Apparently Nintendo’s Wii U is not a next generation console, according to games analyst Michael Pachter. Â Pachter explained the console due to be released in 2012 as “an Xbox 360 with a tablet controller and is likely going to come out at a higher price point than the 360 at the time.”
“Their next gen system is a current gen system,” says Pachter. Â Early rumors about hardware specs for the Wii U put it somewhere at parity or a little bit more powerful than current systems.
For those that are wondering if Microsoft and Sony are worried about the competition? Â Pachter doesn’t think Microsoft or Sony really care much at all about the imminent release. Â “Microsoft especially is not afraid of the Wii U.”
Yesterday, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime announced that Nintendo is not worried about what the compeition is doing, and is ready to expand the Nintendo console userbase with the Wii U.