The sorry state of the Wii U

[ME##]

even the dreamcast, the biggest embarrassment in console history, never once sold as slowly as the wii u does (not while it was in production,at least)

in fact, the dreamcast's total sales still to this day beat the wii u by half a million units, despite the fact that the wii u's been on the market for a full year longer than the dreamcast ever was

kimishima is completely correct: it's nothing but trash

agreed


how anyone can honestly defend the wii u is beyond me

[Thyme]

still kinda want one

[Thyme]

so it's been agreed by david and me that you would give me yours when the nx comes out, tec

[Kalahari Inkantation]

friends don't burden friends with hazardous waste

[bluaki]

still kinda want one

Even if it's been a failure in terms of marketing, sales, and third-party support, I'd still say it has a good number of quality first party games. And games that you want but can't get on the hardware you already have should be the biggest reason to buy a console.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

fun fact:

even by iwata's own metric, the wii u is a complete failure

http://www.1up.com/news/iwata-wii-doesn-outsell-gamecube

Wii will be a failure if it cannot sell far more than GameCube did. In fact, we shouldn't continue this business if our only target is to outsell GameCube.

[C.Mongler]

eh i have a real job and there's like 8 or 9 games i have on it that are kool so fuck yall is what im gettin at

[bluaki]

Breaking news: Wii U is getting a Metroid Prime game

[spoiler]Metroid Prime: Hunters is releasing to Wii U VC

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/09/metroid_prime_hunters_arrives_on_wii_u_virtual_console_in_japan[/spoiler]

[TooB]

Great. nintendo is trying to heal wounds caused by fed force by giving us the not other m bad metroid game

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://nintendoenthusiast.com/news/nintendo-to-cease-selling-games-in-greece-by-the-end-of-this-year/

first brazil, now greece, soon the us

[C.Mongler]

http://nintendoenthusiast.com/news/nintendo-to-cease-selling-games-in-greece-by-the-end-of-this-year/

first brazil, now greece, soon the us

i mean greece has no fuckin money and u cant eat nintendo games so whats the point

[The artist formally known]

To be honest Nintendo is still in a great spot, their fans are quite ravenous and their games are comparatively cheap to make compared to other gaming companies plus the game support is nearly all 1st party which I think is a benefit more than it is a downside. They have a huge potential fan base, a huge collection of IP, and nearly unlimited resources. They even have a lot of great feedback from the gaming community and of course some not so great feedback.

The Wii U has a handful of great games, but so did the Dreamcast and the Gamecube. I think the poor sales of the Wii U are from two major problems. First the poor name and even poorer marketing campaign and secondly the nearly unsupported Gamepad made the console more expensive and gimmicky.

I wish Nintendo luck (but of course leave luck to heaven) and I'll always be there to play Nintendo games as long as I can experience them with my friends and family.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/05/business/nintendo-dropped-list-top-100-brands-first-time/

NINTENDO IS FINISHED

[bluaki]

Sonic Lost World is releasing on Steam on November 2, with a $30 pre-purchase bundle that also includes All Stars Racing Transformed

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/10/sonic_lost_worlds_wii_u_exclusivity_ends_with_budget_pc_release

There goes another Wii U exclusive

[silvertone]

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/10/05/business/nintendo-dropped-list-top-100-brands-first-time/

NINTENDO IS FINISHED

this article is literally  complaining that htey aren't doing smart phone games


lol wut