Frankfurter
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Oh wow, that's very good. Will be a blast at the yearly video game/drinking party I usually have a few days after Christmas.
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IGN: 5 Reasons Wii U is Worth Owning
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Oh wow, that's very good. Will be a blast at the yearly video game/drinking party I usually have a few days after Christmas.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Judging by the amount I'm seeing this incredibly erroneous and close minded line of thought echoed across a small contingent of Nintendo enthusiasts across the web and on these very boards, I'm starting to believe that comments like the one above are in fact, very much real opinions. Yikes.
So? Let them.
Every person is different, with different priorities and different budgets.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Completely true. Wii U easily has the best, most diverse library of all the current consoles, and that's been true for some time now. It struggled early on, but it's really matured into a fantastic console with gaming experiences you simply can't get anywhere else (and will never be able to). Of course, it's also had a full year's head start, so all of the above is understandable.
Hopefully the PS4 and Xbox One's libraries have really stepped it up by this time next year.
Hopefully the PS4 and Xbox One's libraries have really stepped it up by this time next year.
CaptainGyro
Banned
a new ps3 is about $200 with no games or $250 with a game
Personally I think the fact that a wii u also comes with a game, and that the tablet lets me play VC Nintendo games, watch amazon prime and netflix movies and youtubes while curled up in my bed is worth the extra $50-$100
Got a Wii U because I had the money and wanted to play Smash Bros. I'm really surprised by how much I like the GamePad. I hope they keep something like that for their next console.
I'm pretty happy with the stacked Wii U+PS4 2014/2015 combo lineup. There's a lot of games I'm interested in within genres I haven't played in awhile due to fighting games.
It's not cool to be ignorant. I'm just going to assume when people like you hear 3rd party games you only think of COD and Assassin Creed.
Yep, you need to educate yourself. You'll probably keep blindly dismissing 3rd party games instead though.
I'm pretty happy with the stacked Wii U+PS4 2014/2015 combo lineup. There's a lot of games I'm interested in within genres I haven't played in awhile due to fighting games.
It's not cool to be ignorant. I'm just going to assume when people like you hear 3rd party games you only think of COD and Assassin Creed.
Yep, you need to educate yourself. You'll probably keep blindly dismissing 3rd party games instead though.
I would have recommended you to wait, though I got it for a similar price. Nowadays I've seen them for like a lot less in Monterrey, and it's a better option now.
What? Is my opinion! Do you think is really impossible to someone to be tired of what third parties have been publishing?
I really dont like the road third parties games have been taking. Most of em. And to be fair i see a lot of people on gaf that feels the same way
Assassins Creed, batman games, borderlands, need for speed, gtas, CODs. I tried them all. And im not happy with em. They are, in my opinion, awful.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
I live in Monterrey too and I just really wanted one already, it was the day Mario 3D World came out!
Americans make me jealous, getting a Wii U for 299 sounds like a freaking dream.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
What about Nintendo fans like myself that haven't cared about Mario Kart since the SNES, and never cared for Smash Bros in the first place? This year would be downright pathetic if it wasn't for Bayonetta 2 and Captain Toad, but those are just two games. Two.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
1. Bayonetta 2
2. Bayonetta 2
3. Bayonetta 2
4. Bayonetta 2
5. Bayonetta 2
2. Bayonetta 2
3. Bayonetta 2
4. Bayonetta 2
5. Bayonetta 2
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Donkey Kong.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
There isn't a single game on Wii U I want.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
You do realize that third part games aren't limited to those...right? You do realize that there are Indie games that are third party. That there are more third party games than just ass creed, batman, borderlands, etc.
BoboBrazil
Member
I don't see how the gamepad can be expensive though, unless they got a really bad deal on parts. There are $50 tablets out there with better screens.
Tidus_Great
Banned
ps3 is overpriced as hell too, the big difference is ps3 has a hugeee library of games for cheap. wii u not so much.
skLaFarebear
Member
Yeah! Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze? What's that bullshit Nintendo! Give us real games!
"The wiiu has no third parties!!!"
"Its ok, im not happy with third party games nowdays."
"But... indie games are third party too!"
Ok, the wiiu has indie games. So the WiiU has third party games now?
(And i have a lot of indie games on my wiiu, i like them a lot.)
My feelings exactly, I had my Matio Kart fill with double dash and the same with smash bros melee, both fantastic games that have not changed enough with their sequels to interest me.
I'm glad people are enjoying their purchase but I can't fathom why Wii U is constantly being compared to systems that have been out a year less, It's ridiculous. Also the controller, I just do not get the point of having an amazing television only to play on a handheld, maybe I'm doing it wrong? Dunno.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I can think of 10 reasons to own a Wii U
Smash Bros U
Bayonetta 2
Mario Kart 8
Tropical Freeze
Super Mario 3D World
The Wonderful 101
Pikmin 3
Nintendoland
ZombiU
NSMBU/NSLU
Smash Bros U
Bayonetta 2
Mario Kart 8
Tropical Freeze
Super Mario 3D World
The Wonderful 101
Pikmin 3
Nintendoland
ZombiU
NSMBU/NSLU
Well, you know the gaming chains here want that $$$.
