It's pretty hilarious how Nintendo has mistepped on the Wii-U
wtf were they thinking?!?!
They were thinking that the GamePad and Nintendo Land would grab peoples' attention the same way the Wii Remote and Wii Sports did in 2006. They were wrong.
It's pretty hilarious how Nintendo has mistepped on the Wii-U
wtf were they thinking?!?!
By the end of the year Nintendo will probably bare acknowledge the gamepad.
Even if you disagree with Nintendo's direction the last decade, this is a pretty fucking ignorant post.
Unless the Wiimote and motion gaming suddenly doesn't count, nor the DS's touchscreen.
A scaled down version would be more than usable.This is strange... I had a talk with Mark Rein & he told me UE4 will be a very versatile engine that will work with small and large games alike... so why won't it work on a modest chipset like Wii U?
It's certainly more powerful than an ipad...
Or that.That's the thing, people don't read.
It's not that it CAN'T run the engine, it's that it WON'T.
This is actually old news that people are acting like is "breaking".
If Toyota did this when they bet on hybrid engines 15 years ago and the whole car industry were laughing at them... An industry laughing at you is not a good barometer.
The Gamecube only missed 1/2 Soul Calibur games for its gen (and Xbox got screwed as well).They also didn't get SCIII.
It's not a tablet. It's a controller with a screen. If anything it's an oversized handheld if you are going to compare it to something it isn't.
And it has motion controls and Wiimotes can still be used with it.
Guys, guys, remember this?
NintendoLand had good ideas, but their E3 presentation was all sorts of wrong. They wasted every minute on explaining game rules instead of just showing it work.They were thinking that the GamePad and Nintendo Land would grab peoples' attention the same way the Wii Remote and Wii Sports did in 2006. They were wrong.
They were thinking that the GamePad and Nintendo Land would grab peoples' attention the same way the Wii Remote and Wii Sports did in 2006. They were wrong.
The Gamecube only missed 1/2 Soul Calibur games for its gen (and Xbox got screwed as well).
The Wii never got a single one.
While that sounds nice, it could also be that they simply don't like having to compete. Let's say the Gamecube really isn't the route they wanted to go. That leaves the NES, SNES, and N64 which were all basically nothing more than graphical upgrades. As soon as Sony comes onto the scene and beats them then all of a sudden they're ready to go a different route as opposed to trying to compete and take back what they had. Coincidence?
Nintendo commands no respect in the industry. Rein wouldn't be saying this about Valve or Sony.
Well, at least WiiU has UE3 on an official capacity...It feels like Wii U buzz/support/everything is falling off a cliff while the Vita is finally finding some footing. Did the Vita ever have a stretch of news this bad?
The Gamecube only missed 1/2 Soul Calibur games for its gen (and Xbox got screwed as well).
The Wii never got a single one.
I know. What were they thinking? No other company would promote their console like that....
http://youtu.be/TYY-J3ckeSI?t=2m29s
Well, at least WiiU has UE3 on an official capacity...
Vita doesn't even have that - Netherrealm had to basically port the whole engine themselves for Mortal Kombat Vita, and all that effort for such hilariously weak results.
Both system have support that I'd call barely marginal, so the comparison you made was really bizarre.
Yep.
They've made two wrong bets in a row: the 3D of the 3DS being an irresistible attraction and the Gamepad tapping into the mass market.
Both of them haven't panned out at all as they had planned, and haven't added any perceived value to their respective systems.
NintendoLand had good ideas, but their E3 presentation was all sorts of wrong. They wasted every minute on explaining game rules instead of just showing it work.
Nevermind that bundling WiiSports with every system was a really, really good decision.
Go read some of those old Wii U Speculation threads where people were getting excited about how much of a leap over 360 and PS3 Wii U was going to be.
Some people only care when it suits their interests
Yep.
They've made two wrong bets in a row: the 3D of the 3DS being an irresistible attraction and the Gamepad tapping into the mass market.
Both of them haven't panned out at all as they had planned, and haven't added any perceived value to their respective systems.
They were thinking that the GamePad and Nintendo Land would grab peoples' attention the same way the Wii Remote and Wii Sports did in 2006. They were wrong.
Yep.
They've made two wrong bets in a row: the 3D of the 3DS being an irresistible attraction and the Gamepad tapping into the mass market.
Both of them haven't panned out at all as they had planned, and haven't added any perceived value to their respective systems.
If Nintendo was going to go down this path they should have released something with the power and price of an OUYA.Good fucking question. I was furious when Nintendo revealed the GamePad, seriously. They had a great thing going and decided to put it on the sidelines for terrible, terrible reasons.
If they brought that system to dev teams and asked them about specs and online features it would have had a huge hard drive in it. I like that you can expand with USB hard drives but it should have had better storage on it.You mean like free middleware, clickable sticks, no charging for patches, etc...
We get it that you don't like Nintendo but please do some research and have some common sense.
I don't think they have really pushed that message to people as such. What Nintendo really should have done was make a dock able table that could connect to bluetooth Wii controllers for multiplayer action. The biggest reason why the Wii U is fucked is the marketing though. Look at all of the Amazon reviews and returns for Wii U products because people say they already have a Wii or that the Wii U game doesn't work with your Wii. If Peter Moore doesn't get the EA job Nintendo should get on their hands and knees to get him to run the company. There is so much money left on the table that Nintendo is either ignorant of or incompatant of getting.It's not a tablet. It's a controller with a screen. If anything it's an oversized handheld if you are going to compare it to something it isn't.
