Wii U: Nintendo goes the way of the Sega

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Wii U: Nintendo goes the way of the Sega

Added: 07.01.2014 13:16 | 8 views | 0 comments

When innovation becomes gimmickry, a rich history lapses into nostalgia, and eccentricity becomes old hat. Im talking, of course, about legendary games company Nintendo, who have followed up the epochal Wii with the abysmal Wii U. How abysmal is abysmal? The sales speak for themselves the Wii U sold less than half a million in its first month, compared to the Xbox One and PS4s million in a day. Even worse, in the first quarter of this financial year, even the seven-year-old Wii outsold the Wii U. But just what is a Wii U, and why is it Nintendos biggest joke since the Virtual Boy?