I don't think Nintendo is "fucked," but certainly they should drop the price now that a system orders of magnitude more powerful and with tremendous third-party support is only $50 more expensive...
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Nintendo E3 Site Opens: E3 Direct one hour long. Teases some games.
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Iwata: I will now like to tell you what our studio Retro has been working on... new WiiU Photo channel....Please Understand
Iwata: "Laughs"
lordfroakie
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God Just watch the damn direct and stop panicking sheesh <_<
It will be interesting to see if Nintendo caves in and does a price cut for Wii U. The value one is getting with PS4 is very good. I am surprised that neither PS3 or Xbox 360 are getting price cuts, so it does help out Wii U a bit since it still has an uphill battle to face against the older consoles as well.
Nintendo is far from fucked. Of course a price drop is needed after Sony's $399, but that system won't release til later this year.
Also, as far as games go, most have been boring. It's the same ol' shit, but with new packaging. Nintendo just needs to show some compelling software to win E3 for me.
Also, as far as games go, most have been boring. It's the same ol' shit, but with new packaging. Nintendo just needs to show some compelling software to win E3 for me.
It's not exactly a graphical powerhouse. It's possible"And now... I would like to make an announcement with Square Enix. Kingdom Hearts III will be available on the Wii U, with exclusive content like a Master Sword Keyblade.
Thank you."
metalslimer
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With a model that's apparently being recalled. It's even worse that the model that's 50 dollars cheaper has 32GB vs 500GB
Kingdom Hearts is probably barely in preproduction. I wouldn't take anything of how it looks so far. It's also probably going to run on Luminous which as of now shows no signs of coming to Wii U
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Sony completely deflated my hype. Maybe it's for the best.
Smash Bros trailer should be so epic, they need to show ever major Nintendo Character in HD
the Main Mario people
Zelda
Metroid
F-Zero
Star Fox
Kirby
Pokemon
Donkey Kong
Dont hold back, I know yall have them renders ready
metalslimer
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If Nintendo drops to 250 they can go for the family market while Sony takes the more core tech person and MS cries themselves to sleep for fucking up so badly. Nintendo absolutely needs a price drop though.
Aaron Strife
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No way they don't drop the price of the deluxe to compensate for dropping the basic. 299 minimum
if you say nintendo will not top graphically, i agree. all the big games sony showed almost all of them are shooting genre.
NintendoGal
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That was Reggie earlier today. I can imagine his face is a bit less happier now.
Can't wait for Nintendo to buy back Rare and do Banjo and KI right hehehe
SuperAndroid17
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Drop the price
Announce the good games, sequels and the shit everyone wants.
Come on Nintendo, we all know the Wii U currently is not worth $300.
Blow us away with an Epic Zelda Wii U trailer.
Announce the good games, sequels and the shit everyone wants.
Come on Nintendo, we all know the Wii U currently is not worth $300.
Blow us away with an Epic Zelda Wii U trailer.
Eteric Rice
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What time will this conference be happening?
Kacho
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Oh shit. hahahaha
With a Wii U price drop I'd seriously think about picking one up.
So is this the only "main" Direct we're getting for E3 (obviously the system needs it badly but I'd like to see at least a snippet of portable news, such as Miiverse)? Any 3DS news will be in NDs in the following months?
So is this the only "main" Direct we're getting for E3 (obviously the system needs it badly but I'd like to see at least a snippet of portable news, such as Miiverse)? Any 3DS news will be in NDs in the following months?
My hype is through the roof, Sony just fucking delivered with FFXV AND KH3 announced, and now I'm going to see the successor to Galaxy 2 and the next Smash Bros. I couldn't ever be more happier and hyped.
Nintendo can too, but they choose not to because they think it is too risky. That is what got Sony to the top during the PS1 days.
I want a gauntlet of wonderful Nintendo games to end the best E3 in recent years. I believe, Nintendo. <3
oh man i wish consoles were that strong (and basically just pc's sold at a loss hahaha)
a man can dream
oh man i wish consoles were that strong (and basically just pc's sold at a loss hahaha)
a man can dream
Aeriscloud
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The Sony conference was good for gamers. That doesn't mean we don't get good games.
They're still coming, guys.
Pfft that old gif, WE'VE UPGRADED.
well F mines muddy.
DetectiveGAF will find out sooner or later.
Freezie KO
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They'll make it up on PSN. $399 + $360 if you want online mp for the life of the system. XBL is raking in cash for MS, and it'll do the same for Sony.
I would like to see Nintendo do one of the following:
1. Easy price drop:
Wii U Deluxe with Nintendo Land drops to $300.
2. Better price drop: (preferred)
Wii U Deluxe without Nintendo Land drops to $250. Begin selling Nintendo Land with Wiimote + to raise install base and for proof of concept.
metalslimer
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Lmao, is this why people were so shocked for 399? The PS4 is about as modest as they could go. Literally the only high end thing about it is the 8GB GDDR5. Mid PCs will destroy it in 2 years
GuitarGuruu
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We're so close everyone! Sony showed me why I need a PS4, now its your turn Nintendo!
(even if I already own a U...)
(even if I already own a U...)
gamergirly
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Well, Wii U is being sold at a loss, but not a major loss. Nintendo could do it, but it would prefer not to. It's obviously only done a last resort, but Nintendo might be desperate enough to do it. It may be necessary in order to help stimulate consumer interest and rapidly grow the install base. However, Iwata stated in January that Nintendo wouldn't be doing a price cut for it.
metalslimer
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Sure maybe a little, but don't look at MS's prices or NIntendo prices and think Sony must be losing hundreds.
wat LOL
Sony delivered far beyond what I hoped. I am extremely excited to see if Nintendo also hits this one out of the park.
IntelliHeath
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Alright, I would like to say something. It's nice to know yall since we wouldn't be alive after Nintendo Direct Megaton Bomb. It's really nice to know yall. 
Sure, but what does that tell you about its power relative to now. I have a gaming PC that nukes my PS3 from orbit. For a console to be comparable to gaming PC for two years before there starts being marked gains in the PC space again is impressive, especially at $400.
Well, they did it for 3DS, so they could be go the same route, but I'm not so sure as they still recovering from 3DS losses.
tkscz
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I... I don't even know what to say about this.
Uncle Rupee
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Why would they want to straddle themselves with dead weight?
metalslimer
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No. I never said PS4 is comparable to high end rigs right now. It's not.
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