<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Malstrom's Articles News]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[seanmalstrom]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://seanmalstrom.wordpress.com/author/seanmalstrom/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Nintendo’s Fils-Aime Expects Wii U’s Killer App to Be Social&nbsp;Networking]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Reggie Fils-aime says <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20121002/nintendos-fils-aime-expects-wii-us-killer-app-to-be-social-networking/?refcat=news">he expects Wii U&#8217;s killer app to be social networking</a>.</p>
<p>Remember when killer apps used to be <em>games</em>?</p>
<p>This shows how badly the Wii U will perform. When the Wii was released, Reggie-Fils-Aime was saying &#8220;It&#8217;s the games and nothing but the games&#8221; while showing off Wii Sports and Twilight Princess. Today, it is &#8216;TViiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii&#8217; or &#8216;Mii Verse&#8217;. Yeah, this console has serious problems.</p>
<p>You know, I want to know how things are considered &#8216;smart&#8217; in the Game Industry. Somehow, we have people in the Game Industry who think the &#8216;killer app&#8217; for their game console will be a non-gaming function. These people are declared smart and what they say are said to be smart.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been around for every game generation, and one thing always remains constant: games are what sells game consoles. Not &#8216;social networking&#8217;. Not &#8216;DVD playback&#8217;. Not &#8216;Blu-Ray playback&#8217;. Not &#8216;Twitter&#8217;. Games.</p>
<p>Wii U will sell or not sell because of the games. It is that simple. If there is going to be a killer app for the Wii U, it is going to be a <em>game</em>.</p>
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