| cheshirescat said: I always let the old 'I don't need another dvd/blu ray/cd player' slide, because it has some validity, at least for the individual (if I ever heard someone from nintendo make an argument like that I would have flipped my shit because it'd be disingenuous), and those compatibilities are just complementary features that don't actually enhance or impede the core function of the machine. The hard drive, however, is an integral component to a console's design now. What nintendo did with their tiny 32 gb flash drives was not just cheap, it has actually hurt the console itself. It certainly contributes to some of the console's woes when it comes to third party relations. All games require some hard drive space, even if just for a save file, but most major third party retail releases require an install, some bigger than what the wii u has to offer even if completely empty. The difference in basic architecture alone is enough of a hurdle, but with the hard drive being an issue it either makes for even more work for third parties to make the game work, or them telling the consumers that if they want to play their game on wii u then they'll have to get an external hard drive. That's not a good position to be in. |
I agree, but in this day and age shouldn't we all have resigned ourselves to the fact that we are going to have to eventually get a hard drive regardless of what our system of preference is.
