So lets say the Wii U is a big flop....

It has not been doing good in the past months with the low number of third party support it pretty much depends on its 1st party exclusive which have been delayed

Wii-U is going to do fine when smash and mario galaxy like game comes out.

and Nintendo cannot turn around the system like the they did with the 3DS.

We all know Nintendo isn't just going to bend over and give up, but what do you think will be their next action?

Is it possible that this time they will actually spend some of that tremedous amounts of revenue they have and come out with a Juggernaunt system in the next few years? 

Or do you think Ninty will just contunie to ride the WiiU for the next 4-5 years or cancel all support for thier system like they did the Wii?

 

Lambent7

again, wii u should be 199 compared with the ps4.

The hardware is just too weak.  

I have no clue what will happen in the future, but I expect the WiiU to sell anywere from 10million-40million more than the gamecube.

super600

Their problems so far are:

• Poor choice of name and system design. People think it's a $350 Wii peripheral, and don't buy it
• Those that do understand it's a new system also see that it's a $350 system while their are two other consoles that have more features, and play comparable games for less money

Nintendo's best course of action isn't to make a system that competes directly with MS and Sony. There isn't room for three similar consoles. That's the exact reason they chose to deviate from the norm with the original Wii.

Their best course of action is to make killer apps that show the strengths of the Wii U gamepad, and get more features that make the box worthwhile to have under your tv. That'll make the system successful.

as a life long NIN fan..it pains me to say..I wish they would get out of the console business totally. Im sick of their dumb remakes,selling 20 year old games like they are new and interesting,lack of good online support,horrible choices for controllers,and dumb small discs they use..Same ole same ole same..and the sheep eat it up..I mean the WiiU has NOTHING and its been out for a few months. What were they thinking??!!!..I say either sh^&* or get off the pot NIN..You either give gamers a proper system and games or leave..

Nintendo just needs to create somthing new or look back to their pass and recreate some of their old devices like the Power Glove, Virtual Boy & ROB. If they could recreate new ideas like those and market the devices more to women Coolyfett thinks the Wii U would sell way more.

Hypothetically speaking........ Lets say that the Wii U did fail. Wait.............da fuq? That already failed and the fact that they blew off E3 should be proof of this. Even Nintendo doesn't want anything to do with Nintendo. FoxbatAlpha

as a life long NIN fan..it pains me to say..I wish they would get out of the console business totally. Im sick of their dumb remakes,selling 20 year old games like they are new and interesting,lack of good online support,horrible choices for controllers,and dumb small discs they use..Same ole same ole same..and the sheep eat it up..I mean the WiiU has NOTHING and its been out for a few months. What were they thinking??!!!..I say either sh^&* or get off the pot NIN..You either give gamers a proper system and games or leave..

VanDammFan

The Wii U won't go anywhere, and I've no doubt amazing games will be released.  Safe games, but still great.  We won't be seeing much originality and risks that they've been known for, and there'll be more and more reliance on established IPs that have been proven to sell.  Software droughts will continue as will many other amazing policies such as their backwards account system and lackluster online.  Excuses will continue to roll out, followed by more apologies.  When the games release sales will pick up and in the end they will become profitable, but just barely.  Hopefully at some point a change in management will take place but I don't hold out much hope.  The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, so Nintendo's gonna Nintendo.  I would never be happier for a company to prove me wrong.

They will finally go Third Party?razu2444

But can they actually do a price cut? That tablet isn't cheap to make.bobcheeseball

RIP Wiiu 2012-2012

NathanDrakeSwag

\i expect a snes like sales number for wiiu ,60-70 million 

A couple of good games, and a price drop is all Nintendo needs to do to get me on board. I suspect the same can be said for many people. The 3DS was dead at one time too, and look at it now.

For the life span of the GC (from about 2001-2006) it sold 20mil consoles, the DC sold 11 mil in less than half the time and yet the DC was the bigger flop because they gave up.  The GC may have been a relative flop but it wasn't the end of Nintendo at all and I have said many times that I'm expecting this gen to play out similar to last gen with Sony clearly dominating by a large margin and MS only slighly outdoing Nintendo.  

Nintendo is probably coming off of their most popular systems ever and I have a hard time believing that right after that they could have a premature death like many are saying.  The sheer volume of gamers that have been added thanks to the casual market will change the dynamic once Nintendo lowers the price of the Wii U if the 3ds is any indicator, thanks to the tablet like apeal and the wii remote's inclusion.  

Hopefully it continues to fail so Nintendo can learn something from all of this.  Worked for Sony.

The main advantage Nintendo have imo is that they are more child freindly than Microsoft or Sony. Microsoft aim at dude bro's and Sony aim at slightly less dudebro's. The Nintendo has the whole goo-goo-gaga and "i don't know what video games are" crowrd.

