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A Short Rant On the WiiU

Joseph of GAMElitist.com - "Over the last couple of days WiiU rumours have started flaring up all over the place, and I love it."

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Shok4478d ago

That wasn't really a rant but ok lol.

PCE4478d ago

I was expecting more of the tired old hammering on the system by idiot elitist fanboys that "it's only this gen" or "it'll be another kiddy console from Fisher Price." I am happy it wasn't one of those.

MaxXAttaxX4478d ago (Edited 4478d ago )

It's not a kiddy console from Fisher Price. It just isn't any more next gen than the PS3 and 360 with a screen on the controller, just like the Wii wasn't any more next gen than the GameCube.
Chronologically, yes. Technically, not so much.

You don't need to be an "idiot elitist fanboy", because as a Nintendo fan myself, it wasn't hard to see that the Wii was just a GameCube with motion controls and a nice interface. The Virtual Console was the best part of the system.

Anyway, the only problem I have is Nintendo's focus on the gimmicks rather than games. There are several Wii games that could've worked perfectly fine without the need of motion controls. I just wish they'd make it optional instead of forcing you.

yabhero4478d ago

"Those who think Wii-U isn't next gen based on unannounced specs and how it won't be as powerful as the other consoles are going to be missing out on a promising device by Nintendo.

I assumed "hardcore" gamers owned all systems and played as many various games as there wallet would allow." JBsleek said it

MaxXAttaxX4477d ago

Again, that's not what stops me from buying/playing a Wii/Wii-U.
I already explained it on the third paragraph of my previous comment.

JBSleek4478d ago

Those who think Wii-U isn't next gen based on unannounced specs and how it won't be as powerful as the other consoles are going to be missing out on a promising device by Nintendo.

I assumed "hardcore" gamers owned all systems and played as many various games as there wallet would allow.

ChickeyCantor4478d ago

Nope.
Hardcore gamers are people who nag an throw each other off by being brilliant elitists.

Welcome to N4G!

DeadlyFire4477d ago

I would like to restate some official words I heard from IBM. Wii U's CPU is based on IBM Watson tech. IBM Watson uses Power7 8 core CPUs. If the Wii U has an 8 core Power 7 CPU. That = 32 threads of computing power then it will feature a true next generation CPU. That is 5 times as powerful as PS3/X360's 6 threaded CPU chips. Which likely puts it on a level playing field to what Microsoft and Sony could ready. That is IF though.

PopRocks3594478d ago

I think Nintendo went form 1 tablet controller to "at least two." Which is fine enough I suppose. I'll be the only one in my house using mine. Works in my favor given that I can only imagine how much one of those friggin' controllers must be worth.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

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ChasterMies37m ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

CrimsonWing6911h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker11h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6911h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos8h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101141d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers141d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Top 10 Rarest Xbox 360 Games That Are Worth a Fortune

Twinfinite: “War may never change, but the prices of rare games do!”

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Christopher274d ago

"And lastly, famous Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling helped to create the action-RPG’s setting. What’s really fascinating, though, is that the game was partially financed by taxpayers from Rhode Island (which allegedly lost the state millions of dollars). Yikes!"

1. Now infamous Schilling
2. No allegedly, it did. And they couldn't pay it back.
3. What really lost the money wasn't the SP release but the MMO they were working on. This was supposed to be an introduction into the MMO world.

Soy274d ago

I hate counting limited editions for these lists. I mean, they're made to be rare and expensive. It's far more interesting to hear about the NCAAs (even if most people know that one already) and the El Chavos than some massive hit that came with a $200 statue at retail.

gamerz273d ago

Me too. Here's the best I can do:

El Chavo Kart $90.14
NCAA Football 14 $87.72
Spiderman: Edge of Time $75.94
Spiderman Web of Shadows $75.09
Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions $67.76

Christopher273d ago

Wow, El Chavo Kart is not at all what I expected by the name. 100% looks like a Sackboy Kart game.

Soy272d ago

It's so odd that so many Spider-Man games are seemingly given lower print runs, even if they're not the best games.

jznrpg273d ago (Edited 273d ago )

Most Xbox games don’t hold as much value compared to other systems. Kameo, Blue Dragon, Last Remnant , and a handful or 2 of other games that I kept.

sadraiden273d ago

Fallout 3 and Bioshock Infinite are the rarest games of all time.