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| Cabanon | Apr 27 2013, 05:20 AM Post #151 |
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I dont know a single person who bought a Wii U. everyone I speak to is waiting for the next PS4 & Xbox. 400$ or 500$, they dont care, they'll get it anyway. of course it wont be an everyone's console on release day, but I bet my  there will be more than 20 games available from the start to appeal the new gamer to make the switch, something the Wii U didnt have to appeal IMO (it's much better now).
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| Grizzmeister | Apr 27 2013, 07:52 AM Post #152 |
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From what I'm reading, it seems that both Sony and Microsoft have realized that they have to come out of the gate strong. Sony is even claiming that the PS4 will launch with the strongest lineup EVER for a new console. Thinking about it I suspect that's part of the reason for the original Wii's success, the fact that Nintendo wisely chose to include Wii Sports as a pack-in game. That created an incentive to buy the console because it added tremendous value. It also allowed the Wii to out-of-the-box show off the feature that made it so unique. Motion control would probably have been seen as being merely a gimmick if Nintendo hadn't packed in a game that so brilliantly displayed how fun that feature could be. The biggest mistake with the Wii U is that something as revolutionary or as powerful as Wii Sports wasn't released within the launch window. Sure, the Wii U will ultimately rise or fall on the strength of its exclusive software but in my estimation Nintendo made a huge tactical error by not gaining a large chunk of market share early. |
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| hockeylife21 | Apr 27 2013, 10:48 AM Post #153 |
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They're hyping up the launch lineup to be incredible but I'm guraenteeing you guys will be disappointed. There really has never been a good launch line up other than like the SNES and N64. The PS3 did have MGS4, Heavenly Sword, DMC4 but that was about it. I'm expecting have the stuff they showed at the event to not be avaialable for a few months after launch. I'm guessing the killzone game will be there but I highly doubt we'll see games like Deep Down or FF13vs |
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| Vekoma64 | Apr 27 2013, 12:45 PM Post #154 |
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So I got the update that has some issues but nothing patch would not sort and so far I am really chuffed with this update. The speeds have increased of Application loading and the disc drive less active. Plus I went to into the VC to get my SMW upgrade and bought it. Went to the panorama view demo and got that and went back to Warra Warra Plaza, bam it had downloaded and installed ready to go. Finally it all seems handled behind the scenes and hassle free and that is really great because I was annoyed when use to 360 updates and hating the PS3 installs and updates and thought Nintendo was not paying attention.
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| Grizzmeister | May 2 2013, 03:51 PM Post #155 |
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UK supermarket Asda slashes Wii U price for a second time 
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| Cabanon | May 3 2013, 07:54 AM Post #156 |
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sorry but the n64 had 2 games on launch, Mario 64 & Pilotwings. that's one of the worst launch i've seen ! |
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| Spidercolt | May 3 2013, 08:10 AM Post #157 |
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Mario 64 was a great launch title but you need more than 2 games to really say It has good launch titles. |
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| Grizzmeister | May 3 2013, 08:29 AM Post #158 |
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The Wii U is gonna be in serious trouble if Nintendo doesn't release a knock out game for it this holiday season. I already mentioned that price drops are inevitable given what Sony and Microsoft will be offering with their respective 'next-gen' consoles and that prediction for all intent and purposes is coming true. Further still, a Zelda or Pikman game really won't move very many Wii U's relatively speaking. Nope, only a megahit or a proven system seller like Mario Kart or Super Smash Bros. title has enough appeal to give the Wii U the uptick in sales that it needs to remain viable going forward beyond this year's E3. The intrinsic problem with the Wii U is that Nintendo tried to build on the sales success of the original Wii and has in turn just made people believe that the new system is merely an upgrade. Basically the original Wii still looks like a pretty good game system as the Wii U doesn't have any really compelling exclusive software that shows off its HD capabilities or the need for the gimmicky pad. |
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| YogurtStorm | May 17 2013, 04:56 PM Post #159 |
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I don't want to be a negative nancy but I just read something that kind of had me thinking. I'm sure you're all aware that EA has announced they have no plans for any wii U games at this point, so that was definitely a bummer. But then one of the Senior Engineers tweeted a few things that sort of made sense in my head: Nintendo should have pulled a Sega? It's clear Nintendo's hardware department was always questionable , but he does bring up a certain point that I had never imagined. Ever. What if Nintendo DID pull a Sega and decided: Ok, no hardware this time around. Let's cut that cost, instead, into producing serious software and sell off licenses and rights to the other players. I think that Mr. Summerwill's comment: ''Only Mario and Zelda make money'' is just an oversimplification of a nonetheless true statement. That is true because I had initially bought a Wii only for Twilight Princess. Traded it for an Xbox 360 when I was done with it. I know lots of you will disagree and that is totally fine, but personally, if there's one thing that has stopped me from buying Nintendo systems since the 64 were the hardware decisions. I never really understood why Nintendo insisted on selling a system that is never even on-par (Specs Wise) with the competition. I think that most of the people who bought the Wii U are the die-hard Nintendo fans that will buy any Nintendo system regardless of what it is. Anyways, not to be a bummer but I just thought this would stir up interesting conversation. How weird would it be if the next Zelda were to be a Playstation 4 excusive? 
