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New Wii loses backwards compatibility

Nintendo has cut backwards compatibility from the just-announced Wii redesign.

The new-look Wii redesign will no longer support GameCube games or hardware, the company has confirmed.

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Genius155389d ago

Wii Slim? The Wii is already pretty small IMO. Anything smaller and it may as well be a handheld.

Not too happy about the Wii losing backwards compatibility, but at least I already have my Wii which plays Gamecube games.

Dramscus5389d ago

How do they take the backwards compatibility out of it. I thought it was essentially a gamecube in a rectangle.

Venoxn4g5389d ago

bad move, Nintendo, bad move... One of the reasons I bought a Wii was GC BC

Genius155389d ago

But most people who have Gamecube games to play already have a Wii anyway...plus it will reduce costs for the system, so Nintendo may be able to cut the Wii price if they wanted to.

Also, I'm guessing this is also to do with the fact that the Wii U will be able to download Gamecube games.

forcefullpower5389d ago

I really wish companies would stop worrying about BC in machines. They should design the system as cheap as possible with the latest new hardware.

I dont spend a few hundred quid to play old games.

I think Sony should be doing what they are doing now from the start of PS4. No BC with HD remastered of the best games

kneon5389d ago

Backwards compatibility is important in the first 2 or 3 years of a consoles life as there is usually a limited selection of games. But once the release train gets going at full speed there is no longer a need for backwards compatibility.

forcefullpower5389d ago

I generally find most of my mates that bang on about BC when consoles come out never use it.

Funny thing is most of them usually sell the whole previous console and games to buy the new one. Why want something you will never use since you sold all your old games.

PygmelionHunter5388d ago

"I think Sony should be doing what they are doing now from the start of PS4. No BC with HD remastered of the best games "

HELL NO! Why should i have to pay twice for something i already own? If anything, i will sell/trade in my console to buy the new one but keep the games...

Shok5389d ago

The way I see it anyone that cares for BC should have a Wii by now. Anyone else still buying a Wii are casuals who most likely didn't own a GC in the first place.

Not defendin Ninty or anything, but it's true. But I'm sure there will still be a few hardcore gamers out there that will just now be buying their Wii's and would want BC.

iamnsuperman5389d ago (Edited 5389d ago )

agree no BC shouldn't' be a problem as a lot of people already own a Wii (especially if they care about BC) but the main question really is who is still buying a Wii. They are really reliable and very robust for a home consoler. The new casual thing seems to be the Kinect anyway. I can see why they have done it but will it really sell (only if it is dirt cheap then it should sell) especially with the next one coming out soon.

LadyGaga5389d ago

Did you completely miss the part where they are also removing GC hardware from the Wii? How the hell am I supposed to play SSBB without a GC controller?

Shok5389d ago

Why don't you have a Wii already if you interested in Brawl in the first place? =/

Seriously dude, it came out in '08.........

AWBrawler5388d ago

#1 if you wanted that, you should already have a wii that supports that.

#2 use the classic Controller

capcock5388d ago

I have a wii with Gamecube BC :3
It's BS that they'll remove it on newer models though, I prefer the gamecube's smash bros and mario kart for example.

+ Teh only way to play smash bros is with a GC controller too :/ seriously the gc controller is like made for smash bros the classic controller sucks in comparison.

Errod885389d ago

A slim Wii are you kidding me look at the thing its already tiny.

CNXN5389d ago

if u haven't bought a wii by now... does it really matter, as they say "everyone and their grandmas own one"

so if you really gave a shat about GCBC for that matter you should already own one.

LoaMcLoa5389d ago

True, but still, what a lost!

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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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 Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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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.

AuraAbjure71d ago (Edited 71d 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.

-Foxtrot72d 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

Inverno72d ago

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

Eonjay72d 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.

Killer2020UK71d 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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