Has Wii U support really been that bad?

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vivster said:

zippy said:

vivster said:
Depends on what you compare it with. If you compare it with nothing then yes, good support. If you compare it with the insane support X1 and PS4 are getting in their launch year it's nothing.

Im viewing it as a standalone product and not comparing it to anything. I admit im a Wii U only owner, but there is more than enough content now and future to keep me a happy gamer. I dont feel the need to go out and buy multiple consoles this gen.

Well "good" and "bad" are comparative adjectives and only work in direct comparisons. It's also hard to fairly judge a situation if you only have one choice. I'm pretty sure our grandparents thought life was fine without the Internet but that's just because they didn't know it back then. And I'm pretty sure the first cavemen were absolutely content with eating just raw meat.

So if you see it as standalone it's really just up to personal experience. You probably wouldn't say no to more support though. And you might think differently if you once had a higher level of support and then suddenly not anymore even though you were once content with it.

No they are not, they are adjectives, their comparative forms are "better" and worse". It is obviously possible to determine if something is good or bad without comparing it to anything else, however the same can't be said about determining what is better or worse.