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Why Don't You Own A Wii U?

I'm not a Nintendo fan. 57 10.40%
 
Not enough games yet. 94 17.15%
 
I don't have enough money. 43 7.85%
 
Waiting for a price cut. 32 5.84%
 
Waiting for a Zelda/Metroid/etc.. 38 6.93%
 
I'm not a console gamer. 4 0.73%
 
The GamePad doesn't interest me. 46 8.39%
 
Dunno... 7 1.28%
 
I already own one. 146 26.64%
 
Not powerful enough. 80 14.60%
 
Total:547
S.T.A.G.E. on 25 April 2013
Mythmaker1 said:

I've heard different things from different people about why the Wii U is having such a rough time, many of them contradictory and few with any real substance to back them up. So I wanted to toss the question out there.

Not why and how the Wii U is/isn't selling, but why you have/haven't bought one. Not enough games? Too expensive? Just not interested?

And if you HAVE bought a Wii U, what was the deciding factor?

Edit: Poll fixed now.

Reasons:

-The Wii U is living in the shadow of the DS in support

- Chances are extremely low of next gen multiplats

- I am not buying it before the PS4, which will actually have an awesome launch.

- Why buy it when the PS3 and 360 are still putting out more games than them?

- Can't name five games that I want. Naming what I am waiting for doesn't matter until Nintendo shows it.

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NintendoPie on 25 April 2013
pezus said:
For the same reason I wouldn't hook up with another person if I already had a girlfriend

Is this a new form of beastility or something?

OT: I haven't bought it because I gots no moneys for it. Oh, and Nintendo's favorite child (right now) is the 3DS. I'll stick with that.



BloodyRain on 25 April 2013
MANUELF said:
Im actually waiting for it to drop in price, the deluxe is 600 dollars here

Wow that is ridicolous. I can't even imagine how much the xbox infinity/ps4 is going to cost where you live.



Mythmaker1 on 25 April 2013
RolStoppable said:
Lame controller, lack of games, high price, bad direction and too hardcore.

EDIT: Nevermind, I forgot that I already own one.

I did a double-take when I read that. :P

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Reasons:

-The Wii U is living in the shadow of the DS in support

- Chances are extremely low of next gen multiplats

- I am not buying it before the PS4, which will actually have an awesome launch.

- Why buy it when the PS3 and 360 are still putting out more games than them?

- Can't name five games that I want. Naming what I am waiting for doesn't matter until Nintendo shows it.

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So primarily, there aren't enough games to justify it for you. Interesting.



I believe in honesty, civility, generosity, practicality, and impartiality.

Birimbau on 25 April 2013

I'm not a Nintendo fan, I liked my SNES, but it didn't make me a Nintendo fan.



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VGKing on 25 April 2013

1. Weak Hardware
2. No compelling software
3. Not worth the $300+ especially with that tiny flash storage.
4. Waiting for PS4 or NextBox.



AbbathTheGrim on 25 April 2013

Cuz Bayonetta 2 is not enough to buy a system and I am watching what happens with this game, and 2D Mario has gotten disgustingly easier with the latest entries. They don't have Sony first party so buying this system is not a must for me.

The third party games I like may not even appear there, and if they do they may be substantially superior in the PS4 if developers actually take advantage of the PS4.

No Pokemon Snap 2 announcement.



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Scisca on 25 April 2013
pezus said:
For the same reason I wouldn't hook up with another person if I already had a girlfriend


So for no reason whatsoever?



Wii U is a GCN 2 - I called it months before the release!

My Vita to-buy list: The Walking Dead, Persona 4 Golden, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, TearAway, Ys: Memories of Celceta, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, History: Legends of War, FIFA 13, Final Fantasy HD X, X-2, Worms Revolution Extreme, The Amazing Spiderman, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - too many no-gaemz :/

My consoles: PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim 320 GB, PSV 32 GB, Wii, DSi.

Chris1596 on 25 April 2013

I gotta Wii U cause of zombi U and NSMBU and I'm glad I bought one just waiting for Mario kart U now



MANUELF on 25 April 2013
BloodyRain said:
MANUELF said:
Im actually waiting for it to drop in price, the deluxe is 600 dollars here

Wow that is ridicolous. I can't even imagine how much the xbox infinity/ps4 is going to cost where you live.

That is easy to guess, price in dollars * 20 = Price in Mexico, and that equation is for every game or console, especially the nintendo ones