The sorry state of the Wii U

[don't let's]

http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/4/9669880/nintendo-didn-t-create-the-next-wii-apple-did


he makes some valid points about how nintendo poorly defined [and continues to do so] the wii u when it announced it.  but i hardly consider the apple tv to be the new wii, obviously it'll have wider appeal like the wii did among "causal" gamers, but where as the wii was a dedicated game console that just happened to have a quirky way of interacting with its games, this is a netflix/hulu box that lets you play your iphone/ipad games.  of course i could be wrong, but i think the biggest thing lacking from the apple tv is local multiplayer which is what really made the wii a success. 


thoughts?

ouya

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-30/nintendo-mobile-game-delay-triggers-4-5-billion-drop-in-value



lol

[ME##]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-30/nintendo-mobile-game-delay-triggers-4-5-billion-drop-in-value



lol

Jésus

[The artist formally known]

activision buyin nintendo soon could be a reality

[C.Mongler]

NINTENDO DIRECT COMMIN ATCHA

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/664095209534435328

WILL THEY ANNOUNCE A GOOD GAME????!

[Kalahari Inkantation]

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curse

new super mario bros. will save the wii u
wind waker hd will save the wii u
donkey kong country will save the wii u
mario kart will save the wii u
bayonetta will save the wii u
smash bros. will save the wii u
amiibo will save the wii u
kirby will save the wii u

next up: yoshi's woolly whyevenbother

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/yoshis-woolly-world

yoshi's wooled boxers will save the wii u

also, forgot one: spl@oon will save the wii u

next up: star fox [glow=black,2,300]LOL[/glow]

i'm not sure i can continue to be as cynical about spl@oon's performance as i once was

within a few months it managed to sell nearly 2 million units on a console with an install base of just 10 million

mario kart 8 is actually even more impressive, having sold over 5 million units, one for every two wii u owners

but still, splatoon and mk8 didn't save the wii u so much as they miraculously saved themselves despite the wii u, lol

and for that they will remain struck out

anyway,

xenoblade will save the wii u
mario maker will save the wii u

and with star fox's delay, it's still next up, along with twilight princess

[TooB]

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curse

new super mario bros. will save the wii u
wind waker hd will save the wii u
donkey kong country will save the wii u
mario kart will save the wii u
bayonetta will save the wii u
smash bros. will save the wii u
amiibo will save the wii u
kirby will save the wii u

next up: yoshi's woolly whyevenbother

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/yoshis-woolly-world

yoshi's wooled boxers will save the wii u

also, forgot one: spl@oon will save the wii u

next up: star fox [glow=black,2,300]LOL[/glow]

i'm not sure i can continue to be as cynical about spl@oon's performance as i once was

within a few months it managed to sell nearly 2 million units on a console with an install base of just 10 million

mario kart 8 is actually even more impressive, having sold over 5 million units, one for every two wii u owners

but still, splatoon and mk8 didn't save the wii u so much as they miraculously saved themselves despite the wii u, lol

and for that they will remain struck out

anyway,

xenoblade will save the wii u
mario maker will save the wii u

and with star fox's delay, it's still next up, along with twilight princess

damn.... i thought wooly world did better than that

[C.Mongler]

i mean that nintendo direct confirmed the wii u is fucking dead, they aren't putting resources into devolving new software for the thing, just tying up what they've already had in development

SEE YA ON THE NX BOYS

[Hiro]

seriously the nintendo direct along with animal crossing amiibo party have made me very sad about being a nintendo fan

[Kalahari Inkantation]

the sorry state of the wii u:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/mario-tennis-ultra-smash
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival

looks like everyone's seeing right through nintendo's deceitful tactics and this lazy filler content is getting exactly the reception it deserves

such a far cry from these days, in so short a time:

[spoiler][/spoiler]

[bluaki]

the sorry state of the wii u:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/mario-tennis-ultra-smash
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival

looks like everyone's seeing right through nintendo's deceitful tactics and this lazy filler content is getting exactly the reception it deserves

such a far cry from these days, in so short a time:

[spoiler][/spoiler]

Updating that chart would include these changes:
Add to Wii U: Mario Maker
Add to 3DS: Monster Hunter 4U, Majora's Mask 3D, Xenoblade 3D
Add to other: Witcher 3, Bloodborne

That comparison still adds up to 23 Nintendo vs 10 everyone else.

tbh I'm surprised Mario Maker and the 3DS remakes scored so well. I wouldn't honestly rate them that high.

[bluaki]

Correction: I somehow missed Ori and the Blind Forest, so that's one more in the "all other consoles" list.

But "all other consoles" still has exactly 8: (3 of the ones that made the list last year have dropped off it)
93/9.2 Vita - Persona 4 Golden
88/8.6 Vita - LittleBigPlanet Vita
87/8.9 Vita - Tearaway
86/8.5 Vita - FFX/X-2 HD Remaster (PS4 version has a lower score)
95/8.9 PS4 - Last of Us Remastered
92/8.6 PS4 - Bloodborne
92/8.8 PS4 - Witcher 3 (also on Xbone: 91/8.6)
88/8.6 Xbone - Ori and the Blind Forest

Nintendo's list also lost 3 games:
86/8.4 3DS - Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon
83/8.3 3DS - Persona Q
85/8.4 3DS - Bravely Default

So the final comparison is now 20 vs 8.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

the sorry state of the wii u:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/mario-tennis-ultra-smash
http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/animal-crossing-amiibo-festival

looks like everyone's seeing right through nintendo's deceitful tactics and this lazy filler content is getting exactly the reception it deserves

such a far cry from these days, in so short a time:

[spoiler][/spoiler]

tbh I'm surprised Mario Maker and the 3DS remakes scored so well. I wouldn't honestly rate them that high.

likewise, but muh nostalgia i guess

it's too bad nintendo's done absolutely everything in its power to repel third parties from the wii u, otherwise it'd be unquestionably the best console this generation

[Kalahari Inkantation]

and as for nintendo's recent performance on the 3ds:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/the-legend-of-zelda-tri-force-heroes
http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/animal-crossing-happy-home-designer
http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/chibi-robo!-zip-lash

they have completely given up on this generation lol

[TooB]

Man. nintendo wishes they had a game lime ori.

oh wait... they do.   

and they fucked it up by making a multiplayer shooter out of it