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What ya think?

I wholeheartdly agree. 172 56.03%
 
Maybe 27 8.79%
 
No, not in hell! 89 28.99%
 
See result 19 6.19%
 
Total:307
naruball on 23 December 2014
Razeak said:
This guy points out the reasons his household chose WiiU. You can't call those reasons weak. Those 5 things were important to him. He's not arguing demographics or markets, he's arguing his wants and needs in his home. His points are not even debatable because it's about his desires, not yours.

It's amazing how people get so defensive over it lol.

Only that it doens't work that way.

It's like saying, "hey, you can't criticise a game review, because that's the reviewer's opinion". The fact that they posted it online means that people can express their opinion on it, whether they agree or not. I have reasons to like or not like the vita; if I make a thread telling everyone how awesome it is, then I want some kind of a  reaction. If I didn't want one, I'd keep my thoughts to myself. 

And yes, people do get defensive from all sides. They just notice only (/mostly) when someone expresses a different opinion than theirs. 



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Jranation on 23 December 2014

Oh! This was from an article? LOL, i thought it was from you =D

But yeah, all of those reasons were the same as mine, why i loved and bought the Wii U.



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Areym on 23 December 2014

Whatever floats his boat. If he is enjoying his purchase, then good for him.



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shinsa on 23 December 2014

I can agree with all but number 3 to some extent.

It's my opinion but i dont like how Nintendo as a company has been of late.



mountaindewslave on 23 December 2014
PRrussiaGC said:
Yeah they're winning the console war, that's why they're dead last in Console sales.


'Console War in Our House'

Reading comprehension must not be your strong suit

 

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Lawlight on 23 December 2014

So, it won 1 battle.



binary solo on 23 December 2014
cainam said:
Its so simple: its the games. Nintendo games are the reason why i got a Wii U and enjoy it.
I´m fed up with Shooters. That crap was interesting when i was 15 - 25 years old. No ideas, no style, no sense of humor.
Nintendo games got it all.


Yeah man! Dragon Age, is such a bullshit, humourless shooter...oh wait it isn't. 



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Puppyroach on 23 December 2014

Great article and basically the five reasons why I have gotten an interest in the WiiU. Overall, I have gone from being quite anti-Nintendo to being a fan of them, simply because of their practices of innovations in hardware and software, yet still being focused on making the console a place where people gather in the home, instead of having everything mp meaning "not splitscreen". Neither MS nor Sony have shown why they offer a next Gen product yet, only Nintendo has.



shogunknight on 23 December 2014
sales2099 said:
Well for one the "winner" is defined by lifetime sales and if the console war lasted from Nov 2012-Nov 2013 then yes, WiiU won the console war ;)

That said, in short,

-Backwards compatability is a feature requested by a minority of gamers. Most people tend to just....move on.
- It's software is unique but severely lacking in 3rd party support, meaning WiiU is "the console you buy after you have a Xb1 or PS4".
- The company itself has a tradition of doing its own thing (for better or for worse) while neglecting the cutting edge tech/services that Sony and MS have adopted for years....even generations. And to be frank, they cater to a family audience at all times, neglecting those who have grown up since their youthful experiences with Nintendo hardware.

But its couch gaming and value do have merit. Playing from the tablet with the TV doing something else is a very underrated feature.

Well said



DJEVOLVE on 23 December 2014
sales2099 said:
Well for one the "winner" is defined by lifetime sales and if the console war lasted from Nov 2012-Nov 2013 then yes, WiiU won the console war ;)

That said, in short,

-Backwards compatability is a feature requested by a minority of gamers. Most people tend to just....move on.
- It's software is unique but severely lacking in 3rd party support, meaning WiiU is "the console you buy after you have a Xb1 or PS4".
- The company itself has a tradition of doing its own thing (for better or for worse) while neglecting the cutting edge tech/services that Sony and MS have adopted for years....even generations. And to be frank, they cater to a family audience at all times, neglecting those who have grown up since their youthful experiences with Nintendo hardware.

But its couch gaming and value do have merit. Playing from the tablet with the TV doing something else is a very underrated feature.


Yes the couch gaming is about it, this is something XBox and PS4 can not compete against. Fusion frenzy was pretty fun but also kinda of lame after a bit.