In a few days’ time, in the city of New York, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will take to the stage and hopefully show the world exactly what they can expect from Nintendo’s newest console.
Following its announcement at E3 2011 the Wii U hype machine went into over drive in the lead up to E3 2012, but Nintendo’s E3 presentation failed to live up to that hype, (as a long time Nintendo fan I was actually near tears due to the disappointment of E3!), and since then opinion on the Wii U has slid.
Comparisons of the hardware to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, talk of ports of year old games, major publishers still not ‘on board’ with the device and a shrouded release date/price have all damaged the Wii U and now we’re only a few months away from the potential release period. So what do Nintendo need to do on Thursday to show they mean business?
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
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.
i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.
nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.
people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly
mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.
zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.
nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.
its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.
but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.
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."
I must admit, im very interested in what they have to show.. The price is crucial for it to be taken seriously.. Ya all the fun lil cartoons will be everywhere ranging from E-T but there needs to be footage of M rated games like Aliens, Ghost Recon, etc as well if they hope to gain the respect & support from the other side of the fence.. Same sensor bar for the same wii motes is good & bad.. Nothing really used motion plus in a good way or motion gaming at all... Few games did it then so i hope they dont intend on using those for most of the future multiplayer games..
Any price point will be good, quite frankly.
It will SELL at $249. It will SELL at $299. It will SELL at $349.
One is a bargain.
One gives me a little more confidence.
One gives me even more confidence.
Price, online and games, games, GAMES, needs to be shown, to ensure that the Wii U isn't just the right now system, but the must own system for a long time! The 3DS had great games nearly every month for almost a year now, and well into 2013, but after Castlevania, the future is kind of murky. Wii U needs to have game after game, month after month, without slowing down from both 3rd party and 1st, in order for it to be a huge success. I'm hoping that Nintendo truly learned from the 3DS's mistakes and is indeed launching at a low, affordable price, with a mass selection of, not only launch titles, but a steady flow of launch-window titles as well. Here's hoping that they seal the deal on Thursday; lord knows that they need to redeem themselves after such a dissapointing E3, where they could've seriously stole the show, with titles like Zelda, a true 3D Mario U-niverse, and a massive Metroid title.
I agree with all of your comments, The Wii U will be the first of the new gen to really face a harder economic crowd.
They need to blow the doors off and show that the Wii U is not only affordable but also a must have due to titles like Metroid, Mario and Zelda.
Skyward Sword has only just come out so I'm not expecting a new Zelda tomorrow but at least give me some Samus action.
E3 was a huge disappointment for me, i was heart broken by the end of it, it was like they werent even trying, which if the murmerings that they may start withdrawing from big events are true you can see why.
The 3DS line up was also a dud, I've only just picked one up because I knew they would release an XL version and I was waiting for a game to grab me, they need to learn the same, millions of people around the world have a Wii, they need to show that those people should upgrade to a Wii U.
Totally agree in todays economy it will boil down to whoever can give the most bang for your buck, and ofcourse how well the whole package is executed,
wee know the wiiU is a step up from current gen maby not lightyears but it will be significent enough to notice and with the addition of the tablet control the price needs to be right and the wiiU will sell like hotcakes
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