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Pokémon on the Wii U- Could it Save the System?

Pokémon is one of the most beloved franchises, not only in gaming but in nerd culture. This is one of the largest series with one of the most dedicated fan bases. In gaming it is Nintendo’s job to distribute Pokémon games that the fans crave. With the recent announcement of Pokémon X and Y one would imagine that come October 3DS’ will be flying off the shelves but that doesn’t halt ones mind into thinking about what Nintendo can do with Pokémon and their latest console, Wii U. If you haven’t played the Wii U yet you might not realize how extraordinary it is compared to the original Wii. The Wii U can be considered overlooked but in reality the mechanics, touch screen gamepad and Nintendo exclusive titles can put this console in the spotlight if Nintendo makes the correct moves.

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TheSuperior 4109d ago

Id be excited if any of these are released!

TruthbeTold4109d ago

Same here, but 'Save the system'? The Wii U isn't selling like the enigmatic Wii, but it's doing well.

user39158004109d ago

No, the WII-U is sitting on all major retailers, gamestop to be the 1 announcing its not seelling well and big N giving adviced to stock holder of the sales not as they expected. Its kind of sad, but it will sale lots more once the price drop, I hope.

tre4109d ago

WiiU sold about 3M in 2 months. At least its not 4M in 12 months like Vita.

Wintersun6164109d ago

Couldn't agree more. No system needs saving this early after launch, unless it's a total flop. Which Wii U is not.

THESHAUNZY4109d ago

Pokemon Snap 2!!! Pokemon Snap VC!!!! OMFG!

TheSuperior 4109d ago

OMFG wouldnt it be amazing!?!

Decaf_PIxel_Kat4109d ago

I have been wanting a Pokemon game similar to the ones on handhelds to be available for consoles for years. I mean, come on Nintendo!

TheSuperior 4109d ago

Wouldn’t it be so neat :) I was crazy for playing emerald on my gamecube with my sister with that little thing that made it compatable. Super fun and I would only hope for the same when I came to the new Pokémon X and Y and the Wii U fingers crossed and hopes up!

metroid324109d ago (Edited 4109d ago )

Wiiu doesn't need saving what a joke.

Lego City
Aliens CM
Project Cars
Pikimin 3
Wonderful 101
Monster Hunter Ultimate
Beyonetta 2

Will sell WiiU and that's without games we don't know of yet like that one being announced in ONM a stunning new game ?

These games are out before end of April.

DEATHxTHExKIDx4109d ago

I only want bayonetta and monster hunter. I dont care for the rest. And im pretty sure Bayonetta at least isnt confirmed for before April.

tre4109d ago (Edited 4109d ago )

I want them all.

Qrphe4109d ago (Edited 4109d ago )

Your list is more like

Lego City
Aliens
MH3U

Neither Bayonetta 2, Project CARS, Pikmin 3 nor Wonderful 101 are coming out by April son, do expect their exact delayed release dates by that time though. Also, Need for Speed is coming out by then, but like Aliens CM, are both multiplats.

EddieNX 4109d ago

Could it save the system ?

WTF ? Does the wiiu already need saving ? It's been out for 1.5 months and has sold 3 million units.

God everyone is so hellbent on seeing the wiiu fail , but it's just not gunna happen.

Worst case scenario is the wiiu sells 50M in same time as wii took to do 100M but Nintendo make money off the operation and is still considered a success.

No the wiiu does not need pokemon. It will do fine with Smash bros , Rayman , Pikmin , Bayonetta 2 , Monster Hunter , Mario , Zelda , and all the other great games that come to the system.

I read the article and it's good! But the title is just stupid... Could pokemon save a 1.5 month old console ? LOL.

CouldHaveYelledUiiW4109d ago

I agree with you BUT they are going to keep saying it.

Don't you remember?

-The countless articles about the Wii being a Fail System and the countless amount of fan boys that spewed the same garbage without abashment- getting agrees like it was gospel.

Nintendo is hated- no other way to look at it. HATERS don't care about facts, unless they can distort them.

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The Best Games Similar to Pokemon for PlayStation

There are many worlds out there brimming with wondrous creatures ready to help you on your adventure beyond Pokemon.

