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So?

Yes, too hard 77 45.83%
 
No, justified 72 42.86%
 
You are fucking crazy, but free! 8 4.76%
 
lol wtf 10 5.95%
 
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Egann on 08 July 2013

Nintendo had two blockbuster successes in a row. Anything would pale in comparison to the Wii and DS.

The real problem is that the market doesn't know what to make of the Wii U, yet. The Wii was quite the zag when it launched, but this is an abrupt turn in every direction except the one Sony and Microsoft are going in. We understand gigaflops, but no one has ever seen a console that can act as a support the way the Wii U's gamepad can. Even the Dreamcast had to compete for TV function, so we've never seen a console remotely analogous to this.

It's quite the bit of culture shock, and the Wii U will need a few years to find its feet as a result.



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snyps on 08 July 2013

I dont see a huge gap between ps360 and ps4one. WiiU compared to ps4one is like snes compared to neogeo. I know there is more inside ps4one but I dont see any significance. The only spec I see different is the wireless touchscreen. Thats truely next gen.

Sales are poor. I thought they would pick up and they didnt. They sunk and it makes me sad panda.



BossPuma on 08 July 2013

You are justified. The Wii U might be a bit more powerful than Ps3 or 360, but its not the huge leap like the Ps4 or even the Xbox one is. Because of that i think most devs dont even want to bother with it. I'll wait until Nintendo gets their stuff together before i judge further.



TheLastStarFighter on 08 July 2013
BloodyRain said:

The wii u is a huge leap up from the wii, but obviously pales in comparison to the x1/ps4 by any stretch of the imagination spec wise. Still if we just look at the wii to wii u transition, it is a pretty good step. The wii u is slightly more powerful then the ps3/360 too so it isn't all bad. As for the lack of games, nin has never really had good 3rd party support and this is there first foray into hd gaming. Ya, they are ridiculously late to the party though and could've done better. Sales wise, you shouldn't expect wii level sales. That was a lightning in the bottle situation. The wii u could do as much as n64 or gamecube. Oh, almost forgot, there marketing department is shit. At the end of the day Nintendo consoles are in there little bubble known as Nintendo land where people go to play there exclusives. Wow, writing this makes me feel slightly bad abut the wi u in general xD So, what do you think? Are people just expecting too much from the wii u? Did Nintendo just disappoint people in general? Do you disagree with my points and think I'm fucking crazy?


I think you are demeaning the system and its chances too much in your OP.



Otakumegane on 08 July 2013

I feel this is a concern troll (Thanks Rol)



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)

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BloodyRain on 08 July 2013
TheLastStarFighter said:
BloodyRain said:

The wii u is a huge leap up from the wii, but obviously pales in comparison to the x1/ps4 by any stretch of the imagination spec wise. Still if we just look at the wii to wii u transition, it is a pretty good step. The wii u is slightly more powerful then the ps3/360 too so it isn't all bad. As for the lack of games, nin has never really had good 3rd party support and this is there first foray into hd gaming. Ya, they are ridiculously late to the party though and could've done better. Sales wise, you shouldn't expect wii level sales. That was a lightning in the bottle situation. The wii u could do as much as n64 or gamecube. Oh, almost forgot, there marketing department is shit. At the end of the day Nintendo consoles are in there little bubble known as Nintendo land where people go to play there exclusives. Wow, writing this makes me feel slightly bad abut the wi u in general xD So, what do you think? Are people just expecting too much from the wii u? Did Nintendo just disappoint people in general? Do you disagree with my points and think I'm fucking crazy?


I think you are demeaning the system and its chances too much in your OP.

oh, didn't really notice. I was just typing out my thoughts on the matter. I don't know though, I gave reasons on why Nintendo might be struggling and my statement signifies that I think people are being to hard on the wii u.



BloodyRain on 08 July 2013
Otakumegane said:
I feel this is a concern troll (Thanks Rol)

Are you speaking to me with this post?



forethought14 on 08 July 2013

A little hard on sales? Perhaps a little, but the backlash it's been getting may have been exaggerated. It's selling terribly right now because there are literally no games on it! If it sells this bad when the games do arrive, then it will definitely deserve these "hard" feelings. 

As for specs, it will depend on what your expectations were.There are some people who seem to be hard on the specs, but don't seem to understand the whole picture along with it (like claiming the games will not look any better than PS360 games when we know full well that it has features that are likely not even being used) . They should have pushed for more horsepower though, would have made support a bit easier (not guaranteed).



Otakumegane on 08 July 2013
BloodyRain said:
Otakumegane said:
I feel this is a concern troll (Thanks Rol)

Are you speaking to me with this post?

It's a half-joke, but yes. You paint it in a bad light and your post history suggests that you dislike the WiiU anyway but seem to care in this thread.

I really wanted to use that word though now that I know what it means.



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)

BloodyRain on 08 July 2013
Otakumegane said:
BloodyRain said:
Otakumegane said:
I feel this is a concern troll (Thanks Rol)

Are you speaking to me with this post?


It's a half-joke, but yes. You paint it in a bad light and your post history suggests that you dislike the WiiU anyway.

I really wanted to use that word though now that I know what it means.

Did I really? I was defending it on various points in my post. Damn lol I don't dislike the wii u, just don't think it's worth the value right now. It makes a great secondary console for those nin exclusives that I enjoy. Now you might be thinking of the Wii, I hate that abomination of a console. Though I feel somewhat honored to be compared to rol for some reason.
Edit: lol read the rol part wrong.