News about Wii
Wii U less powerful than Xbox360 and Ps3?
The Wii U was previously rumored to be twice as powerful as the Xbox 360 but a new report on Monday has sources who say that Nintendo's new console isn't up to par with current generation competitors.
Anonymous developers speaking with GameIndustry.biz claim that the Wii U is not as powerful as with the PS3 or Xbox.
"No, it's not up to the same level as the PS3 or the 360," said one developer with experience working on the Wii U. "The graphics are just not as powerful."
Another developer claimed, "It doesn't produce graphics as well as the PS3 or the 360. There aren't as many shaders, it's not as capable. Sure, some things are better, mostly as a result of it being a more modern design. But overall the Wii U just can't quite keep up."
Nintendo has not been known for trying to best the its competitors in the graphics department for the last couple of generations so this is not particularly surprising. The big hook with the Wii U is the new tablet controller. That addition alone will affect the component costs of the new console and how much Nintendo is able to spend on graphics and processing power.
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Anonymous developers speaking with GameIndustry.biz claim that the Wii U is not as powerful as with the PS3 or Xbox.
"No, it's not up to the same level as the PS3 or the 360," said one developer with experience working on the Wii U. "The graphics are just not as powerful."
Another developer claimed, "It doesn't produce graphics as well as the PS3 or the 360. There aren't as many shaders, it's not as capable. Sure, some things are better, mostly as a result of it being a more modern design. But overall the Wii U just can't quite keep up."
Nintendo has not been known for trying to best the its competitors in the graphics department for the last couple of generations so this is not particularly surprising. The big hook with the Wii U is the new tablet controller. That addition alone will affect the component costs of the new console and how much Nintendo is able to spend on graphics and processing power.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Report: Wii U less powerful than PS3 or Xbox 360 - National Console Gaming | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/console-gaming-in-national/report-wii-u-less-powerful-than-ps3-or-xbox-360#ixzz1qvM5ccEC
Wii U unable to save the Wii...?
believe (and please feel free to disagree) that a large portion of the Wii audience comprised casual gamers--those who bought one or two games a year the first two years, then put the Wii aside--and that those casual gamers moved on to another platform. The "other" platform may have been Facebook games, smart phone games, tablet games, or one of the other consoles, but once they moved on, they are not likely to come back.
At the same time, I believe (again, please feel free to disagree) that the growth of smart phones and tablets has attracted many potential dedicated handheld game customers, and these people also are unlikely to come back to either 3DS or PS Vita.
Summing this up, I think the addressable market for the Wii U is around half of the market for the Wii, and I think Microsoft and Sony will compete for a portion of that market if the Wii U is priced too high. I think that the dedicated handheld market is permanently impacted by smart phones and tablets, and think that Nintendo's addressable market is probably also half of its former market.
Nintendo is in disarray because they waited too long to launch the Wii U. I know that this sounds like (and is) sour grapes because they didn't launch the Wii HD in 2009 or 2010 as I "predicted". They should have, and because they didn't, the decline in Wii and DS hardware and software sales drove them into generating LOSSES. For those of you who aren't financial analysts, losses mean that the company is worth less than it was before. Nintendo stock has dropped by over 80% in the last few years, and the market has appreciated over the same period. I'm paid to advise investors, and none have made a profit owning Nintendo stock. I don't think that many will make a profit over the next few years, because I don't think Nintendo's strategy will return them to profitability.
At the same time, I believe (again, please feel free to disagree) that the growth of smart phones and tablets has attracted many potential dedicated handheld game customers, and these people also are unlikely to come back to either 3DS or PS Vita.
Summing this up, I think the addressable market for the Wii U is around half of the market for the Wii, and I think Microsoft and Sony will compete for a portion of that market if the Wii U is priced too high. I think that the dedicated handheld market is permanently impacted by smart phones and tablets, and think that Nintendo's addressable market is probably also half of its former market.
Nintendo is in disarray because they waited too long to launch the Wii U. I know that this sounds like (and is) sour grapes because they didn't launch the Wii HD in 2009 or 2010 as I "predicted". They should have, and because they didn't, the decline in Wii and DS hardware and software sales drove them into generating LOSSES. For those of you who aren't financial analysts, losses mean that the company is worth less than it was before. Nintendo stock has dropped by over 80% in the last few years, and the market has appreciated over the same period. I'm paid to advise investors, and none have made a profit owning Nintendo stock. I don't think that many will make a profit over the next few years, because I don't think Nintendo's strategy will return them to profitability.