goopy20 said:
snowdog said:
Now I'm casting my mind back it's nearer to 40% of the silicon. Unless Nintendo just bunged in a shedload of silicon that does absolutely nothing just for a bit of a giggle that silicon is going to bridge the gap between the Wii U and the other 2 current gen consoles somewhat.
And it should be noted that we've already seen 2 titles that are a noticeable step up from the PS3 and 360 in Trine 2 and Most Wanted, and that's with most of the development done with unfinished tools and underpowered dev kits. Several developers have said that the GPU in particular punches above its weight.
It is a current gen platform in terms of power, not a previous gen console, you're talking about 3-4 times more powerful than the 360.
As for being a 'casual' console that's nonsense, the 'hardcore' titles like ZombiU and Black Ops 2 have done pretty well...especially the latter when you consider the delay in launches, the lack of free DLC and the difference in price.
And you'll both Sony and Microsoft attempting to go for that 'casual' audience too. All 3 platform holders are going to be pitching their consoles and specific games to 'casuals', 'hardcore' and a great deal of titles are going to be aimed at everyone, you'll have both groups buying them.
As for developers and publishers we'll have to wait until E3 to see what publishers are doing, but any publisher that wants to stay in business will bring their current gen multiplatform to the Wii U and they'll either have the Wii U as the lead platform up-porting to the PS4 and One or more likely have the PC as the lead platform and down-port to all 3 current gen systems. The PS3 and 360 will have separate SKUs developed independently, this is already happening with Watch Dogs.
You've already seen the effect that shareholders can have on publisher's decisions with EA. Ignoring a console that's likely to have a superior installed userbase between 6.5m and 8.5m or more than the PS4 and One's 1.5m before the end of year isn't a good way to earn money. It's publishers that hold the purse strings at the end of the day and the Wii U is going to have a superior installed userbase for years. Just look at the 360 last gen as a pure example of the benefits that a year's head start can bring, the PS3 has only just overtaken it (although I'd personally say that Sony did this a couple of years ago given the amount of consoles dying from the RROD).
Once publishers drop PS3 and 360 support in a couple of years they're going to continue supporting the Wii U because they won't need to have a separate SKU independently developed. Nintendo's forward thinking with their choice of architecture guarantees this.
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I just don't get why you would want to keep defending the Wii U hardware. Even if there is a little more to the Wii U then a ps3 or 360, it's obviously still miles behind the ps4. So why would you want to see a console like that be the lead platform? Wouldn't it be a lot more interesting for gamers to actually see what these new consoles can do instead of just playing 1080p versions of the same games we've been playing for 7 years now?
I am no Nintendo hater but for gamers it's actually a good thing that the Wii U is selling around 25k units a week now. It's not selling because as a core gaming machine, nobody cares about it. If core gamers don't care then developers aren't going to either. Hence why 80% of the AAA multiplatform games aren't even coming to the Wii U now, let alone when the next gen consoles hit the market.
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bolded 1: we both know it's quite superior than ps360 and not much behind ps4.
bolded 2: 1080p versions of games we've been playing for 7 years is pretty much what was shown for ps4 and xone.
bolded 3: just like 3ds right? it's not like the 3ds started selling gangbusters after it finally received it's system sellers, oh wait!
bolded 4: how many AAA multiplatform titles are announced for this year? let's see, batman, AC4, Watch dogs, all coming to wii u. gta v and dark souls 2 haven't been confirmed for wii u, but they weren't confirmed for ps4 or xone either. what about to be released exclusives? 3d mario, mario kart, smash bros, pikmin 3, W 101, bayonetta 2, sonic lost worlds, monolith X, smt x fe, yoshi's yarn, wii fit U, wii party U... and who knows what else they will announce at E3.
