Nvidia Doesn’t Even Acknowledge The Wii U Exists During CES 2014

Dylan Z of iGR reports: "Nvidia took the stage to talk about a large array of topics during CES 2014. From streaming PC games on the Shield handheld, to their brand new 92 CUDA-core Tegra K1 processor. While talking about the rising budgets and risks game publishers and developers face in today’s industry, they presented a graphic to illuminate their talking points. The basic precedence that brought this graphic to light was the dilemma developers face when trying to reach the widest audience possible."

[Burrito26a]

So? They didn't acknowledge me either.

[Muffins1223]

So your saying Nintendo is as relevant as you?You know your console is failing hard if that's true.

[abzdine]

i'm sick tired of Nvidia and they stupidity towards other companies..
Nvidia shield.. LOL

[DeadlyFire]

Well if you consider WiiU's GPU is about equal to Tegra K1 or only slightly stronger. If truely equal or stronger then it shouldn't have a problem running Unreal Engine 4 though now should it?

As Tegra K1 is 365 Gigaflops. WiiU has somewhere between 352-500 Gigaflops or something along those lines? Although I would expect them to brag about it if it were more powerful than WiiU as well. So its possible WiiU has more than 365 Gigaflops. Interesting.. but still low end of the market.

[Irishguy95]

Nvidia's stupidity? In what way?

Some people(idiots) believe Nvidia give out statements that their hardware better than Amd's(Which it is, by a huge amount)

No they get quoted responding to questions. And articles pick out the most fanboy attractive parts for hits.

Mvidia haven't lied about anything. They've only responded with the truth. There is PR and then there is facts. Whether or not you can accept a fact is up to your inner fanboy.

[ABizzel1]

@DeadlyFire

Wii U GPU is between 308 - 432 GFLOPS, and I agree Unreal Engine should be able to run on Wii U, unless it's coded for PC architecture.

[360ICE]

Nevermind him. He's probably the creator of Ouya.

[ABizzel1]

2014: As far a Tegra 5 goes, yes it more powerful than the XB360 (PS3 is arguable), and Wii U should still be a bit more powerful.

2015: But Parker comes next year supposedly offer 2x the performance, which means Tegra 6 will be more powerful than the Wii U, and around half the power of the XBO at 700 - 800 GFLOPS (based on Maxwell design).

2016: If performance once again doubles Tegra 7 will be on par with the XBO (which is possible based on Volta design). That being said I don't think performance is doubling, but adding from this point forward by 400 GFLOPS, which would put Tegra just under XBO around 1.1 TFLOPS - 1.2 TFLOPS.

After this point though, it's no longer a mobile device because the power draw seems to be increase with each integration. Tegra 4 was only 2w, Tegra 5 is 5w, Tegra 6 is likely 10w, Tegra 7 would probably be 20w. Anything above 10w begins to cause high heat in mobile devices, to the point where the device is uncomfortably warm, which means Tegra 6 will likely be the peaking point for mobile Tegra, until heating / cooling / battery performance catches up, so current console should be safe from mobile technology passing them for the remainder of their life cycle (IMO 2018, is the start of new consoles, 2020 for the PS4 / XB?).

[XisThatKid]

Maybe it's because the Wii U is white and all the the image is mostly in black and black appliances?

Either way it doesn't depreciate their point they're trying to make by not including Ninty console. Not to mention it's the least selling console of the three and also wouldn't apply in favor of what the message is and that's 3rd party AAA titles. Perspective needs to be applied to these situations.

[ginsunuva]

@360ICE

Joke's on you; Ouya's creator was a woman.

[IcyEyes]

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B ... But they ...

Exactly Someoneelse, exactly ... Their ego is pretty small.

Now if you people want to follow me I will show to you a species that is a lot more evolved that this one and I think you will like them more ... Bees!

[ShinMaster]

People need to realize that while the Wii U may be part of the new generation of consoles, chronologically, it's not next-gen tech.

Most developers when talking about next-gen engines and games almost never mention the Wii U.

[nosferatuzodd]

Nvidia is just a sad but hurt company, they're mad because Sony Nintendo and Microsoft didn't used them this time around ,they complain about how they don't care about consoles,how they don't make any money off of it but yet they cry waaaaaa like a little bitch they are just sad I lost all respect for them, there like a pathetic girl who got dump and shes out for revenge.