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| floorcat | May 17 2013, 06:30 PM Post #160 |
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While I think Nintendo is responsible for some amazing innovations in this industry, I think they've also lost track of who their target audience is (thanks to the break-out success of the Wii) and/or what their target audience really wants. As a result, I feel they're also extremely... EXTREMELY out of touch with their fans. tl;dr Once upon a time, I was a full-on Nintendo-only gamer and fan. But too many years passed flipping through the pages of EGM back in the day (and for most of last gen, Game Informer), seeing all the other games being made, which I'll never play. Initially, it was nice... as it fit my budget not having to worry about so many other interests, and place all my focus on the 5-10 pages of the magazine that had Nintendo-related content, ignoring the 40+ pages devoted to various earth-toned WWII FPS games. But it eventually felt very limiting... and when I finally broke out beyond my Wii/DS... it was like a vast library of previously undiscovered amazing experiences waiting for me. |
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| Grizzmeister | May 21 2013, 11:19 AM Post #161 |
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Wii U Basic falls to $240 at Target
Link to article. This is step one to keep the Wii U viable, now we just have to wait and see what software is shown at E3. Here in the US Nintendo will make playable at local Best Buy stores the games that they will be unveiling at E3 like Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart so there's still hope for the Wii U. The price drop is certainly a move in the right direction, though. |
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| The Red Shadow | May 21 2013, 09:08 PM Post #162 |
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I think it'll mean more when other major retailers drop the price. At this point it just seems like Target wants to clear some shelf space perhaps? We've had no price drops of any kind on the Wii U models at Walmart since day one. And in my store, which admittedly has probably the worse selection of console software of all the Walmarts in town, we have only had two or three new Wii U games hit shelves since launch (Lego City Undercover being one, can't quite remember the others). That doesn't seem to bode well, at the moment. Sad to say, though, that after more than 15 years in the retail business I still have absolutely no clue how or why retailers do what they do and just how much of their decisions are affected by the game companies. |
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| DeeMoney | May 22 2013, 12:10 AM Post #163 |
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I must admit in all of this that I didn't buy the Wii U for third party games. I bought the console so I could play the Nintendo exclusives. Waiting for so long for the next Mario Kart has been a massive disappointment and made me re think why I bought it to start with. All other gaming that I do right now I prefer to play on my 360. Especially games that have multiplayer attached to it. There are far more people playing on the PS or Xbox compared to the Wii U. Your flat out finding a multiplayer match sometimes. |
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| hockeylife21 | Jun 2 2013, 08:03 AM Post #164 |
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yogurt nintendo has said many times that if they decide to quit hardware they will quit making games as well so if we dont see a system after wii u (highly unlikely) then byebye nintendo. there gonna announce at least 5 killer apps at e3 that should be out by yeara end with mario kart, the new 3d mario, bayonetta 2, and maybe smash bros (probably be out next spring) and apparently miyamoto is making a new ip so maybe we'll see it but i doubt it. also you cant forget xenoblade/sagas 2, shin megami x fire emblem, the new retro project (metroid) wind waker hd, the new zelda, yarn yoshi, and others. wii u will do fine when smash bros and mario kart come out. im pissed that i bought it too at launch since i havent bought a game since december but the games will start to come. and like dee said not many people buy nintendo consoles to play assasins creed or cod. nintendo needs more support for exclusive third party games like bayonetta 2 wondedful 101 if they keep doing that theyll be fine |
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| Spidercolt | Jun 2 2013, 08:09 AM Post #165 |
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I think the Wii U is a great console and people don't give it enough credit. BTW Yogurt EA is making Wii U games again just not as many as One and PS4. But I agree with hockylife when the One and PS4 come out. They won't have a cheap price tag. And when people see $500 for either or $300ish for a Wii U and they should have Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart out so people don't really like spending alot of money so I think the Wii U will take off then. Besides who wants a creepy Kinect who knows everything you do  "Xbox, Turn on Wii U"
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| Grizzmeister | Jun 2 2013, 10:25 AM Post #166 |
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As a straight up game console the Wii U is still viable especially when Nintendo finally starts releasing their first-party masterpieces for it. What's clear, though, is that the Wii U won't be a runaway sensation like the original Wii was, but that's actually a good thing in my book because it means that Nintendo will again have to cater to the core gaming community for sales success. 
