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Do you think the Wii U will sell as well as the Wii?
It looks like this is Nintento's return to a console and not a gimmick. At least from what I know. It doesn't look like it will have the same broad appeal that even Grandmothers were buying. Or do you think that Nintendo has established enough brand power with casual gamers that they'll be convinced to upgrade?
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Depends on a number of factors.
1) Cost of the system. At $250, the Wii was the cheapest of its generation. Sure, it had last generation graphics, but casual and non-gamers don't really think of the underlying technology and its effect on price.
2) What they pack in with the system. The Wii came with a Wii remote, a Nunchuk, and a game—Wii Sports—so it was ready to play right out of the box. Casual and non-gamers tend to forget about the additional $100 of accessories they might need until they've already opened up the box, and that's a real mood-killer. Also, the more you include, the better deal it appears to be.
3) Word-of-mouth. The Wii sold well because it was easy for the early adopters to sell to their friends and family. Most of my cousins (with families) own one, but only because they got to play my Wii system (I brought it to every family gathering for the first year or so) and loved it. To be an easy sell, the system has to be easy to set up and easily demonstrable. The Wii may not have had a lot of great games, but the few it had were great salesmen.
1) Cost of the system. At $250, the Wii was the cheapest of its generation. Sure, it had last generation graphics, but casual and non-gamers don't really think of the underlying technology and its effect on price.
2) What they pack in with the system. The Wii came with a Wii remote, a Nunchuk, and a game—Wii Sports—so it was ready to play right out of the box. Casual and non-gamers tend to forget about the additional $100 of accessories they might need until they've already opened up the box, and that's a real mood-killer. Also, the more you include, the better deal it appears to be.
3) Word-of-mouth. The Wii sold well because it was easy for the early adopters to sell to their friends and family. Most of my cousins (with families) own one, but only because they got to play my Wii system (I brought it to every family gathering for the first year or so) and loved it. To be an easy sell, the system has to be easy to set up and easily demonstrable. The Wii may not have had a lot of great games, but the few it had were great salesmen.
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I have a feeling it could be a monster hit, but the price of the U control may be an issue.
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It's unlikely it will sell as well. Nintendo's best selling home console before the Wii was the NES, and it steadily lost market share going to the SNES, N64 and then GameCube. Wii sales aren't a bad place to be starting, but the Wii U will undoubtedly sell less. Anybody who bought a Wii but now has it collecting dust isn't going to bother buying a Wii U. However the crossover appeal of the Wii U, handling both hardcore and casual games equally well, in addition to some new experiences that are possible (Fatal Frame U or Okami HD anyone?) will get more serious gamers buying it once the library expands.
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I've been wrong about the Wii from the beginning, but I really don't think the WiiU has the same appeal as the Wii.
IMO, the Wii worked on the promess that you will feel like you're the character in the game, something a lot of people dreamed of. And Wii Sports is certainly the best tech demo ever.
The touchscreen of the WiiU is probably as revolutionnary as the Wiimote, but it won't appeal to the broad audiance Wii had, hence won't do as well.
IMO, the Wii worked on the promess that you will feel like you're the character in the game, something a lot of people dreamed of. And Wii Sports is certainly the best tech demo ever.
The touchscreen of the WiiU is probably as revolutionnary as the Wiimote, but it won't appeal to the broad audiance Wii had, hence won't do as well.
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I bought a Wii on day one, but I can't see the Wii U selling as well.
Nintendo admitted they made a mistake with the Wii's price. They wished they had made it higher, but the price was the only reason people like me bought it. Any higher and it wasn't a goer. The Wii U will cost more than the Wii did.
The wonder of maybe being able to swing a sword as if it was 1:1 was also a draw, but obviously the controllers weren't accurate enough. People won't fall for it again.
The games are also an issue. They impressed people with an updated Zelda demo, then said it's not even a future game. Same old Nintendo.
Two analog sticks might save it, so it could become a 360/PS3 port machine at the very least, meaning there will at least be some multiplatform games.
Nintendo admitted they made a mistake with the Wii's price. They wished they had made it higher, but the price was the only reason people like me bought it. Any higher and it wasn't a goer. The Wii U will cost more than the Wii did.
The wonder of maybe being able to swing a sword as if it was 1:1 was also a draw, but obviously the controllers weren't accurate enough. People won't fall for it again.
The games are also an issue. They impressed people with an updated Zelda demo, then said it's not even a future game. Same old Nintendo.
Two analog sticks might save it, so it could become a 360/PS3 port machine at the very least, meaning there will at least be some multiplatform games.
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