JackFetch Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I have a Best Buy literally 2 minutes from work, and of course it's not hosting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Nintendo Direct @ e3 Games, games, games. I can legitimately see me buying all of the 1st party games, and even some 3rd party stuff! I think it was definitely much needed for Nintendo to list the exclusive titles to show they are still a viable option to compete against the rest of the 'next-gen' bunch.Pokemon X & Y - Yes. Also fairies! Super Mario 3D World - A lot of fun. They didn't fully explain how co-op will work cause use of the 3DS would be perfect for this. Mario Kart 8 - Why do Mario Karts always manage to look completely different? Just the little changes make such a massive difference Wii U Party - Great looking party games. We've had people inviting themselves round to play this kind of a game and this'll be a great addition. Art Academy - Pass. Wind Waker HD - Stunning. Unexpectedly large nostalgia wave. Wonderful 101 - Oh thank god, a game where the Wii U pad is a functional gameplay mechanic! Looks ace. Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze - These games look grand but I'll probably skip them. Bayonetta 2 - Never played the original so unconvinced atm. If they could release a version of the original for Wii U I'd definitely get it and would probably then get this X - Don't get it yet...Monster Hunter mixed with FFXIII? SSB 3DS/WiiU - Drooooooooooooooooool. After this video and having already bought one...I really don't see the need to buy a PS4 or an Xbone. Not at the moment anyway until there's a BIG price drop and they've come out with a big load of exclusives. I most likely will at one point, but at the moment Wii U is my next-gen console Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Bayonetta 2 is the only reason I'm buying a Wii U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Not sold on 'Cat-Mario', D of W? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think the multiplayer in Mario World will be the same as the New Super Mario Bros games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Missed opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 It looks like less of a Friendship Killer than New Super Mario Bros. My friends and I aren't allowed to play that any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 It's really funny how the majority of the Wii U's games seem to be side-scrolling or otherwise retro (Wind Waker remake; Mario Kart) but they look absurdly fun, moreso than a lot of the other stuff on proper next-gen consoles. When the Wii U's price drops and there's a decent library for it, I think I'll pick one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Nintendo seems to be continuing the same thing they've been doing since the Wii. Where are the adult first party games for their "grown up" system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Nintendo is a nostalgia marketer. This will never change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 I spent an hour last night watching trailers on the Nintendo channel. The combination of Super Mario 3D World, Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2 and X was enough to convince me that I’ll probably be buying a Wii U at some point.I’m also super excited to play Shin Megami Tensei 4 and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Which is great, since my 3DS isn’t getting a whole lot of use at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 I spent an hour last night watching trailers on the Nintendo channel. The combination of Super Mario 3D World, Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2 and X was enough to convince me that I’ll probably be buying a Wii U at some point. I’m also super excited to play Shin Megami Tensei 4 and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. Which is great, since my 3DS isn’t getting a whole lot of use at the moment. Have you tried Luigi's Mansion on the 3DS yet? That's a great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Yeah, it's one of the three games I've bought this year.I've played about an hour of it. I'm hoping to get back into it at some stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shining knight Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Mega man....that is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Courtesy of one of my friends on FB: Wii U is my favorite console name that you can repeat and pretend you're an ambulance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 ASDA, Wal-Mart's UK arm, has announced they will no longer be stocking Wii U games, or consoles, in store, but will continue online. Asda will no longer stock Wii U hardware and software in store, it has been revealed.The retailer will continue to stock Wii U systems and games online, but not throughout its 555 UK outlets.Asda confirmed the news in a number of statements to CVG, revealing that the company would continue to support Nintendo as a format partner on a title-by-title basis."Asda continues to offer customers a selection of Wii U games and accessories through Asda Direct, but these ranges are currently not on offer in Asda shops," reads the first statement."Asda will stock [Wii U] games on a title-by-title merit basis as they come along through Asda Direct. We will continue to support Nintendo as a format holder partner."Nintendo responded by highlighting some of the upcoming releases for Wii U, as well as Pikmin 3 and New Super Luigi