opticalmace
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Sales aren't going to suddenly rebound though. Might as well move on.
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Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production at the end of the year
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Sales aren't going to suddenly rebound though. Might as well move on.
I know but that's still incredibly short. REALLY short cycle.
Dreamcast, Neo-Geo AES, Atari Jaguar
Joeshabadoo
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Retro Studios, I see you, boo. Whatchu got cookin'?!
Even then, the point about the recent announcement still stands. We could get a cross-gen release, but it won't be moved.
Better to move on than to stay on a sinking ship. Sometimes the smartest decision is to give up.
I'm ready for them to finish the DK Country Returns trilogy.
I'm no zealot
I collect pretty much everything back to the 2600. We can agree to disagree regarding the comparison. I can only say that I have made far worst gaming investments. Maybe if things go firesale you might consider it worthwhile. There is a decent library.NinjaCoachZ
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FWIW Emily Rogers and ShockingAlberto also referred to it as "the only unannounced Wii U game" before Trev's leak came about. Granted though, I'm not sure if they know any more about NX than Trev's source did so a port isn't necessarily off the table. I wouldn't count on it being totally moved personally but I could see cross-gen or a later port happening theoretically.
Beer Monkey
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The DC launched 4 years after the Saturn in Japan, and I'm pretty sure the Saturn wasn't still being physically produced at that point but I could be wrong.
What happens when the next gen twins only last 4-5 years?
Of course I'm not saying that the Wii U should be given a pass if that happens.
Astral Dog
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Bububut the Wii U lasted less! Its the shortest cycle ever, sold less than all those systems combined! NX will last 10 years + at least.
Justice_Bolt
Member
This confirm the NX console is coming first.
Confidence? Wii U? I'd say the very last ounce of reasoning behind being confident about it was consumed around the time Mario Kart 8 only caused an uptick in hardware sales as opposed to an explosion. Some would say its fate was sealed way before that even.
Four years is short, but hardly unprecedented and very much justified.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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I got some real damn good responses to my question I asked earlier. I've read every single post. Thank you all! Seems like most of you are very happy with your purchase for the vastly fun exclusive titles, and are not contempt with the 4-5 year cycles of console, with some being disappointed at it. Someone brought up that 4-5 year cycle of a console is a norm and that last generation was an anomaly that lasted so long.
NX will probably release at the end of this year, making Nintendo's release a 4 year cycle.
PS4.5 and Xbox 1.5 may release at the end of 2017, also making it a 4 year cycle, but forcefully extending it's cycle to 8 years by making it an iteration. Should we expect future generations to be 4 year cycles for gaming, with a new iteration boosting the cycle to 8 years? With speculations of Xbox 1.5 or PS4.5, do you guys believe Sony and Microsoft are desperate to extend the generation of the console cycle to match last gen's anomaly?
NX will probably release at the end of this year, making Nintendo's release a 4 year cycle.
PS4.5 and Xbox 1.5 may release at the end of 2017, also making it a 4 year cycle, but forcefully extending it's cycle to 8 years by making it an iteration. Should we expect future generations to be 4 year cycles for gaming, with a new iteration boosting the cycle to 8 years? With speculations of Xbox 1.5 or PS4.5, do you guys believe Sony and Microsoft are desperate to extend the generation of the console cycle to match last gen's anomaly?
OrbitalBeard
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Uhhh...Neo Geo software lasted for 14 years.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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This is not bad news for me if the NX is fully backwards compatible. The WII U had some great titles but there was also lots of unnecessary ports, imo. NX needs to have Zelda at launch, Mario, Xeno (?), smash port (?) at launch. I hope the NX is everything Iwata wanted it to be.
jabberwocker
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i doubt 8 years will happen again.
The answer is deep inside you.
Its outside...in the rain wanting to come in.....but its slowly fading away. Wasted like sugar on the floor till it is ceased to be produce as the sun sets on 2016
pinkurocket
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So tragic to see them refer to the Gamepad as 'The New Controller' with the actual console being hidden from view in the background. That confusing marketing at reveal and launch, sigh. Also I wasn't prepared to see Iwata. ):
Wii U is getting a successor is what is happening. If Sony decided that they still had a chance in the handheld market they would sure as hell discontinue the Vita and have a successor come out around the same time as the NX console.
jabberwocker
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Im more likely to get a new nintendo console than ms or sony as it stands. PC has eaten too much of their market.
