In sharp contrast to Playstation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo's Wii U console has sold substantially less than expected prior to its release, and according to company veteran Shigeru Miyamoto the reason is twofold:
"Unfortunately with our latest system, the Wii U, the price point was one that ended up getting a little higher than we wanted", Miyamoto told NPPR, before moving on to a perhaps even more important point. The competition from tablets and other mobile devices:
"I think unfortunately what ended up happening was that tablets themselves appeared in the marketplace and evolved very, very rapidly, and unfortunately the Wii U system launched at a time where the uniqueness of those features were perhaps not as strong as they were when we had first begun developing them".
However, the endeavor has not scared Nintendo off, as the company remains confident in delivering both unique and affordable entertainment systems. The firm's working towards the official announcement of Nintendo NX, which was recently confirmed as a stationary home console.
"After Wii U, we're hoping that next time it will be a very big hit", Miyamoto concluded.
"Unfortunately with our latest system, the Wii U, the price point was one that ended up getting a little higher than we wanted", Miyamoto told NPPR, before moving on to a perhaps even more important point. The competition from tablets and other mobile devices:
"I think unfortunately what ended up happening was that tablets themselves appeared in the marketplace and evolved very, very rapidly, and unfortunately the Wii U system launched at a time where the uniqueness of those features were perhaps not as strong as they were when we had first begun developing them".
However, the endeavor has not scared Nintendo off, as the company remains confident in delivering both unique and affordable entertainment systems. The firm's working towards the official announcement of Nintendo NX, which was recently confirmed as a stationary home console.
"After Wii U, we're hoping that next time it will be a very big hit", Miyamoto concluded.
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