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Nintendo Wii U 'flogging a dead horse'-BBC UK
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Sapphire Dreams
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This is the 3DS all over again -_-
Edit: okay, it seems like people have miss interpreted my post, let me make it clearer. What I meant by my post is how many articles were talking of how Nintendo was "doomed" because the 3DS was not selling well not because the 3DS situation itself.
Edit: okay, it seems like people have miss interpreted my post, let me make it clearer. What I meant by my post is how many articles were talking of how Nintendo was "doomed" because the 3DS was not selling well not because the 3DS situation itself.
Barry Burton
Member
Price drop won't make much of a difference until it starts getting a decent library of games.
It really isn't.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
In the UK? Sure. They can still pull something around though.
Beer Monkey
Member
I still can't believe they put the fucking Wii name on it after that fad had passed.
Chance Hale
Member
Hopefully the coming onslaught of games turn things around. I really don't understand why Nintendo released the console when they did. There's been literally nothing decent at retail since launch except Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate which is a port and Lego City. It's been a barren wasteland of the likes I haven't seen.
Lots of stuff coming out now though so I'm hopeful.
Lots of stuff coming out now though so I'm hopeful.
Xion4360
Member
Its much easier for nintendo to save a flagging handheld with nearly no direct competition than a console with very very strong competition.
I love this console and Nintendo should do something like price drop ....
Some retail stores dropped it by £100, and I, along with many others would have gladly bought it at that price.
But the games just aren't there... yet.
Lmao
Portugeezer
Member
EGN.com? Don't they mean IGN.com? Not even near eachother on a keyboard, just BBC talking about video game type stuff and of course there was something about smartphones thrown in.
Fixed.
*sharp intake of breath*
It looks like getting to even to the Gamecube's LTD sales numbers will be a struggle. What little momentum it did have has dried up.
No. Its significantly worse.
Not even close.
moltonasty
Member
Seriously. It's like most of GAF has selective memory when it comes to positive Nintendo news...
Only in Nintendo's dreams.
Nintendo news everywhere
I love this console and Nintendo should do something like price drop ....
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There was another thread earlier today, I think the Morrison's one, where they stated a price drop had an almost negligable impact on sales. Only moving a few hundred extra the week after the drop.
Bottom line is that there aren't enough exclusive games, and third party games are inferior in just about every way to 360 and PS3 games. Dead online communities, no DLC, or flat out removing features in Arkham Origins' case.
Except it isn't.
It's much worse.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
You should probably quote the guy who actually said that in the title. Hint: it wasn't BBC UK.
spookyfish
Gold Member
I wish it WERE the 3DS all over again ...
theclosetfan
Member
Cringe.
ComputerMKII
Banned
Nintendo needs a catastrophe in order to renew itself.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Portugeezer
Member
Thanks for the people pointing out it's the UK reminding us that the Wii U is doing well in other regions.
Betta Lines
Member
Wii U is a handheld console now?
dcx4610
Member
One good thing about the Wii U is the name. The name is a big problem why the system failed but it's also a good excuse that Nintendo can recover from.
If the sales continue to suffer, Nintendo can basically pull a Virtual Boy and pull the plug. It's also similar to Coca Cola and New Coke.
Nintendo could vow to support the Wii U and relaunch a new console with a couple of years and call it Wii 2. Immediately people know it's the sequel to the original Wii and all Nintendo has to do is include an updated Wii Remote and pack in the Pro Controller.
Make it on-par with the Xbox One/PS4 and sell it at $299-350 and they have another chance.
They can survive the failure thanks to the name.
If the sales continue to suffer, Nintendo can basically pull a Virtual Boy and pull the plug. It's also similar to Coca Cola and New Coke.
Nintendo could vow to support the Wii U and relaunch a new console with a couple of years and call it Wii 2. Immediately people know it's the sequel to the original Wii and all Nintendo has to do is include an updated Wii Remote and pack in the Pro Controller.
Make it on-par with the Xbox One/PS4 and sell it at $299-350 and they have another chance.
They can survive the failure thanks to the name.
This thing is going to ride out the rest of it's generation for better or worse. Saturning themselves isn't going to help.
edit: which is to say, I expect the next Nintendo console in 5 years, roughly on schedule.
batman2million
Member
Really bleak time for Nintendo but I still think they'll pull through. Doubt they'll come up on top or anywhere near Wii numbers.
Nurp
Wii hardly knew U
Ricerocket
Member
Nope. PS4 and X1 are coming out soon.
Sapphire Dreams
Member
What I meant by my post is how many articles were talking of how Nintendo was "doomed" because the 3DS was not selling well not because the 3DS situation itself.
Beer Monkey
Member
Wii is DONE. It was a fad. It exploded, then contracted massively. It is not coming back. The name needs to be retired.
Wii U has tons of problems. One is that consumers don't understand what the fuck it is. Retailers don't even understand what the fuck it is.
And the system itself is confusing. It supports WAY too many different kinds of controllers. You should not NEED to support so many different controllers.
'Nintendo' has mindshare still, but 'Wii' is not. Never again should there be a system with 'Wii' in the name. That is certainly part of the problem with Wii U.
What is this,1995?
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