Wii Have Failed U.

Recently, Nintendo took the liberty of basically admitting what many already felt, yet few would admit. The Wii U is a failure. Now keep in mind that when I say that, I am speaking from Nintendo’s perspective. Nintendo cut their sales forecast for the fiscal year by 70% a few days ago, all but admitting they made a huge mistake with the Wii’s successor. I’m not sure exactly what this means, but that won’t stop me from talking about it. No harm in speculating, you know?

[Thepcz]

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[N4g_null]

It's funny how Nintendo can mess up and still build new buildings while other can mess up and they have to go 3rd party or sell building or just leave the gaming space. Also the main difference is Nintendo really thought that the wiiu was enough for hd AAA studios. In reality it is. There are pc cards barely above the wiiu playing bf4 at high settings while keeping up with the ps4 and xbone. It doesn't take much really since there hasn't be any real jump in performance in gaming tech while other tech has ran years ahead.

Remember what all that gloom and doom did for the xbone. .. well some people got fired and suddenly it is right behind the ps4 in sales... 3rd party ports are pre much on par. Yet the ps4 is seen as way more powerful. The same was said by Sony fans with the ps3... that never really helped 3rd party games some how?

What is funny is I have a wiiu and many are going to get one for that one game. If it doesn't do better than so be it... we will still get those classic Nintendo polished games and maybe even buy some retail games to sell as collector's items. Then there is the possibility of a convergence of handheld and console. Best of both worlds. It's business as usual. I can't say the same for ms or sony... When I buy high end I buy pc, 4k, if you can not afford that be careful lots of people where tricked by pr to buy tech.... The question is does it really do what you want it to?

Hopefully sony can hang on to enjoy their momentum. Not really concerned about Nintendo. Some vocal people don't like them, g o o d for them. Oh it's not high tech enough.... ok you'll see.

[PersonMan]

Clever title.

[herbs]

Thepcz stands for - The pointless comments zzzzz

[rarity]

You haven't failed me my children( lol I had to ) but seriously I think the wii u still has some fight in it

[MurDocINC]

Can't say it's a fail till end of it's 7 year cycle life.
People said PS3 was a fail in early year, yet it's finishing strong.

[InTheLab]

Still it outsold the WiiU it's first year at twice the price. The PS3 was also able to run most games as they were intended and didn't require downgrades like the Wii versions of multiplats. The PS3 was also the cheapest, yet best Blu Ray player on the market which made the PS3 worth it's hefty pricetag. The WiiU has none of that going for it.

Surely you see the problem with your comparison?

[Concertoine]

People didnt buy the systems for different reasons, his point was the ps3 turned around from a rough start and the wii u could too if nintendo manages it properly.

[SpiralTear]

Blu-ray didn't take off until long after the PS3 was on the market. 599 US dollars was still a large price, even if the competitors were more expensive, so no one bought it for Blu-ray specifically. The lack of assured victory between Blu-ray and HD-DVD was causing confusion with consumers; it wasn't until the big studio deals that Blu-ray conquered HD-DVD.

Blu-ray didn't mean much to consumers back then, because there wasn't a sure victor at the PS3 launch. It means a lot now, but now Blu-ray players are as low as 70 bucks compared to the PS3 launch price, and there isn't another format to compete with it.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Surely you see the problem with yours?
The PS4 and XBone are riding on launch hype, which the Wii U didn't have, and the early years of sales are rarely if ever an indicator of final lifetime sales, so yeah, you're calling it done way too soon.

[N4g_null]

Lies most games used u real tech back then..... All of that got delayed and down graded. Yet no one talked junk because it could have killed the brand.

Ms is a Slave driver and Nintendo doesn't like bugs.... what do what to do....

[skydragoonity]

Well is anyone really surprised, its been a long time coming, since the reveal....

[Zeixama]

Bayonetta II! We need her!

[RPG_Lover]

this site failed

[Sincere0121]

Change the record already zzzzz

[V0LT]

Maybe they wouldn't be in such bad shape if they had some of their killer titles ready at launch... Mario Kart, etc.... instead of 2 years later.

[Reeze]

Well, the same can be said about any console.

Why wasn't Infamous out at launch? Hmm?

Consoles don't usually have their strongest titles at launch. It takes time.

[Luke_fon_Fabre]

I'm getting a Wii U as soon as the next Smash Bros. game comes out.

[Berezau]

Wii U is the best console I've owned. Sold the PS3 as it got no use once I bought the Wii U.

So yeah, the console isn't the failure; the lack of proper planning and marketing is, for sure. I even bought a whole stack of top quality Wii games to supplement the 30 Wii U games I already own (never owned Nintendo since the N64).

[ritsuka666]

Sold the PS3 as it got no use once I bought the Wii U.

Same here. no regrets for me.

[Dravidian]

I love both my ps3 and Wiiu.....and my wii (for gc games). I never really say "I'm not using this much, so I'll sell it." My mood and interest fluctuates, plus I like to replay games. Sometimes I wanna play ps3 games....sometimes wii u. No need to hate on one while praising the other. They're both great systems.

[Berezau]

No hate for the PS3. Not here to troll. Just the simple fact that it didn't hold my attention once I got the Wii U. It surprised me as much as anyone, but the Wii U just got (and continues to get) more use than the PS3 ever really did.

However, if you don't believe in selling a console even if it has little to no use, then great. For me though, by doing so it has nothing to do with the console being bad, but I definitely was able to use the funds from selling it to buy further Wii U (and PC) games and accessories that get a lot more use.

For me, the Wii U is the best console I've owned. That's my experience and it's got nothing to do with hate for other consoles. However, generalising my experience and interpreting it with presumption and negativity is not my responsibility, it's yours. I'm glad you enjoy both consoles enough to keep the PS3, but I did not.

[KevinCubes]

Casual smgdh "SELLING CONSOLES ARE WE"

[Dravidian]

I don't think you're a troll. Just sharing my thoughts, though I cant say that seeing your comment as negative has anything to do with responsibility or presumption as it's well within my rights to have opinions and comment based on those opinions, just as you did; I even did so politely, without out bashing anyone. That being said, I did make an assumption based on past experiences. Most people who go on about how they sold "x" system, whether it be a wii or wii u or xbox or ps3, are usually doing so to throw dirt on said system; and as a general rule talking about how you sold almost anything in favor of anything else can quite easily be seen as speaking negatively about the former. Fortunately, you dont seem to be the type to simply hate on a system. I'm glad I was wrong about that. I'm not a fan of selling systems/games, though. On that we'll just have to disagree. Yay, diversity!

[Berezau]

Thanks for the reply Drav. Safe to say we're back on the same page :-)