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NightDragon83 on 16 February 2014
Fusioncode said:
NightDragon83 said:
Fusioncode said:
spurgeonryan said:

Developers will scramble for another console outlet!

 

Gamers will bite the bullet and buy the Wii U!

 

Not everyone will just go and buy a Ps4.

Of course they will, that's what happened with the PS2. 

That's because if you wanted to play big titles like GTA, MGS, FF, Kingdom Hearts, Devil May Cry, and a plethora of other third party titles, you needed a PS2.

That's not the case today... all those series I just listed are multiplatform.

The title said if the XBO fails, will the WiiU flourish? Those multiplat games aren't coming to WiiU so that leaves the PS4 as the only option. 

I know that, and my point was that we would not see a repeat of the PS2 era because the X1 will not "fail" in the sense that it will have the plug pulled on it like the Saturn, Dreamcast or GameCube did because it has strong 3rd party support and Sony no longer has the de-facto 3rd party exclusives it enjoyed during the PS1/2 eras.



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

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Justagamer on 16 February 2014

I think if the x1 fails, it will just mean that the wiiu will have company!



Alby_da_Wolf on 17 February 2014
NightDragon83 said:
If the X1 fails, most gamers will just migrate to whichever console is the defacto leader with the largest library of games, in this case the PS4.

Almost nobody interested in an X1 would buy a Wii U, because the Wii U has none of big AAA 3rd party franchises except for watered down ports of the current-gen versions of the games.

Fact is though, the X1 isn't going anywhere... right now it's almost double the price of the Wii U and it's still outselling it 2:1 in the US... as soon as major titles like Titanfall start hitting and M$ releases Kinect-less bundles at $399, Sony will have lost its advantage in the US. Europe and Japan are different situations because they are both Sony territory and Japan doesn't buy videogame consoles not made by Japanese companies.

Actually there is hope for Wii U: users wanting a failing console, if not able to buy a XBOne anymore, could be willing to buy another failing console.   



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only777 on 17 February 2014

If the Xbone fails (which it won't), all that happens is once again Sony totally own the market place.

Just like PS1/PS2 did, there is almost no future outcome where the Wii U is going to do well.



Sony want to make money by selling art, Nintendo want to make money by selling fun, Microsoft want to make money.

NightDragon83 on 17 February 2014
Alby_da_Wolf said:
NightDragon83 said:
If the X1 fails, most gamers will just migrate to whichever console is the defacto leader with the largest library of games, in this case the PS4.

Almost nobody interested in an X1 would buy a Wii U, because the Wii U has none of big AAA 3rd party franchises except for watered down ports of the current-gen versions of the games.

Fact is though, the X1 isn't going anywhere... right now it's almost double the price of the Wii U and it's still outselling it 2:1 in the US... as soon as major titles like Titanfall start hitting and M$ releases Kinect-less bundles at $399, Sony will have lost its advantage in the US. Europe and Japan are different situations because they are both Sony territory and Japan doesn't buy videogame consoles not made by Japanese companies.

Actually there is hope for Wii U: users wanting a failing console, if not able to buy a XBOne anymore, could be willing to buy another failing console.   

They'll always have Vita too, the OG failure of this generation



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

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Alby_da_Wolf on 17 February 2014
NightDragon83 said:
Alby_da_Wolf said:
NightDragon83 said:
If the X1 fails, most gamers will just migrate to whichever console is the defacto leader with the largest library of games, in this case the PS4.

Almost nobody interested in an X1 would buy a Wii U, because the Wii U has none of big AAA 3rd party franchises except for watered down ports of the current-gen versions of the games.

Fact is though, the X1 isn't going anywhere... right now it's almost double the price of the Wii U and it's still outselling it 2:1 in the US... as soon as major titles like Titanfall start hitting and M$ releases Kinect-less bundles at $399, Sony will have lost its advantage in the US. Europe and Japan are different situations because they are both Sony territory and Japan doesn't buy videogame consoles not made by Japanese companies.

Actually there is hope for Wii U: users wanting a failing console, if not able to buy a XBOne anymore, could be willing to buy another failing console.   

They'll always have Vita too, the OG failure of this generation

Yep, it sprang to my mind, but this would imply switching from a home failure to a portable one. But maybe the choice could depend on regional tastes: XBOne's Japanese "orphans" would prefer PSV, while the others Wii U. 

Edit: Ooops! I was forgetting Vita TV and Ouya. Then you're right, there would be other choices of home failures, so Wii U would stay d0m3d.   



Stwike him, Centuwion. Stwike him vewy wuffly! (Pontius Pilate, "Life of Brian")
A fart without stink is like a sky without stars.
TGS, Third Grade Shooter: brand new genre invented by Kevin Butler exclusively for Natal WiiToo Kinect. PEW! PEW-PEW-PEW!