I would throw a 3DS in there too. Fantastic line-up for a handheld device.
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OPINION: Wii U, best console to own in 2014, easily
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I would throw a 3DS in there too. Fantastic line-up for a handheld device.
Inferno313
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It feels like Nintendo always has a cycle they repeat.
One console that innovates (NES, N64, Wii) followed by one console that iterates (SNES, GCN, WiiU.) Generally the first system in each pairing is the bigger success of the two, but I generally find the iterative console tends to have the more innovative games. Don't get me wrong, I've loved every Nintendo consoles. But practically all of my favorite Nintendo games come on the iterative consoles.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
It's a nice secondary system with some good exclusives. Personally the system that gets the most time and love for me is the Vita. Been that way for two and a half years and that aint stopping anytime soon.
Lol, is this the new "Nintendo only makes games for kidz"?
I never said they only exist on Nintendo consoles
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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That's a lot of "Nintendo, fuck yeah" threads in a week, bro.
Dictator93
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The best console to own in 2014 is still proably the PS2.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
The game that made me NOT buy a Wii U until almost a year later.
SteveWinwood
Member
pc + wii u is the bestest
K
kittens
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If I wasn't such a huge Halo fan, my Wii U would be all I need.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I still don't think that hardware is the WiiU's problem really. The problem is a lack of "I need to have that" software. That's what makes or breaks every single console, regardless of hardware, and while the WiiU has a fantastic selection of games for the kind of people who post on NeoGAF, it doesn't seem to have software that will sell it to the mainstream gaming audience, let alone the actual mainstream audience
James Scott
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It's a pretty fun exclusives/indie machine. I'd recommend it.
I've been having a lot of fun with it lately with HW, indies, MK8, and I'm looking forward to Bayonetta 2 and Smash
I've been having a lot of fun with it lately with HW, indies, MK8, and I'm looking forward to Bayonetta 2 and Smash
MonkeyPhobia
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It's certainly second to my 3DS, but not by much.
Inferno313
Banned
I wanna know what kind of child concerts you're going to that have things on the level of Bayonetta. Yikes.
Spieler Eins
Member
Nope. Well, maybe, since current gen has yet to get going, but just because the crap that is the Wii U is barely slightly less crappy than the rest, doesn't make it worthwhile. Unlike the Wii U, the other home consoles are at least future proof.
Flame Lord
Member
Had you just meant for the games that it has now, I might have been able to understand, but if you're counting games coming up too I'd say either the PS4 or XO beat it.
Holy shit, seems like someone had these prepped and ready.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Yep. I like my PS4 just fine but being real Sony have been tripping themselves up so far. People gave Nintendo flack but their output has been faster and better out of the gate than their competitors this gen, and it's not close.
It's a shame the 3rd party vacuum makes the system's library seem sparse by comparison, but Nintendo's still playing on a level above everyone else. A small handful of devs can turn out a game on their level, but no other publisher can do it en masse.
They just need to announce a Metroid game. Make the system complete Nintendo, make it whole!
It's a shame the 3rd party vacuum makes the system's library seem sparse by comparison, but Nintendo's still playing on a level above everyone else. A small handful of devs can turn out a game on their level, but no other publisher can do it en masse.
They just need to announce a Metroid game. Make the system complete Nintendo, make it whole!
Parmadillo Marshmallow
Member
Yep, not enough M rated games, not enough shooters, not enough online multiplayer, not enough hardcore RPGs. The only person I know IRL who has a WiiU is a friend of my wife (female nostalgic Nintendo gamer, she still plays her original game boy regularly).
I'm not saying the WiiU has bad games by any means, I haven't even played a WiiU personally, it's just that the games don't appeal to the current trends in the marketplace.
moltonasty
Member
Nah, all the games are for kids, none of the exclusives are interesting, Mario is always the same shit, Nintendo is going out of business next year anyway, when is Zelda getting ported to PS4?
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
I don't know what I would do without my Wii U
TheSpoiler
Member
That's why I said you latter redacted that notion, but it took a few posts to drill the concept of "other games have color too" out of you.
In my opinion, I think Nintendo has done a stellar job, but some of the games are lacking in some aspects.
Super Mario 3D World - Not much of a fan of Mario games, but it was enjoyable.
Wind Waker HD - Played the original, didn't like it.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - Hard to get into, but fantastic as usual.
Wonderful 101 - WONDERFUL.
Pikmin 3 - Never really cared for those games.
DK Tropical Freeze - DK games ain't my style. Maybe I'm just not a fan of platformers?
Mario Kart 8 - Lacking in content. I feel like it's pretty barebones in general, and I mean that without DLC.
