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Nikkei: Nintendo ceasing Wii U production at the end of the year
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Linkstrikesback
Member
Face what?
I don't see the logic in anyone suggesting a bunch of games few people felt it was worth buying a wiiu for will suddenly be able to propel the successor console to success.
All it means to me is I get to save a huge chunk of change because I don't need to buy the NX for the foreseeable future, if they choose that path. (And I was a big enough sucker for Nintendo stuff to end up buying two wii us for different rooms)
DrROBschiz
Member
The Eshop page is a damn mess of fragmented content lol
What a nightmare
They need to sell stuff at reasonable prices in organized bundles
PSN does this shit too but at least they have the decency to put shit in folders
jabberwocker
Banned
Yeah they better cut the prices of all those consoles they are not making anymore.
The12thGripper
Member
I'm confident PS4 will get enough games to make it worth it in the future but I can't say the same for the Xbone.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Well the NX is coming 2016. In order for it to be beyond 2016 they need more games and they just dont have that for Wii U. The final dagger was a week ago when they turned some of their best games into Nintendo Selects. They're hoping those 20$ games finish the final Wii U stock.
One more person say 2017 I am going to DDT you.
One more person say 2017 I am going to DDT you.
Pretty sure he's talking from a hardware point of view which is not entirely wrong.
JoeyJungle
Banned
To me this makes it seem extremely plausible for the NX to have full Wii U backwards compatibility. With the rumors about a console/handheld hybrid, I'm guessing that the NX could basically be a beefed up Wii U with a gamepad that can function completely separately from the console. Possibly multiple gamepad skews (a smaller Vita-type screen for portability, and a larger Gamepad-like screen for playing at home).
Full backwards compatibility could also help the console during the inevitable launch drought, as there's tons of Wii U games that never saw much of an audience due to a small console install base.
Full backwards compatibility could also help the console during the inevitable launch drought, as there's tons of Wii U games that never saw much of an audience due to a small console install base.
DrROBschiz
Member
Huh?
If PS4 is your primary console that it already does
If you bought it for exclusives alone.... you forget that PS4 became the new Xbox360 this gen
I'm sure a lot of PS3 owners who bought PS4s felt the same way
but Nintendo is hoping to bring in a ton of people who didn't buy the Wii U with NX. people who never experienced those great Wii U titles.
it makes all the sense in the world to re-release those games on NX. It's easy money.
The architecture switch is the big one. You can just make the Gamepad compatible with future platforms. My guess is they're going to keep their streaming technology and that the console will be second-screen compatible due to the need to cross with the handheld which will almost certainly have a touchscreen, so adding compatibility with all of those gamepads out there seems like a no-brainer, like the early Wii U games that went heavy on Wiimote compatibility (Pikmin 3 especially).
My guess is that they'll port games, some as high-profile retail releases like Smash and possibly Splatoon, others will get one-at-a-time emulated and released slowly onto the new eShop.
Dusk Soldier
Member
It came out in 2012, if NX comes out in 2017 that'll be five years, which is a pretty standard console life span.
Although I guess Sony always supporting 2 generations at once has kind of distorted that perception.
I think so. The OG Xbox was replaced after four years but it was still produced until 2009 in NA, 2007 in EU and 2006 in Japan. Wii U was second only to Virtual Boy in failure and lack of support. At least it got a dozen or so solid exclusives.
jabberwocker
Banned
LOL well not now. After I just bought my second xbone last fall....
Yeah, I got my Wii U in late 2014. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be playing it well into 2017. I've got a lot of games to catch up on. If the NX does come out this year I don't see myself getting it till 2018.
DrROBschiz
Member
Yup
the hardware was a very expensive piece of compromises just to enjoy great nintendo games
Ill take a much cheaper system without the fluff thank you very much
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
I got 10 - 12 really good games out of it. Some of the best Nintendo has ever made. And it has served as my main media hub for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Amazon Prime.
I got my money's worth.
I got my money's worth.
Sir Abacus
Member
I actually use my Wii U more than my PS4. The next time I'll probably my PS4 on is Uncharted 4. Most of the games I play are available on the PC anyway.
Mendax
Member
No way, games do not change what the console is
Little Monser
Banned
Nintendo finally burying their FLOP piece of plastic called :R E D A C T E D: making way for the NX
Slaytendo gonna SLAY
The NX will bury :REDACTED: on release to the abyss and back
Slaytendo gonna SLAY
The NX will bury :REDACTED: on release to the abyss and back
ArcaneFreeze
Member
I've got more games and time out of my WiiU in these 4 years than I did with my Wii and PS3 for the entirety of last gen, so im satisfied.
