GameZone writes, "In this, the Year of Luigi, we have learned to expect the unexpected from Nintendo. While Microsoft and Sony have been preparing their consoles with the same old, same old, Nintendo has taken a totally different approach. They’ve released an HD version of a Zelda game (not Majora’s Mask -- the one people are begging for -- but Windwaker), dressed up their mascot in a cat suit, released a Grand Theft Auto inspired sandbox game featuring Lego characters, failed to stop the presses at any major gaming event, and spat in the face of any type of conventional thinking."
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."
A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
Iwata this year Mainstream
Next year Hardcore....
His words so try to listen........next year they will push great games like DK,Bay2,X,MK8,Smash,maybe even start doing commercials for 3rd party content for Watchdogs ect......
N4G is now trying to make everyone think WiiU is just for Mainstream and not Hardcore when Iwata clearly said from 2014 expect the Hardcore to come 1st....
This is so ridiculous. We're talking about GAMES here. Trivial entertainment provided by interative video. Hardcore, casual, mature, kiddie. All that stuff is straight nonsense.
Anyone who feels the need to define who they are by the games that they play is immature. You are not HARDCORE or MATURE for playing a gritty game with M+ rating. Nor are you a CHILD for playing a colorful game with an E rating.
It's ENTERTAINMENT people, like watching movies. You don't JUST watch rated R movies an go around calling yourself hardcore because of it do you? No! You watch all kinds of movies, regardless of the rating, as long as it's, wait for it, ENTERTAINING. From the big Hollywood action blockbusters to the lesser known cinematic masterpieces, comedies, dramas, you name it.
Nintendo makes some excellent games. If they were movies they'd be the ones winning all kinds of awards, and the 3rd party AAA games would be the summer high-octane action blockbusters. So tired of people condescending toward Nintendo as if they are superior and Nintendo is inferior. No. If you don't like a game, just say, "I don't like that game. It's not for me". People should stop lumping ALL Ninteno games into one big category and dismissing them. Each game is different and each one should be judged on its own merits of how fun it is.
Nintendo has no chance of doing well next year.