It's as much of a failure as the 3ds.
So? | |||
Concept | 75 | 11.92% | |
Execution | 199 | 31.64% | |
Both | 187 | 29.73% | |
Neither | 167 | 26.55% | |
Total: | 628 |
Zero999 said: It's as much of a failure as the 3ds. |
I'm not even sure if the Wii U will hit life time sales of what the 3DS has right now (shipment wise).
The 3DS never hit these depths, and quite honestly for all the belly aching about games, the Wii U has better software support than the 3DS did early on.
New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U, Nintendo Land, Monster Hunter Tri G, Zombi U, LEGO City, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Game & Wario, Need For Speed > Nintendogs + cats, Steel Diver, Pilotwings Resort, Super Street Fighter IV, Ridge Racer 3D, Zelda: OoT 3D.
With Pikmin 3 already launched in Japan and launching in Europe, the "it haz no games" thing is becoming more and more moot. Pikmin 3, Nintendo Land, and NSMBU + Luigi U are three pretty big efforts from EAD.
it is in execution by the third party publishers.
cbarroso09 said: it is in execution by the third party publishers. |
And which third party games sold the Wii in its first 6-9 months?
Zombi U >> Red Steel.
Arius Dion said:
I agree with this wholeheartedly. Though I also think the execution suffered as a result of the concept. I don't think they can be seperated. With the Wii, simplicity and ease of use was key. Its like Nintendo, said, 'fuck that' and decided to hodge podge all previous ideas into a blender and voila la we have Wii U. I don't think off TV play is a big enough selling point. Its a convenience for some, but a non issue for most. Imagine Nintendo abandoning the NES controller concept for the SNES and instead opting to go back to Atari type controllers. That's what they've done essentially. |
A step back??? By your reasonin, the competition is also using an Atari type controller with less buttons. The pad maybe different from the wii mote but is a step ahead of the traditional controller.
oniyide said:
well considering that the WII u isnt exactly flying off the shelves at all, i dont think its just "gamers" who are not buying into the "gimmick" as for motion controls it works for some games it doesnt work for others, people are smart enough to see which ones dont. |
I was actually going to address that issue.
What I was going to type was the fact that non-gamers don't even think about that stuff, so Nintendo has to actually make the game first and properly advertise it for people who game rather "casually."
Soundwave said:
The 3DS never hit these depths, and quite honestly for all the belly aching about games, the Wii U has better software support than the 3DS did early on. New Super Mario Bros. U + Luigi U, Nintendo Land, Monster Hunter Tri G, Zombi U, LEGO City, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Game & Wario, Need For Speed > Nintendogs + cats, Steel Diver, Pilotwings Resort, Super Street Fighter IV, Ridge Racer 3D, Zelda: OoT 3D. With Pikmin 3 already launched in Japan and launching in Europe, the "it haz no games" thing is becoming more and more moot. Pikmin 3, Nintendo Land, and NSMBU + Luigi U are three pretty big efforts from EAD. |
You already made it clear long ago that your posts are nothing but pessimism and hate towards nintendo. I won't even bother countering those excuses for arguments.
I'm leaning towards execution but it's really a bit of both. Whilst I thought the concept was great when they announced it, at the moment the touch screen controller feels like a solution looking for a problem. No game has taken advantage of the touch screen or truly demonstrated why it is a significant advantage over current console control schemes.