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LG_Fox_Brazil24d ago

Temtem is actually really good as a single player experience or as a co-op game. Played the shit out of it when it released

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Pokémon Gen 10 Release Date Predictions: Are New Pokémon Games In 2024?

Even if Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have not yet completed their first anniversary, it is possible to predict exactly when Gen 10 is arriving.

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Pokemon Doesn't Need to Sue Palworld, It Needs to Get With the Times

The Nerd Stash: "There's been a lot of talk about Pokemon and Palworld recently, but if anything, Pokemon's new competition should be a sign to change."

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ChasterMies76d ago

Fortunately for Nintendo, the legal team is separate from Game Freak’s development team.

NotoriousWhiz75d ago

Unfortunately for us, as their legal team seems to be more competent than Game Freak's development team.

gold_drake76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

they do tho .. IF there is something to sue for. IP infringement is such a delicate thing.

but absolutely agree on the change

GoodGuy0976d ago

That, have longer dev time, and absolutely get rid of Nintendo as the exclusive platform. Imagine a AAA pkmn game on current consoles or next generation.

But money, they'll make billions with little effort.

badz14976d ago

you know that's never gonna happen

FinalFantasyFanatic75d ago

Gamer Freak, Creatures and Nintendo all have a stake in the Pokemon franchise, Nintendo especially will never let them go, I don't know how Creatures or Game Freak feels about it. Plus, the other two don't have a financial incentive to ditch Nintendo, they make mega bucks regardless. Although I think Nintendo should help Game Freak out more since they're clearly struggling, other they'll all just have to accept longer dev times and bigger gaps between games, or maybe just make some cheaper low-tier games in-between.

shinoff218376d ago

Idk yall. I'd take a Pokémon jrpg over a Pokémon with guns, online play etc. Plus wasn't Pokémon mobile pretty fking big like 4 years ago then covid hit.

--Onilink--76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Even Scarlet/Violet had sold 24million as of early November (and undoubtedly sold even more during the Holidays), its not like they are currently suffering.

Yes, there are plenty of things I would like Gamefreak to do better, and yes I happened to like Palworld, but not because its a Pokemon clone, because its not, but because its a good survival game, something that I have zero interest for the mainline Pokemon games to become.

Most publications keep bringing up these topic ls just for clicks, because clearly the game is your typical survival game (most who do well on PC) with some Pokemon sprinkled in and not a Pokemon competitor, the core gameplay loop is clearly just Ark with dinosaurs swapped for Pokemon like creatures

And again, while I’m enjoying the game itself, I hope it doesnt set a new precedent for what we expect from game devs these days because, based on their other games, this developer really seems to basically just try to go as close as possible to ripping off other games without getting into trouble and then not really following up on those projects as promised (Craftopia players seem particularly angry).

I doubt they ever expected the discourse around this game to reach this level of popularity to push those insane sales numbers, and they actually take the opportunity to increase the quality of their work

FinalFantasyFanatic75d ago (Edited 75d ago )

I'm going to say something somewhat controversial, the last set of Pokemon games weren't that bad, it wasn't a great game, but a good game if we ignore the performance issues (and I personally didn't have many bugs).

They just need more interesting towns and NPCs (give them interesting dialogue, there's literally no reasons to talk to NPCs), interesting areas/locations (like the sunken ship and Bellsprout Tower), and some decent side quest, there isn't really any interesting side quests in those games, and fix the barely there lore for the game (Idk even know what was going on with those 4 "legendary Pokemon"). And maybe add less new Pokemon into the next game so they can transition more of the older Pokemon into 3D.

I think Scarlet/Violet had the potential to go from a good game to a great game if they implemented most of those ideas, but they also needed more development time to optimise the game as well.

Profchaos75d ago

Yeah agree id take a remake of red in the style of the links awakening remake any day of the week

Profchaos75d ago

No they don't I don't want any of the gameplay anywhere near Pokemon the only link between them is the idea of Pokemon except there's guns you enslave humans and Pokemon and there's a survival aspect.

Pokemon is fairly family friendly can't see Nintendo going ok let's give them m16s and slaughter each other

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