Why not a powerful and innovative console

oh thats all true. BUT i would argue that people dont seem to care all that much about what is responsive at least not as much as we liked them too. Otherwise IMHO Wii would have never taken off the way it did and phones and tablets would not be used for games like they have been. Hell DS had its touchscreen dont think it would have been anywhere near as popular without it.

Probably because it would cost a metric ton to make. Can you imagine how much it would cost to make the Wii U if it was on par with the PS4 in terms of specs AND had the gamepad as its controller?

aren't the wii u sold at 300 dollars at launch if it was more powerfull it could be sold at 400-450 dollars and it will encourage 3rd party to support it and then it will attract both hardcore gamers who like graphics and casuals who want innovative things.

Wii U is selling poorly at $300, with a $400+ price tag it would be lucky to sell 20k per week.

It would not encourage 3rd parties, multiplat games very rarely sell well on Nintendo consoles, its been that way for going on 20 years now. Increasing power wont all of a sudden cause 3rd parties to jump on board or the PS/Xbox crowd to jump on board either.

Ur scenario is basically Wii U, trying to chase down both hardcore and casual gamers but failing hard at both, only this is worse because the price is $100-150 more expensive.

Wii u is selling poorly at 300$  because it has  a bad support from 3rd party and that's because people don't buy their game,why people would buy game like Assasin Creed or Call of duty  on wii u when those game are better looking on it's competitor.

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They have to make a product that is very accessible from both the price, software and interface perspectives, just like NES, Wii, NDS and Gameboy were. It's not really about being more innovative or making gimmicks.

NES.

You missunderstood.  I wasn't saying that they needed the latest idea like motion controls.  I was saying they needed to LOOK like they did.  Wii's look was fresh back in '06.  No other console had the simple white design, clear buttons, small from, etc.  PS360 looked tacky by comparisson.  The name as well, Wii, was strange and catchy.

Wii U was not fresh or different.  The design language is 8 years old.  Even if all it was inside was the Wii U, and it still had the tablet controlelr, if they gave it a new name like, I don't know, the Zhuio or some other messed up shit, and it had a fresh modern look - perhaps brushed alluminum or glass accents, more LED lighting or some other modern trend, casual byers may have looked at it like a fresh product.  The tablet, too, looks low-tech compared to iPads.  The look of the system needs to be fresh and cool.

There are other flaws with Wii U, too, but the major short comings are image and software support.  If Nintendo wants to reclaim the sales lead in the future, they need a more diverse software lineup and a fresh-looking system and branding (with marketing).

Nintendo needs to embrace online capabilities for gaming and social aspects, not everyone has friends or family that play together irl. They need to learn that people these days like to pal around on the net.