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Nah, came out way too late. I feel like the PS4 and XBO were announced like a year after the WiiU launched.
I don't know if the tech wasn't available or too expensive earlier in the Wii's lifecycle but Nintendo released it at a terrible time. One thing to keep in mind is that the Wii had exhausted 99% of the goodwill that gamers had for Nintendo back then. I got a WiiU at launch and I honestly can't remember why. I enjoyed it but there was zero reason for anyone to buy it, especially for people who had been solely gaming on the PS3 or 360.
I think it's totally valid to recognize that Nintendo released some absolute bangers for the WiiU; Mario 3D World, BOTW, Pikmin 3, DK: TF, WW HD, TP HD, Bayonetta 2, etc. People act like the WiiU was a shit console but then these same people also love the WiiU ports on the Switch. Makes zero sense.
The Miiverse was also the best type of social network that a home console has ever had. It was so much fun.
WiiU is in the same class at the Dreamcast and Sega Saturn. It's an absolute gem of a console and I play it all the time still.
I don't know if the tech wasn't available or too expensive earlier in the Wii's lifecycle but Nintendo released it at a terrible time. One thing to keep in mind is that the Wii had exhausted 99% of the goodwill that gamers had for Nintendo back then. I got a WiiU at launch and I honestly can't remember why. I enjoyed it but there was zero reason for anyone to buy it, especially for people who had been solely gaming on the PS3 or 360.
I think it's totally valid to recognize that Nintendo released some absolute bangers for the WiiU; Mario 3D World, BOTW, Pikmin 3, DK: TF, WW HD, TP HD, Bayonetta 2, etc. People act like the WiiU was a shit console but then these same people also love the WiiU ports on the Switch. Makes zero sense.
The Miiverse was also the best type of social network that a home console has ever had. It was so much fun.
WiiU is in the same class at the Dreamcast and Sega Saturn. It's an absolute gem of a console and I play it all the time still.
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