Hardcore Gamer: Wii U isn’t dead yet, but Nintendo needs to make a strong marketing push to convince shoppers that a Wii U is a viable alternative to either next-gen console when both become in short supply.
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.
There will be at least at least 6 Million Wii U's by the end of December 2013.
I do agree, Nintendo is doing very little main stream marketing. They really need to make a hard push. Only the hardcore like myself even watch those weird Nintendo Directs.
I got one last week its the best!! Cant wait for Mario 3d world and mario kart 8
I haven't seen any marketing from Nintendo except for the 3DS. I was at a friend's baby shower a while back and one of the guys still thought the Wii U was just an add on for the Wii.
There in a tough spot to say the least.
They need to do an all new marketing stance and rename this thing. My wife doesn't play video games and she has told me:
1)Wii-U was a stupid name
2)Xbox One was a stupid name, but not as stupid as wii-u
This coming from a non gamer, except for kinect and android games.