[Ritsujun]

Dem poor Nintenducks.

[Amplitude]

...wouldn't the WiiU technically be a Shield competitor?

[Wizard_King]

no... The shield streams games via your PC's Nvidia GPU over your home network.

Essentially the the shield is as good as a 660ti or better depending on your rig.

[N4g_null]

The report is false. Retailers are not ordering less product, 3rd party is still going strong on wiiu in the indie scene.

This was not a tech stance it was an audience slant. Numbers wise the tablets will pass the ps4 and xbox in power, nvidia has already beat that horse and no one cares due to price.

The ps4 and xbone where listed just to get those fanboys attention. You know what it worked....

tech wise the wiiu has about everything you need to get the job done efficiently. Yet the other two fall short of what is needed for a true leap in graphics.

also nvidia knows how weak all of these consoles are. If the tesla work is to be believed then pc gaming is about to get a hige boost along with mobile units. Vr is going to get very important around that time also.

sony and ms should have listened to epic... otherwise they will have to start making better games eventually.

[FriedGoat]

nobody cares about your strange case of denial. If tablets would ever come close to games consoles you know what would happen? Nothing. You cant utilise that power unless your running the damn thing off a car battery.

The future, where everyone carried ghost buster packs to power their mobile devices.

[SilentNegotiator]

"tech wise the wiiu has about everything you need to get the job done efficiently. Yet the other two fall short of what is needed for a true leap in graphics"

...wait a minute, were you being satirical that whole time? Surely no one is THAT lost.

[N4g_null]

Not lost at all.... im right in the middle of it all. Unity 3d for wiiu is still in beta some cool projects are in the works also.

My hdtv has an upgradable cpu and gpu... what happens when tablets are just plugged into Tvs? What happens if steam starts supporting tablets due to the spec jump. These chips can be setup to turn off cores so that they can be used as tablets.

VR is going to be the next big thing unless greed gets in the way.

How are you going to say im in denial when its you that believes tablets cant be viable? What type of sense are you using?

Also there are power inverters for cars and vans... you can run a ps4 off of them fine. Bluetooth handles any need for buttons.... thank god for unified platforms.

Basicly what im saying is the unification is coming. We will still have consoles but tablets will start getting more ports from consoles once the power is met. The wiiu is a closed platform yet tablets are not.

Like I said the wiiu is great for next gen gaming... the spec tick isnt as bad. Certain concept will just play better on the wiiu also. The extra ram is nice if you are just going to eye candy people with more smoke, tree limbs etc. Yet the fun stuff starts at over 2-3tflops. Every thing else will be particularly prerendered due to the lack of power in all next gen systems.

This is a good thing though. More players can afford these systems. The cheaper the better, which also means that one day tesla cards will be cheaper, hell we might even have them in the gen after this.

I would opt for another gpu rather than ram right now.

also no one cares about wiiu sales or hype.... games sell the console not tech. Luckly I can port to almost all platforms now that they are up to speed... yet you should see what the true high end can do now in real time. Its very close to what an autodesk flame setup can do at 1/10 the price.

You dont have to believe me we can just wait and see... greatness does wait us doesnt it, yet its not exclusive.

This gen is going to be fun!

[punisher99]

@scissor_runner:

"Numbers wise the tablets will pass the ps4 and xbox in power,"

Now this is the most laughable thing I have read. Even if this was true it would be irrelevant because a tablet with that kinda power would cost 4 times as much as a PS4. Look at the surface pro, the most powerful tablet their is right now, it cost a thousand bucks and more depending on storage size. Tablets will never be any kind of threat to console gaming, mainly because of the price.

[SilentNegotiator]

People don't buy tablets as home consoles and never will. They buy tablets for email, social media, and web browsing.

We already have this "unification" and these things don't exactly sell well on tablets. Vita has that sort of unification, too, but that isn't exactly going well.

"one day tesla cards will be cheaper, hell we might even have them in the gen after this"
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And by then, 9th gen consoles will be out with all new hardware and all new more powerful and efficient parts. So what? Tablets next gen will be just as less powerful as this gen, apart from overheating, battery-eating, wallet-beating tablets that make up 0.0001% of the market.

[Back-to-Back]

Makes sense seeing as Nvidia is interesting in advancing computer graphics instead of side stepping like nintendo.

