NSMBU + NSLU replace Nintendo Land in the Deluxe bundle

[Arius Dion]

Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:

MaskedBandit2 said:

Dr.EisDrachenJaeger said:

Dudes for fucks sakes when will you get it through your heads that the gamepad barely costs more than the god damn Pro-Controller? cough25 dollars cough

Stop spreading these false statements.  The controller concept ate away at Wii U's budget, and almost assuredly represents the majority cost.  Miyamoto even said the following:

"Unfortunately, I’m not the one who determined the price, so I can’t provide a specific answer on the price of the system. But the one thing that I think everyone needs to understand is that when you’re buying a Wii U, you’re buying a hardware system that comes with a tablet-like device and so if any of the other hardware systems were to try and include a tablet or device similar to the Wii U GamePad, those hardware systems would go up in price by easily a hundred dollars or more."

 http://techland.time.com/2013/06/18/shigeru-miyamoto-apologizes-for-wii-u-game-delays-says-the-best-is-nearly-here/#ixzz2il9BTBzj

 

What new is Nintendo bringing to the table?  They have this gamepad that is supposed to represent their gameplay innovation, yet they haven't done anything with it.  The Gamepad isn't changing anything, and Nintendo is too conversative.  It's been a year, and they haven't convinced many that the Gamepad is more than an optional gimmick.  With the Wii, not only did they bring motion control to the masses, but they paired that with new games, new IP, and a plethora of ways to take advantage of the Wiimote.  With the Wii U, it's the same, tired rehashed ideas, just with a fresh coat of paint.

Ugh this is like the people who had the article on the virtual boy only selling 700,000 lifetime when in reality it did around 1 million.

Please go clear your own misunderstanding.

 

Now that we've established that, I dont see how you're harping on the gamecube. It wasnt a commercial failure, Nintendo themselves dont see it as a failure, it was a rouch patch for them, but it was also profitable for them. Software sales for NIntendo's core franchises were very high, they made money, GBA also helped too. It was a learning experience. Now here's the thing. Who kept their money? Sony or Nintendo? NIntendo obviously. So come back again when you get off this negativiety trip of inane psychobabble. Quit spewing garbage will ya?

Are you for real? It most certainly was a commercial failure. Iwata himself stated that 'if we are only able to create a Gamecube, we should get out of this business' The Gamecube failure created the Wii phenom. Hopefully Nintendo learns this lesson again with their Gen 9 console.