Quote Originally Posted by Trent View Post
Have you considered that not everyone has the same expectations and requirements as you? My PS3 currently serves the following roles: game console, DVD player, BluRay player, occasional internet browser and streaming device for both movies and pictures, music, etc. it currently sits in a little cabinet next to my stereo. There is no room for anything else. Considering that most people want these to double as a media centre these days it's not to much to ask that they include these features. It in no way compromises the console. The games are still the same, the controller stays the same, the price may go up a little but that would be easily offset by the increased number units they would shift, which would do nothing but good things for everyone.

I don't want to buy a Wii U then still have to cough up for a BluRay/DVD player. I don't want to fiddle around buying and setting up a media server/streaming device. I don't care about surround sound but Kup does. And all the Wii U's competitors easily cater to all of those things.

I considered buying a PS4 for $400 on eBay the other day. They haven't been out that long so there will be future opportunities to get them for less. Nintendo are slowly killing themselves by refusing to listen to what consumers want and instead telling them what they want. Look at their sales figures and tell me if that's working out for them?

Games are another thing. Do you know why I want one? Mario Kart and Smash Bros. That's it. I can't say I've seen anything else that interests me.

I want a Wii U. I may still get one. But I don't want one enough to reorganize my entire entertainment system for it and spend more money on top of that to get back to where my PS3 is now

/rant
I do the same thing with my PS3. I use it for DVD/Blurays and as a streaming media box. It is actually awesome at all that and honestly, I probably have a lot more time clocked on it on that than games.

Buying a Bluray player for $100 when you already have a PS3? Sorry but that is ridiculously redundant and very silly.

The Wii-U should offer those Media features. As mentioned by Trent, they would help boost their sales and actually help them to have some entertainment dominance. Some people may even rationalize 'Why should I buy a PS4 when I already have a Wii U that plays Bluerays/DvDs/etc?'

Nintendo is digging themselves into a hole although they are sitting on an Ace card they have no idea how to use.

Imagine what would happen if the Wii U was a Media machine that not only played Bluerays but also played Nintendo games? F**k, it would be meltdown in sales, they would not be able to keep up.