[Nintentional2]

It's hilarious to me that in all the Nintendo bashing you drones do, you've missed out on playing the greatest games of all time, and in my opinion THE best game of all time, Xenoblade Chronicles. Seriously, set aside your bias, this game is better than any Mario game I've played, any Zelda, Halo, God of War, Call of Duty, Metal Gear, you name it. It is that good. And the is looking to even blow the original out of the water. Keep up your bashing and hate, and you'll miss out on an utterly phenomenal video game experience.

[punisher99]

@WiiUsauce:

"THE best game of all time, Xenoblade Chronicles. Seriously, set aside your bias,"

What?! Wow. lol Well at least you did not throw "The Last Of Us" or Uncharted 2 in your rant. Because then I would have to request that you have your head examined. As good Xenoblade is, it cannot touch those 2 games. But anyway. Its not bashing, people are entitled to their own opinion, just like you and I are. :)

[Starbucks_Fan]

And this should be a surprise because?

[BattleTorn]

I think some people are missing the fact that they did include tablets and smartphones.

[Amigaengine]

Did they mention shield ?

lol of course not

[Thepharaoh]

What?

[Back-to-Back]

You do realize the shield is an Nvidia device. It is also a handheld device not a console.

[ninjahunter]

Well, as a graphical device, wii u holds no value. So coming from a company that EXCLUSIVELY deals in graphics technology, why would they?
"Hey guys, our everything is a nice alternative in the graphics department, maybe you should give that a look."

[GeraltofRivia]

The Wii U graphics are not even as good as what a 7 year old nvidia 9800 gt card could put out. Why should Nvidia acknowledge that piece of shit?

[hellzsupernova]

Wow I feel old. The 9800 is seven years old :/

[LightofDarkness]

Nah, it was released in mid '08. It's more like 5.5 years old. What's more depressing to me is that Crysis is 7 years old, and yet STILL there's only a handful of games that compete with it technically/graphically. Let's go, progress.

[PeaSFor]

feel old?
what about my Voodoofx? or my old Ati Mach64?

yeah, seven years old isnt that old at all.

[theizzzeee]

You may want to check this out. http://hdwarriors.com/forum...
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[rainslacker]

Not to be mean or anything to the author of this article, but isn't the topic of NVidia's CES discussion inherently more interesting than if they included the Wii U on a graphic promoting the talk?

More on topic to the article though...Given Nvidia's penchant for dismissing or downplaying the role of consoles at every turn in favor of promoting their revolutionary concept of throwing more cores to increase power instead of making truly revolutionary leaps, I would consider this a good thing.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

The Wii U's not mentioned because of the specs. The specs are slightly better than PS360 but still very much current gen in tech.

I'm not surprised here. Here's the pic http://www.igameresponsibly... No Wii U in the example.

Nvidia wanted to represent the two latest consoles here. That's fine because a Nintendo console is hardly talked when it comes down to this kind of stuff anyway.

So I agree with @Starbucks.

[TheBurger29]

so ps4 and xb1 are pretty good, but next-gen will be so amazing! considering the xb1 (which i HAD high hopes for) failed to wow me in the graphics compartment, and am wanting a ps4. next-gen will have some truly amazing graphical abilities (if m$ can get their head out of their ass). my friend got a laptop for $400 and is just a bit better than the ps4, which shows ps4 and pc are a better value than the pos xbox one ( which i own for some good exclusives).

[starchild]

PS4 will likely disappoint you just as much. The graphics don't seem much better to me than on Xbox One and quite a few of the games have framerate judder which really bothers me. I'm used to the smoothness I get on PC.

If graphical fidelity is something you care a lot about I would highly recommend getting a gaming PC.

[TheBurger29]

ik i really want a nice high end pc! its just i know nothing about them and it cost alot of $$$.

[hellvaguy]

@Theburger

Not knowing about pc's and/or building them is pretty pathetic with all the info you ever need on the net and youtube videos.

[I_am_Batman]

I disagree. People will be surprised what the devs will be able to achieve on the PS4. The mistake a lot of people make is to look at raw specs and compare them to PC specs. The way that hardware is build together is an important factor most people completely ignore. System architecture is a fairly complicated topic so most people don't even bother to get information about it.

