How Much Is A Wii

Wii U Won't Sell as Well as Wii, Says God of War Creator

Competition in both the casual and core markets will hurt Nintendo.

Outspoken game designer David Jaffe doesn't think that Nintendo is going to be able to match the success it had with the Wii. He thinks that the "perfect storm" that allowed Nintendo to claim the number one spot in this console generation has passed, and the Wii U will only do around half as well.

Jaffe felt that a significant portion of the Wii's install base had purchased it as something other than a gamer device. Moreover, he didn't think that Nintendo had been able to convert enough of these people into gamers to make them go out and buy a new console. He said that the current craze was for devices like Apple's iPad and iPhone, and that the people who traditionally might have been interested in Nintendo's products beyond core gamers were now getting their gaming fix elsewhere.

He also thought that competition from consoles would likely hurt the Wii U in the core market, as gamers had a lot of choice in the field of HD gaming. He made it clear however that he didn't think the Wii U would fail, just that it wouldn't be as successful as its predecessor. He also noted that he had made predictions about Nintendo before - he thought that the PSP was going to blow the DS out of the water - and had been wrong.

Jaffe does make a lot of good points, but there are so many factors that are going to play a part in the success - or failure - of the Wii U and so much that could happen and/or change, we won't know if he's right for years to come.

How Much Life is Left in the Xbox 360?

After that rumor regarding Microsoft announcing their successor to the Xbox 360 at next year’s E3 and the Wii U supposedly starting the next generation early next year, it’s not absurd to think that the 360 could be coming to the end of its life cycle. But don’t go throwing it out just yet – after all, the rumor about the next Xbox is just a rumor and there’s not much information regarding the technical capability of the Wii U console. So let’s start with the Wii U, the next console to arrive on the market. Even if Microsoft does announce their next system in 2012 and even if Sony does, too, the Wii U will have a good head start on both of them. However, given what the specs of the Wii U are likely to be, it will most likely be seriously behind the tech of whatever Microsoft and Sony have in their next systems. That being said, the controller is what was pushed so much at E3, not the actual console. If that rumor regarding TimeSplitters 4 With that in mind, let’s look at the 360. Kinect has no doubt given it some extra legs but that doesn’t apply to everyone and in some aspects it’s really starting to show its age. Games are constantly shipping on multiple disks due to limited space on the DVD format and the PS3 does have more raw power. That power is only now starting to be used by developers, but it is important as it will give the PS3 more life in the long run. The 360 on the other hand does not have that power to rely on, so Microsoft announcing their new console next year does seem very reasonable when you think about it. If the next Xbox is more than two years away, then it will give the PS3 a chance to show off where it’s ahead. However, if Microsoft does announce the 360’s successor next year and release it in the fall or early 2013 then the supposed ten year relevancy of the PS3 will really be put to the test. Sony did keep the PS2 relevant for a good while after they launched the PS3, but does it have enough extra power to stand against both the Wii U and the next Xbox? Only time will tell. David Hufford, senior director of Xbox product management said at CEX last year that the 360 has a lot more time left. He said “ There is no need to launch a new console because we're able to give this console new life either with software upgrades or hardware upgrades like Project Natal. The Xbox 360 was designed for a long life, and I don't even know if we're at the midpoint yet .