Re:My Prescription for Nintendo
by wvenable on Sunday January 26, 2014 @02:15AM
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The flaw with this analysis that it pins too much on the success of the Wii. The Wii was really a fluke. The problems that plagued the Gamecube also plagued the Wii and now the Wii U. The temporary novelty of motion controls sold a massive amount of consoles but those consoles are now mostly collecting dust. Both the PS3 and XBox 360 eventually caught up a sold more units.
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You mean the PS3 and 360 combined eventually caught up.
The stated strategy of innovative hardware is a hit-maker, the Wii nailed it. If it's a fluke, the DS wouldn't be where it is today. There is a history of intent and delivery, anyone betting against that is a fool in my opinion.
To be precise, the PS3 and 360 each sold around 80 million and the Wii around 100 million.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_...