Is Nintendo a viable option for the Next generation? We are now entering the seventh year of this generation, and Nintendo’s idea of motion control was a hit, but with Sony and Microsoft getting into the game of motion control, and having a stronger library of games, The Wii’s novelty ran its course. All good things come things must come to and end, right? Now we have the Wii U, a system that comes with it’s own tablet. It has the makings to be a success, so can Nintendo catch lighting in a bottle for a second time?
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.
Meaning; it'll be a very capable system. Who's to say that consumers won't purchase 2 next-gen consoles (for exclusives), or 3, rather?
There's a world outside this heavily orientated "core" gamer scoped one.
I'm getting one. Not right now, early next year for sure. It's a viable option for me, and to me, that's all that matters.
Just because I choose to buy a console, it doesn't mean that other consoles immediately become locked off to me. There's more to gaming than brand loyalty.
I dont care what others will say, I love Nintendo games and exclusives on their systems, so I'll buy Wii U.. don't know if I'l buy nextbox, because I've really regretted that I bought Xbox360 (except maybe for 5 games).. Plus I've lots of good Wii games, so it's a Wiin for me :) I hope that PS4 will be good, but no way that I will buy only one console on next gen :) and yes, I think Wii U will do alright, maybe even better than other too, because development cost will be smaller than PS4/Xbox720, so maybe more devs will take a risk to make good exclusives for less money.. thats my opinion
I will probably be getting one of each of the next gen consoles. Although I am typically a PC gamer I do appreciate new tech and some of the exclusive games each company sells over the life of the consoles.
It will be a viable option. For myself, I will be going with the PS4 + Wii U combo