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famousringo on 08 July 2014
prayformojo said:
I'm telling you...it's the next Dreamcast. It's going to go from mock, ridicule and embarrassment to GOAT. In five years, it's going to be extremely sought after.


Reminds me of Metroid Prime Trilogy. Saw a copy going for $109 yesterday... without the collector's tin. Yawns all around when it released.

It all seems quite hipsterish to me. It's cool to love Dreamcast and Gamecube and now Wii U because nobody liked them.

Sort of the corollary of the phrase, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."



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phaedruss on 08 July 2014

Oh my gosh Kotaku changed their review? I respect their opinion oh so much, I'm going to go out and buy 3 just because they said it was ok.



EricFabian on 08 July 2014
NintendoPie said:
noname2200 said:
Nintendo is frothing with anticipation at the additional 8 units this will sell!!!

"very victory, even small ones, is a victory"

-EricFabian.


only now I see: "EVERY victory...."

 

:(



GuyDuke on 08 July 2014

It is a step in the right direction. Although it might not really help WiiU at this point, I'd rather see Nintendo getting good press about the console than selling buckloads of another console everyone hates about.

But for now, WiiU is developing its own identity and that's very good. It ain't seen anymore as a slight upgrade over last generation.



prayformojo on 08 July 2014
McDonaldsGuy said:
prayformojo said:
I'm telling you...it's the next Dreamcast. It's going to go from mock, ridicule and embarrassment to GOAT. In five years, it's going to be extremely sought after.


I'm not entirely sure, cause the Dreamcast was only out for a year and a half (in America at least) and had TONS of great games, coming out like crazy. The Wii U... not so much. Plus the Dreamcast had a ton of original games and was super innovative. Way ahead of its time, but then it was also outdated as well (for example, it supported online play out of the box, but used 56k).

The Wii U is more like a GameCube... but with less sales and third party support.

I wasn't comparing the line ups or hardware but more or less the cult like status it received years after it was dead. I HAD a DC back in the day and I remember how ridiculed it was. The PS2 flat out floored the damn thing and no one wanted one. Now, all of a sudden, it's looked at like the second coming.

I think the Wii-U will see the samn thing. Ten years from now, I can imagine message boards like these filled with threads about how awesome a console it was and how it should have done better etc. 



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prayformojo on 08 July 2014
famousringo said:
prayformojo said:
I'm telling you...it's the next Dreamcast. It's going to go from mock, ridicule and embarrassment to GOAT. In five years, it's going to be extremely sought after.


Reminds me of Metroid Prime Trilogy. Saw a copy going for $109 yesterday... without the collector's tin. Yawns all around when it released.

It all seems quite hipsterish to me. It's cool to love Dreamcast and Gamecube and now Wii U because nobody liked them.

Sort of the corollary of the phrase, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

You're right about the hipster thing. Dreamcast was great, but PS2 had the "cool kids" by the balls. In the end, products, no matter how great, can't compete with the popularity effect.



TheLegendaryWolf on 08 July 2014

Can this news give The U a boost of over 9000!?



VanceIX on 08 July 2014
prayformojo said:
I'm telling you...it's the next Dreamcast. It's going to go from mock, ridicule and embarrassment to GOAT. In five years, it's going to be extremely sought after.

I agree. It's easily got the best library of games atm and I doubt that changes for another year or two at least. Nintendo is on a roll in terms of software.



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Roma on 08 July 2014

aw shit WiiU is saved!!



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HylianSwordsman on 08 July 2014

The amount of positive press for Nintendo lately is mindboggling to me. After enduring years of either bad press or no press at all, suddenly people are talking positively about the Wii U, and Nintendo in general. I like it, I'm just not used to it. A gaming platform's sales momentum is hugely influenced by society's perception of the platform, so while one review from Kotaku praising it might have minimal influence, having a whole website now on its side would have noticeable influence, and having a ton of positive exposure on the internet from a variety of sites could have a very big impact.