Nintendo Co., the world’s biggest maker of video-game machines, plans to revive demand for its Wii U through the release of its own new titles as sales of the console failed to meet forecasts amid a lack of software.
“The only way to improve earnings is to sell good software titles,” said Masao Katsuura, an individual investor who attended the meeting in Kyoto yesterday. “I’m worried whether the company can release games as it plans.”
Nintendo fell 0.4 percent to 10,940 yen at the close of Osaka trading yesterday, paring this year’s gain to 19 percent.
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.
I believe Nintendo are some of the best software developers in the industry, but they cannot carry this system alone. Gotta get more partnerships Nintendo. Talk to indies and publishers. You gotta get something going.
Well ya, theyre the only ones who will make games from the ground up to utilize its strengths.. Most 3rd party devs wont bother because they dont want to risk losing out if no1 buys.. I dont know if nintendo can revive the wii u without a price cut & much better looking/playing games than what theyve showed us so far.. Everything they have is the same thing with a fresh coat of paint & minimal online functionality.. Some coop games dont even have online which is completely stupid! None of the games have any realy perks for the gamepad to make it any better either! Whyd they make this gamepad if they arent putting it to use?!?! People dont want to have to buy a pro controller on top of a console to play games that they can get on systems they already own!
They NEED a price cut
They NEED new IPs
They NEED games that use the gamepad in innovative ways
They NEED more 3rd party support
With out those, the wii u cannot be revived..
Wii was revolutionary, and WiiU brought a tablet, I sincerelly want Nintendo to succeed to keep pushing the boundaries, but a tablet controller has proven not to be the way, they must think of something revolutionary before launching it, WiiU looked rushed, rushed to the point it's considered less powerfull than PS3 and Xbox1.
I know hardware isn't everything, but is something, or we would be all playing PS1 still.
And one more thing. They should try and make a RTS or MOBA game with that gamepad. RTS or MOBA would be perfect for the touchscreen.
Make a competitve RTS game. Something where you build buildings and units similar to the old WC3. That would be cool.
You could use the 4 face buttons for control groups. And the L1/L2/R1/R2 for unit abilities. Movement you just tap the gamepad where you want the stuff to go and select the units by tapping them or select multiple units by scrolling over them on the gamepad. Use the analogs to scroll the map.
Or you could make a game like this where the left analog controls the character and the right analog scrolls the map. But I think tap to move/attack would be best.
I think a game like DotA, LOL would be PERFECT for the gamepad. POinty clicky type games. Doesnt even have to be a RTS.
Hell youd have plenty of buttons for all the character abilities. I think a MOBA would be sweet to play using the touchscreen.
Imagine if you could play DotA2 on the WiiU. That would be sick.
If I was given a ton of money to make a wii u exclusive game i would do something like this. This or a multiplayer zombies at my neighbors reboot with online coop.
Nintendo's software has always sold its systems whereas third party games like call of duty and battlefield sells ps4's and x1's.