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Skidonti on 08 May 2014
Faust said:
curl-6 said:
rolltide101x said:
 

Yeah but you can not pretend that its support was not lackluster after 2010.

It was indeed, but people throw the term "dead" around far too easily, to the point where it's almost lost any meaning.


sry dude, i just care about the games that are available on my console. Wii wasnt meant to be a dust collector (i think), so yeah, it was pretty much dead way before the launch of the wii u (well, according to Iwata, they still supporting the system...)

Skyward Sword. Lost in Shadow. Pandora's Tower. Kirby Return to Dreamland. The Last Story. Xenoblade. Rhythm Heaven Fever. Skylanders. Just Dance 3 (will sell 10 million units). Mario & Sonic 2012 Olympic Games. Mario Party 9. Dragon Quest X (Japan). Epic Mickey 2. CoD MW3. LEGO games.


All 2011/2012 Wii releases. Support didn't just up and die. It thinned a lot but some of those titles are either popular or pretty high quality. Lackluster, but not dead.

FY 2012 and 2013 combined Wii shipped 14 million new hardware units and 153 million new units of software.



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curl-6 on 08 May 2014
Soundwave said:

The Wii U honestly could by the end of 2015 will have pretty as good of an output as the GameCube did LTD.

Not even that long I'd say; it's almost there already, MK8 should push it over the edge in my view.



Stefan.De.Machtige on 08 May 2014
Soundwave said:

I don't think there will be another Nintendo console period. Not 2017, not 2018. Especially if QOL takes off.

That will be their new two pillars -- QOL + Nintendo Fusion hardware. Dedicated consoles will phase out eventually anyway I think. There will be a Playstation 5 for example, but I don't think Nintendo has any interest in competing against that. There probably won't be a Playstation 6 though IMO ... everything will switch over to a streaming service by then.

You will be able to get all your TV, movies, games, ala carte in your living room through some kind of online/cable based service, there won't be a need for a shoebox console under your TV anymore. 

It looks like PS6 will be called Playstation Now. At that point, it can be fully fletched service.

OT: Good to hear. If they pulled support next year, i would have been very disappointed with Nintendo.



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AnthonyW86 on 08 May 2014
Skidonti said:
Faust said:
curl-6 said:
rolltide101x said:
 

Yeah but you can not pretend that its support was not lackluster after 2010.

It was indeed, but people throw the term "dead" around far too easily, to the point where it's almost lost any meaning.


sry dude, i just care about the games that are available on my console. Wii wasnt meant to be a dust collector (i think), so yeah, it was pretty much dead way before the launch of the wii u (well, according to Iwata, they still supporting the system...)

Skyward Sword. Lost in Shadow. Pandora's Tower. Kirby Return to Dreamland. The Last Story. Xenoblade. Rhythm Heaven Fever. Skylanders. Just Dance 3 (will sell 10 million units). Mario & Sonic 2012 Olympic Games. Mario Party 9. Dragon Quest X (Japan). Epic Mickey 2. CoD MW3. LEGO games.


All 2011/2012 Wii releases. Support didn't just up and die. It thinned a lot but some of those titles are either popular or pretty high quality. Lackluster, but not dead.

FY 2012 and 2013 combined Wii shipped 14 million hardware units and 153 million units of software.


Wii-U won't get the same support as the Wii did, although that was still lackluster compared to the competition. The install base just isn't there. After 2015 it will be dead.



Skidonti on 08 May 2014
curl-6 said:
Soundwave said:

The Wii U honestly could by the end of 2015 will have pretty as good of an output as the GameCube did LTD.

Not even that long I'd say; it's almost there already, MK8 should push it over the edge in my view.


Whoah whoah! Hold your horses! You must not have liked GCN very much because to me WiiU ain't close yet! Give it 18 months.



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generic-user-1 on 08 May 2014
AnthonyW86 said:
Skidonti said:
Faust said:
curl-6 said:
rolltide101x said:
 

Yeah but you can not pretend that its support was not lackluster after 2010.

It was indeed, but people throw the term "dead" around far too easily, to the point where it's almost lost any meaning.


sry dude, i just care about the games that are available on my console. Wii wasnt meant to be a dust collector (i think), so yeah, it was pretty much dead way before the launch of the wii u (well, according to Iwata, they still supporting the system...)

Skyward Sword. Lost in Shadow. Pandora's Tower. Kirby Return to Dreamland. The Last Story. Xenoblade. Rhythm Heaven Fever. Skylanders. Just Dance 3 (will sell 10 million units). Mario & Sonic 2012 Olympic Games. Mario Party 9. Dragon Quest X (Japan). Epic Mickey 2. CoD MW3. LEGO games.


All 2011/2012 Wii releases. Support didn't just up and die. It thinned a lot but some of those titles are either popular or pretty high quality. Lackluster, but not dead.

FY 2012 and 2013 combined Wii shipped 14 million hardware units and 153 million units of software.


Wii-U won't get the same support as the Wii did, although that was still lackluster compared to the competition. The install base just isn't there. After 2015 it will be dead.

it will have as much core gamer as the wii at this point.  the kind of gamers that buy games till no new come out for the console.



curl-6 on 08 May 2014
Skidonti said:
curl-6 said:
Soundwave said:

The Wii U honestly could by the end of 2015 will have pretty as good of an output as the GameCube did LTD.

Not even that long I'd say; it's almost there already, MK8 should push it over the edge in my view.


Whoah whoah! Hold your horses! You must not have liked GCN very much because to me WiiU ain't close yet! Give it 18 months.

I found GCN to be Nintendo's nadir.

They butchered Zelda, 3D Mario, and Starfox, overcomplicated Mario Kart, and Melee's one of the most overrated games in existence. Metroid Prime 1 & 2, RE4, and Twilight Princess were awesome, but they had superior Wii versions.



AZWification on 08 May 2014

I am really glad to hear that!



                
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generic-user-1 on 08 May 2014
curl-6 said:
Skidonti said:
curl-6 said:
Soundwave said:

The Wii U honestly could by the end of 2015 will have pretty as good of an output as the GameCube did LTD.

Not even that long I'd say; it's almost there already, MK8 should push it over the edge in my view.


Whoah whoah! Hold your horses! You must not have liked GCN very much because to me WiiU ain't close yet! Give it 18 months.

I found GCN to be Nintendo's nadir.

They butchered Zelda, 3D Mario, and Starfox, overcomplicated Mario Kart, and Melee's one of the most overrated games in existence. Metroid Prime 1 & 2, RE4, and Twilight Princess were awesome, but they had superior Wii versions.

they made the bet zelda for GC... WW is just great.



curl-6 on 08 May 2014
generic-user-1 said:
curl-6 said:

I found GCN to be Nintendo's nadir.

They butchered Zelda, 3D Mario, and Starfox, overcomplicated Mario Kart, and Melee's one of the most overrated games in existence. Metroid Prime 1 & 2, RE4, and Twilight Princess were awesome, but they had superior Wii versions.

they made the bet zelda for GC... WW is just great.

I couldn't even finish Wind Waker, the sailing was beyond tedious, the graphics were repulsive, and the Triforce Quest was an incredibly lame way to pad out the game.