Some rumors about next gen, especially the new WiiUDaily rumors.
Here's what it's like to buy a used Wii U in 2023.
I'm tempted just because I missed out on xenoblade chronicles x. But it's a big waste for just one game
It's also a great system for backwards compatibility and emulation too, especially with the off TV play through the tablet.
I bought a Wii-U last year due to the fact that the Wii Punch-Out for some reason has not been ported to the Switch, which is odd since almost all of the Punch-Out games, arcade included are available for the Switch.
The Wii U was an abject failure, but sometimes even failures are worthwhile (if still expensive) learning experiences.
From giant crabs to surprise launches to weird-looking tablets, these console launches were...yeah.
Yet they all turned out to be great systems with lots of gems, except for Jaguar. Wii U was a criminally underrated system. The Gamepad implementation of Zelda Twilight Princess was incredible! I was so disappointed they removed it altogether for Breath of the Wild because they wanted "parity" with the Switch version. Its a shame and it was a lame excuse.
You can tell BotW was designed around the gamepad usage, with all that menu navigation. That item management and weapon switching would have been 100x better with the gamepad. The worst part was they never let the wii U players know they were removing it! I got the game for Wii U at launch and was disappointed it wasnt there.
PS3 was a mess at first but what a turnaround! That was a crazy generation. Uncharted 1,2,3, Infamous 1 & 2, God of War 3, Last of Us, MGS4, Ratchet and Clank series, Little Big Planet, Modnation Racers, Killzone, Resistance. My god they were so on point later in that generation it was crazy!
Nintendo Screwed themselves using the Wii name again. And the jaguar was straight doo doo; I still have it.
I had it too... Jag could have been something great considering how good the ST games were. And now many of those have been ported but it was too little too late. The CD was just plain unreliable (apart from being an obvious design flaw). The thing about the Jag was it was just too Euro. given that Atari was built initially a US brand and then it later became more European and you could tell from the games. There is just something that stands out with EU created games vs NA or JP ones. Alien vs Predator was cool but def needed a better frame rate. At least 30fps instead of the 15-20 it was.
Im actually surprised nobody has gone back and tried to remaster that one for other platforms. It was a pretty good game.
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PS3 had a buggered up launch but Sony was able to turn things around with the PS3. I still say the XB360 had a terrible launch half the systems cooked themselves and the RROD would appear. Then the 3DO, CDI, Pippin, the Amiga, 32X the list can go on and on with systems with terrible launches.
I agree 100%. People are going around saying the Wii U will be the weakest console next gen. But we don't know that. All the consoles are being developed now and we don't know what will be the most powerful.
""The PS3 would have done better in my opinion if the starting price had been $499 like the 360""
thats from the article which is wrong, the ps3 was 499 and 599, the 360 was 399 and 299
If the Wii U is just as powerful as the Next PS4/720, then Sony and Microsoft will release right after or at the same time. But if its not, then they will come out a year after.
Me personally I hope they all come out 2012.
Honestly...I'm hoping next generation is all about the games. Nintendo and Sony both have great first party studios. Will Microsoft continue to publish for other companies or will they gain more studios? If Sony's first party studios come out of the gate, full force...nobody else has a prayer.
Well, the misconceptions part is due to the very poor revealing of the Wii U. Nothing else, and for that Nintendo is to blame. That is for sure.
The rumors part is due to people trying to get ahead of themselves by guessing stuff, instead of waiting for confirmation, which will come until E3.
Then there's the facts, but I didn't read the article so I guess there are not many right now, but then again, we will have to wait to E3 for more information.
So this story is just reduced to a single fact: Wait until E3.