Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has likened pessimistic Wii U responses to concerns expressed about the console's predecessor in 2006.
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.
Really because I thought people just didn't really get their head around the motion control but at least then you announced the specs, knew what you were doing and who your target audience was.
All you guys have really shown off is the controler, like thats the main thing when you should be focusing on the console its self...I mean it's next gen, this is where you show everyone what your console can do. Two E3s you guys have failed of showing this off, two years in a row and you still seem to be focusing on the controler even thought you say that your aiming at the core again.
Honestly the whole "core" thing just seems like a trick to get them to buy the Wii U for more sales from both audiences but if the casual fall for another gimmick again then it's so long core gamers....untill next gen.
Next gen consoles by Sony and MS might not have a big leap in graphics or power but I bet it will still be enough where we can see that we are playing on a next gen console, where we all can see the difference. If third party support see they can make better things on those platforms then you guys will be left in the dust again.
The pessimism is only there because you don't seem to have a clue where you are actually going with this console not to mention little off putting things like the hard drive apparently being small or the name...the Wii U which jsut sounds like an improved Wii not a next gen console. I mean it comes out this year and you havent even released the specs. Can you blame people...
I really do not believe that this is a matter of uniqueness. Sony and Microsoft have both embraced the idea of the 2nd screen, in their own way.
Most of the pessimism that I have heard seems to be based off of Nintendo launching first. The Nintendo Wii was significantly weaker than the PS3 and 360, therefore, some people assume the WiiU to merely be an upgrade to the underpowered Wii and not it's HD competitors.
I do, however, see this interview as a win for Iwata. Imo he is right. Initially the Wii, DS, and 3DS did not recieve warm welcomes.
I understand it, I just don't want it.
Why do I not want it? Lack of games for me to play. I don't want Mario, nor Pikmin. I would like Nintendo to try a new IP, and not Nintendoland, or whatever it was called.
Something to sit with the serious side of gaming. Zelda needs to go a little darker, not gore mind you, just darker, Majora's Mask was dark. And I love that game.
I just want to see more mature games from them, or 3'rd party games. I am not interested in ZombiU... I am about zombie'd out right now.
EDIT:
I already know I will end up with the console for SSB. But I am hoping for more then just that game.
IWATA is just killing the wiiu with every statement he says. he needs to learn to STFU.
Honestly from what Nintendo has presented, its not the Masses that don't seem to understand it, Nintendo itself is really not understanding it or conveying that in their press conferences