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Gameindustry.biz article on Wii U: Death by SunhiLegend (post 346)

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DieH@rd

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SunhiLegend said:
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Dave Meltzer

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v1oz said:
Nah. Nintendo has plenty of cash. They made a profit recently. And they haven't lost nearly as much money as Sony and Microsoft did before. I actually see the Wii U being profitable for them even if it doesn't sell that much.
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It's not a case of me thinking Nintendo are alone in that statement. Sony and Microsoft won't be able to have closed platforms either. The entire landscape is going to change. Consoles and handhelds as we know them won't exist in 10 years. That's just my opinion of course.
 
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2MF

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I loved the Wii but the Wii U smelled bad to me from the beginning, with its strange expensive controller that no one wants to buy 2 of for local multiplayer.

Even then, the Wii U is a much worse disaster than I expected, both in terms of sales and 3rd party support.

Nintendo needs to pull off a miracle to save this console, a PS3-style revival does not look possible because 3rd parties are not at all onboard.
 
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Bumhead

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Another article which reads really grim, but it's difficult to actually argue that anything they've said is wrong.

A lot of the content in the piece seems specific to the Wii U's performance in the UK, where the system is dead and has been since launch. Stuff like frayed retailer relations, price crashes to clear stock and sales of sub 1,000 are absolutely true and we've known this here for a while.

Unfortunately for Nintendo this isn't a problem exclusive to the UK and the last day or two, which appears to have been an utter tidal wave of negative press, is testament to that.
 
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big_z

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2MF said:
I loved the Wii but the Wii U smelled bad to me from the beginning, with its strange expensive controller that no one wants to buy 2 of for local multiplayer.

Even then, the Wii U is a much worse disaster than I expected, both in terms of sales and 3rd party support.

Nintendo needs to pull off a miracle to save this console, a PS3-style revival does not look possible because 3rd parties are not at all onboard.
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Nintedo has been showing off the wiiu for three years now. Not many people were interested then and far fewer are interested now. Nintendo needs to pull the plug on wiiU and reevaluate how it handles its 3rd party relationships. WiiU can't be saved and no one will support it unless Nintendo is paying for the development bill. Trying to save it will create a bigger loss than sending it to an early grave.
 
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2MF

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big_z said:
Nintedo has been showing off the wiiu for three years now. Not many people were interested then and far fewer are interested now. Nintendo needs to pull the plug on wiiU and reevaluate how it handles its 3rd party relationships. WiiU can't be saved and no one will support it unless Nintendo is paying for the development bill. Trying to save it will create a bigger loss than sending it to an early grave.
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Sending it to an early grave sounds sort-of good in theory, until you realize how it would fuck over the people that have already bought a Wii U. Nintendo most likely does not want to go there, and for good reason.
 
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big_z

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2MF said:
Sending it to an early grave sounds sort-of good in theory, until you realize how it would fuck over the people that have already bought a Wii U. Nintendo most likely does not want to go there, and for good reason.
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So few people have bought the system at this point that it won't matter long term. Nintendo can also offer a discount or credit for those that move to the replacement system.
 
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Snapshot King

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big_z said:
So few people have bought the system at this point that it won't matter long term. Nintendo can also offer a discount or credit for those that upgrade.
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Hell I own the system and I'd rather they bury it and focus entirely on 3ds if this is the kind of shit I can expect in the future, or move third party entirely.
 
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Baron_Calamity

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I don't agree that Nintendo can't compete with Microsoft or Sony (or iOS). They are a smart company that has a history of innovating and becoming relevant again after many had written them off. Also I think its a bad idea for Nintendo to just start making Nintendo IP games for other systems.

The WiiU is clearly a failure and there won't be a 3DS turn around. Could it hang on for several years as a distant 4th? Probably but it won't help Nintendo in the short or long run. Nintendo needs to end the WiiU production run. Continue building on the success of the 3DS and approach the console market again in two years after Microsoft and Sony launch.
 
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Uncle Rupee

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Everybody said the same thing about DS and Wii.
It wasn't that long ago that the 3DS wasn't doing so well and people were calling for Nintendo to go iOS.
Then they all ate crow til the cows came home.
Looking forward to seeing what Nintendo shows around E3, hopefully they can turn this ship around.
 
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Durock

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It's hard to read into something when their mentioning Rare/Microsoft owned properties in a Nintendo related article. At least get your facts straight lol

Otherwise, I can somewhat understand where this person is coming from; however, I believe it's a bit premature to post such an article literally weeks before E3. It would have been better suited after we see what Nintendo has lines up for the rest of the year before spreading even more "doom and gloom" stories.
 
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Mockingbird

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At this point, the Wii U is a nintendo system without nintendo games. In the Fall, the Wii-U will be a nintendo system with nintendo games. That's the difference.
 
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