crazygambit
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The surprising bit isn't that it isn't out yet, but that it won't be out for another 3 weeks!
Basically people prefer to stare at a box for 3 weeks that play the game on WiiU today. That's another standard in failure altogether.
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The surprising bit isn't that it isn't out yet, but that it won't be out for another 3 weeks!
Basically people prefer to stare at a box for 3 weeks that play the game on WiiU today. That's another standard in failure altogether.
Pirzolaman
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Lol I remember the hype here before the Wii U got released, almost everyone thought it was going to be the next big thing and destroy the competition just like that. Funny how things turned around...but I really wish all three companies to sell well.
Haunted
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WiiU is struggling in every single market, even those where the Wii cleaned up last gen.
Tracking well under the Gamecube last time I checked.
I'm finding a massive difference in the capability of first person games when played with dual analogue vs wii remote pointer. Contrast Metroid Prime with Deus Ex. The latter falls to pieces when any combat is required. It is sluggish on either the gamepad, dual shock or 360 pad, and Ive played them all.
Metroid on the other hand ... similar paced game but I can double jump, spin 180 degrees and keep several targets under control and in my sights with relative ease.
Even Halo 2 never had that level of finesse (for a console game). No doubt Quake online players would be unimpressed, however.
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Deleted member 125677
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I was basing this on it having:
1) Lousy resolution
2) Probably no dlc (cf. BO2)
3) Probably no updates (cf. BO2)
4) No squad feature
5) no eshop version for potential digital buyers
It`s no wonder that Call of Duty: Ghosts for the Nintendo Wii U does not perform good, with no support and DLC`s. New Multiplayer Maps are really important for most Call of Duty: Ghosts gamers, and with the knowing that there will be no support and DLC`s for the Nintendo Wii U everyone will choose a platform where future DLC`s will be available!!!
Those are some shocking numbers, but I'm more interested by the abysmal PC sales.
Nope, Shooter games are more often sold boxed in the UK:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/exclusive-the-uk-pc-download-charts/0123522
Nope, Shooter games are more often sold boxed in the UK:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/exclusive-the-uk-pc-download-charts/0123522
Can anyone who owns a copy for Wii U tell us the number of player's currently online? I think there was quite a vast difference last year on BO2 compared to current gen. It's also a factor to consider when multiplayer is so important to COD whether there is enough of a player base there for a good experience.
maverick40
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Brilliant stuff.
Phoenician_Viking
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It's too not in the UK. That's why COD did not sell well on the WiiU.
Delusibeta
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Irrelevant. CoD Ghost's peak multiplayer population for the last 24 hours has already dipped below Counter Strike 1.6's peak multiplayer population for the same 24 hours, and was below Civ V's population the day after release. CoD is pretty dead on PC.
Completely relevant, because people were saying that nobody bought PC games retail. So the PC sales are abysmal, and more shocking than the Wii U sales.
fluffydelusions
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Those are some shocking numbers, but I'm more interested by the abysmal PC sales.
Nope, Shooter games are more often sold boxed in the UK:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/exclusive-the-uk-pc-download-charts/0123522
Well that is interesting. The only real boxed PC games here in the US I see are blizzard games.
astarisborn94
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Ahem.
I could argue all day about why the Wii is a good system and why this "hate" for the console will dissipate once people look back and see how many good games got made for the console. The Wii U is quickly heading towards having the worst library for any major home console since the Atari Jaguar (okay, it's not that bad, but still, underwhelming to say the leaslt).
This is why the Wii turned out to be such a good platform. What it lacked in multi-platform games, it made it up in many solid games that can't be found on other platforms (or at least started on the Wii). I feel as if ports are done of PS4/Xbox One version, they should also be done differently while maintaining the same quality as the PS4/Xbox One version.FryHole said:
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So you don't bother to the pc game aisles in retailers especially game retailer's? In the UK they may be hidden but they still exist.
If you're a Nintendo fan, the Wii U's library is pretty great already
pretty done
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Basically.
Both hilarious and pathetic at the same time. 2014 Wii U support is gonna be so barren.
ab.aeterno
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Ah yes, the "impossibly high standards" argument that gets tossed out whenever a third party multuplat does poorly on the WiiU. Never mind that there's no evidence suggesting such crazy high product intelligence among non-core gamers, draw a conclusion based on what sounds best instead of what makes the most sense. A reverse Occam's Razor.
Let's call it Iwata's Razor: the more improbable explanation, which refuses to acknowledge the most apparent market truths, and makes the most assumptions about consumer behavior, is the best explanation.
