6. I admit that I do love this feature. It's nice to see a console manufacturer finally include everything you need to make your wireless controller work in the box. Point for Nintendo here.
7. I haven't had a chance to explore this functionality too much yet, but I certainly hope it represents a major step up from the Miiverse of the original Wii. However, given the lack of voice chat availability, it would seem that the social aspect of the Wii U is already outclass...
Alright, I feel like I've been doing a lot of writing lately on the state of Nintendo and the impact of the Wii U on the console market lately, so it seems fitting to break down my response to this post here. I will do my best to take as unbiased a stance as possible:
1. Yes, the Wii U does have backwards compatibility on par, or even better than its Gen-8 competitors. However, given that they system is only a modest upgrade from its predecessor, it seems strange that ba...
I'm with you here Pho. Nintendo may not have the financial resources of Sony or Microsoft, but they can afford to take the hit.
I would also like to point out that losing 3rd Party developers for the WiiU isn't necessarily going to kill the system. Nintendo has always made the bulk of their money from 1st Party titles, and third party support has been bleeding slowly away since the N64. Nintendo's business model doesn't rely on 3rd Party developers the way Xbo...