And it has motion controls and Wiimotes can still be used with it.
NintendoLand had good ideas, but their E3 presentation was all sorts of wrong. They wasted every minute on explaining game rules instead of just showing it work.
Nevermind that bundling WiiSports with every system was a really, really good decision.
Pretty much.
3DS' saving grace is it's still a Nintendo handheld and Pokemon alone will ensure it stays relevant. Plus there's fuck all direct competion with Vita being such a joke.
It's hard to see how Wii U can compete with two better systems though.
If the PS4/Durango launched in the same economy that the Wii U launched they would have done even worse. It was a bad year for retail, even the iPhone and the new Windows devices didn't sell that well. Technology sales tanked last year. And I don't see the PS4/Durango out selling the Wii U, which will be cheaper and have the new Zelda HD this holiday season.It's kinda hard to see PS4/Durango do bad or at least anywhere as bad Wii U.
Third parties are bound to support it and the hardware is powerful. The price would have to be PS3 levels of fail for it to happen but the PS4 doesn't appear to be too exotic for a repeat.
I've been grinding my teeth at the sneering "shitty tablet" comments because they're born lf ignorance and a complete inability to research before criticising. Looking at the bigger picture (the mass market) I suppose the term has become synonymous with any large touchscreen device with a touchscreen and, to some end, represents another failure (in terms of really explaining the system) on Nintendo's part.
By the end of the year Nintendo will probably barely acknowledge the gamepad.
Look at the picture. Gamecube still got one.Wii is did get a pointless spin off (Soul Calibur Legends), but then couldn't even get a port of 4 in spite of the PSP getting Broken Destiny, which was directly based on 4. The Gamecube wasn't setting a good precedent though. It only got 2. In spite of its good sales, Namco never ported 1 and 3 was PS2-only.
IMO, people are overestimating next Sony and Microsoft consoles. Like thinking because it's more powerfull it will sell a lot.
It reminds me a lot of those Vita thread at E3, where people were sure 3DS would fail and Vita would be successfull because of how powerfull it was while being priced the same as 3DS.
This post makes no sense
That is not totally true Nintendo Land has been the best selling Wii U game by far. They need to make more games like that if they want to sell the system.
They were thinking that the GamePad and Nintendo Land would grab peoples' attention the same way the Wii Remote and Wii Sports did in 2006. They were wrong.
Wii U is practically at disaster status at this point.
How long before the next Nintendo console? My bet is on "not long".
IMO, people are overestimating next Sony and Microsoft consoles. Like thinking because it's more powerfull it will sell a lot.
It reminds me a lot of those Vita thread at E3, where people were sure 3DS would fail and Vita would be successfull because of how powerfull it was while being priced the same as 3DS.
They won't sell because they are powerful. They will sell because they have the backing of the rest of the industry. Vita had nothing to back up its power
I've been grinding my teeth at the sneering "shitty tablet" comments because they're born lf ignorance and a complete inability to research before criticising. Looking at the bigger picture (the mass market) I suppose the term has become synonymous with any large touchscreen device with a touchscreen and, to some end, represents another failure (in terms of really explaining the system) on Nintendo's part.
IMO, people are overestimating next Sony and Microsoft consoles. Like thinking because it's more powerfull it will sell a lot.
It reminds me a lot of those Vita thread at E3, where people were sure 3DS would fail and Vita would be successfull because of how powerfull it was while being priced the same as 3DS.
no,seriously,you seem very molest because some people laugh at that panel and you extraolate that to the whole development comunity and gaming press
Wii U is practically at disaster status at this point.
How long before the next Nintendo console? My bet is on "not long".
I don't think people buy the WiiU for 3rd party games
They won't sell because they are powerful. They will sell because they have the backing of the rest of the industry. Vita had nothing to back up its power
In their advertising, the same way 3d is not the selling point of the 3ds
A while ago someone started a thread with a Bill Cosby video laying out an analogy: It's all about the presentation.
I still think the Wii U is mostly an advertising failure right now.
And you're thinking the whole industry will get away from PS360 to throw millions on consoles with no userbase ?
Games will cost a lot more, userbases will be a lot smaller.
I don't expect them to sell millions and millions day 1. But last gen, there was a Wii to compete with them. This time around, I don't see where the competition is coming from.
IMO, people are overestimating next Sony and Microsoft consoles. Like thinking because it's more powerfull it will sell a lot.
It reminds me a lot of those Vita thread at E3, where people were sure 3DS would fail and Vita would be successfull because of how powerfull it was while being priced the same as 3DS.
Look at the picture. Gamecube still got one.
The Wii didn't.
Would say Soul Calibur IV and V ever stood a chance on Wii with its low spec hardware? Especially when we had developers say it wasn't good enough for their games?
This is what separates Gamecube from Wii.
It will depend of users willing or unwilling to change plateform.
Excellent, now the unreal engine can be used with less restrictions now that 4 doesn't support 360, ps3 and wii u. Now it's all down to whether the 720 will be the shit or shit.