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Why the Wii U isn't the dinosaur some are making it out to be

Hey look, it’s the Wii U. It rhymes with “Wii 2,” and that probably means a whole bunch of people are going to buy one, then shelf it, just like the Wii, right?

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xflo3604351d ago

What people have to remember is the original wii came out around the same time as the 360 and ps3 so the graphics were straight away inferior to their oposition.
With the wii u its a different story as the wii u looks better than ps3/360 (look at ac3, it clearly looks better) and its gonna have at least a year headstart on ps4/720!
Infact there is no way ps4/720 are releasing in 2013, i see it as late 2014 at the earliest so it will be nearer 2 years by the time they release.

omarzy4351d ago

micosoft said that the 360 would still be the dominant console for more than two more years, so i would not say even 2014. microsoft also wishes to have the 360 go through a 10 year life span. no new xbox for a long time, and i would not even say 2014

xflo3604351d ago

Yeah i tend to agree with you, this also means ps4 is more like 2015!
I just really hope wii u releases this year and at a fair price ( around £249.99 is my guess!! )

WeskerChildReborned4351d ago

That sucks cause i wouldn't actually wanna have to wait till 2014-2015 for the next Xbox or Playstation. I'm not trying to sound impatient but i want some new experiences and some improved gameplay.

IGW_Fobia4351d ago

Your PS3/Xbox360 vs the WiiU argument is really pointless. Nintendo is releasing a system that is neither far more powerful than the current consoles nor powerful enough to compete head-to-head with the next gen of PlayStation/Xbox. Sad, but true.

For the year or two before Sony and Microsoft release their next systems the WiiU is still a head-scratcher for a couple of reasons;
- IF the WiiU is more powerful than the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360, then that honestly won't matter all to much. Why? For the fact that developers (shown by the Xbox 360 and PS3 game development) will cater towards the lesser-powerful system so that it can atleast play the game, then they will port it over to the mroe powerful ones.
- Right now, you can purchase a Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 3 for under $250; and $250 was the initial rumored price for the WiiU. So, and I am sure there are some people, but why would someone fork over $250+ for a console that, even with your stated Assassin's Creed 3, the games don't even look all that different?
- Nintendo is marketing the WiiU as a "more hardcore gamer's system" than their last try, the Wii. So again, another pointless reason for the WiiU. The Wii was looked at by hardcore-gamers with such hate that very few actually spent the money on it. Instead, they purchased a PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360. On those two systems is where they built their friend's list, trophies/achievements and online catalog of games/demos/whatever else.
- Another hardcore-gamer related points. So, again the WiiU is focused more towards the hardcore-gamer. As far as I am aware, hardcore-gamers love to have the "best" system out there. The one system that can do it all and do it the best...right? So then, why would a hardcore-gamer want to pay $250+ for a system that:
- Currently only seems to be marginally better than the current systems
- Will be outperformed easily once the newer systems from Sony and Microsoft hit the world
- (Last point) If these hardcore-gamers want the best console out on the market, they all know that when the PlayStation4/Xbox 720 come out, those will turn the WiiU actually into the Wii.5 for what the rumored capabilities are of the next two systems and if they only have to wait a year or two for those better ones, they will.

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neogeo4351d ago

If I had a bunch of money I would bet it all on Nintendo's stock right now. I know it's already like 100+ per share but watch is sky rocket again. WiiU will be another 100 million+ seller. Expect the Wii all over again and more. People sleeping outside stores. Huge lines of people. Pissed off moms and dad driving 6 towns away trying to get one.

I own all systems and I'm super excited about the Wiiu

bothebo4351d ago

What are you smoking? The Wii U is in a VERY tough position. If the casuals don't eat it up, which it doesn't look like is going to happen for a variety of reasons, then the system will die. Furthermore, even Nintendo's largest stock owners told Nintendo that they believe the Wii U "isn't going to work".

neogeo4351d ago

Here is something fun. Let's save and reread out comments in 6 months:)

bothebo4351d ago (Edited 4351d ago )

Lol, you're not the first guy to say that to me. I'll add you and we can talk about this more ;) and how you don't have one point or argument that proves it will sell.

tehpees34351d ago

Don't underestimate Nintendo with a head start. They screwed up E3 but you can bet they will take advantage of the head start.

Heck nobody even knows how powerful the next xbox and ps4 will be. Its a safe bet that Microsoft will make that type of leap again but if I was running things at Sony I'd play it safe and try a Wii approach.

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PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama

This should make fans and collectors very happy. PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama Assassin's Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama available for pre-order on January 25.

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Can We Finally Admit Assassin's Creed 3 Deserves an Apology?

AC3 was released during a turbulent transition period for Ubisoft and the Assassin's Creed series. It ventured into uncharted territory, narratively and mechanically, which caused it to receive mixed reviews. At its core, though, it's a damn good stealth game.

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isarai213d ago

Nope, I hated 3, connar was bland, literally the most flat character in the entire game. Not to mention to myriad of bugs, camera issues, and that annoying thing where he automatically ditches his weapon you payed for for the sake of a cool finishing move forcing you to trek back to your base after almost every encounter just to re-equip your own weapon. It just didn't work as fluidly as the others like 2 and 4

Samonuske213d ago

The series peaked at AC3 for me. It’s been my favourite in the series. Connor will always be one of my favourite video game protagonists.

Becuzisaid213d ago

No. Game was BORING. Connor was really dull. Environments, while impressive, because of the geographic location and time period were not really exciting to be in. I would love some kind of game set in there colonial American time period, but a game like AC that back then centered around parkour and vertical traversal really didn't fit those environments.

-Foxtrot213d ago

Nope

There was a lot of issues but mine is how they handled the war

They told us Connor was not going to get involved, that the war was more of a background setting for the real story and it wasn’t going to be one sided

They lied, even the cinematic E3 trailer showed Connor emerge from the Colonist side and slaughter the red coats to get to his target, inspiring the Colonists to fight back

I just thought it would have made more sense lore wise that the red coats were mostly compiled of Assassins fighting the Colonist templars who wanted to take the new world for themselves.

Since the Red coats lost the war, it would then explain how the Templars started to gain the upper hand and how on the future the assassins were mostly killed off and the Templar’s had pretty much taken over everything.

Instead it just felt like they didn’t want to p*** off the American audience

Even Haytham was cool, he should have been an Assassin through and through and should have been the main lead.

toxic-inferno213d ago

The game even seems to lack the humour of the other games. It almost seems as though the idea of even slightly making fun of American history wouldn't be acceptable.

-Foxtrot213d ago

Exactly

It just felt super safe

“Better not make the colonists look super bad incase people boycott our game”

jeromeface212d ago

someone missed the whole point

-Foxtrot212d ago

There was literally no point

What I've just said above would at least make sense lore wise and why the Assassins start to loose their war, die off and how the Templars are in control in the future of almost everything....what they did was just, pointless

CrimsonWing69213d ago

I’m one one of those weird people that liked Ass Creed 3, but to be fair I never got around to finishing it.

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar224d ago (Edited 224d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake224d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga224d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx224d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga223d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9224d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler224d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666224d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52224d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott223d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52223d ago (Edited 223d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara213d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher224d ago (Edited 224d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52223d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner223d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52223d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster224d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot224d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster223d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned224d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9224d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1224d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake224d ago (Edited 224d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster223d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake224d ago (Edited 224d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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