With buzz surrounding both Microsoft's and Sony's new consoles, it's looks like the Nintendo will be struggling with its Wii U to compete with in the next-generation system. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo, doesn't see it that way.
Fils-Aime believes that's an "inaccurate narrative" in his interview with Kotaku. When looking at the actual data, the Wii U hasn't been that far behind in sales when compared to the original Wii back in 2006.
"If you look at it from a U.S. perspective, this point in time vs. where we were with the Wii life stage, there's a difference of about 1 to 1.5 million units. Over a potential lifespan over 40 million-plus units, that's not a lot."
The Wii U is currently suffering a software drought with dropped-off third-party support from launch. But as usual, Fils-Aime believes that Nintendo's upcoming first-party titles will push them in the right direction.
"You know, I think by the end of this holiday, after we've launched Wind Waker, after we've launched Donkey Kong Country, after we've launched Mario 3D World, I think we're going to be in a very good position."
This is the same Nintendo that we've known for years now, forcing sales through remakes, rehashes, and very unoriginal remakes of their IPs. Fans like myself even got tired of it, and even though I still supported the Wii in its dying years, there's much more support and excitement for what Sony will do with its upcoming console.
Microsoft may also be in a better position now after getting rid of its online restrictions and all the new IPs that are coming to the Xbox One.
[Source: Kotaku]
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