Hyrule Warriors - Probably one of my top Warriors games, but it's where the console shows its age in the number count.
ZombiU - Boring title, but I'm done with zombie games for the most part. A decent concept, atleast.
Lego City Undercover - Found myself not enjoying this one.
New Super Mario Bros U - Same as above for the Mario games.
Bayonetta 2 (plus bayo 1 included) - I need this game.
Captain Toad - Found this game to be boring in the other title, and my mind probably won't change here.
Super Smash Bros 4 - Of course, but hopefully it won't contain some of the niggling problems that exist within the 3DS version like the stupid Smash Run mode.
It's necessary to cover my needs, but without those awesome third-party games and handful of rad first-party titles, I probably wouldn't be sticking around. Luckily, Nintendo seems to be continuing that trend next year, and I hope they don't slow down the momentum.
TrAcEr_x90
Member
This.
Between having Dota2, DiabloIII, Hearthstone on PC and Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, Mario for WiiU currently, and Super Smash bros for 3ds. I am set!
like clockwork
Inferno313
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baxter2231
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Well thats like your opinion man.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Have you played it? IMO its the best 2D Mario ever, and that's coming from one who thought that the other New games were just passable
bemusedchunk
Banned
This is how you win this generation (as a consumer).
Nightengale
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In 2014? I agree.
Last year though? Not so much.
Last year though? Not so much.
Savantcore
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Totally not the point I was making. My point was that when someone suggests Donkey Kong and LEGO City Undercover as reasons why the Wii U is the best console to own right now it seems so foreign to me.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Wii U is still the only current gen console I own.
Xbone has practically nothing that I'm interested in except dddd - which they haven't supported that well and may not continue. Nothing on the horizon except Makoto Asada's shoot'em'up, which I'm not entirely clear on whether it's an xbone exclusive. I can't see myself buying one.
PS4 has nothing now, but a fair amount of interesting stuff on the horizon, so I wouldn't be surprised if I buy one in a year or two's time if things pan out well.
Xbone has practically nothing that I'm interested in except dddd - which they haven't supported that well and may not continue. Nothing on the horizon except Makoto Asada's shoot'em'up, which I'm not entirely clear on whether it's an xbone exclusive. I can't see myself buying one.
PS4 has nothing now, but a fair amount of interesting stuff on the horizon, so I wouldn't be surprised if I buy one in a year or two's time if things pan out well.
Dude, you may actually not like video games. Calling a sequel to a platformer out for not being different enough is....really something.
Wonderful 101 was the 2013 GOTY.
Period. The best game released in 2013.
DragonSworne
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The lesson is that no matter how good your games are, if the system is fundamentally flawed from a design perspective people won't support it.
Hopefully Nintendo learned a lot this generation trying to stick to proprietary hardware. A key take away is that trying to lower cost of proprietary hardware by using older components and design introduces a lot of risk. The biggest risk being that your system will be ignored by consumers, publishers, and developers in favor of the competition.
This. I got a PS4 at launch and a Wii U for MK8 - so far on PS4 I've absolutely loved TLoU:R, MGS:GZ, DC, Transistor, and Octodad. Thought about Destiny but decided to skip it in favor of DC.
On the Wii U side my console came with Nintendo Land (which was crap), NSMBU (crap), Sonic Lost World (crap), and W101 (which is a good game that I don't like at all). Mario Kart 8 was absolutely fantastic, and I played Super Metroid (which is a fucking masterpiece, holy shit) for the first time on it.
I'd sell my Wii U if I wasn't interested in Smash, X, and Zelda.
... I might sell it anyway though and put the funds towards a t300 race wheel. I dunno. Thinking about it.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I mean, compared to what? Is it really just about the aesthetics?
Triggerhappytel
Member
I kind of agree. There are a couple of games on there I'd really like to play, but I don't feel compelled to buy the console for any of them. I anticipate buying a Wii U at some point but that's largely because I haven't played most Wii classics either.
It's a *good* line-up, no doubt, but lacking any stand out titles that make me feel like I need the console any time soon.
Only bought Mario Kart and Donkey Kong this year. So no, not the best console at all this year. Pretty much all Wii U games I own except maybe Mario Kart (which I haven't played in months either because I know only one person with a Wii U) are great single player games, but I have little desire to play them anytime soon again. Maybe in a couple of years on the next console.
So I am glad to own a PS4 and Xbone. Currently having a blast with Horizon 2.
One internal Japanese game from Nintendo is just sad! I want my EAD stuff!
So I am glad to own a PS4 and Xbone. Currently having a blast with Horizon 2.
One internal Japanese game from Nintendo is just sad! I want my EAD stuff!