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| hockeylife21 | Jun 2 2013, 11:08 AM Post #167 |
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Also im guessing ps4 and xb1 will cost like 600+ honestly the tech inside of em is too powefull for them to sell it for like 400/500 |
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| Grizzmeister | Jun 2 2013, 11:49 AM Post #168 |
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Sony is claiming that they're going to be much more sensitive to price this time around after the PS3 stumbled because of such a high price point when it launched. If Nintendo can get the 32GB Wii U Deluxe down to $299.99 by this holiday season then I think they'll be in good shape going in to 2014. |
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| The Red Shadow | Jun 2 2013, 04:46 PM Post #169 |
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Hopefully this time around they'll have a note on a board somewhere that says "No Shovelware!" |
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| The Red Shadow | Jun 5 2013, 07:25 AM Post #170 |
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Sounds like the Basic 8GB Wii U set might be going away. Perhaps in time for news around E3? Apparently Japan is seeing a white 32GB bundle in July. 8GB Wii U Basic Nixed? |
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| lithium017 | Jun 5 2013, 07:58 AM Post #171 |
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I think Nintendo should offer a $300 Deluxe Set with 80 GB during the 2013 Holiday season. Memory is cheap now and it shouldn't really be an issue upgrading the 32 GB to 80 GB or so. Nintendo has realized that 8 GB is a complete joke (some games are bigger) and that if its fans want to download VC games, they need more space. Sure you can use external storage, but people are lazy and Nintendo needs to do better than half the memory being offered.
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| buddy1983 | Jun 5 2013, 10:29 AM Post #172 |
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The memory is poor. 32GB would be enough for me as I only buy boxed releases although if I decide on VC purchases it could run out. |
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| The Red Shadow | Jun 5 2013, 11:58 PM Post #173 |
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A rebalancing and not a recall on 8GB Wii Us after all. http://www.gamespot.com//news/wii-u-basic-stock-being-rebalanced-not-discontinued-6409328? |
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| DeeMoney | Jun 5 2013, 11:59 PM Post #174 |
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It would take a huge amount of VC games to fill up 32G. The games that I've downloaded on the Wii U are always quite low in memory. Yeah I read that exact same article this morning. Looks like there moving them out to where they are actually selling, instead of collecting dust in locations that they are not selling. Edited by DeeMoney, Jun 6 2013, 12:00 AM.
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| buddy1983 | Jun 6 2013, 06:04 AM Post #175 |
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Cool, 32Gb is prob more than enough for me then. |
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| Spidercolt | Jun 7 2013, 05:43 AM Post #176 |
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It was for me until I started buying the virtual console games which ate up my memory. But they do need to release a bigger hard drive during the holiday season. |
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| Grizzmeister | Jun 17 2013, 08:03 PM Post #177 |
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I'm gonna buy my Wii U when Mario Kart 8 is released and then the next game I'll buy after that will probably be SSBU. Both of them looked incredible at E3. The Mario Kart franchise usually isn't known for amazing graphics but MK8 looked STUNNING! I can't wait to play it! 
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| zeldasgreenshirt | Jun 18 2013, 01:43 AM Post #178 |
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I just hope it goes down to $200 or at least $250 thats better then the one now. I have not gotten into nintendo games for a long time, last nintendo console I bought was an n64. But I do want to get back into it, but the price seems way off for what you get. But I still want to get it of course 
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| buddy1983 | Jun 18 2013, 02:01 AM Post #179 |
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I really enjoy my Wii U but the lack of good games is a real problem. Mario kart looks great and with more games coming i'm sure sales will pick up and in turn 3rd parties will make more games. |
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| justinwebb | Jun 18 2013, 10:00 PM Post #180 |
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I plan on buying one just for mario kart and hoping they will come out with some sort of bundle, just sucks all the good games are still coming out next year. Nintendo really needed to step up the releases to get more interested in it. |
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