BPX001: When Wii Were Kings

[charlesr]

And surely it would have been so cheap to port them. Guessing how many to print would be the only risk.

[replicashooter]

I quite liked the wifi controller when used correctly on regular games as it was much better than relying on analogs for stuff like aiming but also wish stuff like Mario Galaxy had regular controller support because sometimes it's just more comfortable that way.

The console itself was relegated to the idea of gimmick quite quickly but there were some cracking titles plus I really dig the looks and form factor of it. Lots of shovel ware plus the lazy Nintendo development really shines through on a lot of titles that were straight up money grabs.

If if they release something nice and powerful as a follow up it would be nice to see it run wii games via bc with all the hi resolution tweaks and what not as some of them look stunning.

I I was looking forward to f zero on this one as it would have been perfect for the controller.

[Nu-Eclipse]

If if they release something nice and powerful as a follow up it would be nice to see it run wii games via bc with all the hi resolution tweaks and what not as some of them look stunning.

I think it's probably safe to say that Wii BC native to hardware will be on its way out with the Wii U when the NX drops.

Virtual Console software and possibly HD ports will most likely be the only way we see Wii games on NX.

[wakka]

I wonder if NX will be backwards compatible with WiiU, or whether they will try and get more value out of the titles they've developed for WiiU by rereleasing them.

[Neon Ignition]

At this point I'm working off the assumption WiiU titles will be held back for rereleases rather than having backwards compatibility. XBO and PS4 have proven there's goodwill to be had from the function but I expect Nintendo will want to distance NX from WiiU.

Hopefully we'll finally get a proper Galaxy collection.

[wakka]

Good lord I hope so. The fact that WiiU never got a Super Mario Universe type third game in the series was criminal!

3D Mario doesn't really shift units like it used to though. Which is a shame as it's one of my favourite game franchises.

[Nu-Eclipse]

I wonder if NX will be backwards compatible with WiiU, or whether they will try and get more value out of the titles they've developed for WiiU by rereleasing them.

At this point I'm working off the assumption WiiU titles will be held back for rereleases rather than having backwards compatibility. XBO and PS4 have proven there's goodwill to be had from the function but I expect Nintendo will want to distance NX from WiiU.

Hopefully we'll finally get a proper Galaxy collection.

Personally, I think the prospect of Wii U BC native to NX hardware could go either way.

I could be swayed by a Super Mario Galaxy HD collection, but I've said it time and again - Nintendo are missing a trick by not making a Super Mario Sunshine HD. The colours would absolutely pop on screen if done right.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Good lord I hope so. The fact that WiiU never got a Super Mario Universe type third game in the series was criminal!

3D Mario doesn't really shift units like it used to though. Which is a shame as it's one of my favourite game franchises.

Couldn't agree more. And yet, we all know there will more than likely be a "New Super Mario Bros. NX" at launch, with the same identikit look, feel and gameplay of NSMB/NSMB2/NSMB Wii/NSMBU/NSLU.

Insane that bland modern 2D Mario outsells the 3D Marios.

[nakamura]

Resident Evil 4 sucks with the Wii Remote. The aiming is OK but the overall control schemes are just a total mess.

[Dogg Thang]

3D Mario doesn't really shift units like it used to though. Which is a shame as it's one of my favourite game franchises.

Are you basing this on 3D Mario World? For all the talk of that game being great (I don't doubt it), it didn't appear to have to sparkle that Galaxy, Sunshine or 64 had before it. Not helped by just being built on the 3DS one which, though excellent, didn't have much of an identity to generate the wow factor that Galaxy or Sunshine had. If they aren't doing well with 3D Marios, I'd say it's simply because they aren't trying.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Are you basing this on 3D Mario World? For all the talk of that game being great (I don't doubt it), it didn't appear to have to sparkle that Galaxy, Sunshine or 64 had before it. Not helped by just being built on the 3DS one which, though excellent, didn't have much of an identity to generate the wow factor that Galaxy or Sunshine had. If they aren't doing well with 3D Marios, I'd say it's simply because they aren't trying.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii comfortably outsold both Super Mario Galaxy games combined.

The gap was smaller between NSMBU and Super Mario 3D World but NSMBU still shipped more copies.

Modern 2D Mario consistently outselling Modern 3D Mario has to be one of gaming's greatest mysteries.

The N64 and the GC didn't get 2D Mario games so SM64 and Sunshine don't count, surely?

[Nu-Eclipse]

Resident Evil 4 sucks with the Wii Remote. The aiming is OK but the overall control schemes are just a total mess.

Would still rather play Resi 4 with the Wiimote than the GC controller.

[Dogg Thang]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii comfortably outsold both Super Mario Galaxy games combined.

I did not know that. Utterly baffling.

[wakka]

Yes that's what I was getting at Dogg - as the man says above, the gap between NSMBU and 3D World was actually a lot slimmer (although NSMBU still sold more).

[Dogg Thang]

Yeah, that's just crazy. Makes no sense to me whatsoever, especially where Galaxy is concerned. Going to hand in my resignation as head of Nintendo now because I clearly have no clue what's going on.