With PS4 Announced, Do You Think Wii U Is In Trouble?

[Viral Maze]

It's possible that devs will actually use the Wii U for their multiplat games. It'll no doubt be the easiest to develop for, and the tech won't be vastly far behind like with the Wii, and games on all four platforms will inevitably make more money than games on three.

Even if that doesn't happen, though, third party companies have said that the Wii U is an easy console for them to use and that they see a lot of potential in it. Either way, I have no fear for the Wii U's future.

This is a good point, I didn't even consider this. I can see this being the case at least initially, once the other two consoles are released.
But I don't think it will last. I remember hearing somewhere that the PS4 will be easier to develop for than the PS3 was (Sony's ditching their cell processor, or something), and the next Xbox specs aren't official as of yet, so this could go either way, especially once all three consoles get a few years into their life cycles and developers become more confident with them.

That said, (and to elaborate on my last post) do I think the WiiU will fail? No. I think it will do fine. But to be taken seriously (unlike the Wii was this gen), it needs more 3rd party support, and with lower tech stats it may be hard for it to get that (if not now, then later once the 8th gen is in full swing). It's a toss-up I think, but Nintendo has always been doing 'their thing', and it's worked for them thus far.

 

[JuicieJ]

This is a good point, I didn't even consider this. I can see this being the case at least initially, once the other two consoles are released.
But I don't think it will last. I remember hearing somewhere that the PS4 will be easier to develop for than the PS3 was (Sony's ditching their cell processor, or something), and the next Xbox specs aren't official as of yet, so this could go either way, especially once all three consoles get a few years into their life cycles and developers become more confident with them.

Yeah, that's why I'm only saying it's possible. If developers are smart, though, they'll do it. It'll be the path of least resistance. Less time to develop a game means they can put out more games at a time, and, again, more consoles = more $$$.

 

[Snoober]

thanks for all the feedback guys

 

[Pokemon]

God forbid a console not have a library filled with great third party support and loads of exclusives in its infancy.

Well your cool...
My point is the Wii U doesn't just need to have good games: it needs innovative games that create unheard of game play experiences. The game-pad has huge potential, but I'm afraid that only a small amount of developers will see this and an even smaller amount be able to deliver on this well. And the Wii U needs to have a strong amount of developers jump on the Wii U instead of the PS4/Xbox 720. Yeah cool we'll get first party Nintendo titles (man am I going to call the butt hurt fanboys over here by saying this) but Nintendo never has in the past years (starting with the gamecube) and never will create more innovative experiences with their own innovative hardware than third party developers have. I can already see where this console is going: I'm not basing it off the first months.