The 3DS is fine and dandy at the moment, at least in Japan.
They just released a HOME CONSOLE. They cannot and should not have sent it off as luke-warmly as they did. I have no doubt it will get much much better in the future, but YET AGAIN, this is another missed opportunity for Ninty.
The 3DS is fine in Japan but... This is not about Japan, the 3DS needed (And still sorta needs) a shot in the arm in the West. I can see why they focused on the 3DS, especially with the Wii U selling at a loss out of the gate. I agree that Nintendo should have been pushing the Wii U harder than they are (I've seen no Wii U adverts since Xmas), but it's not hard to see why they haven't yet.
Plus, they don't have the money MS do, I don't think they're capable of a media blitz, not to the extent that MS is. I guess we'll find out soon, if Nintendo don't kick the advertising up a notch the Wii U will be in trouble in a month or two, even without competition.
And I feel all 3 systems will have trouble in the U.K. this gen. We're too focused on Fifa/CoD, and Fifa will be better on the 360/PS3/Wii U for the next 2/3 years, and unless CoD is exclusive, a ton of people will keep buying the current gen versions. Pretty graphics and better online will not be enough, they need a hook, but I don't see what it could be yet.
dat FIFA.
man, it's funny and kinda of sad that you can't see PES in most of Europe charts anymore,the king of football games PS2 era now is nothing, I wonder if Konami can even return to the game next gen.
I've got to give credit to EA as to how well they took Pro's #1 spot. The fact that Pro has sucked since the jump to PS3/360, while Fifa gets better every year hasn't helped Pro though.