Gi - Nintendo broke a combo that the video game industry had built itself around over the past decade or so. They released a console during a time when it already had a home console that was still performing pretty well, and at a time when no competitor had a rival console on the horizon. A conscientious decision to set itself apart. Nintendo has proved to us with the Wii that new ideas on how to play and develop games (motion controls and touch screens) are useless if they don’t have new ideas on how to market and sell them (embracing more family and casual markets).
A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
With the server shutdown for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS, TSA say goodbye to the small communities and remember the times spent online with these consoles.
Thanks to the modding scene... people can still take their 3ds/WiiU online.
https://youtu.be/HhXIp7n3ki...
wtf?
If you only bought the 3DS for playing indoors, your an idiot.
It's a mobile device for mobile gaming.
WII-U is a home device for gaming.
No it doesn't. There is a clear line of 3DS software and Wii U software. One is mobile, the other isn't. And is this only in the US? Cause there is no way in hell this would happen in Japan.
*Looks at 3DS's record breaking sales*
Um no.
I love my Wii U and my 3DS...but.....just no.
You can't take your Wii U with you to play anytime, anywhere.
Also, development costs for Wii U games are considerably higher than for 3DS games, so there's that appeal for making games for the 3DS, as well.
Regarding the games coming this year... we're barely staring 2013, so we don't know how the release calendar will pan out for the 3DS yet.
Lastly, but most important: Nintendo has always made sure to make unique gaming experiences for their handhelds, in order to differentiate them from their home consoles. By making sure both products offer different experiences, they make sure both products are successful. And everyone knows that Nintendo's first party games will play a BIG card in said success for both platforms, so I don't see them dropping the ball on Wii U, and much less on the 3DS.
So, no... Wii U won't be a 3DS killer at all.
I still don't see the point to the Circle Pad Pro.
I don't think it matters there's a bunch of shovelware. If there was less shovelware, there wouldn't be more good games.
The reason they're not doing that 3DS to Wii U thing is because not everyone has a 3DS.