steambox...  it could destroy ps4 and xboxone. games are cheap like pc games, the "console" will be cheap and multiplats will look the same or even better and u can buy 1 cheap game every month for the money u spend on nextgen for onlineplaying...

As soon as I saw who the OP was, I knew what to expect.

Just because he's had succeses doesn't mean he'll be succesful forever. This is a business not a royal throne.

The father of the PlayStation, as Kutaragu is called was responsible for the most succesful gaming brand. That didn't stop him from almost ruining Sony with the PS3.

I agree, Nintendo needs to go 3rd party already!

Keep on agreeing, it wont happen. Look at 3DS sales ~_~

Which clearly shows that Nintendo IPs are not as strong as people tend to think : consumers will gladly spend 500€ to play the superior version of COD/BF4/FIFA but hardly anyone would put 300€ to play the new Mario/Pikmin.

fuck you all Wii U is awesome 3D world is the best game in the last 3 years.

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I'm not sure what people are mad at the OP about or why the PS4 and XO are being brought up.

The simple fact of the matter is that Nintendo is behind the 8-ball because they HAVE to make up for a lack of content from third-parties. Sony and Microsoft do not. That is an important consideration.

The situation right now is that potential customers for the Wii U (excepting multiple console owners) have to like Nintendo games more than Sony/Microsoft content COMBINED with third-party games. In more blunt terms, they have to like Nintendo games more than they like playing a wide variety of games or any of the (many) genres that are underrepresented on the Wii U.

It's become clear, I think, that a large number of people have decided to give up Nintendo games rather than give up on the diversity offered by the other consoles. Granted, it looks like 2014 is going to be MUCH more diverse for the Wii U but that's following a 2013 that brought very little to the table that would excite someone on the fence.

Personally, I'm curious to see if Nintendo is going to be able to pull another big (non-platforming) franchise out of the hat for now and the future. Unless they're comfortable with being niche, they're going to need to diversify.

Of course, the question now seems to be, are Wii U going to buy into any new IP or do they really just want more of the same?

I'm not saying that he'll be successful forever, just that Nintendo (and to a certain extent, Iwata himself - as I just proved to you) most certainly IS willing to do the neccesary changes to stay relevant. That's exactly what they (and Iwata) did with the DS and Wii.

Hi! oh it's you >_>

Bye!