Carl Daniel of TheKoalition writes:
Let’s not sugar coat it – the Wii U is struggling at the moment. So far both hardware and software sales haven’t met expectations and with new consoles from Sony and Microsoft just around the corner, Nintendo’s future as a console manufacture appears to be in jeopardy. The recent loss of Rayman Legends as a Wii U exclusive is a clear sign that third parties have no faith in the system but what can Nintendo do to change that perception? Let’s discuss…
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."
The issue with WiiU is Nintendo's inability to communicate it's core difference and value elegantly.
As a result - the only hope it has now is in delivering first-party product, so exceptional that people jump on board.
It's crucial Nintendo deliver at E3.
No it is not the dreamcast. They have billions in the bank and are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Look, Nintendo has always relied on their strong 1st party lineup to carry their systems. It has been that way since the N64 really, since so many developers jumped on the CD bandwagon and abandoned the cartridge format in favour of CD's. The Wii U at least has gotten more support that the Wii has in terms of getting some of the larger AAA studios to develop new games or at least get ports of existing PS360 AAA games.
Obviously it will come down to whether or not the Wii U can handle scaled down versions of PS4/720 games. If it is unable to, then it may suffer the same fate as the Wii.
However, with such a strong handheld market, the financial success of the Wii and years of gaming experience, I would never count out Nintendo. They will make another console, the question remains will they have to make it sooner than they planned... Time will tell.
Once Nintendo shows off the 3D Mario, Zelda, Smash Brothers, Whatever game Retro is working on, I am sure we will see many more adopters who were waiting for those AAA Nintendo games to show up. Not everyone is keen to be an early adopter as it usually is pretty slim pickings immediately after a launch, with a drought of titles. Things will pick up for sure. But Nintendo better bring it this E3 since you know for Sony and MS it will all be about their new machines, so Nintendo needs to ensure the public still remembers that they are in the game too.
>the Wii U is struggling at the moment. So far both hardware and software sales haven’t met expectations
It's been out for three months and there were no games last month. Shit will start picking up when March comes.
>The recent loss of Rayman Legends as a Wii U exclusive is a clear sign that third parties have no faith in the system
They have plenty of third party support. Have these guys seen the list of confirmed games?
>In a year or 2 when developers shift their focus to the next generation platforms,
It is next gen.
>the Wii U will have a harder time than ever trying to remain relevant.
No, they won't.
>Nintendo can’t rely on the same 5 franchises to save them forever unless they are willing to make some drastic changes to their tried and tested formula.
Confirmed for retarded. They have more than 5 franchises and they do make changes almost constantly. Tell me Mario Party, Mario Kart, Super Mario Galaxy, and New Super Mario Bros are the exact same game. And that's one franchise.
>it really is “innovate or die” for the makers of Mario.
Considering they have enough bank to last through two bad generations, not it isn't. But they will anyway.