![]() ![]() ![]() So what do you believe can be attributed to their success?Īnd the answer isn't low-cost hardware. > It certainly seems like Nintendo's biggest success stories don't center around unparalleled technical specs. They really skimped on the latter, even our toasters can play DVDs these days. Resolution, performance, even DVD playback. looked at their Wii and said, "Yes, I'm satisfied that this is 480p when literally everything else on the market is 1080p".Ī lot of people had expectations going in that were not realized because they were just kind of expected as standard, and Nintendo failed to deliver. ![]() > Given the Wii's success it seems clear that they didn't need to compete on the hardware level to be successfulĪgain, several factors involved, even Nintendo was surprised by their success. For example, Nintendo tends to get its customer base wrong and often doesn't engage in the kind of hype that Sony and Microsoft do because Nintendo isn't trying to bleed people dry. > That power didn't translate into sales.Ĭertainly, but I think there are a lot of factors at play for why the GCN didn't do well. Rather, low cost hardware that's used really well. It certainly seems like Nintendo's biggest success stories don't center around unparalleled technical specs. And seeing how competing on hardware hasn't worked out for them (terribly well) in the past it's arguably not a good strategy for them to continue. Given the Wii's success it seems clear that they didn't need to compete on the hardware level to be successful. >Unfortunately, Nintendo thought it was a good idea to barely increase GPU performance between generations and with the Wii we basically got a Gamecube V2 instead of a console that actually competed with the new generation on a hardware level. But the Wii sold more units than the Xbox360 or the PS3. The GameCube sold ~1/8th as many units as the PS2. The N64 sold 1/3 as many units as the PSOne. Nintendo has released consoles with enough power to best all or some competition previously, in the form of the N64 and the GameCube. ![]() But the Wii sold ~100 million units and was an unqualified success. Far fewer than any other Nintendo console up until that point, only the WiiU has sold worse. Right and the GameCube sold ~20 million units, which is abysmal for Nintendo. ![]()
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