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Why I'm skeptical about the Wii U

ZU writes: With the Wii U fast approaching, there’s a sense of excitement in the air. People are talking about it, the HD, the controller, the next Zelda game… sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who’s not too impressed with what I see. I guess I’m skeptical of the Wii U and I feel there are things that need to be addressed. Things that could become a problem for Nintendo, but also things that could become a problem for us.

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LX-General-Kaos5209d ago

As another gentlemen was told moments ago. Nintendo is a forgiving company and you will be forgiven for underestimating the big N. No matter how old or young or from any walk of life you arrive from. Mario and his gang of exclusive friends will always be willing to extend an arm out to you too.

Then you can experience real gaming at its finest form with a unique style that can only be found on Nintendo platforms. Rated E for Everyone.

Tanir5208d ago

lol wow, bend over much?

the wii has such great games right? the good games dont even break the 20 mark after 5 years and they are killing the wii off already, soooo yeah wtf haha

ronin4life5208d ago (Edited 5208d ago )

Don't even break the 20 mark? Challenge accepted! (Yes, list incoming... ugh...)

Little kings story
Mario galaxy 1 & 2 (will be counted here as one.)
Legend of zelda TP
legend of zelda SS
kirby's epic yarn
Kirby's return to dreamland
Donkey kong country
Metroid prime
Red steel 2
Tatsunoko vs capcom
No more heroes 1 and 2
New super mario brothers
Epic mickey
Muramasa the demon blade
Exite bots
Golden eye
Super smash bros.brawl
Fire emblem
Monster hunter tri
A boy and his blob

There. 20.
And I left out quite a few, like Metroid other m and the conduit for example.
Not to mention upcoming games.

LX-General-Kaos5208d ago (Edited 5208d ago )

@Ronin

Thank you for showing this hating young man the truth. That one of the last real gaming companies Nintendo has more exclusives than he can shake a stick at. Once again another of Nintendos pointless haters was put in his place.

Nintendo has an exclusive arsenal of about the same footing as sony. With a back catalog that can go on and on for years. The people that want Nintendo to fail just scream Mario and Zelda and try to ignore the rest.

Don't forget about project rainfall RPGs being localized, and games like Sin and Punishment. LA Machine Guns and many others.

Rated E for Everyone

MEsoJD5208d ago

@Ronin

A lot of those are far from Triple A.

N4g_null5208d ago

Try 3 RPGs with one featuring online play.
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Xeno.

Now where is Sony? Do we need to even talk anot kinect soft?
Then we got the motion controller killer Zelda SS.

On top of all of this they just got talent from crytek and the uncharted developer. Nintendo makes cute and brutle games lol.

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Dread5208d ago

WII was a bubble, proven by poor software sales except for the game included with the WII.

I grew up with nintendo and i have tons of respect for what they have accomplished and how they contributed to the gaming industry, but i am a bit tired of the same thing over and over, genertaion and generaiton.
its just mario and zelda over and over again.

sorry, but i am not very excited about the WII U. I'll wait and see before I buy. also, Nintendo has made a huge mistake in not embracing online gaming.

GameTavern5208d ago

So the system that has sold the most software this gen has poor sales?

The system that would have like the first 6 best selling games of this gen has poor software sale?

If the Wii software sales is bad... I honestly wonder how you would describe the PS3 software ecosystem.

ronin4life5208d ago

It wasn't a bubble anymore than any other generation of consoleswhose sales tapered off near the end.
Sony could keep sell ps3s for years and never manageto even catch up to the wii. How is this in any way a failure just because there sales have started to recede?
The economic idea that something must keep growing or be considereda failue is just bullcrap.

And furthermore, anyone keeping up to date with the wiiu and Nintendo knows that they are embracing the online future and are taking steps now to be successful later.

ronin4life5208d ago (Edited 5208d ago )

Ouch, my writing was awful.... >.<;
Stupid tablet keyboard.

Seriously, it is not a bursting bubble. It has reached its peak. These two things are vastly different.

Shok5209d ago

Reasons 2 and 3 were just silly. #1 was legit.

Garbage_sells_Nyc5208d ago (Edited 5208d ago )

You should be skeptical given Nintendos history as of late with the garbage tht is the wiii. A person would be smart to be cautious before buying a wii u. The wii was weak by far compared to xbox and ps3 yet was released after so what makes ppl thnk the Wii u will be any different? Yes its five years after ps3 and xbox released so the tech should be more powerfull thn both but youd be a fool to believe the statements of ten times more powerfull or to thnk the games will be a vast improvement over sony and xbox. Not to mention tht the next xbox and ps will come out after and we both knw these companies come out with great advanced tech especially Sony and their consoles will truly be leaps above the wii u. I believe in Sony bcus time after time thy have shown me no diff frm the ps3 and now to my vita solid advanced tech. What has Nintendo shwn you with the 3ds and wii?

christheredhead5208d ago (Edited 5208d ago )

Best tech does not equal best games. I am skeptical about all consoles at this point. Just because the technology is solid it does not make me want to play their games, I dont mean Sony here either, just a generalization. I don't say to myself "Man, the 360 has amazing technology, so yah, that's all I want to play." I will go to whatever console has fun and entertaining games. If that means all 3 or only 1, it would make no difference. I can't play tech, so what does it matter?

Wolfbiker5208d ago

Uncharted, god of war, anything by team ico, twisted metal, killzone, resistance, infamous, gran turismo, sly, littke big planet, mod nation racers, the last of us, metal gear solid...etc...etc.....I think Sony has the games covered.

Nonetheless I agree with everything he said but I'm stikl excited to see a new Nintendo console.

christheredhead5208d ago

@Jabberwocky237

Im not arguing who has the best games. Anyone can argue what is the "best." Really depends on what you would want to play and what types of genres you like. I can sit here and list Wii games for days as well. Yet, that's not the point.

Best tech automatically means best games? That makes no sense on any level. Again, I will be playing good games. I will not be playing tech. Console preference is irrelevant.

ronin4life5208d ago (Edited 5208d ago )

"What has Nintendo shwn you with the 3ds and wii?"
Good games.
That's the whole point, after all.

PopRocks3595207d ago (Edited 5207d ago )

Playstation 2 was the weakest machine in the previous gen. It sold the most and had the most AAA games.

Knight_Cid5208d ago

people were skeptical about the ds and wii too

150 million and 100 million units later...

josephayal5208d ago

I will not pay more than $200 for that

Yangus5208d ago

LOL!

You pay 250+memory cards for Vita,this console japan yet flop.
And minimum one year not coming killer app.-CoD multi-
MGS?Next mgs multi!MH?Nintendo.RE?Multi.FF? Multi.DQ?Nintedno.Vita in trouble.....not only Vita,all Sony.Nindento?I dont think.

Sorry,not offense!But its true.

Not pay 200$ Wii U?Sorry,LOL!

One ps3/3DS owners.

GAMERIG5208d ago

PS Vita blow Wii U out of the water. Because you might be acknowledge Battlefield 3 on PS Vita using Remote Play. if not...

check out:
http://n4g.com/news/925610/... there you go...

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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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Relientk7758d ago (Edited 58d ago )

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

PRIMORDUS57d ago (Edited 57d 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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Deathdeliverer83d ago

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

0hMyGandhi82d 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.

AuraAbjure82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

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

EveryPlatformGamer83d 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.

-Foxtrot83d 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_Box82d ago (Edited 82d 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

Inverno83d ago

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

Eonjay83d 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.

Inverno81d 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.

Killer2020UK81d 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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