With the announcement of N64 Games on the Wii U....

[Airaku]

gabzjmm23 said:

Airaku said:

Well no we don't know if it is backwards compatible. Which is why I strongly believe everything would need to be rereleased because of this and because we will likely get a new eShop that is greatly improved and compatible with all platforms and devices. It may even go by a new name for a stronger brand as eShop unfortunately does not have the best reputation. This does not mean all platforms and devices can run the downloaded games. It simply means that the platforms and devices can access the new eShop and send games to their consoles to download if they aren't home. Sony is currently doing this.

As for the NX not having backwards compatibility. To be honestly I am very confident it wont UNLESS it has the Wii U's innards in addition to the new chipset. I believe Iwata confirmed that the NX is using an all new architecture. Unless he was referring to the OS (which I also think will get an overhaul), I think that rules out backwards compatibility. It actually kind of leans towards that maybe Nintendo will have some power under it's hood for it's time. Be a little more classic Nintendo and also remain relevant to third parties and people who only care about that stuff. After all I think Nintendo would get the hint with the Wii U not being the hit they had hoped for. We may see Nintendo transform the company image once again.

PS I freaking love my Wii U so don't get the wrong idea.

i didn't have the wrong impression of you as nintendo gamer and I know, people who bought the Wii U already justified the purchase due to the games they wanted to play with the console especially most games can only be played in a Wii U.

you already mentioned about the DENA to unify the system accounts which was recently announced, i still hope that there would be games that can be played across different system. the smaller games from phones, tablets can be also downloaded and played in your 3Ds, Wii U and/or NX. but not a Wii U game, 3Ds game on a mobile phone or a tablet.

That is true, my bad. I do agree that there are great games for the Wii U. I am very satisfied with my Wii U and the games I have. Pikmin 3 was phenomenal as is Smash Bros and Mario Kart 8. Hell I even loved ZombiU. Though the drought can hurt and I would like a few more of their heavy hitter franchises that have been underground for way too long. My biggest is that I often feel that Nintendo reduced the Wii U's power after it was revealed. When they first showed it off they had GREAT 3rd party support and games like Battlefield 3, Metro Last Light and a few others. They were all canceled the suddenly similar games can't run on the Wii U? I don't buy it, I mean sure they can still run but maybe not as nice as they showed them as Battlefield 3 was running the PC version. Why does all the demos they show not look nearly as good as the games we are getting? This is something I always have to question at times. Call me an idiot if you want. It seems to me that Nintendo really wanted to save power consumption and have the console efficient. This is very important for the Japanese market. Some days I wonder if North America/Europe have such a different audience and market for games than the Asian countries that the idea of regional consoles is not so absurd. China is getting their own custom console by Nintendo, one that the Chinese people can afford. Not to mention being more feasible to there countries and create a market where there is none. This is my own personal opinion, not facts or anything of that sort.

I do hope we get unified games and cross play like that. Though I don't want to ever see the console games held back because of this. A sacrifice like would not be a very good thing for us as gamers. Nor would it be for their reputation. It's a lose/lose situation in my eyes. Though I think that some cross play games could have great functionality if they are unified and meant to work together as one seamless experience.