No matter how poorly Nintendo handles the Wii U, like as in as terribly as they are right now, its killer apps will be enough for it to survive. It's pretty fvcking hard to say no to Zelda and Smash Bros.bobcheeseball

Why release a device when your hope is that it will just "Survive"? Nintendo's handhelds sell great, but they are completely outmatched in the console market. Dont you think they should just ditch consoles and focus on handhelds as long as they can?

Hopefully it continues to fail so Nintendo can learn something from all of this.  Worked for Sony.

Crossel777

With me being an owner of a WiiU...I can say the WiiU was a flop. Sticking with my PC and PS3 until the REAL next gen consoles arrive.

[QUOTE="bobcheeseball"]No matter how poorly Nintendo handles the Wii U, like as in as terribly as they are right now, its killer apps will be enough for it to survive. It's pretty fvcking hard to say no to Zelda and Smash Bros.crimsonman1245

Why release a device when your hope is that it will just "Survive"? Nintendo's handhelds sell great, but they are completely outmatched in the console market. Dont you think they should just ditch consoles and focus on handhelds as long as they can?

When is the Wii U released?

They will do what they did with the 3DS: Put so many games on it thaat you simply can't ignore the system. They did the same error with the WiiU they did with the 3DS: Trying to please 3rd party by selling only a few first party titles. For some reason 3rd party hates Nintendo and the "we can't sell out games with the quality  Nintendo games around" argument from the Wii times are disproven by now ^^

and Nintendo cannot turn around the system like the they did with the 3DS.

We all know Nintendo isn't just going to bend over and give up, but what do you think will be their next action?

Is it possible that this time they will actually spend some of that tremedous amounts of revenue they have and come out with a Juggernaunt system in the next few years? 

Or do you think Ninty will just contunie to ride the WiiU for the next 4-5 years or cancel all support for thier system like they did the Wii?

 

Lambent7

Nintendo is all about the gimmicks these days. They don't give a shit about quality gaming.

Hopefully they at least get a chance to go third party it would suck if they went belly up.metal_zombie

Release games based on cherished franchise characters on Apple's iOS.

Shareholders were calling for this years (yes, years) ago. *Naruto Quote*musicalmac

Nintendo isn't going anywhere. They made tons of money on wii and tons of money on 3ds. The wii u is flopping because it doesn't have any games. Once games start being released the wii u will pick up some steam. It probably wont be as big as ps4/x1 but nintendo has almost carved itself an exclusive chunk of the market where people need to play their games. I bought a wii u knowing that it wasn't going to get every 3rd party game but I have some of the most fun playing the nintendo first party games. Honestly galaxy 1&2 and skyward sword were probably my favorite games in the years they were released. There is still something special about the games they make.

When is the Wii U released?

PCgameruk

Hopefully it continues to fail so Nintendo can learn something from all of this.  Worked for Sony.

Crossel777

[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"][QUOTE="Sweenix"]

just wait till wonderful 101 releases, it's the wii u's killer ap

Cuby_Finest

Nintendo is all about the gimmicks these days. They don't give a shit about quality gaming.

Master_ShakeXXX

With me being an owner of a WiiU...I can say the WiiU was a flop. Sticking with my PC and PS3 until the REAL next gen consoles arrive.

EYE-OF-HORUS999

[QUOTE="VanDammFan"]

as a life long NIN fan..it pains me to say..I wish they would get out of the console business totally. Im sick of their dumb remakes,selling 20 year old games like they are new and interesting,lack of good online support,horrible choices for controllers,and dumb small discs they use..Same ole same ole same..and the sheep eat it up..I mean the WiiU has NOTHING and its been out for a few months. What were they thinking??!!!..I say either sh^&* or get off the pot NIN..You either give gamers a proper system and games or leave..

Coolyfett

The WiiU is such a wasted potential, you can have a system thats far more powerful than the 360/PS3 at a fraction of the price but Ninty decided to focus on gimmicks. Sound familiar?:roll:GulliversTravel

Proof that the wii U is more powerful? Yeah, i know it's "stronger on paper", but i have yet to see 1 game that looks better than Gears of War 1/Killzone 2/Uncharted 2/God of war 3 etc on the wii U. Just show me one game on the Wii u that is better looking than those games!...YOU CANT! Gears of war came out in 2006 and the wii U is a 2012 console that has been out for almost 1 year and they still don't have one game that is visually impressive. What is up with that?

I don't care if the wii U version of Batman arkham asylum looks a tiny bit better and has a couple extra textures. That doesn't prove anything. God, it's the same thing every gen with nintendo. People claim the wii is more powerful than the xbox yet it doesnt have a single game that looks better than Black, Ninja Gaiden Black or conkers bad fur day.

People claim the Cube was more powerful that the PS2, yet it doesnt have a single game that looks better than God of War 2, MGS3, Gran Turismo 4 etc. And just because the multiplat RE4 was a tiny bit better than the PS2 version doesnt prove it either. PS2 has more visually stunning games that the cube could not match.

I'm tired of nintendo fans claims of having superior hardware over the previous gens competitors. Its not true.