Nintendo Wii U (Thread 2!)

[dvdx2]

Because if you have played everything and get a good price for it as in the same or near its replacement price you may as well put your money to better use somewhere else beats having an unplayed box sitting there doing nothing while its warranty and value drop week in week out

Nail on head - i only have 9 other consoles to play....lol

[fishbowlhead]

http://www.shacknews.com/article/780...but-had-to-die

Not really shocking news, Nintendo really need to pull their finger out for the early adopters and the third parties, especially as the game was well into development. This is why i dont by Nintendo consoles day one anymore, you just never know what they are going to do with them as far as releasing games is concerned.

[sj33]

The PS2 barely had any worthwhile games for nearly a year, I really don't know why people are so quick to buy/sell new consoles without giving them chance.

I guess the difference with the PS2 is that the software was always going to come. The PS2 was pretty much confirmed to be the dominating format of that generation almost before it was released - that launch lineup sucked, but people knew that the good games were coming.

With most major developers shifting their focus to the next generation consoles, it's difficult to see how the Wii U is relevant to the development plans of most developers. It's harder to picture the decent Wii U games actually appearing later down the line.

[MisterBubbles]

Good games will of course come from Nintendo, but third party support is looking ropey already, and EA not putting stuff out on it, and dont flame me for this, but dreamcast looking already?

[Brad]

Totally agree withe two posts above.

[PaTaito]

Wii all over again...in terms of games.

It will sell once they realise its the price thats stunting the consoles growth. People know ninty games will eventually arrive, but dont want to spend ?300 for something that the ps3/360 can do(regularly better) in most 3rd party stuff.

Simple as, to the consumer at least.

[originalbadboy]

Wii all over again...in terms of games.

It will sell once they realise its the price thats stunting the consoles growth. People know ninty games will eventually arrive, but dont want to spend ?300 for something that the ps3/360 can do(regularly better) in most 3rd party stuff.

Simple as, to the consumer at least.

You could quite easily apply that to the PS3 at launch as well, and almost certainly will happen with the PS4 too, and yet people will lap that up.

Erm .. And the Wii was the most successful console of the last gen of you go by sales alone.

[ETC]

You could quite easily apply that to the PS3 at launch as well, and almost certainly will happen with the PS4 too, and yet people will lap that up.

Erm .. And the Wii was the most successful console of the last gen of you go by sales alone.

But how many of those sales are only Wii Sports boxes. Nintendo are their own worst enemy their output is consistently so strong that it usually means that very few will buy or want 3rd party stuff on their consoles. NSMB on Wii is still ?40 ffs and still selling too no doubt

[PaTaito]

You could quite easily apply that to the PS3 at launch as well, and almost certainly will happen with the PS4 too, and yet people will lap that up.

Erm .. And the Wii was the most successful console of the last gen of you go by sales alone.

Not really, yes its a slow start as with any console in recent memory besides the wii ironically.

The Wii comparison is what the WiiU future will be purely in terms of games, but way less hardware sales and virtually no 3rd party support, perhaps even less than wii.

Its a less gimmicky wii that no grandparents will want....lets be frank.

The ps3 argument has no legs once again because it didnt rely on gimmicks, is was a solid piece of hardware first and foremost which shipped with a very desirable feature set...as you say people lapped it up.

Even though there were few games the machine was still useful. I bought one when hd-dvd/bluray was ?499 entry level price, so it paid itself really.

Unfortunately for WiiU it has to rely soley on games, and all we are seeing is one 3rd party cancellation after another, and nothing but delays from nintendo themselves.

Its a shame because they should be nailing it right now.

[Brad]

Worst console launch since the Vita.

[jim g]

The Wii sold loads on the basis of Wii Sports. Without it, it might have bombed so kudos to Nintendo for pulling it off.

All my friends / family only ever used their Wii's for Wii sports and they never bought another game for it!

However, the software sales and third party support support for Wii was not good. This bad experience from developers must be impacting on their lack of desire to support Wii U. Yes , the Wii sold a load for the reason stated at the top of the post, but the Wii U simply does not have that killer app and frankly is not selling not only due to lack of software, but the price does not make it impulse buy for the Wii demographic (families, young kids etc.)

Maybe the Premium Pack at ?179 with a pack in game might shift them, but that is unlikely to happen until some games come out.

[Guts]

From a gamer's perspective the future of the Wii U doesn't look bleak at all in my opinion. Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, New Xeno game from Monolith, Monster Hunter, Lego City, Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart, Yoshi, Zelda etc. Plenty of reasons to own a Wii U at some point. It's been out a couple of months people, let's not bury it just yet.

[wakka]

NSMB on Wii is still ?40 ffs and still selling too no doubt

NMSB U will still be ?40 in 2018. Mario Kart Wii is still ?35.

Nintendo don't really reduce the prices of their games (except for under the Player's Choice label). I think it's a wise move (frustrating as it is). It prevents the brand from being devalued - Nintendo games are a premium product.

[PaTaito]

NMSB U will still be ?40 in 2018. Mario Kart Wii is still ?35.

Which is why the WiiU will end up discounted...selling loads suddenly, and end up becoming a moderately successful console based on such titles.

Never in the same ballpark as wii though, and 3rd parties were already burned on that platform.

[ETC]

From a gamer's perspective the future of the Wii U doesn't look bleak at all in my opinion. Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, New Xeno game from Monolith, Monster Hunter, Lego City, Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart, Yoshi, Zelda etc. Plenty of reasons to own a Wii U at some point. It's been out a couple of months people, let's not bury it just yet.

But have you bought one yet on the promise of that stuff?