[DeadlyFire]

Well considering you likely are not getting games utilizing the full grunt of the CPU and GPU combination on either platform just yet. As Microsoft even admitted locking 10% away from developers for Kinect titles or some other reason. They have let it go now though. So things will get better in the next couple of years. I believe it is also partly a reason why Driveclub and Watch Dogs got a delay til 2014.

A console is all about ultimate optimization of games for the hardware. A PC is all about utilizing the ultimate hardware to get the best grunt performance.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

@Child Seems like every new generation PC enthusiast's always say "The graphics don't seem much better on X an Y console"

then mention defects such as framerate graphics and in this case res. Once again I have no clue why people think the gen starts and ends with there launch titles as well as there problems.

No things will drastically improve and instead of being 3 to for years like it was with PS360 I see as early as next year or so possibly starting this year even.

Try comparing Uncharted 1 to The Last Of Us. Yeah Night and day. Try comparing Halo 3 to Halo 4? Also night and day.

This is how I see it, games like those aren't available on PC (more so with Sony titles) last gen we would have to get lucky to see if we could get PC ported game.

Now Minecraft among other PC games are on console. And more will make there way on the next gen machines.

Graphically yes PC will always win that's its strong point its turf. But for me next gen consoles are doing more than enough with real exclusives that will have exceptional graphics that can stand up to PC or comparable to it.

[N4g_null]

The same is possible on pc. Drivers are updated. Os problems are dealt with....
We have the same problem with console dev kits. The frame rate may stabilize but dont expect a true jump. Art will get better along with effects maybe. Yet the really fun stuff is waiting on the gen after this one... im doing my part an ordering a few tesla cards lol.

Always remember gaming is about gaming not graphics. This gen will still rock. All systems are head and shoulders better or above what we had in the ps3 and xbox 360. The smarter move was to weed lazy devs out with lower tech.

[sorane]

@angelic

"This is how I see it, games like those aren't available on PC (more so with Sony titles)"

Uhh you listed a couple short extremely linear generic third person action games with no replay ability and a couple generic corridor shooters all of which have 20 year old gameplay. If you don't think PC has tons of those then I guess you haven't looked at what games are available on PC for the last 30 years or so. My Steam games list if filled with more of those bad games than I could ever possibly play. Difference is I bought mine for $5 or less instead of the $60+ you probably payed.

"Now Minecraft among other PC games are on console." Yeah and even more console only games are making there way to PC. Everything from Dark Souls, tons of fighting games, and too many more to bother even trying to name them all.

[KakashiHotake]

Well Nintendo always have liked to work alone now it seems they really are alone as it appears most of the gaming industry has completely abandoned them. I'm not sure what the future holds for Nintendo but as a manufacture it's becoming almost impossible to do it all on your own. Especially now when so many others are jumping into the fray: Sony, Microsoft, Steam, Rift, Shield, Mobile, possibly Google and Apple, etc. I think Nintendo can still thrive independently, but they will need to rethink their approach to the console market and make some friends.

[Shad0wRunner]

Naww...Nintendo can live forever on their first party franchises. All they need is, Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and maybe Metroid, some Smash Bros, and kart racing. (Implied Sarcasm)

Youre right. Nintendo needs new IP's. More of them. They need to acquire more 3rd party support and stop being so casual. They need to appeal to older audiences and adults and produce commercials that market those audiences. Not commercials where little kids are trying to convince their parents to buy a Wii U. When I see a commercial featuring some kids, trying to convince their parents to buy a Wii U...that tells me Nintendo is very clearly selling to the kids. Im a 33 year old gamer. Im NOT a kid. Appeal to ME, Nintendo! Show ME something that makes me want to buy a Wii U. Nintendo has been in bed with little kids, more times than Michael Jackson. It's pathetic...and it's getting old.

On top of all THAT, the WII U's hardware isnt even on par with the PS4 and XB1. It beats the PS3 and 360...sure, but isnt even in the same league as PS4 and XB1. Developers dont wanna waste their time with it....and clearly Nvidia doesnt either.

[hellvaguy]

@Itachi

You have alot of far reaching conclusions there. For starters, nvidia never supported wiiu on anything, so kinda difficult to count them as a loss. Google and Apple have not announced any plans of any kind to jump into the mix. Rift isnt even out yet and maybe not be for another year or 2 at who knows what price point.

