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Johnw1104 on 06 May 2017
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Magnus said:
Conina said:

 

  • You could also skip the Wii and play all those Wii games later on Wii U.
  • You could also skip the GameCube and play all those GC games later on Wii.
  • You could also skip the DS and play all those DS games later on 3DS.
  • You could also skip the GBA and play all those GBA games later on DS.
  • You could also skip the PS2 and play all those PS2 games later on PS3 Fat.
  • You could also skip the PS1 and play all those PS1 games later on PS2 and many on PSP, Vita and PS3.
  • You could also skip the Xbox 360 and play many of those 360 games later on Xbox One.
  • You could also skip the Xbox and play many of those Xbox games later on Xbox 360.
Why is it that evil to offer some games of the previous system to buyers of a new system without backwards compatibility?

You had the advantage to play these games on Wii U a lot earlier. Nobody ever promised you that these games won't ever be playable on different hardware... no matter if that is done by hardware emulation (BC), port/remaster or software emulation.

Remasters is not the same as backwards compatibility. With backwards compatibility you don't get better graphics (usually), more content and most of the games are out of print, so it's not a viable option. Backwards compatibility is not for people who skipped a console.

And no other Nintendo system had as many of its titles ported as the Wii U. Nintendo clearly screwed people who bought a Wii U, promising exclusives then porting them one or two years later. That's a scam.

To base your enjoyment of a console on whether or not other people who didn't buy this system may one day enjoy many of these games in the future is both illogical and selfish.

There's been a couple of Wii U ports to the Switch so far, but for years you were playing games that were only available on the Wii U. That's why you bought the thing, and that's what you paid for; you did not pay for some exclusive right to games that will never again see the light of day once the Wii U is gone, and as that really has no affect on you it shouldn't bother you to begin with.

You are, of course, free to wait until the next console comes out, but you'll have to do that for the remainder of your life as every console has games which will reappear on other platforms and, as it generally doesn't take an enormous investment of time or money, they'll frequently be upgraded. If you want that new experience, get the new console. If not, get over it; you already had your fun.