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Mr Khan on 22 November 2013
pokoko said:
The Wii U has very little variety thus far. Yeah, platforming fans probably love it, but how well does it represent the other genres and game types?

Ultimately, Metacritic means very little. If you don't like FPS games, for example, do you really care if the latest FPS title has a 95 Meta score? This isn't like the NFL draft, where people often take the best available; this is gaming, where personal preference is king.

Without third-party support, and with Nintendo concentrating on a few genres, the Wii U will probably become a niche console, much like the PSP with content targeted at the otaku culture. Bayonetta 2 and X will mark their strongest efforts to change that, which should be interesting.

funnily, that would just move them from the Nintendo niche into the PSP niche



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think-man on 22 November 2013
HappyLion said:

Yes they do, I know that I will buy a Wii U when Smash Bros is released. As good as SMW3D looks, it's not a game i would personally buy the system for.


Same as you, I i'm picking up one once SSB comes out. It's funny cause PS all stars made me interested in getting a WiiU xD I've never played SSB before but I loved PSAS enough to want to play its better brother.



 

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mushroomboy5 on 22 November 2013

I'm pretty sure wii u sales will be up following the release of 3d world (even if only slightly), as it has been evertime a good game has been released this year, so yes they do.
ps4 and xb1 are selling presently without good games based on hype which Im sure will level out (though not necessarily stop completely)after xmas then they too will need some decent games to keep pushing consoles.
The thing is it doesn't always just take one game...sometimes it requires a steady stream.



Busted on 22 November 2013
Angelv577 said:
A lot of people learned from current gen so this time they're playing it safe.

The thing is, in a gaming industry that's buring itself in monotony we are in need for innovation (not that necessarily is nintendo who has it) but people are out there buying Xbox One's and PS4's (not that's a bad thing) to play the same games from past gen (that's the bad thing), people are buying these consoles to play Battlefied, Call of Duty, Need For Speed (games also available on last gen consoles btw) it makes me sad :( - Consumers claim for companies to be revolutionary and take risks but they are not willing to take risks themselves, that will be the demise of this industry - Just a random thought, sorry to use your comment :)



pokoko on 22 November 2013
Mr Khan said:
pokoko said:
The Wii U has very little variety thus far. Yeah, platforming fans probably love it, but how well does it represent the other genres and game types?

Ultimately, Metacritic means very little. If you don't like FPS games, for example, do you really care if the latest FPS title has a 95 Meta score? This isn't like the NFL draft, where people often take the best available; this is gaming, where personal preference is king.

Without third-party support, and with Nintendo concentrating on a few genres, the Wii U will probably become a niche console, much like the PSP with content targeted at the otaku culture. Bayonetta 2 and X will mark their strongest efforts to change that, which should be interesting.

funnily, that would just move them from the Nintendo niche into the PSP niche

Alright, Mr. Smarty-pants  >p  Yes, I wrote that badly, it should have been something like "the PSP, which had a lot of content targeted at otaku culture."

Though it would be funny to see the Wii U become the new face of visual novels and dating sims.  Iwata would turn over in his grave.



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daredevil.shark on 22 November 2013

I purchased ps3 slim for some games that were only on ps3. Especially some anime games and ps3 exclusives were my main target for getting ps3. I wanted to buy ps3 at launch but price kept me away.



kupomogli on 22 November 2013

No. I own zero games for all my consoles.



Danman27 on 22 November 2013

When a very big games comes out there is a sharp spike in sales.



NobleTeam360 on 22 November 2013

Yeah, GTA V managed to push plenty of hardware for both PS3 and 360 and that was extremely late in their life cycles.



Locknuts on 22 November 2013
pokoko said:
The Wii U has very little variety thus far. Yeah, platforming fans probably love it, but how well does it represent the other genres and game types?

Ultimately, Metacritic means very little. If you don't like FPS games, for example, do you really care if the latest FPS title has a 95 Meta score? This isn't like the NFL draft, where people often take the best available; this is gaming, where personal preference is king.

Without third-party support, and with Nintendo concentrating on a few genres, the Wii U will probably become a niche console, much like the PSP with content targeted at the otaku culture. Bayonetta 2 and X will mark their strongest efforts to change that, which should be interesting.

Yup. It's a platforming fan's wet dream, but it's only got a couple of adventure/sports/shooter/action games, and those are the really big hitters that seem to drive sales. Next year looks to have some decent variety though.