It’s fair to say that the Wii U’s birth has been troubled. Upon its unveiling at E3 2011 it was met with mixture of confusion and intrigue. A year later the story remained the same. Was this a console that could compete? Was it one that anyone wanted? The answers where unclear, but the caveat was that we all expected Nintendo to eventually make a good case for its interesting new controller. The problem was, they didn’t.
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.
Wii U will come back, no matter how much the fanboys (im looking at you Sony) moan it won't.
I guess many are still bitter the Wii, DS and 3DS wiped the floor with the competition!
Nintendo is playing with us, How will they remove story mode for a very long awaited smash bros?
They have a very weak 8th generation console and they are sluggish in supporting it.
Without a price cut, wii u is doomed ...
No software can raise it from dead Without price cut
lmao
People were saying the same thing about the 3DS after 6 to 8 months.. Then what happens??? 259.99 to 179.99 and Mario Kart 7 and a slew of first party titles... Then came the 3DS XL at 199.99 and things went crazy... 1 to 2 million turned into 30+ million sales to date.
Fall theory...
I personally think that the PS4 and X1 are going to help Nintendo relaunch the hardware come holiday time.. The people who dont know what the Wii U is or dont know it is out will think Nintendo released a new console at same time as everyone else. Also with the firmware already being faster and updated from launch it will have less issues out the box for new consumers.
-September / November Price drop 359.99 to 279.99 (possibly 299.99 .. it will for sure be 100$ difference from ps4 at the min)
-White Wii U recalls will be retrofitted to Deluxe Models
-White Wii U will bundle with New Super Mario U or 3D
World(More likely New Super Mario U since it has DLC already and can drive home more sales with Luigi U..)
-Fall OS speed and features update will ship on new White Sku
-Rumored & partially confirmed Unified account system across 3ds and Wii U
-Nintendo 64 Virtual Console titles will release during the holidays
Fall and Spring lineups will drive in sales and the Wii U will start to sell at a respectable rate.. It obviously will not match the demand for next gen consoles but it will start to grow its base and stay a close 3rd as a complimentary console.