I just want to say that you must be pretty blind to not know that Nintendo was in fact Competing with the WiiU.
These were the Games Available to you at launch if you bought a WiiU.
Games for that "Hardcore" Crowd
- Assassin's Creed III
- Batman Arkham City
- Call of Duty Black Ops II
- Darksiders II
- Mass Effect 3
- NBA 2K13
- Fifa 13
- Madden NFL 13
- Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- ZombiU
- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
Games aimed for Kids
- Disney Epic Mickey 2
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- Scribblenauts Unlimited
- Skylanders Giants
- Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed
- Transformers Prime
- Rabbids Land
- Tank! Tank! Tank!
Games for Casuals
- EA Sports Connection
- Game Party Champions
- Just Dance 4
- Nintendo Land
- Sing Party
- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
- Wipeout: the Game 3
Downloads
- Chasing Aurora
- Might Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
- Nano Assault Neo
- Trine 2: Director's Cut
- Little Inferno
Look at that! The "Hardcore" Category has 12 games in it! You can argue all you want on these categories, but I've labeled them as I see them. The WiiU was well made for the "Hardcore" Market.
What Happened? Nintendo didn't market to the Hardcore market through commercials. They showed off the Wrong games. They showed off Sing Party!, New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land and a game that wasn't going to be hitting Stores till later that following Spring! had they put more emphasis on Call of Duty Black Ops II with the neat Split Screen option where each player has their own screen that could have been a selling point! or maybe put more advertisement on Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge! wasn't that funded by Nintendo? at least they published it!
Then again maybe Nintendo thought the "Hardcore" already knew about the WiiU and the games for them, after all that Advertising they did Online, with the Directs and The Press Conferences. Did you all forget about that Conference they had where Bayonetta 2 was unveiled?
Nintendo was aiming for the "Hardcore" Crowd. The Xbox 360 and PS3 Crowd.
What Happened? You can say that Nintendo happened, and most of all......YOU happened.
You didn't buy into Nintendo's Sale's Pitch. You didn't like the Console they made. You didn't even want the games they gave out, simply because they're available else where.
Would this have been avoided if Nintendo made a more capable console? Maybe or Maybe not, who knows? But from what it stands is that Nintendo made a console and made sure there were games for everyone especially for that "Hardcore" Crowd and No one bought into it and Nintendo is now paying the price.
That's that.
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