Not a surprising revelation. Production had already been more or less stopped then they had to resume because Splatoon was much larger than they anticipated in Japan and it with other titles completely wiped out inventory.
Production at this point is likely minimal as the shipments into japan to relieve the out of stock inventory are small enough to run out basically as fast as they come in.
Production at this point is likely minimal as the shipments into japan to relieve the out of stock inventory are small enough to run out basically as fast as they come in.
Astral Dog
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Yes PS4.5 (and PSVR!)and Xbox One half are here to extend the generation, but maybe in a more, "elegant" way instead of just relying on the same base model for 8+ years. Who knows where the NX will fit in.
Disaster Nebraska
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Although it was a short gen, I got a good library out of the ol' bugger. My condolences to those who jumped in at the start and those who hoped for an epic Nintendo system. In many ways it really was just an add-on for the Wii. Its library was the hardcore paradise that we glimpsed toward the tail-end of the Wii's lifespan, but as a stand-alone system its library had fewer must-have games than even the N64.
Good Guy Gone Bad
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Fairly unhappy. Probably takes the crown for the console I've gotten the least amount of playtime on. Fairly unhappy with the 4 year cycle, and there's not any way that I'd pick up an NX.
MikeE21286
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It felt dead for the last 1.5-2 years. Kinda slowed the enthusiasm of the system.
It will be a nice cult system with some hits but I hope lots of it gets ported to NX
It will be a nice cult system with some hits but I hope lots of it gets ported to NX
Hatty
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I would hope it'd be fully backwards compatible
dreamlongdead
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The short life cycle is really unacceptable. Support for the NES lasted well into the mid 1990s, and it's been downhill with every console after it except Wii.
But even the Wii's support wasn't so great relative to its sales numbers.
Sony has a strong track record for supporting its consoles, and Xbox 360 (and presumably Xbox One) were improvements over Xbox.
Nintendo needs to make major changes if they want to stop losing market share in the console space. It's do or die for them right now.
forknknife
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From Wii's massive success to this.... Nintendo really could not have done it worse this gen. I think that if NX is another flop them we can kiss Nintendo hardware division good bye.
Netherscourge
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RIP, Wii-U
2012 to 2016
2012 to 2016
Sammy Samusu
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To the sky, I rise
Spread my wings, and fly
I leave the past behind
The unbreakable lotus in me
I now set free
Spread my wings, and fly
I leave the past behind
The unbreakable lotus in me
I now set free
well that is because Nintendo is actually going to release a successor to the WiiU....
SMM Deleted Edition can't come soon enough along:]
For everyone complaining about the short cycle... it's only 1 year shorter than what's typical of Nintendo, and bear in mind that this system was an utter fucking failure. Even the Gamecube, the system previously considered to be Nintendo's biggest disappointment, sold about twice as highly. What do you expect them to do? Keep pumping software into a failed platform where sales will languish compared what they could potentially get on a new platform? For the health of the company itself and the sake of being able to make great games on into the future, they need to move on.
I bought the Wii U on launch day strictly out of obligation to Nintendo's software. I couldn't have cared less for the gamepad or the weak hardware. The software has been incredible, but often the hardware has either held it back or not suited it in any meaningful way. As far as I'm concerned, the sooner Nintendo ditches this thing and provides us with a better platform the better.
I bought the Wii U on launch day strictly out of obligation to Nintendo's software. I couldn't have cared less for the gamepad or the weak hardware. The software has been incredible, but often the hardware has either held it back or not suited it in any meaningful way. As far as I'm concerned, the sooner Nintendo ditches this thing and provides us with a better platform the better.
Xbox was also another 4-year console. MS dropped it immediately once the 360 launched.
The power of anime can keep a console from flatlining.
For Nintendo's sake, you better hope it's not.