I greatly disagree. XB went with a name like 360 and moved monster units.
DS completely removed the name "gameboy" and went on to move monster units.
3 DS kept part of the name and MOVE MONSTER UNITS!
Stop arguing that a name is why that system failed, names of a system can change, but that isn't ultimately WHY someone buys a system.
That doesn't really explain why they games sold well on Wii U and then went on to sell well on Switch. It went to show that the games where not the issue. You could call many systems they make "gimmicks" so I don't buy that Wii sold from gimmicks, oh but hey Wii U failed cause that too.... Sounds to me like an excuse that makes little sense.
I think Wii U failed because from N64 to Gamecube, the install base of actual core Nintendo fans moved on to portable and Wii's numbers DO NOT REFLECT THE MOVE THAT ALREADY HAPPENED! Thus, when that fad was done, you simply saw the true install base of core Nintendo gamers. So, one could argue that Gamecube had 18 million or so of the core the likes console, like their N64 buddies, they moved on to portable after that generation, so lets say LESS Gamecube owners buy Wii, we could argue 14 million or so bought a Wii that are REAL CORE CONSOLE Nintendo gamers, the other 87 million or so are simply fad, non-gamers, bandwaganers, grandma etc.
Once the fad was done, you are left with the true hardcore.
Thus, Wii to Wii U might have the exact same amount of REAL hardcore console fans of Nintendo, it might have easy been really 14 to 15 million. So I don't think you could really do something soooooo wrong that has you loose 87 million gamers, I think those 87 million were never even really core gamers in the first place. The only solid, healthy, consistent base with no BS fad fudd numbers is actually their portables.
So if you bought DS for a fad, sure....some of those that don't return to 3DS might not really be the core, but those that do can be seen as that, it means that 75 million or so install base likely is a true representation of their hardcore vs fudd numbers of the Wii.
I'm sure they do, not disagreeing with that. Simply that numbers don't lie regarding their favored install base. Its simply logic bud.
Nintendo has updated the lifetime sales for Nintendo 3DS for the 6 months ending September 30, 2019. According to the company, Nintendo 3DS hardware sales have reached a lifetime total of 75.45 mil…
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The Wii U bows out gracefully, if not to applause.
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This tells us, when the dust settles from the fad of Wii and DS, you are left with majority hardcore.
I think they are best to focus on portable. I see little reason to even waste the funds on a concept that even their own install base is very much letting them know is optional vs mandatory based on the sales of their past hardware.
yea I 100% doubt that, like 10000% doubt that....
From what I know of Nintendo gamers based on the numbers alone, portable is the favored model. From what I'm seeing, its selling FASTER then the original Switch, but if we just look at Wii U vs 3DS...that shouldn't be a shock or a debate. That is factually the larger base. So I might LIKE playing on TV MORE, that doesn't mean I'm ignoring the damn facts that majority of Nintendo gamers disagree.
1.95 million in two weeks on shelves
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Agreed. I think what they did with Switch is legit, the best path they could have gone down. They keep the console gamers with a HDMI out, get all the portable players by not having a split install base with anyone missing games. This is the best fit and I don't think they should return to console. They don't even create the type of games that need huge horse power to even waste the energy going back to. So hardly anyone is losing sleep from them no longer doing that tbh.