WC - It seems like things just keep getting worse for Nintendo; their E3 unveiling of the Wii U last year proved underwhelming, with the show being stolen away from them by enticing current-gen properties like Watch Dogs and The Last of Us, and it’s been bad news followed by bad news ever since.
With so few reasons to own one and so many to wait until Sony and Microsoft unveil their next-gen consoles soon, Nintendo need to act fast or risk being left flailing in the race for gaming supremacy.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "Is Ocarina of Time as legendary as I remembered it? For the most part, yes. In spite of a handful of missteps — a few obtuse puzzles, some tedious backtracking, and a clunky stealth sequence — I don't believe the last 23 years have been unkind to it. Ocarina remains a brilliant example of the medium, a landmark game that shaped the future of its own franchise and 3D gaming in general. After more than two decades it retains its inventive dungeon design, challenging puzzles, dynamic combat, wistful storyline, unforgettable music, and empowering open-air freedom. I feel confident calling it one of the greatest games of the fifth generation, even if I'm no longer prepared to list it among the five best games ever made."
Pure unadulterated fun. They don't make them like this anymore...especially not the triple A industry.
Back when video rental was a thing, I rented out Majoria's Mask, I never finished it though. I did buy the 3DS version before the eshop shutdown, so maybe one day I'll finally play through the whole thing, it's amazing how well these games hold up though. I briefly played Ocarina of Time for a while and it was really fun.
The Nintendo Switch is potentially nearing its lifespan, and several Wii U games haven't found their way over as ports yet.
I think it's better to leave games like AC: Amiibo Festival and Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash forgotten on the Wii U. Best case, they are mediocre games; worse case, they are very bad. It was a dark time for the Wii U, and the first only exists to sell Amiibo cards, whereas the second was put together in a couple of months with a shoestring budget, and it shows.
The rest of the list does have some really cool games, though. I would love to see a remake of Star Fox Zero with decent controls, and Xenoblade X doesn't require that much modification to work.
Same as Paper Mario color splash. One of the best wiiu games and getting even better with dual screen. Same reason why i prefer Splatoon 1
This article leaves out Nintendo's most controversial game to date devils Third.
I personally found the cover system really fun in that one compared to at the time most fps games completely lacking one.
They should remake Starfox to the switch 2. Very beautiful game during gamecube days.
Kirby is always ignored or forgotten by people, so good to see it mentioned here.
Play Kirby Canvas Curse on DS, and then play Rainbow Curse on Wii U, they're really fun and unique 'platformers' without any actual jumping.
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 remember when people said 3ds would fail too...
You can only call it a failure, when it gets so bad that they stop producing it entirely and it takes Nintendo as a company down.
However, the article does makes some good points especially on the marketing of the device. Definitely something Nintendo needs to improve. The rest of the article though mostly goes on the assumptions of what Sony and Microsoft will offer in their next consoles, even though we only have rumors on what those systems will offer, not to mention their prices.
As for the terrible library, that's entirely subjective but I think a lot of folks, myself included, are waiting for the more first party Nintendo games before we make a purchase. I know I'll most likely have one by the end of the year as a lot of it's upcoming games are looking really appealing to me so far, like Monolith's game, The Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3 and hopefully whatever else Nintendo reveals whether it be at E3 or their Nintendo Directs.
I'll get a Vita as well because Soul Sacrifice and Tearaway look really cool, plus I really want to play Gravity Rush. PS4 will also be mine but I pretty much made a promise to myself to never buy a system at launch, I'll wait for it's library to expand a bit so that will probably have to wait until next year.
The Wii U has some great games, and clearly some that are ports are better on Wii U, BOPS2 for one. Also Need For Speed coming out and it is "The best looking" The lighting and such are based on the PC version. Rayman was a kick in the nads. I like Nintendoland, and Mario U, I would have liked to have seen a 3D mario, Zelda, or Metroid though. Zombi U is a great game too.
I do think marketing sucks. I went so far as to E-Mail Nintendo to tell them they are screwing up not once but twice.
Oh, for $%^#'s sake, it's only been out 3 MONTHS!
Do the haters really think the PS4 is gonna have shitloads of games constantly coming out for it starting from day one? No! It's going to take several months before the heavy hitters start showing up, like with EVERY console launch.
Gamers need to learn a little $$%%ing patience.
A failure after three months? Really? This has to be for clicks.