| ArsenicSteel wrote: |
| Keonyn wrote: | |
It's no mystery why the majority of the highest selling titles out there aren't on the Wii and it's simply because it just doesn't have the hardware to stand up to the competition. |
That depends on how you look at the numbers and the span of time you're using. If you are talking about cross-platform games then yeah there's various technical reasons why those games aren't present on the Wii but that still being the case if you look at console specific sales, Nintendo games tend to have higher sales numbers. |
If you're talking about Nintendo produced games, then you have a point. The problem the Wii is facing as well as Nintendo's last two consoles, and the Wii U will eventually face, is a lack of third party support. First party games can only take you so far. The Gamecube had some amazing games from Nintendo, but games from other developers were fairly lackluster, despite being a more powerful system than the PS2. There is a reason why Nintendo's console sales lag in between their major game releases.
Many of their top developers got burned by the Wii. A lot of that was due to the fact that many developers just didn't know how to develop a game that properly used the system's controls. Hell, it's still a problem that pops up now, as well as on the Xbox Kinnect and Playstation Move. It's going to be hard to convince them to develop top notch games for the Wii U after the issues with original Wii, and Nintendo's long history now with 3rd party developers.
Nintendo will have a lot to prove with their new console, but if they don't get good third part support and excellent sales numbers, they will have some issues.
As far as mobile gaming, well that market is changing entirely. More people play games of all sorts on their smart phones and iPod touches. Why spend the money on another system when you can get a larger game selection on your phone or mp3 player? Nintendo has even admitted that Apple is now their biggest competition and threat. The iPod Touch alone already outsells Nintendo's handheld systems and Apple sells even more phones and tablets.
I think at some point, Nintendo will either have to go the Sega route or sell out to a larger player. Game consoles are slowly becoming entertainment hubs, which Nintendo has little experience in and they are slowly loosing the handheld market to companies like Apple, Samsung, and Google.
