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Do you like the console name Nintendo RY-U?

Yes, Nintendo is the awakened Dragon 46 46.46%
 
No, I like ding dongs 53 53.54%
 
Total:99
Assyrian612 on 30 August 2014

I am very thrilled to hear Nintendo challenge the market by appealing to the core gamers. Not only does this 1-up the idiot 3rd party publishers who sit so comfortably on their cash cows.. It brings them the market Nintendo helped form "the core gamer".. So now that the classic Dragon has awakened, I believe the Wii U needs a makeover.. Nintendo needs to embrace this role.. Nintendo has the power to drastically create a new formula for their struggling console. Just as the new 3DS has the core gamers in awe.. The Wii U must be the catalyst that really drives in the core gamer.. I introduce to you, the nintendo RY-U.. The new name is just a momentum builder, since we are not appealing to the Wii's "casuals".. Aim for the core, the Dragon breathing legend.. Nintendo RY-U will be redesigned from only what the Wii U had less appeal with. The tablet must be resized and more comfortable (less bulky), the RY-U must sync somehow with the new 3DS allowing cross play functionality, the RY-U must also come prepacked with a Wii U pro-controller since this controller is more core, and also upgrade the Hard drive to either 250-500gb HDD or 120gb SSD.. Just these simple additions and a nice array of selectable console colors, I believe the RY-U could be the catalyst Nintendo needs to gain major ground in the console war.. This is just my opinion mainly, bcuz I'm so excited and proud of Nintendo.. From a loyal Sega-Sony fan, good luck Nintendo I'm with you all the way!



 

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EricFabian on 30 August 2014

No need update, just make the right games. And then release a proper next-gen console along with PS5



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etking on 30 August 2014

An update is required. Smaller, longer lasting tablet with a better screen, capable of playing VC games standalone and on the go without a Wii-U.



IamAwsome on 30 August 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
Hmmm, I'll believe them targeting the core gamer when I see it.

If they want to do it I think it is too late for anything Wii U related, they should just finish what games they are currently making for it and then focus completely on a brand new really good console. They need a much better name, standard controllers (ie. the pro controller or an improved version) any gimmicks such as the tablet should be optional extras, they need a proper account/online infrastructre comparable to what Sony and Microsoft have.

Although the most important thing of all is they need full 3rd party backing. They don't want 3rd party exclusives, the ones they would get wouldn't really be worth it. What they want is all the multi plats that have at the least the same content as their PS/Xbox counterparts. They then need a huge marketing push that heavily uses 3rd party games. They should make deals with publishers, have an actual E3 conference and present a number of big 3rd party games, as well as have TV marketing specifially mentioning the big games that are coming to their console, without mentioning any other consoles.

Just because they aren't successful doesn't mean they don't try. 



WhiteEaglePL on 30 August 2014

Advertise more games like Bayonetta or Smash and forget about Wii Party U.



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Roma on 30 August 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
IamAwsome said:

Just because they aren't successful doesn't mean they don't try.

I must say, I hope they haven't tried yet then. Because if they have they really don't know what the core gamer wants.

yeah the core gamer want's generic shooters and gangster games


they don't really have those yet



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NightDragon83 on 30 August 2014

"Not only does this 1-up the idiot 3rd party publishers who sit so comfortably on their cash cows.."

Stopped reading right there. No one has been lazier and more comfortable sitting on their cash cows over the past generation than Nintendo has. And least those "lazy" 3rd parties introduced new AAA IPs or turned existing IPs into AAA franchises over the past generation. Other than the "Wii" titles (and really, what other than Wii Sports was really new and innovative), what did Nintendo do to shake things up over the last decade?



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You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

EricFabian on 30 August 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
IamAwsome said:

Just because they aren't successful doesn't mean they don't try.

I must say, I hope they haven't tried yet then. Because if they have they really don't know what the core gamer wants.

I'm 100% Wii U is sucess with Nintendo core games. So yes, they know



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prayformojo on 30 August 2014
Assyrian612 said:

I am very thrilled to hear Nintendo challenge the market by appealing to the core gamers. Not only does this 1-up the idiot 3rd party publishers who sit so comfortably on their cash cows.. It brings them the market Nintendo helped form "the core gamer".. So now that the classic Dragon has awakened, I believe the Wii U needs a makeover.. Nintendo needs to embrace this role.. Nintendo has the power to drastically create a new formula for their struggling console. Just as the new 3DS has the core gamers in awe.. The Wii U must be the catalyst that really drives in the core gamer.. I introduce to you, the nintendo RY-U.. The new name is just a momentum builder, since we are not appealing to the Wii's "casuals".. Aim for the core, the Dragon breathing legend.. Nintendo RY-U will be redesigned from only what the Wii U had less appeal with. The tablet must be resized and more comfortable (less bulky), the RY-U must sync somehow with the new 3DS allowing cross play functionality, the RY-U must also come prepacked with a Wii U pro-controller since this controller is more core, and also upgrade the Hard drive to either 250-500gb HDD or 120gb SSD.. Just these simple additions and a nice array of selectable console colors, I believe the RY-U could be the catalyst Nintendo needs to gain major ground in the console war.. This is just my opinion mainly, bcuz I'm so excited and proud of Nintendo.. From a loyal Sega-Sony fan, good luck Nintendo I'm with you all the way!


Core gaming means niche gaming. Core gamers are the nerds of the world, not the cool kids. Where do all the cool kids play? Yeah, PS4 and Xbone, that's where. Where do all the nerds play? The one's who dwell online, collect stuffed animals and go to costume parties even though they're 35 years old? Yeah, on a Wii-U. 

How many times have you over heard someone at work (unless you work in a gaming related job) talking about their Xbox and Ikaruga? No? It's always about COD and Madden you say? Yeah, that's my point.

So imo, Nintendo IS the core of cores. They don't need to do anything to keep them either. What you're talking about is getting the mainstream gamers. If they want those, then yes, they have to do what you said but I doubt they will under Iwata. He seems more interested in going his own way.



Blob on 30 August 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
Roma said:
Ka-pi96 said:

I must say, I hope they haven't tried yet then. Because if they have they really don't know what the core gamer wants.

yeah the core gamer want's generic shooters and gangster games


they don't really have those yet

Maybe, it's hard to really say what a core gamer is. But I doubt any definition of a core gamer wants stuff like the Wii, and to a lesser extent the Wii U.

As a "core" gamer (I have every console since the PS1/N64 gen, and probably 400+ games since then as well) I enjoyed the wii for what it was, yes even the motion control. No only that but the wii u has all my most anticipated games coming out on it, bar bloodborne. So yeah I think there is definately a definition of "Core" that wants stuff like the wii and wii u.