I don't post here much, and really just decided to start this thread on a whim. But I had some thoughts on gaming systems vs the PC over the holidays that I was curious to hear some opinions on.

I've been a gamer since the NES days, loved my Sega CD/Saturn/Dreamcast, and always made a point of owning every system (this gen I only have an Xbox One and a Wii U so far). But this might be the first generation I don't feel compelled to have every console. I'm sure this has been debated ad naseum, but I don't see the point in owning both an Xbox One and PS4 this generation, and for me it really just came down to controller preference. And even still, given the lack of quality titles on the Wii U, and what the Xbox One and PS4 are offering, I really didn't feel any sort of rush to go out and get one.

As I got older, I found I shifted towards PC gaming, which has almost made console gaming obsolete for me. It seems the majoirty of console gamers have fallen in love with the PC gaming "genres" (Battlefield series, COD, Mass Effect, Dragon Age), but only with the use of a vastly inferior control method (mouse and keyboard are infinitely better for games of this type if you ask me). It got to the point where I was only plugging in my console to play Demon Souls or to watch a Blu Ray. Almost every triple-A title on the Xbox One and PS4 are available on my PC, and it many cases the series originated there as well. Madden has been ruined by EA buying the NFL licence, and games like Sunset Overdrive are getting rarer and rarer (although I did prefer playing Shadow of Mordor on my Xbox One).

So I guess to make a long, unorganized story short - the Wii U (and the 3DS) seem to be the only systems offering me a reason to step away from my PC for any length of time these days, at least to get the "console experience".

On a related note, I would love nothing more than to see Sega really devote itself to the next Nintendo home console and  recreate that unique console gaming experience this generation lacks (in my view; Wii U still has that limited number of quality titles).

This might have been a useless thread, but I typed it out so I'm posting it. Happy New Year.

Yea! PC and Nintendo are my only platform of choice so far as well! I play my wiiU/3ds for their exclusives and PC for third party and so far, I think its a pretty great combo

What you mean Console btw? I don't agree with Wii U has Console experience instead Wii U is a place for Nintendo experience instead of a complete console experience. Console should be brining new experience in the form new exclusive IPs and diversity in them but not limited to what Wii U is doing using established IPs/charecters and reskinng with some elements according to their harware every gen. Look at Playstation and its console experience from small titles to AAA experiences in console exclusive experience with its diversity, new IPs and use of old IPs which is trying to cater all kind of gamers even though not every game is great but the fact is not every game can be great to everyone as they have different tastes and reviews focus more on their preferences than user base targated.

Hmm, Im 90% sure that by the time Im done with my PS4 I will own more "Only On PlayStation" games for it than I own games for WiiU and 3DS combined. So yeah even if I had a gaming PC I would definitely still need a PS4.

Totally disagree, pc existed since ever. You could play games like ff7, ff8, metal gear solid 1 & 2 as well as various of pc exclusive who inf act chose pc as their main platform at the time. Where were you back then?

Seems you simple dont like where nintendo is right now, you rather just give up on console gaming alltogether to play the games you dont get on your favorite console. That makes you not a true console gamer but just a nintendo fan.

Every pc game is now only on steam almost, where is that more oldschool expierence than xb1 and ps4?

Title says it all. Even my closed-minded PC buddies are starting to realize the relevance of modern Nintendo games.

Nintendo should keep doing its own thing.

If you care about exclusives, PS4 will have much more than Wii U because of first party+ japan support so...

Relevant? The general public and consensus(worldwide sales compared to PS4 and X1) says no. Should keep doing its own thing? Definitely. I love Nintendos games.

I meant relevant as in 'worth playing'.

But you're right, consumers and the media are shaping Nintendo as irrelevant in the market. The numbers have spoken.

Definitely worth playing! Sadly I think the market has expanded to a level that Nintendo is not able to meet either due to not caring, not knowing how or simply not wanting to compromise. I talk about the 3rd party games that attract millions apon millions of casual gamers(COD, Battlefield, Assassin's Creed, Destiny). Nintendo captured the casual gaming market with the Wii by the use of a physical 'gimmick' known as motion controls, I respect that because at least they were attempting to innovate and step away from the conventional controller. But somewhere after the Wii's huge success, the bulk of the casual market moved on to games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Gears of War, Uncharted, Assassin's Creed,  Forza etc. Without these key titles and without another new 'gimmick'(the Wii U gamepad has failed to entice casuals over), Nintendo lost the audience that the had with the Wii and have reverted to the position they had with the Gamecube and N64, that is having great first/second party games but much less 3rd party support and low sales compared to the competition.