Anyways...with the new generation of consoles being right around the corner, Nintendo has decided to show their faces first this time, entering the eighth console generation, first with the Nintendo 3DS (which I hardly count as a new generation.. >_>), and once again with the Wii U.
Nintendo's strategy so far seems like they're doing minor changes to their previous hardware, such as the 3DS and the myriad of other DS portable systems...The Wii U initially seemed like an extra peripheral for the Wii; while I still believe it's somewhat of an extra gimmick, it does have some added value. My problem, and many others, with the Wii, was based on the selection of games available for the system; I wouldn't buy a console if all I can do play clean, family oriented games (by myself). There are a few gems within the bunch, mainly continuations of previous popular Nintendo exclusives, such as the Super Smash Brothers series and the Legend of Zelda Series, which lasted a small period of time. Most gamers older than around 14 will generally gravitate towards more hardcore, violent games, such as the ridiculous amounts of first-person shooters (FPS) not-as-present on the Wii. Perhaps the lack of FPS's on the Wii can be attributed to the weaker hardware of the Wii; Black Ops will look noticeably worse on Wii than the Xbox, leading to more sales for Xbox than Wii.
Despite having an inferior game selection (again, my opinion), the Wii still manages to outsell both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Using data from http://www.vgchartz.com/, the global sales chart shows the Wii with 95 Million sales, versus 64.9 million Xbox 360 sales, and 61.1 million PlayStation 3 sales. The simplistic appeal of the Wii lies within its gimmicky motion gameplay, even though both the other current home consoles have their own versions of motion gameplay.
Wow...off-topicness is off topic...
Back to the Wii U, if Nintendo was previously building small improvements into their consoles, I would be EXTREMELY disappointed with the Wii U being a simple improvement of the Wii. Thankfully, hardware has been improved, although to what extent, I'm not sure of...hopefully an adequate amount...
The main difference from the Wii, however, is the new controller, which is similar to a portable console screen...thingy. The controller sports a nice 6(ish) inch screen with touch capability; take a stereotypical game controller, and then put a giant screen in the middle of the controller; you then have the basic Wii U controller. Of course, it's not that simple, and the Wii U controller has the same motion capability as its Wii parent controllers.
Tablet. Controller.
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