Yep, Gamecube had been $99 for some time by this point.
jabberwocker
Banned
God Dayumm
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JoeyJungle
Banned
Usually the previous gen continues production for several years. I believe that the 360 is still in production, along with the PS3. The Wii was still in production for iirc ~2 years after the launch of the Wii U.
Davey Cakes
Member
People say Pikmin 3 is the best Pikmin game. NSMBU (especially when considering NSLU) is arguably the best NSMB game. Mario Kart 8 is potentially the best Mario Kart game, if not at least better than MKWii. Smash 4 Wii U is at least arguably the best Smash game. The best Yoshi game in many years came out on the system. Plus we can't forget one of Nintendo's greatest new IPs in recent years. I even think party games like Wii Party U were better than the Wii iteration, though I'll admit MP10 was a misstep.
Zelda U/NX has the potential to be better than Skyward Sword as well.
There were plenty of areas where Wii U could be considered better than its predecessor. It has some of the strongest Nintendo output ever. But it suffered in many other ways that basically forced Nintendo's hand in terms of a quick phase-out.
TheSlySoul
Member
Mighty Number 9 comes to mind.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
lol!Nintendo finally burying their FLOP piece of plastic called :R E D A C T E D: making way for the NX
Slaytendo gonna SLAY
The NX will bury :REDACTED: on release to the abyss and back
The console did sell poorly, but to completely discontinue production after only 4 years is a sign of a total failure. X360 and PS3 are still going over a decade later.
Sadly, there are no signs that the things will pick up with NX. It is more likely that the dwindling number of enthusiasts will dwindle even more, most likely moving toward platforms that show they can support a system for a longer time.
Time for Nintendo to finally launch NX, so they can close their hardware shop forever by 2019.
Sadly, there are no signs that the things will pick up with NX. It is more likely that the dwindling number of enthusiasts will dwindle even more, most likely moving toward platforms that show they can support a system for a longer time.
Time for Nintendo to finally launch NX, so they can close their hardware shop forever by 2019.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
What a true disaster of a console. Wonder if it can even final crawl past the Master Systems 14.8 mil max.
aggienader
Member
No because Nintendo is still in the console market.
StereoVsn
Member
I got it late in 2015 and don't see buying NX till 2018 either. WiiU is going to be enough for the kids and I don't have much time to play anyway (and when I do also have PS4 and PC). WiiU is fine as 2nd console or PC/WiiU combo.
jabberwocker
Banned
Heck I think 3dworld is the better mario game since mario64. That game is polished fun good times. and dont forget about donkey kong
Nintendo finally burying their FLOP piece of plastic called :R E D A C T E D: making way for the NX
Slaytendo gonna SLAY
The NX will bury :REDACTED: on release to the abyss and back
Pop gaf weirds me out. Everything is hyperbole i guess!
Mr. Giggles
Member
*Hugs wii u*
It's ok daddy still loves you
Splatoon was the best new IP. Hands down.
It's ok daddy still loves you
Splatoon was the best new IP. Hands down.
Alex_Mexico
Member
By far the most high profile one is Bloodstained which I wish it wouldnt have caved and offered a WiiU stretch goal. By the time this game launches in 2017/2018 the WiiU will be as dead as the Wii is right now. I hope having to make that port doesn't limit Iga in any way when working for the PS4/X1/PC versions.
Dusk Soldier
Member
Usually they announce a console 1 year before they launch it. So if they're announcing it this year(2016), that means it's launching next year(2017).
And the reason they're shutting down production of WiiU is because nobody is buying it.
If it was selling well, then they would keep making it.
Davey Cakes
Member
I left out 3D World because it seems super divisive, even though I personally enjoyed it. Just not as much as Galaxy/2.
Forgot about DKCTF because I'm a crazy person. Easily better than DKCR and that game was no slouch.
LordOcidax
Member
Hardware is never a problem.. look at the Wii. The Wii U was a mess from a marketing standpoint from the beginning and never recover of that. Too risky for third party devs.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Unless a disaster happens, MN9 will launch very soon and way before the WiiU is killed off. What worries me is Bloodstained which will not launch sooner than 2017 and by then the NX will probably be in the market already and the WiiU dead in the water.
Neuromancer
Member
True. The Ouya only lasted two years for example.
It's not even being developed by IntiCreates.
Why do people keep thinking that the Wii U and Vita versions are being done by them?