It was going to be their ' third pillar,' another portable system that would coexist alongside their other hardware. In 2004, Nintendo announced the DS, and positioned it as a complement to the Game Boy Advance and GameCube. First, let's take a look back at history. Could Nintendo build an entire platform around the likes of Wii Fit?īut I'm getting ahead of myself. An idea much more in-demand than their ill-advised tablet controller, and one that could propel the company to the same heights it enjoyed during the peak years of the Wii. Iwata said, “When we use ‘health’ as a keyword, some may inevitably think about ‘Wii Fit.’ However, we are considering themes that we have not incorporated to games for our existing platforms.' But what if Nintendo has much grander plans for this mysterious device than they're letting on? This could be Nintendo's next big idea. According to CEO Satoru Iwata, whatever the QOL platform is, it will be entirely separate from their gaming ventures. Nintendo wants to improve people's lives in some indeterminate way-using non-wearable technology-and is going to introduce this nebulous product some time next year. No one knows what to make of Nintendo's proposed QOL initiative, partly because we know almost nothing about it. I believe Nintendo has reconciled itself to that fact, and has already planned a way to bail from this sinking ship.Įnter the ' quality of life' (QOL) platform. Though such moves might help Nintendo in the short term, they would be mere Band-Aids on an open wound. What if Nintendo no longer bundled it with the expensive GamePad? Or partnered with outside studios willing to create exclusive games for the Wii U? Then maybe the system wouldn't lag so far behind its competitors. It's the depressing reality in which we live, and one that has caused us to think up ways to improve the console's fate. The Wii U is performing dismally at retail.

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