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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Today's Nintendo Direct completely changed my mind on Wii U

 

Have your opinions on Wii U changed?

Yes I wasn't interested ... 109 21.37%
 
I already loved Wii U and... 298 58.43%
 
No I'm still not interes... 71 13.92%
 
Still undecided on the console 31 6.08%
 
Total:509

Great topic Ben. I already bought a WiiU so I was pretty confident in the concept and that good Nintendo software would be coming. The early 3rd party support was very encouraging. However, the info in this ND was definitely on the high side of my hopes for the system. Confirmation that Mario Galaxy and MarioKart will be shown at e3 was to be expected. But the HD remake of Wind Waker looks outstanding and X from monolith looks absolutely epic. For me it would be a system seller if I wasn't already sold. My favorite games are large scale adventures and rpg's so this is perfect. I'm very pleased and slightly surprised by the mature tone of the graphics. The visuals and tone have upped my expectations of what may come from Retro, in what I expect will be a shooter-based game.



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aikohualda said:

 they didnt announce any new ip or third party games today... well except for codename:x


"If you ignore the new IP, they didn't announce any new IPs today."



noname2200 said:
aikohualda said:

 they didnt announce any new ip or third party games today... well except for codename:x


"If you ignore the new IP, they didn't announce any new IPs today."





 

Yes, this Nintendo Direct has also changed my plan, but only slightly.

I knew I was going to get a WiiU sometime in the future, maybe in 1 or 2 years as I like Nintendo games, but now I'll get it when a good offer appears (it's still hard for me to pay more than 300 € for a console).



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My opinion on Wii U's potential has changed but the game line-up is still lacking for my personal tastes. I understand how this line-up can be seen as awesome for many people but just not me.

First off, I finally realize the potential of the Gamepad. I always looked at it as "well that's kinda cool" but never noticed how it is unique until today. Below are my reasons:

1) Gamepad-only play. I always knew it was possible and that launch games such as Mario U could already do this but it never seemed all that useful until now. I think its because I'm used to games like 2D Mario already on Handhelds so it didn't seem too special. After finding out that a game like Wind Waker HD can be played without the T.V it became more of a "wow" for me.

2) Baseball & Soccer from Wii Party U. I never thought of the Gamepad being used in such a way as that. It didn't use the T.V at all, was still multi-player focused, and looked like a really fun way to pass time in a way that isn't possible on any other System.

Overall, I never looked at the Wii U as being too innovative but I'm starting to change my opinion on that. While I think Motion controls were definitely more revolutionary and changing for the industry. For me personally, the Gamepad looks just as innovative if not more than Motion controls. I was definitely impressed in terms of System capabilities.

Now in terms of games I wasn't nearly as impressed. Again, it will definitely make many people excited but not me in particular. I am tired of Mario as a whole. I am no longer interested in 2D Mario, 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Sports, Paper Mario or any other "Mario" games. Why? Well, I think I've just been over-exposed to the Mario universe. I have been playing Mario games since the N64 days and it is getting stale to me personally. Yes, all of the games I mentioned are significantly different from each other in terms of Gameplay and graphics. At the same time they share similar settings and characters. I might go back to Mario eventually but at this time I don't plan on buying a single "Mario" game on Wii U. (If I get one) Yoshi U, while totally different from Mario, still has common characters such as Shy Guy, I will have to know more about the game before disregarding it. The graphics look amazing but I hope that's the only thing it has in common with Kirby's Epic Yarn. If it has baby Mario in it... (Please no!!!)

Mario takes a big chunk out of Wii U's line-up. They also announced 2 Zelda games. I was never a big fan of Zelda so I don't plan on picking either of them up either.

I also don't like the RPG games so count out Fire Emblem and project X.

Anyway for me, the only game announced today that I would buy if I got a Wii U would be Wii Party U & maybe Yoshi U.

Lastly, I'm not sold on Wii U yet and am still waiting until E3 to see which Next-Gen System I want.



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Well its like most of us were saying really. Wii u people just needed patience. The yoshi doesn't surprise me but I seriously didn't see half of those announcements coming.



One more thing to complete my year = senran kagura localization =D

BenVTrigger said:

I've been a fan of Nintendo ever since the SNES days but for me the Wii was quite a let down of a console.  While it was hugely successful for Nintendo I often felt overlooked and somewhat forgotten as a core gamer.  While the DS and 3DS delivered many awesome games for my tastes the Wii sat mostly gathering dust over the past few years. 

The Wii Us launch library was also fairly disappointing for me.  The only game of interest for me was NSMBU and while its a solid Mario game it didn't wow me.  I quickly was getting worried Nintendo just wouldn't be that interesting in the home console space for me again this gen.

Today changed everything.  The new game from Monolith looked stunning, Fire Emblem x Shin Migami, Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101, Wind Waker HD, new Yoshi, and even Lego City look excellent.  Bravo Nintendo and an excellent showing.

So was anyone who was doubting Ninty, or not impressed early on with U changed your minds?  

 

 

 

Sorry man, it was the N64 and GameCube that let me down and the Wii brought me back as a core gamer.   Once they ignord the 2D platformer, I ignored them and I came back when they brought them back.  I feel like Nintendo went back on track for the Wii and is going really really strong with the Wii U.  I'll definitely buy one by year's end.



I kind of really doubt anybody saw SMT X FE coming. There weren't really any indications.

BECAUSE of that, I really doubt Nintendo has exhausted their "surprises" for e3. I think they still have completely new things to show, as well as lots of things that will keep people excited during e3.

Announcing some of the things now was a good idea, I say, so more people would be willing to watch what Nintendo has in store rather than just ignoring them because of the PS4/720.



wow, such an unbreakable faith...



riderz13371 said:
Lol doesn't matter what they show at E3 you guys. 2 brand new next gen consoles...you think anything Nintendo shows will outshine the PS4 or Xbox 720? I highly doubt it.

Maybe you could point us where the OP said  Nintendo will outshine PS4720 this E3.

 

OP: Glad to see you liked Ben, still be careful. We  don't know the release date for most of the games. Bayonetta and Monolith's game are likely to come until next year.



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