As a writer and a gamer, I often find myself browsing through many gaming sites and blogs, trying to devour as much gaming related info as I can, but what I find always stands out in the crowded gaming media are the well written opinion pieces. Whether it’s the controversial piece that stirs the fanboys into a frenzy or an intelligent look at the state of the industry, there will always be a wide array of contrasting opinions in the gaming media. These differences in opinion are what invoke such passionate replies from readers and are a huge part of what makes the gaming industry so much fun, but regardless of the major site’s differing views on many topics , the opinions on one particular subject seem to be jarringly consistent - the overall negativity toward Nintendo and more specifically, their new Wii U console...
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.
Good, well written article. Doom articles are so silly and meant for website hits from crazy fanboy types. I try to ignore them because I'm pretty sure no one is truly able to tell the future. Unless you are Marty McFly and can travel back to the future.
i see wii u bouncing back big time.
good read.it was a positive wii u article so bring out the crybabies!
The problem isn't just the games. Everyone sees the Wii U just isn't a next generation console
i dont think Wii U is doomed, but i dont see it perform as good as Wii either.
The problem is that it offers nothing compared to the well in place PS3 or 360.
When Wii released there were SO MANY exclusives especially made for Wii. With Wii U it's mainly ports waaay too late with a little + which is Gamepad use.
Right now i see nothing worth the price, especially with the next gen right around the corner.