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Mariolee · Jan 23, 2013

Now we all know that the Wii U has gotten flack for not having any games that supposedly pushed the platform to its best potential and some criticizing it for having lackluster release titles that hadn't yet convinced them that investing in the Wii U was worth it. I myself was one of those who figured that jumping into the Wii U just wasn't worth it.

And then we had the Nintendo Direct today.
NEW YOSHI GAME. WIND WAKER HD. FIRE EMBLEM X SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI. NEW MONOLITH GAME. CONFIRMED SMASH BROS, NEW MARIO, BAYONETTA 2, AND MARIO KART AT E3.

As I said in another thread, it's as if Nintendo went online and literally looked at every piece of wild speculation surrounding this Direct and made it a reality. So with these Nintendo titles, are you finally willing to invest in the Wii U, or does Nintendo still need to do something else and if so, what is that thing?

dragonfart28 · Jan 23, 2013

If anyone isn't convinced now, then they weren't going to buy one to begin with (which is perfectly fine).

mocolostrocolos · Jan 23, 2013

PLUS XENOBLADE II OR WHATEVER IT'S NAMED

clav · Jan 23, 2013

No.

Are those games announced today slated for this year or just for advertisements at E3?

CaptainTiptop · Jan 23, 2013

No, waiting for Microsoft and Sony.

lazybones18 · Jan 23, 2013

Wind Waker HD did it for me

Celegus · Jan 23, 2013

Once they announce a new Metroid, sign me up. This was a great step in that direction though, Wii U is definitely sounding tempting.

fvng · Jan 23, 2013

Not even close

Takamura-San · Jan 23, 2013

dragonfart28 said:
If anyone isn't convinced now, then they weren't going to buy one to begin with (which is perfectly fine).

True.

I'm one of them.

olimpia84 · Jan 23, 2013

Mariolee said:
Now we all know that the Wii U has gotten flack for not having any games that supposedly pushed the platform to its best potential and some criticizing it for having lackluster release titles that hadn't yet convinced them that investing in the Wii U was worth it. I myself was one of those who figured that jumping into the Wii U just wasn't worth it.

And then we had the Nintendo Direct today.
NEW YOSHI GAME. WIND WAKER HD. FIRE EMBLEM X SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI. CONFIRMED SMASH BROS, NEW MARIO, AND AND MARIO KART AT E3.

As I said in another thread, it's as if Nintendo went online and literally looked at every piece of wild speculation surrounding this Direct and made it a reality. So with these Nintendo titles, are you finally willing to invest in the Wii U, or does Nintendo still need to do something else and if so, what is that thing?

You forgot to mention the new Monolith game that seems to be a sequel for Xenoblade...looks effing amazing.
I already own a WiiU so I'm all set

Sid · Jan 23, 2013

If I really liked Nintendo's first party games I would have done that already.

Valnen · Jan 23, 2013

Nope. For first party...something Pokemon related might have pushed me, like perhaps a Pokemon Stadium game for Gen 6.

Zampano · Jan 23, 2013

Getting one when Bayonetta 2 hits

-Pyromaniac- · Jan 23, 2013

I was always gonna get one because I knew games would come. Has it convinced me to get one sooner? Not really. But it made me for excited for when I eventually do get it. I'll have lots of games I want to play.

MrHicks · Jan 23, 2013

nothing has changed?
so no

BadSanta · Jan 23, 2013

Nope. Still no killer app!

Sandfox · Jan 23, 2013

I'm guessing that the two updates are going to address a lot of issues that people are having with the device due to Iwata's wording so a lot of people may be holding off until we find out what they contain.

StickSoldier · Jan 23, 2013

very convinced. This is why I like when they actually give us information about games that aren't about to come out, so we have something to look forward to.

alfredofroylan · Jan 23, 2013

I have one but I think that the announcments for the second part of the year'll be more important.

Jarekx · Jan 23, 2013

Well, I was buying one for MonHun, but all these announcements are right up my alley

Salvadora · Jan 23, 2013

Yes I'll definitely be buying a WiiU, I'm just not sure when.

zeitgeist · Jan 23, 2013

I already know I will get one eventually but even though the ND was awesome, I won't be rushing out to buy one any time soon.

Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew · Jan 23, 2013

CaptainTiptop said:
No, waiting for Microsoft and Sony.

Yep. If somehow MS and Sony fuck up at E3, I won't mind making the jump.

What matters? Price, Device, Games, Life Cycle.

dc89 · Jan 23, 2013

If I could get a Basic package for £180 - yup I'm totally in.

I don't want a premium, Basic will do me nicely. It's currently £222 on Amazon.co.uk down from £250 at launch.

1-D_FTW · Jan 23, 2013

dragonfart28 said:
If anyone isn't convinced now, then they weren't going to buy one to begin with (which is perfectly fine).

That's garbage. But tell it to yourself anyways.

