Non Nintendo fans, what do you think of the WiiU now?

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Hynad said:

This thread isn't really meant for me, since I am a Nintendo fan. But I have to say that it's really annoying to see the reactions of certain persons on the net, crying over the fact that Nintendo managed to get some top notch exclusives from third parties. Saying that Nintendo only does kiddy or family oriented stuff, and that they're the only ones succeeding on their hardware as an argument against AAA exclusive titles is a really ridiculous argument.

I mean, Nintendo know that they have to do something to get third parties on board with products catering to core gamers. People complained during the Wii's life cycle because third parties wouldn't provide them with serious gaming experiences... Haters were hating on Nintendo because "the Wii had no core games" and the likes. And all core game exclusives were on either or both of the HD twins... Now that Nintendo is showing hints that they've learn some, they hate them because their new console will get games that won't be available to them...

Being a gamer of all platforms, this doesn't affect me personally. But I think the situation is quite ironic when you think about it.

I do hope Nintendo secures more third party exclusives for the Wii U. Even if their first party offerings are more than enough reasons for me to get their systems.

I personally can't wait to play ZombiU and maybe try Bayonetta 2 (if they toned down the orgy of sexual innuendos a notch...).

No one is complaing that Nintendo got top notch third party games on board with the Wii U. The problem people are talking about is the FACT that its too little too late to create a fanbase for most of these games. You'll find out the hard way by the sales of most of these titles. If Nintendo is aiming for the core they aren't expanding anything. If thy wanted to do the job right of stepping infront of the competition with a core-friendly console they should have next gen games running on it before the next consoles hit the ground. This is the way the Xbox 360 took a portion of the PS2's gamers. For most non-nintendo hardcore gamers the selling point will be exclusives since the multiplats can be played in basically the same graphical level with better online and achievements. This is the point.