That's why  certain people need to stop jumping to conclusions and say that the Wii U is doomed forever.

Strange, seeing as PSP was way more powerful and it was the gamer`s handheld of choice.
How things turned out!

Everything is doomed.

Unless we learn nuclear fusion... then doom will be vastly delayed, but one day it will inevitable come... unless we can tap into other universes or dimensios.

So yeah... i think its more fun finding out "What isnt doomed?".

Wholeheartedly agree:)

Yeah. The amount of people that say the Wii U will sell under 20 million is getting  bigger and bigger.. Oh well.. More  crow for everyone!

Because we all know Nintendo's pioneering work on 3D games with the N64 allowed them to trounce the PS1. And the Gamecube nailing wireless controllers--which is now an industry standard--was vital in their tit-for-tat battle with the PS2 in market share right? Not to mention how people flocked to buy the PS3 when it was promoted as a $600 media box, and how people gobbled up MS's initial vision for the Xone and it's always-connected features. Innovation comes with risk, and Nintendo, Sony, and MS have all gotten bopped at one point because of their gambles on new ideas. The Gamepad has been one of those cases for Nintendo.

What I want to know is, how is this germane to the WiiU's prospects? What new Brain Age or Wii Sports type phenomenon does the author (or the people gleefully quoting him) see on the horizon to change the WiiU's prospects? Seeing unsubstantiated claims that Nintendo can turn it around "just 'cause" is just as annoying to me as people saying they should abandon hardware entirely and go third-party/mobile. Both arguments seem to be driven more by fanboyism and/or blind faith than anything else.

Well to be fair in the early days of the DS and PSP's life cycles it was sure looking to be that way... the DS had hardly any games the first year of its life besides a port of Mario 64 and Nintendogs, then Mario Kart DS came in holiday '05 and, more importantly, the redesigned DS lite was launched in spring '06 alongside New Super Mario Bros, which is really what catapulted the DS to its stratospheric sales and the Wii was also able to ride this new momentum for Ninty later that year.

But this whole "I told you so!" article is a joke because they are trying to make it look like Nintendo was the one who started the trend of touch screen portables when there were plenty of Palm Pilots (remember those things?!?) on the market years before... hell even Tiger's Game.com handheld featured both a touch screen AND stylus pen 7 YEARS before the DS was first launched...

And the second screen thing has been proven to be nothing more than a gimmick for consoles... nobody is rushing out to buy a Wii U, and most gamers would simply prefer a standard dual-analog controller for gaming since most Wii U games don't even use the touch screen for anything other than an on the fly menu option.

those where fun days haha

will this happen again though? will be interesting to see

“Doesn’t matter what Nintendo’s doing to innovate. People want PS2 graphics. Said and done.”

So people want underpowerd consoles? Wii U to sell 150mil confirmed

Im gonna fav this thread, so much crow eaters