U, which today entered the Top 20 sales chart."Nintendo UK does not comment on specific business practices with individual retailers," reads Nintendo's statement. "However, as we have seen with Nintendo 3DS, software sells hardware, and with titles such as Wonderful 101, Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Super Mario 3D World already announced for this year - as well as the recently released Pikmin 3 and New Super Luigi U having reached number 2 and number 6 in this week's chart respectively - we are looking forward to the year ahead on Wii U."Asda has also suspended 3DS hardware and software from sale in store, despite the handheld's popularity.Unveiled during this year's E3 conference, Super Mario 3D World will be released this December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Nintendo has confirmed what we knew already: its unhappy controller/console combo, the Wii U, is a flop. The company said hardware sales of the Wii U had failed to reach its target during the year-end, pushing it into a third consecutive annual loss, Reuters reports. “We failed to reach our target for hardware sales during the year-end, when revenues are the highest,” said Nintendo’s president, Satoru Iwata, at a shareholder briefing on the sales figures. With the Wii U failing to shift off shelves — and that despite a $50 price cut last September, to $299 — Nintendo has slashed its global sales forecast for the device for the year to March 31 by almost 70%. It said it’s expecting Wii U sales to number just 2.8 million units over that period. It also cut its sales forecast for its handheld 3DS console to 13.5 million units from 18 million. http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/17/wii-u-not-selling/?utm_campaign=fb&ncid=fb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 There's more to this that I think is going to get out in the next few months, but people are already rushing to say they'll be the next Sega. They're not going to have the same downfall that Sega had. Sega was inept on a level that no other company will ever be able to achieve, and I say that as one of the most shameless Sega marks in the world. It could go a lot of different ways. The 3DS has really been their leading platform for years now, so going the exclusive handheld route would be far from the worst thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I'd be happy if they let the Wii U be a low-level "niche" product for the rest of this generation and focused on the 3DS instead, then came back into the home console market bigtime in the next generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I'd be happy if they let the Wii U be a low-level "niche" product for the rest of this generation and focused on the 3DS instead, then came back into the home console market bigtime in the next generation. So, you want them to do what they did with the Gamecube, all over again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 My feeling is without good third party support, they will always be "less than". Mario and Zelda will always bring the Mario and Zelda fans, but without good mainstream third party games it's a lost cause. The Wii came out strong because of the gimmick, but was abandoned because of the kiddie shovelware. Nintendo needs to grow up, and quit being so damn Japanese with all the cutesy non talking characters and needless curtain openings every time you send something from the tablet controller to the tv. Just put games that are fun to play on the thing and let me take advantage of what the internet does for gaming, like talking to people. It's not just for selling the same retro games at bloated prices on every new console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I'd be happy if they let the Wii U be a low-level "niche" product for the rest of this generation and focused on the 3DS instead, then came back into the home console market bigtime in the next generation. So, you want them to do what they did with the Gamecube, all over again? If you mean treat the Wii U like the GameCube (or as close to that as they can), then yes. But unless they seriously think they can pull another Wii-like phenomenon out of their hat (which they can't, apparently), then they're either going to have to abandon home consoles or make something that's legitimately competitive with the other consoles. The N64 and GameCube were made under the old "we don't need to have X new kind of tech (CD, DVD, internet); what we have is good enough" mentality. That clearly didn't work too well. Then the Wii and Wii U were made under the apparent assumption that they couldn't (or at least weren't willing to) make a competitive console, when they hadn't even tried for three generations. So basically I want them to go all out and make the SNES 2. Sure it's crazy to think it could work, but it worked for both Sony and Microsoft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 The SNES 2 would require a level of third party support they simply don't have. It would be a looooong process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 That's true. Optimally it would be the same situation the original Xbox was in: jumping into the market with a competitive console and not a ton of third-party support, but gaining serious traction nonetheless. Nintendo would probably be even better off since they at least have a ton of brand recognition and a consumer base to draw from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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