IMO Nintendo has the potential and the IP to connect with kids, families and to an extent, hardcore gamers- but they need to be able to make/release more games over the course of a year and also ensure at least some key 3rd party games that we typically miss out-
I bought the Wii U at launch for my 7 year old, after having bought him a Wii later in its lifespan. I was told by the sales person the Wii was more geared for family and children and was simpler to use for beginner...
If you were buying a used car from Reggie and he told you "I guarantee you this car has many years and many miles left on it"; would you trust him?
I would not- Reggie is a Company man- HE does not have to believe what he says- He just has to be a good public cheerleader- Iwata knows they are not going to come close to selling 9 million Wii U s (for this fiscal year ending April 2014) and he has known for some time- but it does not stop him from changing their sal...
good article-
Always intelligent
Maybe Nintendo will do it if it does not cost them any money- Maybe a voluntary intern will do the work for them-
I m only partly kidding- I hope they do it and don t charge $60
If they are going to give Ryse and 80 they may as well give it a 100
Its like robbing a bank then patting yourself on the back because you only took $10,000 when you had the chance to take $100,000
The "try running it upside down" instruction is hilarious IMO- You have this brand new cutting edge tech ready to go- but it does not work- ok call for help- Try running it upside down- if that does not work try hitting it 3 times w your fist if that does not work kick it as hard as you can- apparently there are some lose parts that need to be jostled out the way-
OK if it works do you still feel ok about the console? I may want to send it back anyway for one...
When do you think Smash Bros and Mario Kart will be released? Any chance we get them both in 1st 1/2 of 2014?
The add he talks writes about is the best add in the series...by far- but their Wi U marketing has been and remains very poor
Re upgrade: for the case of the Wii U- "upgrade" is too ambiguous- I used this example before- when I play MH3U I can forge a new weapon/armor or "upgrade" existing weapons/armor
Why Can t they say" The Wii U a new HD console by Nintendo, the same people that brought you the Wii, Wii Sports, resorts etc&qu...
If they don t have several yet to be announced games to reveal after the holidays (for 2014/ 1st half of 2015 release) then we will be lucky to hit 20 million- At some point very soon- Nintendo needs to act like they actually care about the future of the Wii U- So far they have seemed very ambivalent or even hesitant to support the Wii U- IMO most 3rd parties saw how little Nintenod was getting behind the Wii U shortly after launch and said if Nintendo are not going to support it then why...
If any of the 3 were lost it would be bad for gamers-
Although I am not a fan of what MSFT tried to pull w the XB1- we still need a major console in the west as well as Japan-
right now Nintendo thinks it does not need to compete w Sony and MSFT and they don t need to directly as MSFT and Sony do- but they are competitors and they are competing for gamers- Nintendo was wrong to think they could side step it- Nintendo has to contend w Apple and Android...
It should be "Why does Nintendo continue to shoot themselves in the face?"
When I was playing MH3U yesterday I could forge a new weapon or I could "upgrade" an existing weapon-
considering the amount of reports, data etc that say too many people don t understand the Wii U is a separate console, I don t understand why they can t just come out and say it- upgrade is too ambiguous as it relates to the Wii U
As good a job as t...
How do other Wii U owner feel about Iwata s strategy to market to/focus on the casuals/families over the holiday then shift the focus to the core gamer in 2014?
Is that a workable strategy? I bought my Wii U at launch to be a family console but there were not enough family and/or games kids could enjoy for many months after launch-
Now there seem to be enough available and soon to be released to keep kids and family busy for a while- my concern is, that once they sh...
remember Nintendo had not announced any of the game delays during initial launch when we had most of the sales- Then after X mas they began to announce launch game delays and sales fell off a cliff and have yet to return to a helthy # since- Some of the launch games were just released!
The other part of the momentum in early launch was the big show re 3rd party games and how it would "be different this time" but it became obvious 3rd parties were not flocking to ...
Is there any chance this "accidental" release of the video and score by IGN not an accident but a smart marketing ploy that both IGN and Nintendo were part of?
What a great way to give a little taste of what is to come and get people excited and wanting more- weather or not it was intentional or not it sure seemed to work well for Nintenod, IGN and Mario 3D
That seems like a lot of Launch and launch window games IMO
I can t remember how many we had for the Wii U but def did not seem to be as many and def not as many exclusives
One thing about the Wii U that is really useful for anyoe that has a family, roommates etc. is the off TV play on the game pad- the main problem I have w it though is ht elimited bat life for the game pad and the limited range it has (1 large room maybe 2 small rooms)
But it looks like the remote play w the PS4 and Vita has a much better range and Batt life- remote play may not sound like a big deal to some but once you have it (unless you live by yourself or play games in...
Grade D
very poor effort by Nintenod so far
trying to salvage quarterly earnings (short term thinking) by sacrificing the investment needed for the Wii U- also sacrificing the patience of so e of its most loyal fas who purchased it at launch- (causing long term problems)
More and more people see thru the less than sincere veneer of Nintendo
PS the article says 4 million in sales is a victory (they don t quite have 4 million ...
How are there people who are naïve or ignorant enough to buy into these BS flame bait stories? I m glad Sony came out and addressed it but the fact they needed to because 3 or 4 people made public their faulty console is amazing- Obviously Sony or the vendor which someone purchases a console that is broken will replace or fix it- no manufacturing is 100%
1 new non retail game on the Wii U e-shop this week???
are we going to get 1/2 of a VC game next week?
we are less than 2 weeks from Black Friday- this is the season to shop - they really should have some more VC and Indy games out on the E shop
The article is wayyy too generalized- The Wii U "is the smart choice" for who?
The author just says it is THE smart choice for Christmas over the PS4 and XB1- but the article is written as if the circumstances for the 3 consoles today will remain
An argument for some segments to purchase the Wii U this Christmas could be reasonably made however, for most potential console buyers the smart choice would be to wait to purchase any of the new gen co...