Mon, Feb 18, 2013 | 21:19 GMT
Wii U was a mistake that Nintendo may not be able to recover from, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.
It comes as Wii U software sales only accounted for 1.6% of the UK?s total games market spend in January.
Pachter has since labelled the UK games market ?a joke?, due to the ferocity of retailers under-cutting each other for a guaranteed sale.
Speaking with GamesBeat, Pachter said, ?I think [Nintendo] misfired on the Wii U. It?s just not that different from the other two [existing] consoles, and the gameplay isn?t as unique as the Wii. They made a mistake, it?s something they probably can?t recover from.
?I think they have made a costly mistake. And their handheld business can?t save them in the face of cannibalization from smartphones and tablets.?
As a comparison, GamesBeat offers that Nintendo failed to sell over 100,000 Wii U consoles in the US through January, while some 281,000 Xbox 360 consoles were shifted by rival Microsoft in the region.
The site adds that Wii U console sales in the US are currently down 38% on the original Wii.
What do you make of Nintendo?s situation and the performance of Wii U so far?
Thanks Destructoid.
Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/18/pachter-deems-wii-u-a-mistake-nintendo-cant-recover-from/
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