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Soundwave on 06 July 2014
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homer said:
Soundwave said:
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Soundwave has to be the user who changes opinions the most on this site.


No he isn't.


Yes he is.

 

To be honest I don't think the Wii U is really that different from the Wii at the same point in their life cycle in terms of software quality. Wii U might honestly be a tad better at the same point ... it just doesn't have the same casual gimmick and Nintendo doesn't have an answer to Apple/Android stealing all theirfickle casual base away. 

 

I disagree. By this point, Smash bros was out, a brand new zelda, mario galaxy, paper mario, fire emblem, and a metroid in addition to mario kart and other titles like warioware and excite truck. I personally think that is a better lineup than what is out now and probably has more variety. Also, you have to remember the timing of everything. Wii got a lot of these things at launch,  and then in the spring and then the fall and then the following spring. The wiiu was dead for half a year until the fall of 2013 with a great fall lineup. Breing as dead as nintendo was at such a crucial time was ridiculous. Early in the wii's life cycle, we knew about all the great titles on their way. We knew nothing around the launch of the wiiu. All we knew is that they would come eventually. Who wants to drop $350 on "eventually."

TLDR: When comparing the software lineups, you also have to look at when they released in the lifecycle.


It's actually not as far of a difference and some would make it out be though:

NSMB U + NSLU

Mario 3D World

Nintendo Land

Donkey Kong Country: TF

Mario Kart 8

Wii Sports Club

Wii Fit U

Wii Party U

Mario & Sonic

Wonderful 101

Zelda: Wind Waker HD

Pikmin 3

Game & Wario

 

 

 

Wii Sports

Zelda: TP

Super Mario Galaxy

Mario Kart Wii 

Smash Bros. Wii

Super Paper Mario

Metroid Prime 3

Excite Truck

Wii Fit

Mario Party 7

Fire Emblem

Wario Ware Smooth Moves

 

I'd agree the Wii has more variety though, the Wii U actually has too many platformers and mini-game comps. But the Wii also benefitted a lot from being able to poach GameCube games ... Twilight Princess is a GameCube game. So was Paper Mario and Fire Emblem. 

If we include games through the end of their respective third Christmas seasons ... the Wii U actually I think comes out on top ... Hyrule Warriors + Super Smash U + Bayonetta 2 is a much stronger third holiday season than Wii Music + Animal Crossing.