thing is they ignored Japan

But I don't see it selling to well here in the West either...

Yeah well, at least they tried xD (i think)

I actually kinda feel bad for Sony :P

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Jumpin on 11 May 2012

Wii U is Wii + Gamecube??? So it's a Wii, with no innovations, aimed directly at children?

That sounds like a terrible idea that would almost certainly thrust Nintendo back into the dark ages.

Nintendo should be thinking much more forward and progressive than that. Explore and innovate, not make a non-innovative kid version of the Wii in the way they made a non-innovative kid version of the PS2 with the GameCube.

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Madn on 11 May 2012

Jumpin said:
Wii U is Wii + Gamecube??? So it's a Wii aimed directly at children?

That sounds like a terrible idea.

The Gamecube was aimed at children?

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Voltaire on 11 May 2012

Madn said:

Jumpin said:
Wii U is Wii + Gamecube??? So it's a Wii aimed directly at children?

That sounds like a terrible idea.

The Gamecube was aimed at children?

Nintendo marketed as such...for a while anyway.

Jumpin pretty much nails it on the head here - "Nintendo should be thinking much more forward and progressive than that. Explore and innovate, not make a non-innovative kid version of the Wii in the way they made a non-innovative kid version of the PS2 with the GameCube."