Nintendo's NX Console Is Not A Successor To Wii U

[IInuyasha74]

I don't really agree that the Wii U has been a failure. The console has definitely struggled to compete, but that doesn't necessarily mean it hasn't been profitable. According to Nintendo's last financial report:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160427e.pdf

To date, Nintendo has sold 12.8 million Wii U consoles, and sold over 84 million software titles for it. The financial statement shows that the company was profitable both throughout 2014 and 2015. Part of the Wii U's performance in the market is because it has more exclusive game titles than any other console on the market, which has helped it stay afloat. As such, it doesn't seem accurate to say that the Wii U has been a failure or that it hasn't been profitable, when that simply isn't true.

It is accurate, however, to say that it has not been particularly successful, because the other competing game consoles have performed much better in the market and achieved higher sales figures than the Wii U in a shorter period of time. But, a game console doesn't necessarily need to be the best system on the market to turn a profit and keep the company in business.

The performance of the NX console in the market will be crucial to Nintendo's position in the industry over the next few years, however, as the financial report also shows that the company pulled a significantly lower profit this year than it did last year. This means that Nintendo's market position is weakening, and it needs the new console to keep it in the game.

 

[Sami 1999]

They probably will Release the NX console with Ps4-Xbone gen graphics just a year or two before Ps5/Xbone2 and Next Gen PC GPU comes. Thats what they did with Wii, Wii U. Always a generation behind. Gamecube was their last best console so far.

 

[sh4dow83]

"... a new gaming experience" - Oooh, does that mean that the vitality sensor will finally become a reality?!

 

[game junky]

The early concepts they talked about where the controller was your mobile console similar to the PS Vita to the PS3 was intriguing. Not sure how well they'll deliver on the concept but it was interesting, I will give them that.

I think they'll need to be able to playback the graphical quality at the very least at the same quality as the Xbox One and PS4. Doesn't buy them any hardcore gamers but it at least makes it not stand out as being outdated right out of the box (though with Xbox One and PS4 refreshes in the works within the next year, that might be the case anyway).

I like that they're not rolling over and their strategy to not try to be better in terms of visual quality is probably their only option without going bankrupt trying to get back into the digital arms race. It would have been nice if they would have brought us a new version of Nintendo VR but that ship has sailed.

Maybe their controller and gameplay will win us over the way it did with the original Wii. Only time will tell

 

[Dayne_87]

I'll be watching the NX closely to see what form it takes. In the next couple of years I want to buy a console that is family-friendly, with games my young children (3 1/2 years old and a 2 month old) can play as they grow up, together or with my wife and I. So when it comes to family friendly, Nintendo seems the only option. The only "family friendly" game I found on X1 was Zoo Tycoon, whereas Mario and many other titles are family friendly on Nintendo, and pretty easy to pick up for kids, I imagine.

 

[lancelot123]

They said the DS wasn't replacing the Gameboy. It was supposed to be a third pillar to go along side their home consoles and Gameboys. How did that turn out?

 

[dankcik09]

i just bought the wii u off craigslist. littles like mario kart, zelda, mario party, mario 3d are just hard to pass up.

 

[emayekayee]

Bought a Wii U, day one. One of the reasons was the promise of great games. The Wii U, has failed to provide. Any article about the "10 best games on Wii U" could probably be called "Here's the only games worth owning on the Wii U" no Zelda, no animal crossing. Mario Kart, Pikmin, and Smash bros offered tons of extra content, but none of those games captivated me. In the end, Lego City Undercover and Xenoblade we're the only third party games worth digging into, and both of those succeed in spite of obvious hardware limitations.