75% of Gamers "Not Interested" In Wii U

[HamburgerBandit]

Seventy-five percent of “current gamers” are not interested in purchasing Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console, according to a poll at online discount aggregator Dealnews.

The survey, which collected the opinions of 1,551 people, also found that 64 percent of current Wii owners are not interested in the new hardware. These results do not bode well for the system’s launch this fall, and Nintendo is counting on the Wii U to help it recover from a disappointing financial year in which the weakened value of the yen, a costly price cut for its portable 3DS system, and dwindling Wii sales resulted in the console maker’s first annual operating loss in company history.

Nintendo revealed the Wii U at 2011′s Electronic Entertainment Expo, and public reactions were mixed. News that the console will only support one of its tablet-style controllers at a time (the company has since claimed it is working on that) and rely on flash memory for data storage rather than an industry-standard internal hard drive overshadowed assurances that the Wii U will have broad third-party developer support and greater appeal to core gamers than the “family-friendly” Wii.

First Link

http://venturebeat.c...ho-wants-a-wii/

Second Link

http://www.neogaf.co...ad.php?t=473509

 

[ZaeZae64]

They're always doomed.
http://www.isnintendodoomed.com/

 

[Deleted_171835]

>online poll

 

[Hop2089]

This Nintendo is doomed stuff is a greater overreaction than when I speak about social games, sure interest in Wii-U right now is terrible, the Wii-U has it's problems, but when it starts getting decent games I expect the 75% disapproval to go way down.

 

[The Catboy]

Nintendo is always doomed every year. They have been around for 120 years, do you think this is their first time struggling?
Also online polls aren't an accurate source of information.

 

[prowler]

i have my phone thanks but no thanks nintendo

 

[gamefan5]

This Nintendo is doomed stuff is a greater overreaction than when I speak about social games, sure interest in Wii-U right now is terrible, the Wii-U has it's problems, but when it starts getting decent games I expect the 75% disapproval to go way down.

Perhaps. Tbh, I'm one of those who aren't interested in the WiiU.

 

[Centrix]

oh, um who are they again? lol seriously who cares what they have to say...oh no 3DS won't sell Nintendo is Doomed Wii isn't going to sell its doomed need I say more!

 

[Clarky]

yet again, who actually knows enough about the wii u to make a decision yet? we only know a few small bits of information right now

 

[RupeeClock]

If you didn't already know, NeoGAF have been known to be an incredibly Sony-biased website, absurd Pro-Sony propoganda.

 

[Gahars]

To be entirely fair, Nintendo does have an E3 conference coming up. If they want to make up for last time, and leave people with an urge to buy their new console, that will be their chance to do it.

 

[gloweyjoey]

>online poll

From Dealnews.......where everyday is Black Friday.

Give me a break, trolololol

 

[prowler]

If you didn't already know, NeoGAF have been known to be an incredibly Sony-biased website, absurd Pro-Sony propoganda.

If you didn't already know, that's not true. It's called joking and you should feel ashamed for taking it personally.

 

[Forstride]

It's even funnier when the current poll in the news article shows the opposite.

EDIT: The article on venturebeat that is.

 

[Janthran]

That's because 75% of "gamers" are CODfags and Nintendo focuses on GAMEPLAY.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Check the source in the OP. At this very moment, almost 1000 voted on their poll, and the results is just over 67% of voters want a Wii U. No kidding.

 

[HamburgerBandit]

If you didn't already know, NeoGAF have been known to be an incredibly Sony-biased website, absurd Pro-Sony propoganda.

If you didn't already know, that's not true. It's called joking and you should feel ashamed for taking it personally.

>Implying fanboys aren't %100 serious

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Yes, yes. Nintendo is doomed, the next pope will be a strawberry pop-tart, and tonight, rainbow chrysanthemums will bloom from my anus.

 

[pokefloote]

i just don't know anything about the wii-u and neither does anyone else so polls at this point are stupid.

 

[Fishaman P]

i just don't know anything about the wii-u and neither does anyone else so polls at this point are stupid.

You mean except for the console design, controller design, and hardware specs?