Will Wii U Change the "Hardcore" Opinion?

If there is a steady supply of mature games for the Wii U, it cannot help, but gather gamers who like such titles.

Why would they go for the Wii U, rather than a Playstation or Xbox?

This is Nintendo's huge advantage, one that the Wii U is set to exploit very well. By far the majority of gamers, "hardcore" or not cut their gaming teeth on a Nintendo machine. Although Nintendo did, at one time, have "hardcore" titles, and some might say they still do, they have also always had the market for children and families sown up tight. The fact that they are known as the "kindergarten" of gaming is a massive strength, not a weakness.

That will continue with the Wii U. We can see many of the features are aimed at parents who want to buy for the family, the ability to play and watch T.V. at the same time is a big one, the touchscreen controller - an interface almost everyone is familiar with, if only through their phones, the design, clearly made not to scare off non-gamers, add to that the Nintendo's rep and already existing user base, massive extended by the Wii, and they will continue to dominate that sector of the market.

Why is that important in bringing mature gamers to the Wii U? Before, all those gamers who grew up playing on a Nintendo machine and wanted to move on to more "mature" titles, had no choice, but to move to a Playstation or Xbox, now they can stay with a manufacturer that they grew with; Nintendo. This is the huge advantage Nintendo have and are now on the verge of exploiting.