| zorg1000 said: Wii U is currently struggling at its $299 price point, for $100-200 less u can get a PS3/360/Wii which have much bigger libraries and for $100-200 more u can get PS4/One which are much more powerful, have better 3rd party support, better online/mulitmedia features and all the hype in the world. Its kinda stuck in the middle, late adopters/casuals/families/people on tight budgets will choose 7th gen consoles and the early adopters/hardcore/techies/people with disposable income will choose PS4/One. One way to help fix this problem is to get the price down sooner rather than later. At $199 its much closer to 7th gen consoles and may be able to sway those who would regularly be late adopters and would be 40-50% the cost of Its fellow 8th gen consoles which could make it a nice secondary console to those who own them. The big problem is that the last time we heard from Nintendo, the Wii U was still selling at a loss meaning at $199 they would be losing alot of money. They have also stated that getting the manufacturing cost down was a big goal of theres so I wouldnt be surprised to see a redesign this year that is less expensive to manufacture. Im not sure what exactly they would have to do to accomplish this but I think a smaller/sleeker Gamepad that costs less to build would help alot, maybe about the size of the Vita. Lets say sometime in October they release the Wii U redesign bundled with Mario Kart 8 (will be about 6 months old by then) for $199, how well would this sell? |
Wii U's price is fine right now.
Power means little in the grand scheme of things. You don't play "power"
Better third party support I can't argue with, but at least I find that most third party games are hugely overrated. Once you strip away the glammer and glitz of the graphics and attempt at story, the core gameplay I usually find is lacking.
Better online/multimedia, this may be as well, but you also have to pay for it.
Hype will die down eventually, as will their sales if they don't start releasing the games to keep them going.
Wii U is already $100 cheaper than its closest competitor, and comes with more durable hardware, utilizing controllers that many already own (Wiimote) as opposed to having to buy $50 controllers all over again, and also comes bundled with one of the best games ever made, and comes equipped with free online play, along with HD graphics that are "good enough"
The games are really what need to improve, or at least the quantity of good game. Right now, Wii U has some good games, and a few spectacular games, but it needs MORE of these to drive up its value. I think this year, starting with DKC, then with Bayonetta 2, X, Smash, Mario Kart, and Yoshi, Project Cars, Watch Dogs, and Dragon Quest X, this will begin to change.
