Wii U is getting ever closer, with a press conference scheduled for this week that’s expected to include details such as the system's price and a launch date. We're not far away from Nintendo's next home console system hitting stores.
For some the arrival will automatically prompt talk of the beginning of the next generation of consoles, the starting gun that will end up with Microsoft and Sony also joining in, not to mention the range of PC, Android or cloud gaming systems that may arrive. That’s a reasonable stance to take, but others may decide that the ‘next-gen’ of gaming starts with Microsoft and Sony, if their next efforts are super-charged HD behemoths. Nintendo Life looks at the idea of what makes a console 'next gen', and Wii U's potential future in multi-platform titles and third-party support.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
my opinoin is that(I could be 100% wrong) the wiiu will be a bit more powerful or on par with current gen console but hey the hey think that the difference between current gen and next gen won't be as drastic as from last to current, there will be a difference and 3rd party game will look\perform much better on ps4\720 but it's a dream to see nintendo games in HD, think about it F-zero HD, smash bros HD, mario HD, zelda HD, isn't that a dream come true and a legit reason to have a wiiu??
I can't wait
The Wii U is coming out which will be more powerful than current consoles. The Sony and MS consoles will come out later and unless they are less powerful than many on here would like them to be they will be sold at a loss. Meaning they will have to stay on the market longer than the Wii U.
Which means Nintendos next console will come out far sooner than Sony or MS and will yet again have a head start. But a much bigger one, because Sony and MS will be behind again but by an even bigger scale.
Who knows what the future will bring. But I think expectations will be shattered on all sides this generation. We are not living in times when the average consumer is willing to fork out a lot of money on anything. Especially games consoles.
With the competition from other markets the next gen will be very different to how most imagine it.
anyone fancy a guess at price?
ill say £299
dunno what that would be in $