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Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
On the positive end it is home to some of my favourite Nintendo gems and some legit "must play"s. The Wonderful 101 I feel is one of the most inventive character action games ever. Bayonetta 2 was a great follow-up to the original and a dream to see it to fruition. Tropical Freeze is the best Donkey Kong platformer. ZombiU was a legit return to survival horror and the best launch game. Mario Kart 8 is a huge fucking improvement on Mario Kart Wii U and showcased DLC done right. Captain Toad is like a game from the SNES era with production quality of a modern title. Splatoon is inventive and brilliant, one of Nintendo's strongest new IPs. Pikmin 3 was a lovely return to the franchise.
On the other hand Super Mario 3D World, while good, was a blatantly weak follow-up to Super Mario Galaxy 2 AKA GOLD STANDARD 3D PLATFORMER to me. I thought Xenoblade Chronicles X was boring shit compared ot the brilliant Xenoblade. Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD are good games, the former a far superior "remake" over the latter's simpler port, but nevertheless both basically filler meaning the Wii U is the only mainline Nintendo console to never get its own exclusive, unique The Legend of Zelda game. Smash Bros 4 was good, but really missing an enigmatic something that felt like a step up over its predecessors, something I felt even Brawl had. No Metroid. No F-Zero. No Animal Crossing. Third party support was dreadful due to its floundering in the market. Off screen play was absolutely meaningless and useless to me. I love having a second screen but even Nintendo failed at proving it could provide really unqiue and interesting experiences, something I felt the Wii did far, far better (unique technology that's rough around the edges >>> safe gimmicks). Nintendo completely, utterly, and bafflingly failed at managing their production pipeline despite having literally an entire generation of competition examples to learn from (this bewilders me to this day and is in my opinion one of the company's most embarrassing management failures).
So yeah, I don't know. Like all Nintendo consoles I feel it is worth it if you're into the games because, while there's really fuck all, the good stuff is really quite amazing. But it's still pretty much a brick to me that's only appealing for very specific per-software reasons. Those are good reasons, but the gaps in between are nothingness. It has none of the authentic originality that the Wii had, so I feel no thrill or excitement in the hardware or potential. Nintendo floundered in maintaining a consistent production pipeline, which seriously hindered the release schedule. Dated hardware and awful sales massacred support. It's home to some unforgettable games, but as a whole a totally forgettable platform. A great platform to pick up on the cheap when the time comes.
On the positive end it is home to some of my favourite Nintendo gems and some legit "must play"s. The Wonderful 101 I feel is one of the most inventive character action games ever. Bayonetta 2 was a great follow-up to the original and a dream to see it to fruition. Tropical Freeze is the best Donkey Kong platformer. ZombiU was a legit return to survival horror and the best launch game. Mario Kart 8 is a huge fucking improvement on Mario Kart Wii U and showcased DLC done right. Captain Toad is like a game from the SNES era with production quality of a modern title. Splatoon is inventive and brilliant, one of Nintendo's strongest new IPs. Pikmin 3 was a lovely return to the franchise.
On the other hand Super Mario 3D World, while good, was a blatantly weak follow-up to Super Mario Galaxy 2 AKA GOLD STANDARD 3D PLATFORMER to me. I thought Xenoblade Chronicles X was boring shit compared ot the brilliant Xenoblade. Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD are good games, the former a far superior "remake" over the latter's simpler port, but nevertheless both basically filler meaning the Wii U is the only mainline Nintendo console to never get its own exclusive, unique The Legend of Zelda game. Smash Bros 4 was good, but really missing an enigmatic something that felt like a step up over its predecessors, something I felt even Brawl had. No Metroid. No F-Zero. No Animal Crossing. Third party support was dreadful due to its floundering in the market. Off screen play was absolutely meaningless and useless to me. I love having a second screen but even Nintendo failed at proving it could provide really unqiue and interesting experiences, something I felt the Wii did far, far better (unique technology that's rough around the edges >>> safe gimmicks). Nintendo completely, utterly, and bafflingly failed at managing their production pipeline despite having literally an entire generation of competition examples to learn from (this bewilders me to this day and is in my opinion one of the company's most embarrassing management failures).
So yeah, I don't know. Like all Nintendo consoles I feel it is worth it if you're into the games because, while there's really fuck all, the good stuff is really quite amazing. But it's still pretty much a brick to me that's only appealing for very specific per-software reasons. Those are good reasons, but the gaps in between are nothingness. It has none of the authentic originality that the Wii had, so I feel no thrill or excitement in the hardware or potential. Nintendo floundered in maintaining a consistent production pipeline, which seriously hindered the release schedule. Dated hardware and awful sales massacred support. It's home to some unforgettable games, but as a whole a totally forgettable platform. A great platform to pick up on the cheap when the time comes.