I remember it still — people flipped out about the Nintendo (NTDOY) Wii. Yes, its name was mocked for a while, but there was genuine excitement around what Nintendo was doing with motion and the entire gameplay experience. While the original Nintendo Wii was almost an Apple (AAPL)-like product — Nintendo focused on the gameplay and not on specs; the company didn’t even have HD graphics when every other console did — the Nintendo Wii U clearly demonstrates how far Nintendo has fallen and how out of touch the company is.
I bought a Nintendo Wii U for one reason and one reason only, and that’s to play and beat “Super Mario Bros. U.” I’ll probably end up returning the console after I’m done, because that’s how horrible the Wii U actually is.
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.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
Well, gee I am so sorry this guys does not like his Wii U. I On the other hand totally disagree. I really like the gamepad. Most of those who have one do. If you don't like the gamepad use a Pro-controller. Mario looks great in HD, though I wonder why Nintendo did not choose to make a 3d Mario game instead of 2D. The Updates will be already be installed on consoles released in a few months, so that issue will go away. The Wii u does more than my PS3, so whatever. Nintendo is also going to have a smart phone app to interact with the Wii U as well. So yeah I don't think Nintendo is going to be making a deal with Apple any time soon. The major problem I still have with Wii u is the app function the OS takes too long...That is supposed to be fixed soon. HURRY UP NINTENDO! :)
A system that has sold more quickly than the 360 and PS3 is the last platform by Nintendo?
How about no. This system would have had to be a huge flop for that to happen. If it was ever to happen to begin with. Nintendo didn't exactly drop out of portable gaming after the Virtual Boy.
I tried the Wii u out at HMV for like 45min and i played the 3 games and checked the interface. I have to say that this console sucks. They could have atleast made the screen bigger. The thump stick should be clickable just as traditional controller. Im left thinking this is the worst console in modern times. I have owned every console this gen. I brought the original Wii cause of the hype and cool new way of playing, it didnt last long until i got bored but atleast it felt fresh and unique at the time...it cant be said about Wii U. It felt like ipad that isnt really portable, the battery wont last long and u cant go too far away from the Wii U to play on the wii u tablet controller. Im one of those people who always have to own the latest gadget but this one i will gladly stay away.
my guess is no because the gameoad doesn't even feel like an iPad (which I would never own but my bro does and have used it) and the demo kiosk for it are shit, you have to use it someone's house, everybody who has spent and hour plus on mine loves it as I show them everything it can do from multi tasking whilst games run in background to multiplayer zombi u and Mario and 2 player online cod with one person signed into gameoad and one person signed into tv, the screen is big enough for its job and I havnt played ps3 in over a month although that will change tomorrow when I get far cry 3, hasn't it been Nintendo's last console since the n64 but look there still here, when one game on the wii sells 35m units (mario kart) I don't think they will give up. look at the GameCube, it only sold 21m units and there still here, it will take a lot for minty to be out of the game.