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WiiU Reactions

The community gives their impressions on Nintendo's new console.

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OllieBoy5459d ago

Yeah, not excited at all for it.

Sanii5459d ago

It all comes down to the price to be honest

Yi-Long5459d ago

... I guess I'll have lots of time to work through my backlog of games...

captain-obvious5459d ago

they Fucked it up when they only showed the controller for the whole conference

and after that rigge says in GT interview (after the conference) and said " its only a box "

WTF

Nintendo could have easily won the Whole thing
but no they confused everyone
i though it was a wii controller lol

I_find_it_funny5459d ago (Edited 5459d ago )

F A I L

2012 - Wii U launch with HD
2013 - PS4/next Xbx
2013 - Nintendo still inferior a year after launch, 3rd party support gone

Information Minister5459d ago

It's not just about price. Nintendo knows they have the casual market, so now they are aiming for the core gamers, where the PS3 and 360 dominate. But even with massive 3rd party support and even if the games look slightly better and run smoother, I don't see gamers jumping ship from Sony/Microsoft to a system with a few obvious shortcomings: no HDD, proprietary optical discs, an online infrastructure that is years behind the competition. And that's considering that the WiiU (sigh) won't be much more expensive than the 360/PS3.

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EYEamNUMBER15459d ago

i can't be excited or disappointed in it because THEY DIDN'T REVEAL THE CONSOLE they showed its controller yes but they actually didn't show the console itself or what it can or will do

they were just focusing on the new control

NLGSean5459d ago

They DID show the console... It was sitting next to the TV the whole time the promo video was playing... It looks like a rounded Wii system.. Pictures are also online.

EYEamNUMBER15459d ago

no they didn't reveal the console they didn't show what it could do all the 3rd party footage was from 360 footage and they just had it hidden in the back

so they didn't actually reveal it they didn't actually reveal anything but the controller

Pacman3215459d ago

I honestly thought that the controller was just an add on to the Wii, strange that they hardly showed the new console or even talked about it.

kneon5459d ago

Maybe the console really is just a beefed up Wii and once again their focus is on the controller.

juggulator5459d ago

Reggie said that the console is 'just a box'. The whole focus seems to be on the controller.

Shadow Flare5459d ago

WiiU ranks as one of the worst names I think I've ever seen on a console

Pixel_Enemy5459d ago

PiiU. That console smells of something rank

etowntwo5459d ago

Vida would be the worst

Why o why5459d ago (Edited 5459d ago )

etowntwo

anything sony would be the worst for you....You'd hate the name 'sun' if you thought sony had anything to do with its inception

Off topic
Still a great pic though. not a perfect a55 but good enough for a lamb shank

On topic
Sony or Nintendo for the top. Not sure how many games Nintendo actually showed but they were raining exclusives. I wish sony showed more...I wish MS showed some. Its down to which games appeal to each of us. On the hardware front it seems most are underwhelmed with what wii U showed. It really does seem like a console that has just caught up to where the 360 and ps3 are. The vita was so so solid. In retrospect it was probably one of this e3s saving graces

Tony P5459d ago

My first reaction tbh was utter confusion. They presented it in an odd way and didn't even mention the console itself.

Now, as more details roll in, it's like Nintendo's attempt at playing catch-up. Plus a funky controller.

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Prcko5459d ago

gonna buy only if price is around 100$ , won't give more for this

VampiricDragon5459d ago

you do realize thats just the controller. There is a console

L6RD7BLU35459d ago

"THANK YOU!" don't know how many times they said CONTROLLER.

Muitnorts5459d ago

You might be able to buy the controller for $100...

TrevorPhillips5459d ago

No thank you. However, I will get it for my baby nephew.

Sanii5459d ago

If it costs more than 100, it may be a bit too expensive of a toy for the young ones

CaptainPunch5459d ago

Pretty upset they never SHOWED any game demos, I mean come on!

VampiricDragon5459d ago (Edited 5459d ago )

This is 2 years out dude.

Wait till next E3

They announced smash bros and showed shots of a new mario title

Thats all thats needed this far out.

Your all expecting the world here;.

LOGICWINS5459d ago (Edited 5459d ago )

But thats whats odd about it. There talking about releasing Arkham City and Assassin's Creed..but won't the PS3/360 counterparts of these games be available a FULL year before the Wii U versions?

By the time Wii U comes out..these games will be a year old.

Series_IIa5459d ago (Edited 5459d ago )

@VampiricDragon

So, game companies create games for a system years before the system is even out... They came unprepared and shot themselves in the foot.

Disccordia5459d ago

This was kinda lame. They didn't actually announce smash bros. as such just that they will probably make it after kid icarus. I mean what sort of announcement is that?

Just imagine Kojima saying "after I finish work on the hd collection I might do mgs5 if I can be bothered". What's the point?

And John Riccotello was humourous. Despite what people think he never actually announced ANYTHING for WiiU. "imagine what this controller could do for bf3" does not mean bf3 was announced. He whole speech seemed rather vague and hollow. Nintendo had the chance to start the next gen with a bang here but instead it just seemed like they were just catching up to the current gen.

GiggMan5459d ago (Edited 5459d ago )

It's almost like they didn't have anything relevant to show for the Wii so they decided to show WiiU too early.

They should have waited for TGS or next E3 to show their new console (yes console not controller) with more detail.

tigertron5459d ago

From what I've seen so far (and its not been clear), and if this was a pitch on Dragon's Den...I'd have to say "sorry, I'm out".

Still, we shall see at the TGS or next year's E3 if it has potential.

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Relientk7747d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer72d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi71d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure70d ago (Edited 70d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer72d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot71d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box71d ago (Edited 71d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno71d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay71d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno70d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK70d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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