You didn’t. You just repeated what the other guy said in different words, haha. I think he’s looking for a little more detail. It’s an 11yo console and we’re not all Nintendo historians.
Well, apparently it’s not simple because you completely missed why I said what I said. Y’all seem to have this idea that Nintendo was a victim of the Wii-U’s failure, and that it wasn’t somehow the result of their decisions. It’s like you think they didn’t develop and sell it themselves, that they suddenly appeared after it already existed. But if you want to just engage in some performative snark be my guest. I’ll be off lol
Honestly, what I find weird is that they seem to think Nintendo wasn’t somehow responsible for the disaster that was the Wii-U. Like only had to respond to it and had no role in its failure. It’s very odd and I’m assuming it’s not the intention so I’m seeking clarity here.
If I were a mod being a dickhead for no reason would be an immediate bannable offense. Just, why people gotta be like that? Even if you’re thinking it, keep it in your brain and don’t reply.
The Wii U wasn’t even remotely as financially successful as its predecessor, the Wii, so Nintendo didn’t put in as much effort. The Wii was a big hit with the casual market as well as Nintendo’s usual customers. Unfortunately, the Wii U failed to live up to expectation for a variety of reasons. One example is that much of the casual market didn’t see the need to upgrade (I suspect a lot of them, being new to gaming, didn’t really understand that the Wii U was a new console).
I worked in a GameStop when the Wii and then WiiU dropped. The Wii had one fucking massive ad campaign. Info packets, demo units, etc. We had it all.
The WiiU initially showed up as a SKU under the Wii as an accessory, and then for the longest time, we couldn’t get a straight answer as to whether it was its own thing or if it was like a SegaCD or 32x, or if it was just a new controller or what. When we got answers, it was already well into the preorder timeline and numbers were terrible, at least at my store.
This kind of feels like a chicken/egg problem. Maybe if they put the work in it would have done better?
I mean I understand the history of the Wii-U better than you probably think, but I just find the phrasing of your statement very interesting. Because it basically says “if it wasn’t such a failure, Nintendo would have done more for it.” It kind of implies a Nintendo isn’t responsible for how it flopped and is instead a victim of it even though they’re ones who made and sold it. Like their hands were tied.
It’s very odd to me and I’m just trying to parse your real meaning, because the above sounds very silly to me.
Thing is they did do that again, they just didn’t show the Wii U the same love they had for the Wii
I’m not entirely sure what this means tbh
Nintendo didn’t put as much effort in the Wii U as they did for the Wii.
Didn’t think I would have to explain that.
You didn’t. You just repeated what the other guy said in different words, haha. I think he’s looking for a little more detail. It’s an 11yo console and we’re not all Nintendo historians.
You don’t need a historian to figure it out. It’s a pretty simple concept.
Well, apparently it’s not simple because you completely missed why I said what I said. Y’all seem to have this idea that Nintendo was a victim of the Wii-U’s failure, and that it wasn’t somehow the result of their decisions. It’s like you think they didn’t develop and sell it themselves, that they suddenly appeared after it already existed. But if you want to just engage in some performative snark be my guest. I’ll be off lol
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Honestly, what I find weird is that they seem to think Nintendo wasn’t somehow responsible for the disaster that was the Wii-U. Like only had to respond to it and had no role in its failure. It’s very odd and I’m assuming it’s not the intention so I’m seeking clarity here.
You’re not that good at grasping English, are you?
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If I were a mod being a dickhead for no reason would be an immediate bannable offense. Just, why people gotta be like that? Even if you’re thinking it, keep it in your brain and don’t reply.
It’s just so needlessly hostile and shitty, right?
The Wii U wasn’t even remotely as financially successful as its predecessor, the Wii, so Nintendo didn’t put in as much effort. The Wii was a big hit with the casual market as well as Nintendo’s usual customers. Unfortunately, the Wii U failed to live up to expectation for a variety of reasons. One example is that much of the casual market didn’t see the need to upgrade (I suspect a lot of them, being new to gaming, didn’t really understand that the Wii U was a new console).
I worked in a GameStop when the Wii and then WiiU dropped. The Wii had one fucking massive ad campaign. Info packets, demo units, etc. We had it all.
The WiiU initially showed up as a SKU under the Wii as an accessory, and then for the longest time, we couldn’t get a straight answer as to whether it was its own thing or if it was like a SegaCD or 32x, or if it was just a new controller or what. When we got answers, it was already well into the preorder timeline and numbers were terrible, at least at my store.
This kind of feels like a chicken/egg problem. Maybe if they put the work in it would have done better?
I mean I understand the history of the Wii-U better than you probably think, but I just find the phrasing of your statement very interesting. Because it basically says “if it wasn’t such a failure, Nintendo would have done more for it.” It kind of implies a Nintendo isn’t responsible for how it flopped and is instead a victim of it even though they’re ones who made and sold it. Like their hands were tied.
It’s very odd to me and I’m just trying to parse your real meaning, because the above sounds very silly to me.