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Not even close.



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sc94597 said:
Hey CTK it has been long. Just wanted to say that Gamecube didn't have Okami.


You are right. It was ported from the PS2 to the Wii-my mistake, I corrected it now.  Nice to see you as well.



In my experience, yes.



Have you heard about Phillips CD-I, 3DO, or Bandai Playdia? Well those console is much worse IMO. Maybe you should change the title to "The Worst Mainstream Console".



A handheld gamer only (for now).

ctk495 said:

Hello everyone,

I am not trying to start a flame war but I am trying to be realistic and objective.

Hardware

In terms of hardware the Wii U gamepad has no purpose. People don't understand the concept. In comparison with the Wii-at least the Wii controller made sense, the Wii masterfully executed its concept on Wii sports. The Wii U? Not so much.

Software

You can complain all you want about the gamecube. Yet it still had third party support like Resident evil 4, Okami and Soul Calibur II. The Wii U doesn't. What's worst the Gamecube had strong first party support Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime and Windwaker. The Wii U doesn't even have a Prime game nor  a strong Mario game. We don't even know if Zelda will even come up for Wii U or be skipped all together. Remember, Nintendo can change their minds.

It's an incredibly sad day when Nintendo fans  are excited because Nintendo is localizing Mother into Earthbound Origins. Are you guys serious? A 26 year old game its the best nintendo can give us.

 

Please be respectful in this thread and I would call upon anyone to systematically challenge my points. 

Don't act like Sunshine and Windwaker had a warm reception. These titles are looked on favourably in retrospect.




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No, is not, and is so far after 3DS the best console of this gen.



ctk495 said:
SanAndreasX said:


Worse than the 3DO, Jaguar, CD-i, 5200, 7800, Pippin, Intellivision? Are YOU serious?

Yes but did you expected anything from those companies? This is Nintendo we are taking about- they are supposed to be master of hardware development. After all they have created the N64, SNES and NES. There are higher expectations for a company like Nintendo. I think that makes the Wii U even worst than the other platforms. 

Yeah.... no. Those consoles had absolutely nothing on them but crap, Wii U has quite a few good games, and those games have met my expectations for Nintendo quality. And I didn't expect anything from Sony when the PS1 launched, or from Microsoft when the original Xbox launched. All of those companies had a chance to make good, all of them failed to do so.

The 5200 and 7800 were made by Atari. Atari was king of the pre-NES gaming world, so Atari had the same expectations riding on it in the early 1980s that Nintendo supposedly does now.



The vita



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m

No. There are many consoles that are worse, really.

The Wii U still has fantastic games like Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Splatoon, The Wonderful 101, Mario Kart 8, Smash 4, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze etc. with promising games on the way such as Xenoblade X, Illusory Revelations #FE, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Super Mario Maker, Star Fox Zero, Yoshi's Woolly World, Devil's Third, Fast Racing Neo, etc. And Zelda is still coming, it was confirmed yesterday.



Official Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Thread

                                      

I think Wii U will pull even with the GameCube by generation's end.

No it doesn't have Resident Evil or Metroid or Animal Crossing ...

BUT it has Splatoon, Bayonetta 1/2, Xenoblade, and Mario Maker + NSMB (2D Mario) ... something the GameCube didn't have.

Mario 3D World, Smash U, DKC: TF, Mario Kart 8 are also equal or better than their equivalents on the GameCube.

If Zelda U is better than Wind Waker, IMO that tips the scales in favor of the Wii U.