Forbes - While having a somewhat decent launch initially, sales of the Wii U have been slowing for a few months now with no must-have games on the horizon. Slowing by a worrying amount, actually.
If you were a 90s kid excited about Nintendo’s upcoming N64 console, you likely read something somewhere about the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, also known as the 64DD or DD64.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Yeah, its been pretty bleak, especially since rayman legends got pushed back... nothing much to look forward to on my wii u, imho... for a while, at least..
The thing is, is that I really want something to play on my wii u... new super mario u is getting old, and having a 360 and ps3, ive already played everything else the system has to offer, really...
We really need a metroid, zelda or even a new mario kart, but we all know those are a ways off.... its a shame.. really.
Sparse is a better word, I think. It reminds me of the GCN days when content was far and few inbetween, but at least there was usually something to look forward to.
Nintendo needs to get the digital content into gear, I think. If you can't get your own physical content out and if the third party stuff is not coming anytime soon, then bust out the VC and eShop games more quickly. Give current owners something to work with, maybe a digital promotion of some sort. And a way to play 3DS games on a Wii U would be nice too.
In the mean time, there's always what they plan on announcing at E3 as well as Pikmin 3's release this summer (if I'm not mistaken). Well, okay, there's possibly the Wii U version of Aliens, but that's a long shot in and of itself.
Yep I make these comments back in November and I get called a troll when in actuality all i wanted was them to be ready with some games for core gamers.
But now the shit hits the fan and suddenly it's cool to write these articles when there's absolutely nothing that Nintendo can do until the next batch of games are released.
Bunch of nonsense. I really hope they pull their heads out of their butts and start kicking it into high gear with some classic 2d metroid action, star fox, donkey kong country, platformers that aren't styled for 10 year olds. etc just make some games for "everyone". they dont have to have blood and gore or any of that but for the love of god enough with the yarn.
im really near the end of my limits here. they might have made the first system i played on but i'll be damned if im going to play games like princess sparkle pony and mario #45874849534. how hard do you have to try to give a company your money. jesus.
I feel bad for them.. Theyre getting hammered left n right on a daily basis.. It seems that their philosophies of what a video game console should be needs some serious changes.. Good thing they always have their exclusives that fans loyally buy to keep them afloat cuz theyd be dead w/o them..
Wasn't this "exact" article posted not to long ago? I certainly remember the that title with "Winter" in it.