Bethesda Hesitant To Develop For Wii U, Satisfied With Current Hardware

It doesn't seem like Nintendo would have made the wii u as unique as they did if they didn't expect developers to balk at the idea of making games for it so I'm sure they won't really care about this.

Yea I don't think Nintendo cares too much. They did the same thing with the Wii.

But look at the Wii, it has the most shovelware on any platform right now. Everyone I know who has a Wii either gave it to kids or it is stored away somewhere collecting dust. There aren't that many good games on the system.

And yet it sold better than the ps3 and the Xbox so what does Nintendo care...

Nintendo better start caring. Everyone thinks that because the Wii sold so many units, Nintendo somehow has the secret console formula. The only reason for the Wii's huge sales numbers were casual gamers, or more precisely, people who have never owned a console and bought a Wii because of the novelty. Well, those people don't play their Wii now, they haven't bought any software in over 3 years, and they sure as hell aren't going the buy a Wii U if their Wii is buried under some shoes in a closet. At the start of this cycle, Everyone thought PS3 would carry the day hands down after PS2's dominance, and those same people thought that the Wii was dead in the water (this person included). I guess what I am trying to say is: a huge number of people who bought a Wii will not be back in the market this cycle (parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles), so unless Nintendo can attract more core gamers and developers like Bethesda, expect another 'Cube.

I know the kind of people you're talking about; the kind who never "owned" a console before the Wii. They are the aging parents of my friends. They WILL buy something like the Wii U assuming it is gimmicky enough to warrant a few hundred bucks (look at wealth distribution in America, 50+ have it to spare) just like they did with the Wii. 20 somethings like myself? Probably not going to buy a gimmick box when we can barely pay for necessities. My friends' retired parents? Definitely will get something like this for tailgating and karaoke night because they're the folks with disposable income and its most likely going to be the cheapest (and will use their old WiiMotes).

I hate that gaming has come to this, but it is obvious that price points are more important than ever when you look at the massive sales of .99 mobile games.

Lol poor PS3 fans.

Kinda partial to XBOX actually

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