By the way, that was a year ago. Can't believe they were still that expensive back then.
And the incoming Splatoon, Star Fox, Kirby, Mario Party, Captain Toad and Zelda - for those that want to know about some of the Wii U's future games.
demosthenes
Member
I love my wii u but I hate nintendo right now. Why did they not make more GameCube controller adapters.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
That problem's not really exclusive to the Wii at the moment. None of the systems are really an RPG haven at the moment other than DA:I & a few smaller/indie titles like Transistor & Child of Light (which is also on the Wii U). And yeah, the RPGs will come, but that's also true for the Wii U (which is getting an exclusive sequel to one of the best rated RPGs of all time).
RecursiveFault
Banned
I got on the Wii U train for $300, and it's had the best software lineup I've seen on a console since the GameCube, maybe exceeding it.
People bitch about the price, but a $200 entry fee to the best games I've played in years, is pretty rad.
I primarily game on PC, and I think I care far more about my Wii U library than any PC game in recent years.
People bitch about the price, but a $200 entry fee to the best games I've played in years, is pretty rad.
I primarily game on PC, and I think I care far more about my Wii U library than any PC game in recent years.
Look everybody this guy is such a badass.
You're not looking to hot yourself, posting that.
It depends on what you were expecting from the systems by their first year really.
I don't see anything must have. Especially since the term "Must have" shouldn't be taken lightly.
Although to be fair, that will probably change for the PS4 with Bloodborne early next year.
Princess Viola
Member
what does persona 5 not being out have anything to do with first-party titles on ps4 tho?
CaptainGyro
Banned
Yeah the ps3 has more games but I still think that if a system has about a dozen newer releases that you really want to play, then it's worth buying for about $300.
Factor in somebody like me who didn't play a lot of games on the VC and the wii when they were originally released, I think its library is plenty
Links_fantasy
Junior Member
Just Zelda and Xenoblade Chronicles X will take up months of my time. With Yoshi, Kirby, Star Fox, maybe SMT x Fire Emblem and Project Zero 5 it's going to be a super strong year for Nintendo games. Plus the 3DS has potentially tons of great Japanese games to be localised like Bravely Second, Project Steam, lots of Etrian Odyssey games and Zelda Majoras Mask. It's looking like a full year before any announcements are even made!
Pyramidbread
Neo Member
Everyone hounds on at PS4/XBone for not having that many first party games, but then forget that the Wii U's roster was also pretty lacklustre for the first year and a half, it's only just started to pick up traction this summer, despite it being released in 2012.
Tidus_Great
Banned
Xenoblade X is a huge selling point for me as well. Xenoblade on Wii was one of my most favorite games of all time. That said it's not out at the moment so as an RPG/story driven game fan I'm not seeing any immediate reason to get a Wii u with the price still being high IMO
I think alot of people would love them to ditch the gamepad. Make it optional. If it makes the system cheaper and sells more then it is good.
The gamepad was bleeding edge technology when it was released...
How many tablets/pads do you happen to know of that can stream nigh frame-perfect 60 FPS?
I think you may want to review your history on releases on the WiiU in its first year: SM3DW, Pikmin 3, W101, ZomU, and Lego, just off the top of my head and all are good games in their own respect. Even its poor first year showing is still better (and actually was functional) than PS4/X1s first year.
BoboBrazil
Member
No it wasn't. It was made fun of for being a fisher price tablet when it was released by many and there were better budget tablets at the time for $50-$100 with better larger screens. Pretty much any android tablet with a Chromecast can stream 60fps video. Nintendo makes good gamesgames like I said earlier, but this hardware is bad. There is no reason they should still be forcing a tablet controller on people when people have shown they don't want it.
This is true, but as a multiplatform gamer, no one single system would make me happy :x
Pyramidbread
Neo Member
Yeah, they had a decent enough showing, but so do Xbone/PS4 (I prefer the PS4 games to any Nintendo ones mentioned, but that's personal preference). That didn't stop everyone and their grandma from jumping on the 'Wii U is dead train' earlier this year. What I'm saying is, sure there might not be that many games for them at this moment in time, but the games are coming.
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
Your forgetting a game.
Japanmanx3
Member
Salt???
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
1. ZombiU
2. Mario Kart 8
3. Zelda is coming
4. BC
5. Free online
2. Mario Kart 8
3. Zelda is coming
4. BC
5. Free online
It was. What you fail to understand is that we're not talking about the tablet's plastic or the its screen (which isn't cheap...), we're talking about the hardware hidden inside that Nintendo and Broadcom developed for the streaming technology. Moreover, Chromecast does not do things on the level of having to two-way broadcast information and interaction. Remember, the tablet doesn't run any of the games, which means it has to be funneling inputs while reproducing reactions immediately to remove any frame lagg and buffering. Try some PS4/Vita Remote Play and then play remotely on the WiiU, its night and day on the delay.
That's fine. WiiU's first year was still richer on exclusives (at this point its simple mathematical fact), now preference and taste will define whether or not one cares about said fact. Now, what WiiU lacks which has been gutting it, is the multiplats though recent trends seem to be burning their own bridges anyway on that front, lol.
No, they won't. They'll be on PC (read: that thing that every person on this forum already has)