The Nintendo Wii and Wii U are facing some tough competition as gamers move to playing games on Facebook, smartphones and iPads. Many that purchased a Wii when it first came out, bought because it was something new and brought the family together. The new Nintendo Wii console doesn’t do much else than that, there isn’t enough “new” in the console to prompt gamers to purchase it. The Nintendo Wii U might be a little too late for some, as it doesn’t really add more value than playing games on the iPhone, iPad or Facebook.
Nintendo caters to a young crowd, the same crowd that Facebook games or younger smartphone users, making it more important to wow the crowd to gain the popularity back from other companies. Games like “Angry Birds” and “Farmville” are taking over with all age groups. Nintendo is going to release the Wii U soon, but a price has not been announced yet.
The Wii U is basically a controller for the Nintendo Wii console, that allows a user to connect to the Wii on a 6.2-inch touch screen flat tablet looking unit. Users can also transfer content back and forth from Wii to the controller via a wireless connection.
If Nintendo wants to compete with other handheld, smartphone, or browser based games it is really going to have get back on track, target their user base and bring something new and interesting to the tablet. With market share that has already fallen 13 percent since E3, Nintendo doesn’t have much more to lose.
