<I>With the barrage of articles we read every day pertaining to the sales of Wii U, it's important to remember that regardless of the console's fate in the marketplace, it won't have any bearing on the enjoyment Wii U owners will be getting out of their consoles over the course of the next 5-10 years. I wish the Wii U well- I really do, but one way or the other, it's not going to affect me as a gamer. Nintendo will support the system 100% whether 10 million people buy the console or 100 million.</i>
Absolutely right. People talk about Gamecube as if it was a "failure". It was actually a great console with a lot of truly great games (not only from Nintendo). It was a really wonderful era of Nintendo gaming. Nintendo made a lot of money from GBA and some from Gamecube. The only people unhappy about it all were the kind of fans who treat it as a horse-race between consoles.
Another GameCube/GBA-like era definitely won't be a bad thing for Nintendo fans - except the ones who are like football fans who need to see their "team" "winning".
The thing is, even Nintendo doesn't see it that way. They aren't in competition with Sony and Microsoft. They are doing what they always do. Running a successful business and producing great games.
I am in much the same position as Gioku-san. Actually we have a Wii but we can't afford the WiiU. I have a Japanese 3DS which won't play Western games but I will be getting a Japanese game via eShop (I sure hope the Miiverse update won't make that impossible in the future).
Yes I can definitely see why the Wii Mini is an attractive proposition It is affordable and the Wii is a truly great console. WiiU is selling very poorly in Japan while 3DSLL is absolutely dominating the market.
Truthfully I think this generation will be like the Gamecube era, with the Nintendo handheld completely dominant but its home console sales remaining mediocre.
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Re: Poll: Nintendo and the Wii U Fight For Your Attention in This Busiest of Gaming Months
JaxonH said:
<I>With the barrage of articles we read every day pertaining to the sales of Wii U, it's important to remember that regardless of the console's fate in the marketplace, it won't have any bearing on the enjoyment Wii U owners will be getting out of their consoles over the course of the next 5-10 years. I wish the Wii U well- I really do, but one way or the other, it's not going to affect me as a gamer. Nintendo will support the system 100% whether 10 million people buy the console or 100 million.</i>
Absolutely right. People talk about Gamecube as if it was a "failure". It was actually a great console with a lot of truly great games (not only from Nintendo). It was a really wonderful era of Nintendo gaming. Nintendo made a lot of money from GBA and some from Gamecube. The only people unhappy about it all were the kind of fans who treat it as a horse-race between consoles.
Another GameCube/GBA-like era definitely won't be a bad thing for Nintendo fans - except the ones who are like football fans who need to see their "team" "winning".
The thing is, even Nintendo doesn't see it that way. They aren't in competition with Sony and Microsoft. They are doing what they always do. Running a successful business and producing great games.
What else really matters?
Re: Poll: Nintendo and the Wii U Fight For Your Attention in This Busiest of Gaming Months
I am in much the same position as Gioku-san. Actually we have a Wii but we can't afford the WiiU. I have a Japanese 3DS which won't play Western games but I will be getting a Japanese game via eShop (I sure hope the Miiverse update won't make that impossible in the future).
Yes I can definitely see why the Wii Mini is an attractive proposition It is affordable and the Wii is a truly great console. WiiU is selling very poorly in Japan while 3DSLL is absolutely dominating the market.
Truthfully I think this generation will be like the Gamecube era, with the Nintendo handheld completely dominant but its home console sales remaining mediocre.