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Topic: Could the mistakes Nintendo made with the Wii U actually save the NX?

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LetsGoRetro

This is from an older article that I felt not many would see and I wanted discussion on. Thank you for understanding. My feeling is that:

Nintendo can benefit from the following:

1.) They released the Wii U 1 year before the other consoles released.

2.) They're(apparently) killing off the Wii U 1-2 years sooner than their standard console life cycle time (No less than 5yrs, no more than 6yrs)

3.) The Twins are now seemingly in lifecycles 2-3 years longer than what consoles used to be (7-8 years starting last gen, VS the 5-6 norm), which coincidentally, could end up being the total lifecycle of the U.

4.) The horrible naming choice of the Wii U made it so those outside of Nintendo's die hard, core main audience which is who Nintendo should be (and almost certainly is) targeting with the NX, either never even knew it existed or didn't care.

Add up 1 thru 4 and you have the perfect opportunity for Ninty to slide back in between the twins and attempt to get in on this lifecycle just in time. Ninty's console cycles are 5-6 years, which is what is left of this gen for the Twins. If marketing, pricing, 3rd party relationship rebuilding, etc. is all done perfectly (I don't claim to even begin to know HOW this would be done "perfectly" as I put it, I just feel this way) then Nintendo could have a shot of essentially acting as if the Wii U was either just the last few years of the original Wii, or never even existed at all.

Do you agree or disagree with this?

Edited on by LetsGoRetro

LetsGoRetro

Aozz101x

1): who knows if that could have save the Wii U, (it would make a better launch, Wii U's wasn't that perfect in 2012)
2) im not sure if they ever confirmed on when the Wii U well be discontinued completely, but it could still be around 2017-2018 it would still have 6-7 years, maybe Indies might work on something for Console after NX Release
4) yes. i agree the name is really similar to Wii, even the recent President, said that it is.it should been Called WIi 2,

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