RolStoppable said:
NightDragon83 said:
I have no problem with things like the Super Guide, because it's completely optional, and comes up only when you'd actually need it, like when you die 10 times in a row in a particularly tough spot of a specific level. What I do have a problem with is when the game I'm playing comes to a grinding halt to spell out exactly what I need to do and where to go next, as is the case with pretty much every Zelda game since Ocarina of Time.
Other than the motion and touch-screen controls with the Wii and DS, Nintendo hasn't really done much boundary pushing this generation. Games like Kirby's Epic Yarn are less about pushing boundaries and more about Nintendo working around the limitations of its own hardware through different art styles, much like they did with the cell shaded style in Wind Waker on the GC before giving in to the fan boys and goint with the more realistic looking approach in Twilight Princess.
And I agree with the second part of your post as to why Nintendo's home console sales slipped every generation between the NES and the Wii, except on price (N64 and GC both launched at $100 cheaper than their rivals the PS1 and PS2, but that wasn't enough to hold off Sony in either case.) But not only was it due to tougher competition in each generation, it was also due in part to Nintendo shooting themselves in the foot with some of the decisions they made... like sticking with carts instead of CDs for the N64 (which caused much of the erosion of 3rd party support end exclusives they had enjoyed for 2 generations), and a whole list of missteps with the Gamecube, from their refusal to embrace DVD playback and the rapidly growing online gaming community, to the actual look of the system itself and the reinforcement of their image as a "kiddy company".
And that image still sticks with the so-called "core" gamers that now primarily game on 360 / PS3 / PC, and Nintendo needs the support of the "core" gaming audience if wants to be successful next generation with the Wii U (which is off to a rocky start judging from this year's E3 presentation, not to mention the horrible "Wii U" name).
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The only reason why Nintendo needs the core gaming audience you speak of for the Wii U is because they made the Wii U. They aren't going to get the Wii audience with this console, so they are dependent on 360/PS3/PC owners to take the plunge. This is going to work well for them...
But seriously, the economy in the coming years and the ever strengthening yen will make the eighth generation hell for Nintendo. They will possibly burn through billions of dollar.
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Hello Rol. I would like to have your opinion on why do you think the Wii U can not win the Wii audience. In my opinion I think that if is used right the Wii U can be more a succesor to the Nintendo DS than the 3DS! being the TV screen the upper Nintendo DS screen, and the Wii U controller screen the Nintendo DS touch screen. I would love to play a professor Layton game exclusive to the Wii U that use the Wii U controller capabilities like the touch screen or the camera to solve puzzles, or a Trauma Center game where you can perform surgeries in a certain part of the body using Wii U controller touch screen, That would be great. Then we can have our 2d Marios, 3d Marios, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Smash Brothers and F - Zero in high definition!. The Nintendo DS is my favorite gaming system of all time so if the Wii U can make those kind of games I am on board.
Another point that I would like your opinion is why is bad to have PS3/360 games on the Wii U. if I could play games like Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, Batman Arkham City, Battlefield and Assassin's Creed on my wii then I wouldn't need to own two consoles to play that kind of games. I prefer Nintendo first party games, so if I can have Nintendo first party games and quality third party games on the Wii U I would be very happy. And last, if the Wii U and 3DS can't win the DS/Wii Market, What do you think Nintendo next systems should had been. A Nintendo DS Advance? a Wii HD?
