Nintendo is trying to get ahead with the Wii U by releasing the console in 2012 before Sony and Microsoft release their next gen systems. Like the Dreamcast, the Wii U will straddle generations. The big question is will 3rd party developers stay with Nintendo once the other two systems come out? Will Nintendo have the support and robust online system that gamers crave? Will a touch screen controller be enough to make people interested in the system?
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.
haven't read the article, but 2010?
EDIT;
nice fix ;)
now I've read it and solid article. I agree with a lot of the points being made here.
there comes a point when Nintendo has to step away from the gimmicks and focus on at least matching the basic functions of the other consoles. Things such as having no DVD player are just ridiculous if you ask me.
Nintendo needs to have a pretty good (at least) online system, and the basic functions that the PS4 and Next-Box are going to have if they want to compete to grab the hardcore market.
I don't see this having the same effect that motion controls had, especially considering that only one person can use it at a time. So in order to make up for that Nintendo needs to be able to at least keep up with Sony and Microsoft's next consoles, not just the current ones.
nintendo is in a great position with the wiiu with all the features it offers....if nintendo plays its hands right the wii will very successful
Nintendo better have online gaming (Online that isn't like the Wii's), being able to download demo's and so on from their store.
But I don't think Nintendo should bring it out yet, but then again the Wii's line up seems pretty dead with nothing but Zelda.
isnt this what they say every time?
I simply do not understand the criticism the console has received so far. If anything, the Zelda HD techdemo shows that the Wii U will be very powerful, I dare say even much more powerful than the PS3. Also, let's keep in mind that Nintendo has also always been about gameplay, rather than graphics.
I'd rather have a console with amazing games and relatively 'outdated' graphics in 2013, because of the PS4 and next Xbox, than a monster console with a huge price tag and barely any games to support it.
Sure, we still have to see how the online capabilities turn out, but so far Reggie has said the platform will be open to all. This allows Steam and more to be allowed on it. That alone promises a lot and I look forward to the Wii U more than any other console in the past.
EDIT: Yeah, keep the disagrees coming. ;-)