9 Reasons Why The Nintendo Wii U Was A Commercial Flop
3. Lack Of Features Beyond Gaming
Nintendo maintains that consoles should be about games first and foremost, and while that’s true, they shouldn’t neglect other areas almost entirely.
Most of us can live without DVD and Blu-Ray playback as we have other devices that are more than capable of this, but with a PS4 or Xbox One under your TV, additional boxes for your media needs are strictly optional.
Nintendo’s lacklustre online service is the crux of the problem, lagging behind not only the previous-gen PS3 and Xbox 360, but even more casual gaming systems like the Nvidia Shield.
Services like music streaming and video on demand are becoming increasingly important to console buyers as these industries grow in prominence, and with the Wii U offering only a handful of such apps, this has become yet another area where Nintendo is lagging behind the competition.