In order to figure out the answer I think you have to look at the previous 5 or 6 failures Sega backed and quckly abandoned. They are Sega Gamegear (which I owned when I was younger), Sega CD, Sega 32x, Sega Nomad, Sega Saturn. They lost consumer support because who is going to buy a piece of hardware that is quickly abandoned. This is on top of the fact that they were already in the red so they didn't have enough money to get them over those first few years. The dreamcast actually seemed like a decent machine and if they could have supported it properly perhaps things could have been different. So from the Genesis, forget the Sega CD, adn the 32x and just come out with the Saturn, support it for 4 or 5 years, learn from your mistakes and then come out with the dreamcast. I think they would have been much better off doing that, but this is all 20/20 hindsight I suppose.
As much flack as the Wii U is taking, I think Nintendo learned from Sega's mistakes because you can't underestimate your loyal fans who will tend to support your company through the good and the bad, while the casuals and others who caught up in hype, their attention is going to turn to the next hot item.
Lastly, Kudos to Nintendo, Everyone knows that the Wii U is not doing well, and they have supported that thing valiantly even if it is mostly by themselves. I own a wii u and definitely do not regret my purchase with all the really good exclusives that are out on it. I own a pc on top of this but my wii u definitely gets plenty of play time.
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Re: Hardware Classics: Sega Dreamcast
In order to figure out the answer I think you have to look at the previous 5 or 6 failures Sega backed and quckly abandoned. They are Sega Gamegear (which I owned when I was younger), Sega CD, Sega 32x, Sega Nomad, Sega Saturn. They lost consumer support because who is going to buy a piece of hardware that is quickly abandoned. This is on top of the fact that they were already in the red so they didn't have enough money to get them over those first few years. The dreamcast actually seemed like a decent machine and if they could have supported it properly perhaps things could have been different. So from the Genesis, forget the Sega CD, adn the 32x and just come out with the Saturn, support it for 4 or 5 years, learn from your mistakes and then come out with the dreamcast. I think they would have been much better off doing that, but this is all 20/20 hindsight I suppose.
As much flack as the Wii U is taking, I think Nintendo learned from Sega's mistakes because you can't underestimate your loyal fans who will tend to support your company through the good and the bad, while the casuals and others who caught up in hype, their attention is going to turn to the next hot item.
Lastly, Kudos to Nintendo, Everyone knows that the Wii U is not doing well, and they have supported that thing valiantly even if it is mostly by themselves. I own a wii u and definitely do not regret my purchase with all the really good exclusives that are out on it. I own a pc on top of this but my wii u definitely gets plenty of play time.