No because neither have proven to be worth a damn yet. After a few years, if they deliver then yes. But right now, not at all.

Well preorders aren't anything to go by.  Preorders selling out is nice, but that only has meaning if we know the allocation.  Also, niche products may have high preorders but relatively low sales afterwards, like with JRPG games often do. 

As for what Nintendo should do... I dunno.  I agree with you that there needs to be a selling point beyond power, but VR is not it.  VR seems like a niche product to me.  It's fine for what it is, but it's years before it's going to be a mainstream thing if it ever gets there.  It's especially a poor fit for Nintendo's audience.  Nintendo excels in local multiplayer, which VR isn't great for as of now, and kids, whose parents wouldn't want them wearing a TV screen on their eyes.  Aside from this, it doesn't really gel with Nintendo's software.  Some games, Mario Kart, Zelda, Metroid could be fun with VR, but VR won't add much to things like Mario Bros or any of Nintendo's casual leaning stuff.

I still think Nintendo's best chance for success is evolving the Wii concept (which the Wii U didn't really do).

I think it's wiser Nintendo wait and see because from what I've seen, VR tech is still not quite there yet.

The sales of the Wii U beg to differ - it's one of the slowest selling consoles in recent memory and has been outsold by both the PS4 (over 3x) and Xbox One (almost x2), even though it had a year headstart. 

If you wait a few years, you may lose a massive slice of the market to competition as other products will prove it's popular, rather than being the product that makes it popular. 

VR will crash and burn like a zeppelin.

easy answer


nope

VR hasn't even had a chance to prove itself in the market. Pre-orders are probably doing 'well' due to companies taking small amounts at a time, and I honestly don't see it selling in high numbers until it gets into a lower price range.

Also Nintendo has been able to carve out a niche of profitability by finding its own way and trying to be unique, even when they don't have very high sales. I don't see such a secondary gaming accessory being the death of them at all.

This is what i dont understand, why are "controller innovation" & "powerful hardware" the only two other options?

Easy reply: why?

Okay, what are the other options?

Because?

Maybe not with the NX, but by the time the next consoles are out, if VR is a hit... then Yes.