In actual fact, this huge profit is probably the reason why Nintendo would once again make a limp wristed system. They made a toybox with a CPU for nigh on free, slapped a Wii badge on it sold it for a (knowing Nintendo probably substantial) profit and watched their bank account exponentially grow. Why not do the same thing again?
As long as the dollars roll in, who cares about the loyal followers who were there through the hard times. If the average joe will pay them for toybox 0.5 with a shiny new gimmick than thats fine.
That is what worries me the most. We keep hearing that the true follower is getting looked after, but nothing ever materializes except for the expected sequels.
Oh I agree here. I got bored and fed up with the Wii 3 years ago. Yes, I've bought the occasional game here or there, but nothing like what I buy for the PS3 or PC.
I've always bought the Nintendo system each generation first. This time, I am definitely waiting, especially if the system is only slightly more powerful than the PS360.
I'm afraid Nintendo will only think about their profit margins and try to cater once again only to the "casual" demographic. I'm worried they will still leave things out of the WiiU that are standard with the PS360 because it wouldn't benefit them monetarily. I'm worried they will gimp the system to make sure they make a profit at launch on the system itself.
I'm also worried they'll never release a true Pokemon MMO for a home console (though I've only bought one Pokemon game, the original Blue).
But I'd still like to make money like they do, even when they are considered a failure. The GC was the worst selling system for them and that generation, yet they made more money than Sony and M$ during those years (partly because of the GBA, but they weren't losing money on the GC either).
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