The Wii may have been a success this generation but what does this mean for the Wii U? This is a complicated question. The Wii without a doubt blew away the 360/PS3 in sales numbers. This generation became less about which console had the best graphics but what could cater to the masses. But even with this success does this mean the Wii was truly the winner of this last generation and what does this mean for the Wii U?
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.
nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.
people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly
mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.
zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.
nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.
its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.
but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Quite possibly
The Nintendo Wii U entertainment system is launching this holiday season with a very affordable price for a next generation console. Nintendo knows that affordability is one of the major factors for the survival and success of a gaming platform. Strategic pricing plays as a major key factor in blasting the install rate of your gaming platform to successful heights right out of the launch gate.
So far we have all witnessed the supreme innovations that come standard with the Nintendo Wii U entertainment system. Along with next generation graphical capability, and many 1st and 3rd party exclusive offerings. Many great experiences that shed a blinding light on the future of how videogames will be played.
The Nintendo Wii entertainment system was the clear winner of the current generation. Selling upward of 100 million units. Greatly surpassing other current generation offerings as far as sales go. I do believe that it will become increasingly difficult for any major gaming corporation to match numbers like that again. But I do believe that Nintendo and Microsoft have a shot in the dark to toppling the illustrious numbers of the Nintendo Wii entertainment system. Both have done a fantastic job this generation in catering to the masses. Spawning new and unique innovations that have successfully reached out to gamers from all walks of life.
At this point only time will tell the tale
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No. I want to see it be successful but, it will not sell nearly as much as the Wii and the Nintendo fanboys will have to stop hiding behind sales.
It has a yet to be announced feature that will blow everyone's mind.
Also, the original prototype controller was shown at E3 2011 just to get public opinion for the final model.
I mention this for two reasons. One, Nintendo is ALWAYS thinking about the long game. And I when I say "the long game" I mean decades into the future.
Two, Nintendo always likes to hold something back for later in the game.
Either way, the next few years are going to be very interesting.
I must warn Nintendo fans about one thing. The Wii U will not be greeted as warmly by the mainstream press, certain websites, and certain forums. This has nothing to do with the actual quality of the product. Expect a LOT of negativity coming from the "usual sources." This will be an attack on the scale of DS 2006. Be ready.
After a few structural changes are made, it can take this industry by storm..
GAMES GAMES GAMES from 3rd & 1st to continue to flow in.. Plenty of M rated content as well
Features that core gamers are comfortable with like pro controller support for ALL games & maybe accomplishments implemented into a lot more titles..
NETWORK thats strong & competitive going into the future..
If all those things are met as well as a few others, theres NO reason wii u cant be dominant for core & casual gamers