With the launch of the Wii U, Nintendo finally ventured into HD gaming. This is something the PS 3 and Xbox 360 have been doing for a very long time now. The Nintendo Wii was not capable of full HD gaming when it came out so it was left behind as the other consoles gained more ground in the console HD gaming race. But, now that the Wii U has launched with the ability to do this right out of the box is it too late to the party? I hope not.
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."
back in 2007 wiiu would have cost a fortune. probably £800 and more.
great idea.
Thepcz- thanks for the compliment. Just thought i should drop an article on that. To all those who will comment on this. Pls let's keep it modest. No name calling and insults plzzzzzz! We are all friends here ;-)
being a cat hater, this guy fails in life, and not just a console launch
No it's not, the Wii was a fantastic console. Yeah the graphics may not have been as pretty as the other consoles that generation but it had some really great games and some developers when they really put in the effort made games with great graphics such as Metroid Prime. Yes the best games were 1st party that was because most developers are too lazy to make a great game for a console that they'd have to put some effort into. The Wii was what the Wii should have been and the Wii U is what the Wii U should be.
the wiiu simply wouldn't have nor could have existed in 2006/7.
in 2007, tablet pcs looked like this- http://cache.gizmodo.com/as...
and apple didnt release the first i pad until 2010.
the wiiu incorporates elements of the tablets success, so unless nintendo had a time machine, they wouldn't have ever made a wiiu in 2006/7.
ie, the wiiu is a modern gaming machine influenced by the modern day. the world was different in 2006/7, tablet devices weren't as popular, and the 'ipad' template of what a tablet looks like today, simply wasn't around.
so wiiu in 2007 is simply a fantasy. hollywood stuff.
plus, there has been an evolution in gaming- nintendo ushered in the new era of gaming with the wiis motion control. ps3/360 fans quickly rubbished it but what happened? move and kinekt.
with ps4 and 720, these methods of control will be standard. so the wii was ahead of the game.
so although it may seem as if the wii was not pushing any boundaries, it in fact was, but it takes one step at a time. same with wiiu.
tablet like controllers WILL be the new standard in gaming. you cant have motion control, tablet controllers with cameras, high end graphics, and cutting edge specs all at once, it would cost a fortune.
thats why nintendo offers these innovations 'modestly,' when the price of tech comes down, then you will get the high end graphics to match the high end control method.
as i said in my previous reply, wiiu in 2007 would have cost the earth, and frankly, it would have been from the future