Nintendo’s last console was more popular with the average consumer than it was with Nintendo’s hardcore faithful, and now Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is eager to explain why Wii U will rectify that.
Iwata’s responses came during a stockholders meeting when he was asked by an investor whether or not he believed the hardcore would accept the new console. Iwata was willing to concede some of the problems that kept Wii from catching on with the hardcore, and explained why that wouldn’t happen with Wii U.
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People complain the Wii doesn't have 3rd party support but there are 3 other systems you can get for that
The problem with the Wii was it's gimmick. It could not really play games in a more traditional way and it's lack of power and mass amounts of shovel ware made devs just stop trying as they would either have to dumb their game down to get it on the console or have it not sell if they made it with the Wii in mind(as was the case with games like Muramasa, Madworld and No More Hero's)
I don't think the Wii U is gonna be any better to tell you the truth. When most people walk away from a press conference thinking "Wtf did we just see" that isn't a good thing. Not to mention using the name Wii. If they are trying to appeal to Hardcore with this new console they need to distance themselves from the Wii name as much as possible or at least keep them both going with two very distinct groups of consumers in mind.
As a consumer, the product you buy should fit your needs.
And violent and HD doesnt equal core.....core games didnt start this gen with HD....
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IMO a core gamer wants depth from thier games, a challenge yet fun something more than just a distraction. Casual gamers are looking for something that they CAN pick up and be able to play. For instance alot of casual gmers would be frustrated by a game like RDR or skyrim
Good thing is sometimes casual gamers become core gamers.....all is good for gaming but i prefer core experiences.
Do hardcore people wanna 4 consoles to suffix their needs? PC, ps3/4, xbox 360/1080...Wii u? i really don't think so, me nintendo and wouldnt approach a field you have been failing so much to get into lately.
But hey, if google is coming with another social network, why cant nintendo try for the third time get into the hardcore people's heart lol, to fail again.
@Maniacmayhem, no u dont see more potential than snes and u just sound like another nintendo fan in denial, nintendo aint good for hardcore, each of their generation shows u that, each of their consoles, show u that, they own exclusive show u that, they should stick to what function the most for them just like apple and their overpriced phones.
Iwata, what's there to like about the Wii U? It's an overpriced tablet PC that will be launching with 6-month-old 3rd party multiplats. Heck, I'll buy the Vita and the 3DS long before I give a care about the Wii U.
They needed to bring a console to the game that was pure core and not weird gimmicks. They can have the Wii running at the same time for that if they wanted to appeal to both markets.
If anything i can see way more potential with this machine than ive seen with any nintendo console since the snes days.
It's fresh blood.
I know it's more powerful than either of the 2 others out now.
That's enough for me.
Well, that, and they aren't using motion controls.
Fact is, no one knows squat beyond the controller, but for studios that shunned and were very vocal about the Wii being a rubbish machine like Epic, Id, Valve and the Crytec guys etc being all of a sudden being interested, I figure something's up, and I can't wait to find out what.
I want Killer Instinct: Gold 2!
On topic
I know it's crazy but I'm just happy they are getting into the hd gen. Nin has a great first party I know they can deliver the games I just couldnt get into the wii considering how good ps3 and 360 games looked. I'm no graphics whore by any means, if I was I would own a gaming pc, but c'mon wii graphics is a big turn off For me anyway, loved galaxy 2 though sadly that's the only game I ever bought.
sigh...disappointed to say the least
He forgot the most important fact: most of the games for Wii were not targeted at this "core" audience.
While there was a lot of shovelware on PS2, it had a plethora of quality first party/ third party games to back it up.
Funny for all tgheir superior power that PS3 and 360 cant beat Wii when it coems to what really matters, gameplay.
Reviews mean nothing, and I personally do not like the galaxy games AT ALL.
I also strongly disagree with your gameplay comment. Most Wii games are very shallow in terms of gameplay. They rely to much on motion controls.
In reality though, it is all personal opinion, I own a Wii, but only own 3 games for it. Whereas, I own a Ps3, and have 50+ games for it.
They even kept Wii in the name like they kept NES in the name of the Super NES.
That is a good sign. I started gaming back in 88 so I remember those NES and SNES days well. I'm getting mad SNES vibes from Wii U.
ohhh im sorry, thats wrong. the right answer is games - youre going to need more games that appeal to the gamers that buy core games to get core gamers on your system.
If Wii U ends up with "superior" versions of multiplats then yes everyone will most likely jump. Why play an inferior console version of Madden, CoD or BF3?