Over a year after its initial release, Nintendo still feels the need to clarify exactly what the Wii U console actually is. They may have finally got the message right, but is it too little too late? We discuss where they went wrong, and why the console is still a worthwhile purchase.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
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.
It is a bit late to have to clarify what the Wii U is (it has been over a year) but I also think the message is wrong. I don't know why they are clarifying what the Wii U is since people do know what it is. It is understandable around the reveal and launch there would be confusion but consumers are not that stupid. We are stupid in how we believe buzzwords and marketing tricks but not what a product is. The average consumer would Google it (I generally see the "consumer think the Wii U is a peripheral" is a poor excuse and ignores the real problem)
What they need to do is advertise the games right. The problem is the games they have released and how they have advised them has created the issue they are in. I think Smash Bros will appeal to the core Nintendo fan base while Mario Kart will appeal to the masses (seriously this should have come out near launch) but they need to do more. They keep advertising the system as a family device and suitable to children but that market is being attacked by mobile game (and in a way being serviced by the 3DS). They need to start gunning for the early teens and young adult market too (their adverts just don't scream that demographic). Especially the young adult market as they have a larger disposable income
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I sold my wii U a few weeks ago, it's just not an interesting console. Cut your losses Nintendo and start again, this thing ain't selling
It looks like the WiiU actually did pretty well this Christmas. But then again I don't know of this is a sign of things to come because so did xb360 and the ps3...