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Leave Wii U alone, it's a great console launch

Stephen Heller: I challenge you to find a better launch line-up than what Nintendo has conjured for their first foray into the HD world.

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dedicatedtogamers4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

If it's such a great launch, then why are people so iffy on it? Why are people feeling leery about the just-now-revealed limitations on the hardware? Why are people feeling baited-and-switched on a lot of the WiiU's promised features that won't be available until a later time? Why are people downloading a 5 gig patch already? Why are people having to cope with ridiculously long load times in the WiiU's software? Why are people have wi-fi connection issues? Why are "definitive" versions of multiplats like Mass Effect 3 not going to include certain DLCs on WiiU that will be available on other platforms?

I remember the Wii's launch. Everyone was excited. EVERYone. Even the so-called "hardcore" gamers were excited, if only to see what the heck Nintendo was attempting to do. With the WiiU, there's no excitement. There's no passion.

Zynga4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

Blah blah blah blah. All I understood from you was mommy and daddy didn't get me a wii u. So now im gonna troll on every related article.

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PirateThom4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

I'm not excited or interested in the Wii U because I bought a Wii at launch.

When you look at the sheer difference in knowledge that Sony and Microsoft vs Nintendo gained last gen, it's night and day.

Nintendo are playing catch up with their network and hardware and, outside of bugs which are fixable, the whole system seems like a half assed excuse to lure back a demographic they abandoned in favour of people who just as quickly went to get a Kinect with the mentality of "DS WAS POPULAR, LET'S MAKE OUR HOME CONSOLE A DS!" and "LET'S GET PORTS OF YEAR OLD GAMES, BECAUSE SURELY CORE GAMERS WANT THAT!" It all feels so... false, like the console has no identity and, as such, it's back to square 1... Nintendo franchises stagnanting, third parties getting nowhere.

neogeo4168d ago

can't afford one huh:(

PirateThom4168d ago

Yes, because it's all abour cash.... :-/

rainslacker4168d ago

I've been enjoying my purchase so far, but I will concede that this is a terrible launch of a system. I was, and am, excited by the system and it's possibilities, I do wish more of those possibilities showed their presence in the launch though. I don't really care about the power of the system, which seems to be the biggest complaint, but I want to know that by buying my first Nintendo system since the N64, that they will at least try to be relevant and get their act together.

stragomccloud4168d ago

Because "gamers" today are horribly jaded and deeply cynical. That's why.

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wiiulee4168d ago

its just a bunch of haters trying to be negative so the wiiu dont win the next generation...but it will happen...a firmware is not a ring of death and that system still came in second place last generation , so the wiiu will still win next generation and the games on the system are a plus titles and will keep coming

Pudge884168d ago

Not hating on the Wii U, I would get 1 myself a year from now but to say that that the Wii U will win the Next-Gen Console war is just plain Dumb and ignorant. The next Playstation or Xbox will blow through the Wii U with the outdated Specs.

darthv724168d ago

Maybe to some its only the specs. To me its the games. No doubt each platform will deliver what is most important.

Trunkz4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

Just like how the Vita blew the 3DS out of the water with specs right? Oh wait whats that the 3DS is destroying the Vita with it's outdated specs? That cant be?! It's outdated specs!

Grow up people, it's about the games. The PC blows away any console out right now, yet Black Ops II isn't that much different from the console verison, so even if PS4/720 blows the Wii U away in specs, it's up to developers to deliver the games, only standalones will shine and everything else will be ported for all 3 systems.

n4f4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

well saying next playstation or xbox will blow it out of water is not smarter

stragomccloud4168d ago

I don't think you can make that argument because...
-The Wii and the DS blew the competition away with outdated specs.
-The 3DS is blowing the Vita away with outdated specs.
-The PS2 blew away the Gamecube/Xbox with outdated specs.
-The PS1 blew the N64 away with outdated specs.

That said... I guess you are one of the folks who is actually expecting a generational leap in tech a la PS2 to PS3. That jump will not exist for some time.

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shackdaddy4168d ago (Edited 4168d ago )

Internet for some reason went to flame mode and blew small things out of proportion. Especially here on N4G. Lot of random hate blowing about.

Probably because everyone who's enjoying their new console is playing it right now...

Wolfbiker4168d ago

I own a Wii U and love it, and thats all that matters.

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KwietStorm_BLM4168d ago

I don't think most of the complaints have anything to do with the game lineup

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

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."

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8 of the most useless amiibo figures ever released

A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.

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Looking Ahead: The Lingering Questions About the Next Mario Kart

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."

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Yi-Long7d ago

I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.

gold_drake7d ago

there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.

nintendo needs their bangers early on