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fireblazerx17 on 10 May 2014

1. Graphics: GC was pretty advanced for its time, competing with both PS2 and Xbox for best graphics output at the time. In contrast, Wii U is a generation behind the PS4 and XB1.


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3. Third party support: GC had pretty strong support with Capcom releasing some of the best RE games ever. While it didn't have as much support as the competition, it still had publisher interest. In contrast; third party support is all but dead on the Wii U.


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5. First party titles: I personally didn't like Mario Sunshine, I thought it was really boring. I know Zelda was also controversial but later received a cult following which led to the re-release on Wii U. Metroid was also a stellar title. So far it's too early to tell what the quality will be on the Wii U but I know many have praised Mario world. I doubt we'll see two new Zelda games like on the GC and I also doubt we'll see any new Metroid. I think the GC will probably come ahead as the winner here in the future.


??? this is literally just speculation/opinion



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generic-user-1 on 10 May 2014
ieatdragonz said:
No gamecube had the worst 3rd party. At the time third party imo was the worst it's ever been, but the wii u has some great ones. Ubisoft and Sega are keeping with them and it still has some games from EA and activision. Plus what first party is turning into for me is if the new Ip everyone keeps talking about. If that IP beats pikmin and animal crossing then wii u wins that category also.

Sorry if I sound angry I'm just counteracting your points you can believe whatever you want to believe.


the gamecube had fantastic 3rd party games. ever heard of resident evil4? or killer 7? or FF CC? Tales of Symphonia?

and the controller was the best ever...



mjo011 on 10 May 2014

I hope somebody already pointed out that $200 back in 2001 does not equal $200 in 2014.

And in my opinion the WiiU compares a lot more favorably against the competition than the original Wii did.



Captain_Tom on 10 May 2014
AZWification said:
Squeezol said:

There's the option to use a Wii Mote for a lot of games, but I get the point. Anyway, for me it all comes down to the games (because that's what I use consoles for) so once Nintendo and others stop developing games for the Wii U I'll be able to decide whether I think the GC or Wii U is better. Also, isn't the Virtual Boy the worst Nintendo console?

What's a Virtual Boy?

OT: I think the Wii U may end up with the better library of first party games thanks to games like 3D World ( which is better than Sunshine) and Mario Kart 8 ( which seems to be better than Double Dash)!

I doubt it.  The Gamecube had Paper Mario 2, Battalion Commander, and a slew of great exclusives not everyone has heard of.  So far the Wii U is just getting what we would expect it to get (Or worse).



ICStats on 10 May 2014
fireblazerx17 said:
1. Graphics: GC was pretty advanced for its time, competing with both PS2 and Xbox for best graphics output at the time. In contrast, Wii U is a generation behind the PS4 and XB1.


not true

3. Third party support: GC had pretty strong support with Capcom releasing some of the best RE games ever. While it didn't have as much support as the competition, it still had publisher interest. In contrast; third party support is all but dead on the Wii U.


not true


What's not true?

GC was much closer in graphics to PS2/Xbox than Wii U is to PS4/XB1

GC had much better third party support than Wii U.



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Captain_Tom on 10 May 2014
fireblazerx17 said:
1. Graphics: GC was pretty advanced for its time, competing with both PS2 and Xbox for best graphics output at the time. In contrast, Wii U is a generation behind the PS4 and XB1.


not true

3. Third party support: GC had pretty strong support with Capcom releasing some of the best RE games ever. While it didn't have as much support as the competition, it still had publisher interest. In contrast; third party support is all but dead on the Wii U.


not true

5. First party titles: I personally didn't like Mario Sunshine, I thought it was really boring. I know Zelda was also controversial but later received a cult following which led to the re-release on Wii U. Metroid was also a stellar title. So far it's too early to tell what the quality will be on the Wii U but I know many have praised Mario world. I doubt we'll see two new Zelda games like on the GC and I also doubt we'll see any new Metroid. I think the GC will probably come ahead as the winner here in the future.


??? this is literally just speculation/opinion

So you think the Wii U is comparible to next gen consoles or that the Gamecube was behind the PS2?  Neithe of those are true.  The Wii U has the equivalent of a $40 GPU, the Xbox One has a $100 GPU, and the PS4 has a $180 GPU.  No, the Wii U can't even come close to the other's performance...



AZWification on 10 May 2014
Captain_Tom said:

I doubt it.  The Gamecube had Paper Mario 2, Battalion Commander, and a slew of great exclusives not everyone has heard of.  So far the Wii U is just getting what we would expect it to get (Or worse).

So far! Maybe Nintendo will announce some good games nobody expects.....maybe!



                
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Ryudo on 10 May 2014

Gamecube was far more powerful than PS2 and rivaled Xbox. In some areas it had better capabilities than Xbox.



Richard_Feynman on 10 May 2014
AZWification said:
Squeezol said:

There's the option to use a Wii Mote for a lot of games, but I get the point. Anyway, for me it all comes down to the games (because that's what I use consoles for) so once Nintendo and others stop developing games for the Wii U I'll be able to decide whether I think the GC or Wii U is better. Also, isn't the Virtual Boy the worst Nintendo console?

What's a Virtual Boy?

OT: I think the Wii U may end up with the better library of first party games thanks to games like 3D World ( which is better than Sunshine) and Mario Kart 8 ( which seems to be better than Double Dash)!

You would hope that those would be better than games released 10 years ago.

Gaming moves forward you know.



Richard_Feynman on 10 May 2014
Einsam_Delphin said:
Err, what!? The Gamecube is absolute garbage compared to the Wii U! Vastly inferior graphics, no online play, no backwards compatibility, no multimedia features, less controller options, no eShop, no off TV play, poor design, no free game included, and so ons!


Don't know if you're serious. But if you are, then one could say the same about the NES, SNES, N64, PSOne, PS2, Dreamcast, etc.