The PC sales are in-line with every everything after Modern Warfare 2 going by Steam player numbers (and previous UK charts). It's true that people still buy PC games at retail (I believe PC retail sales outdo 3DS+Wii U combined in the UK, and it's grown 5% since last year looking at your link), CoD just isn't one of those big sellers on the platform and hasn't been for a while.
shinobi602
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Looks like this is the last year for COD on the Wii U.
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Eh you sure that's true anymore that 2DS alone is highest selling console in the UK currently probably will probably link in closely to Pokémon's sales etc.
fastford58
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Seems like the true Nintendo fans are a rare breed.
Those are some shocking numbers, but I'm more interested by the abysmal PC sales.
Nope, Shooter games are more often sold boxed in the UK:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/exclusive-the-uk-pc-download-charts/0123522
I find it really hard to believe that almost 100% of puzzle games on PC are sold at retail.
AdventureRacing
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This really is just amazing god damn. It also really speaks to how well the PS4 is being received.
dearodie
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1- Lousy resolution ... what?
2- Probably no DLC, for sure, and that's probably good since DLC would split the meager userbase even more.
3- There are updates in the works, actually they seem to be on update #2 at the moment:
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4- Wrong: I have the WiiU version it has the Squad feature. Allows you to play Squad online as well... Extinction too.
5- Eshop version would be nice since it does not charge taxes and you get the DDP points. No deal breaker though; got my disk copy from Newegg for $45.
TheLink117
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This right here.
fluffydelusions
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Next time I go to a store I will take a pic. It's blizzard games. e.g. diablo 3, wow, starcraft...that is really
Yes. This must be it. You cracked the code.
I hope you're joking, because otherwise that's the most salty post I have read in a long while.
sixteen-bit
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I guess the WiiU version...
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astarisborn94
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Not saying a lot. There are some worthwhile Nintendo games on the console, but that is to be expected. Even then, the first/second-party library falls behind in comparison to the previous console, which saw great if not outstanding first/second-party outputs. At best, it keeps the console from being horrible, but it still doesn't save it from being Nintendo's worst home console yet.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Missed this gem. Astounding.
Glorified G
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Stuff like JewelQuest I gather. I reckon there's such a large amount of free / f2p online puzzle games that people don't buy them at digital stores; actual copies are only picked up by the moms and dads that go into brick and mortar shops.
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Deleted member 125677
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1) 880 x 720 - to be fair, it's the same as PS360 but I would expect more, since they're from 2005/2006, and the Wii U has better specs.
3/4) I could be wrong, this was just hearsay from fellow gaffers.
Blood Diamonds
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Man, I still can't believe the Wii U crashed and burned how it did.
I remember lurking through the Wii U Speculation threads here and being hyped in some other forums that I used to visit. I hope Nintendo will be able to turn the situation around.
I remember lurking through the Wii U Speculation threads here and being hyped in some other forums that I used to visit. I hope Nintendo will be able to turn the situation around.
boredandlazy
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And based on your post Wii U owners must have a lot to live up to!
DragonSworne
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Following on from what I've posted earlier, it's probably too much to ask that the major publishers dedicate significant resources to making exclusive, lower specced games for the Wii U, but I do wonder if there's a possibility for smaller studios to resurface on the system after being crushed between AAA and mobile. Pipe dream, perhaps, at this point at least. Nintendo need to do all the heavy lifting first to get the user base to the point that others have someone to sell to.
He meant clans. The clan system is not on the Wii U.
This thread is full of snarky comment but what do you expect when Activision was killing off the fan base since COD: MW Reflex. I am not going to post all the issues each release had on Nintendo consoles but we all know they all were crap compared to the other versions.
Even if they release a proper call of duty next year on par with the Xbone and PS4, it wouldn't matter much. They killed what little fanbase they had. Call of Duty is a game that thrives on it playerbase and by shitting up previous versions, player moved on to other consoles. Support in the past was shit too and even BO2 had a lot of issue with it premier feature, the pointer controls, it was crap. Ghost pointer controls are a lot better but what is the point? Still missing features, who wants to play full price for a game with missing features?
Azure Phoenix
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Most places that sell new PC games in the UK have a large range of budget puzzle/hidden object games and little else, it isn't that surprising.
Honestly if other games were selling really great on the Wii U you'd have a case, but stuff like TW101 and ZombiU bombed on it as well. I'd love for it to foster cool unique games over more CoD sales, but it's not doing either right now.