Box of Bunnies · Jan 23, 2013

They convinced me that I probably won't have much to play on my launch one for a couple of months at least.

Ragus · Jan 23, 2013

Yes. Fall, when Wind Waker arrives.

Malvingt2 · Jan 23, 2013

BadSanta said:
Nope. Still no killer app!

Iwata Laughs!!!

Sadsic · Jan 23, 2013

waiting for price drop or whenever fucking xenoblade 2 comes out, whichever is first

Bony Manifesto · Jan 23, 2013

dragonfart28 said:
If anyone isn't convinced now, then they weren't going to buy one to begin with (which is perfectly fine).

Or they're not super-into Japanese games (which I think applies to a lot of people these days).

Tobor · Jan 23, 2013

I'm not buying any more Nintendo hardware until they implement a proper account based system.

Taco_Human · Jan 23, 2013

Nope. I'm too poor and I'd rather get a PS3 right now.

Napalm_Frank · Jan 23, 2013

If 3D Mario looks amazing at e3, they drop the price and X gets localized then sure, I probably buy one.

NEW YOSHI GAME. WIND WAKER HD. FIRE EMBLEM X SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI. CONFIRMED SMASH BROS, NEW MARIO, AND AND MARIO KART AT E3.

Yoshi game based on Epic Yarn worries me tho since that game wasn't exactly good

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Derrick01 · Jan 23, 2013

I am almost there with that new monolith game. All I need is a guarantee from them that it's mostly a SP story-driven game.

I also need more games because I don't buy systems for 1 game. More Mario/Zelda/Smash and all that stuff does absolutely 0 for me. I was tired of them 10 years ago and I still am.

Takuya · Jan 23, 2013

No.

The good games won't be arriving till late 2013 and into 2014+, by then Sony and Microsoft's next-gen consoles will be released, and there will be no time for the Wii U.

Jacksonlee · Jan 23, 2013

Mariolee said:
Now we all know that the Wii U has gotten flack for not having any games that supposedly pushed the platform to its best potential and some criticizing it for having lackluster release titles that hadn't yet convinced them that investing in the Wii U was worth it. I myself was one of those who figured that jumping into the Wii U just wasn't worth it.

And then we had the Nintendo Direct today.
NEW YOSHI GAME. WIND WAKER HD. FIRE EMBLEM X SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI. CONFIRMED SMASH BROS, NEW MARIO, AND AND MARIO KART AT E3.

As I said in another thread, it's as if Nintendo went online and literally looked at every piece of wild speculation surrounding this Direct and made it a reality. So with these Nintendo titles, are you finally willing to invest in the Wii U, or does Nintendo still need to do something else and if so, what is that thing?

still not convinced. sigh.

GotEmRunnin · Jan 23, 2013

My body, your body, his body and her body. We all ready.

jjasper · Jan 23, 2013

I will buy one the day Xenoblade 2 or SMT X Fire Emblem comes out in the US whichever is first.

John Dunbar · Jan 23, 2013

i don't really see anything that wasn't pretty much guaranteed to appear on a nintendo system anyway, except maybe fire emblem + tensei, but i don't care about that anyway. i'm still waiting for a price drop.

Palette Swap · Jan 23, 2013

Still a bit too expensive for region locked underpowered hardware with no account system but it will eventually get there.

Midas · Jan 23, 2013

hongcha · Jan 23, 2013

Nope. Still waiting for that account system and some new games to actually have release dates.

Shahed · Jan 23, 2013

I was always going to buy a Wii U. I've said in the past it would always be a Zelda and another RPG from Monolith Soft that would get me on board, and today has confirmed that.

Still will be a while before I get one though

Wafflecakes · Jan 23, 2013

Yes. Today convinced me. Will buy in the next few months.

dallow_bg · Jan 23, 2013

I always was.
When it was cheaper and had a bigger library.

dude819 · Jan 23, 2013

Not at all.

The current Nintendo franchises don't really do it for me and I was hoping for an announcement of anything new.

Obviously they won't do that since they make money on the current ones and no one ever calls them out for being lazy and rehashing the same stuff over and over and over.

I'll stick to MS and Sony.

Des0lar · Jan 23, 2013

No, because I already knew great first party games were coming.

I am still not seeing the value now and most of these titles are 2014 releases probably.
Maybe I'll get a WiiU at a discounted price somewhere around 2015. Also I still want to see more third party exclusives.

A Sentient Keyboard · Jan 23, 2013

I'm going to wait for the other consoles to release before I buy anything, but the Wii U absolutely went from 'not interested' to 'serious option' this ND.

Fezzan · Jan 23, 2013

Wait and see approach over here.
Those games need to release first.

vall03 · Jan 23, 2013

Yup, most probably getting one during the holidays which is always the time I buy new hardware.

SMTxFire Emblem already sold me, add to that Wind Waker. Theres still 3D Mario, Mario Kart and Smash on E3. More than enough reason for me to get the console.

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