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Forums - Nintendo - Is anyone else glad the Wii U failed?... Strangely I am. But Look, here's why..

 

Are you glad?

GLAD it failed 13 13.83%
 
kinda glad 10 10.64%
 
not glad 24 25.53%
 
i kinda hate how it failed 23 24.47%
 
i HATED how it failed 18 19.15%
 
See Results 6 6.38%
 
Total:94
NightDragon83 on 24 October 2016

I'm glad it failed because Nintendo learned all the wrong lessons from the success of the Wii and thought they could simply rehash the same lighning in a bottle sales bonanza and milk it for all its worth.  The Wii U was something that nobody wanted... it wasn't a console that could compete with XB1/PS4 for the "core" gaming market, and it offered nothing new or innovated for the expanded / casual audience, who by 2012 were way over the Wii and had migrated to tablets and smartphones.  It tried to be a jack of all trades console / tablet hybrid but failed terribly.

The NS is what the Wii U should have been, and seems to be much more focused on its strengths, which is playing traditional games on the go as opposed to being a tablet / motion controlled hybrid that does neither well.



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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ktay95 on 24 October 2016

I'm not glad, WiiU was the best console they ever made with the worst library they've ever had.

Well at least with Switch that could all change. I know it's only 3 minutes of footage but I can already see this being the best console ever made, it just needs the software to back it up.



KLXVER on 24 October 2016

I'm not glad it failed since I wanted more games for it, but I'm happy with what they have done with the Switch. If the WiiU failing had anything to do with the design we`ll never know. I wouldn't mind another few years with the WiiU.



bigtakilla on 24 October 2016

This thread makes assumptions that are not known, and claims 3rd party developed games were made by Nintendo.



Soundwave on 24 October 2016
NightDragon83 said:

I'm glad it failed because Nintendo learned all the wrong lessons from the success of the Wii and thought they could simply rehash the same lighning in a bottle sales bonanza and milk it for all its worth.  The Wii U was something that nobody wanted... it wasn't a console that could compete with XB1/PS4 for the "core" gaming market, and it offered nothing new or innovated for the expanded / casual audience, who by 2012 were way over the Wii and had migrated to tablets and smartphones.  It tried to be a jack of all trades console / tablet hybrid but failed terribly.

The NS is what the Wii U should have been, and seems to be much more focused on its strengths, which is playing traditional games on the go as opposed to being a tablet / motion controlled hybrid that does neither well.

The Switch is basically the Wii U 1.5. 

I remember Iwata saying even back in 2010, the experimented with trying to put the chip inside the Wii U tablet, it just wasn't feasible. 

Today it is possible with vast improvements to mobile/tablet chip technology. 



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Stellar_Fungk on 24 October 2016
pokoko said:
Nintendo is a strange company. I suppose that's because it was controlled by men who where there when it was on top and dictating terms to everyone, including developers, publishers, retailers, and even customers. It seemed like their answer to a lot of the progress other consoles were achieving was simply, "We're Nintendo, we don't have to do that stuff." Like they could do what they wanted and customers would flock regardless. They were perpetually behind the other consoles in terms of features when there was no real reason for it. No, that's not charming, that's a disservice to your consumer base.

Maybe the fate of the Wii U opened some eyes and caused a little nervousness inside Nintendo headquarters. Nervousness is good. Just being Nintendo is no longer going to be enough. Brand erosion can occur rapidly.

The most meaningful sign that they're more aware of their position now is the joining of the home console and handheld console libraries into one platform. That's basically an admission that neither segment of their business can get the job done alone. Nintendo of old would never have considered such a move because they never thought either would fail to be enough.

A more desperate Nintendo will be a Nintendo that tries harder. That's a good thing. If the Wii U failure is the reason for merging platforms then it was probably worth it.

But has Nintendo really done that? I read somewhere that Nintendo said that the Switch is the successor to the Wii U, not the 3DS. And that the 3DS would have a successor coming later. 



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NightDragon83 on 24 October 2016
Soundwave said:
NightDragon83 said:

I'm glad it failed because Nintendo learned all the wrong lessons from the success of the Wii and thought they could simply rehash the same lighning in a bottle sales bonanza and milk it for all its worth.  The Wii U was something that nobody wanted... it wasn't a console that could compete with XB1/PS4 for the "core" gaming market, and it offered nothing new or innovated for the expanded / casual audience, who by 2012 were way over the Wii and had migrated to tablets and smartphones.  It tried to be a jack of all trades console / tablet hybrid but failed terribly.

The NS is what the Wii U should have been, and seems to be much more focused on its strengths, which is playing traditional games on the go as opposed to being a tablet / motion controlled hybrid that does neither well.

The Switch is basically the Wii U 1.5. 

I remember Iwata saying even back in 2010, the experimented with trying to put the chip inside the Wii U tablet, it just wasn't feasible. 

Today it is possible with vast improvements to mobile/tablet chip technology. 

It's more like a fully rebooted and retconned Wii U with a clear purpose and direction this time around, while the original was a bastardized Frankenstien of gaming hardware and ideas.



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.

j.thomaz on 24 October 2016

You do not thank for this. This is sad. Very sad only



lionpetercarmoo on 24 October 2016
ktay95 said:
I'm not glad, WiiU was the best console they ever made with the worst library they've ever had.

Well at least with Switch that could all change. I know it's only 3 minutes of footage but I can already see this being the best console ever made, it just needs the software to back it up.

Damn you're surely optimistic.



Magnus on 24 October 2016

I'm not glad that Nintendo released such a poor console, but what really makes us angry is how they supported the console initially, promised further support, then stopped releasing games and now they are porting the games to Switch, screwing those who bought the Wii U. Also, no exclusive Zelda. That alone is unforgivable.