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No. They shot themselves right in the head!



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milkyjoe said:
Does it need to be pointed out why saying "repeat of the Wii" and "shot themselves in the foot" are contradictory statements?

No. Wii did fail. It can't compete in the long run with PS360, and it's already leagues behind in software sales and quality.



Gamerace said:

Wii's genius was it's simplicity. Wii Sports was a game anyone, anyone from 2 to 92 could pick up and play in seconds and have fun. It took away all those ugly and confusing buttons and sticks and simplified it into something looking like a remote control. It offered gameplay completely different than what you could get elsewhere.

All of that is lost.

WiiU's games are a confusing mess of multiple control schemes WITH all those ugly buttons and sticks returned and now touch screen and motion and Wiimote and nunchuk still needed AND Wii Pro AND balance board... WTF???

See gilgamesh? This is what your post should have been!



ryuzaki57 said:

No. They shot themselves right in the head!

Yes, a clear headshot!

Wii U controller: 500g, 3 to 5 hours life, 2.5 hours to charge. (Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-05-wii-u-gamepad-battery-life-detailed)



TeddostheFireKing said:
Nintendo really have, Nintendo wants to get hardcore gamers? They need Madden, FIFA, CoD Black Ops 2 AND ROCKSTAR.

Batman, Assassin's Creed 3 and ME3 are good starts, but Batman doesn't look that much different than the others versions. AC 3 will be just as good, but you've already got a system to play it on as that is were the previous titles are. ME3 is good, but in such a story driven game, they'll be lucky to beat ME2's PS3 sales :/

Nintendo Land too, I thought Nintendo didn't like the childish image? I'm sorry, but most guys between 12-18 are going to shun that in an instant :/

(And Call Me Maybe IS NOT going to get the crowd going!!!!)

Finally :P, 3rd Parties? Yeah, if your only talking about Warner Brothers and Ubisoft :/

woah, wait, WHAT!  did carly rae jepsen make and appearance?!?   oh man, now i'm actually excited to see this conference.  I fucking lover her!



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DieAppleDie said:
"repeat of Wii all over again"

100m+ consoles sold?


What I mean is there basically making the same console as last gen, that same console that has failed in the second half of the seventh gen, not something exciting to think about.



selnor said:
Wii U seemed really bad after Smartglass was shown. The potential and scope of Smartglass quite frankly just killed Nintendo for me.

So basically you wanted WiiU for TV web browsing and dashboard navigation?



Wii U= Dreamcast



nikosx said:
ryuzaki57 said:

No. They shot themselves right in the head!

Yes, a clear headshot!

Wii U controller: 500g, 3 to 5 hours life, 2.5 hours to charge. (Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-05-wii-u-gamepad-battery-life-detailed)

thanks to the raise-your-GamePad-sniping XD

2,5 hours charge ARE YOU SERIOUS?



Wii was a blue ocean. The pad controller is not blue ocean. Nintendo is going for a low cost strategy this time. Low costs usually mean sub par features