Also sony and ms arent "jumping into the fray" when ms has had a console for over 10 years now and sony about 20 years now.

[brich233]

DOes it natter? THey dont develop games anyway. They Forgot 360 and Ps4, and thats a 180+ mil market.

[sgtGanGreen]

Wii U is soo last year :D

[mydyingparadiselost]

So how's the Shield doing?....

[wtopez]

Mine is doing pretty well. It has more Nintendo games on it than the actual WiiU.

[Gemmol]

no one should disagree, I am sure the shield plays emulators, so if he got all the old nintendo systems then he got a ton of games to choose from.....even if we were to add nintendo virtual console games it will still be less then what his emulators can play so there is nothing wrong with his comment....if anything its common sense but why post something like that, all the roms that play on the emulator have more games then ps4 and ps3 together or xbox one and 360 together, no matter how you put it you put every console down not just the Wii U

[kingduqc]

Maybe because wiiu Does not support dx11.1 ?

[mohuzas]

i tought DX was a Microsoft exclusive API?

[RevXM]

What have that got to do with anything?
DirectX is a Microsoft product and as far as I know Xbox and Windows PC's are the only platforms to have it. and on pc there is also Open GL and soon Mantle.

Id say it got more to do with that Nintendo arent relevant when it comes to graphics these days.

Nvidia will want to compare their products and technology to earlier models, competetitors models and the next gen consoles.
Just like you dont see Volkswagon compare their Lamborghinis to Hyundai Getz or something.

[Back-to-Back]

opengl can do the exact same thing anyways.

[kx11]

man talk about making a story out of nothing

[Theyellowflash30]

Got to love these N4G troll articles.

[hano]

Wow, there are people still gobbling these crap articles?
I thought the WiiU hate fad was over already.

I thought there would be something substantial in this article. Then I find out they were talking about a picture in a slide.

Gosh, sometimes it makes me think about creating a gaming website and post only about sex and console wars and see the money roll in.

[Beastforlifenoob]

"just 1 picture"

1 picture can tell alot about who gives a sh** about WII U, because they included XBX1, PS4 and PC it means they simply don't care about wii u so much so as to completely declare its irrelavance from next generation platforms. 1 Picture can tell alot about what developers and consumers think about a product, its relavency and its competitveness.

[marloc_x]

..I think Kaz is dripping from your chin..

[JackieCruise69]

Oh
I wonder why?!

Lol troll bait!

[mmj]

They will have been talking about next gen hardware, Wii U is closer in power to PS3/360.

[theizzzeee]

Although perceived lack of power for the Wii U or lack of a better 3rd party relationship might be an explanation. An alternative theory is that Sony has had a working relationship with Nvidia, Microsoft being at the helm of PC's of course has a relationship with them. Not the case with Nintendo who hasn't had such a relationship. Couple that with being aligned with their biggest ally for over a decade and that may not be something they are just itching to do. Just another possibility.

[xetiro]

As far as I'm concerned, Nintendo doesn't acknowledge itself on past E3 2013 by skipping the main conference... :/

[hatzwontfit]

I'm pretty sure nintendo doesn't acknowledge the nvidia shield either. That's what I call a true flop

[wannabe gamer]

nice try but the shield isnt trying to be a competing main platform, its just a supplemental device.

[hatzwontfit]

Boooo

[hatzwontfit]

Sounds like bullshit to me. It's a handheld console that plays games just like the 3ds. It just flopped that's all. I bet your ass doesn't even have one

[wannabe gamer]

its a handheld console that streams games from the users home desktop PC so they can play on the go, NOT like a 3ds at all....... yea it plays android games but no one is going to buy it for that alone its just a bonus feature to have games to play when you dont have good bandwidth for streaming

[SLUG]

Nintendo has fallen on hard times YES NINTENDO IS DEAD anybody who buy a wii u are sucker for buying it nintendo will be like sega third party in 2014

[KratosSaveUs]

Anyone who think Nintendo is dead is just ignorant.

[wannabe gamer]

they arent dead but they have one leg in the coffin and have a really bad case of the shivers

[mohuzas]

@wannabe gamer, a company that has been around since the freaking 1890s, made 14 billion dollars through videogames alone in the past 31 years while only having one year of loss, made more money than Sony and MS' divisions combined, is somehow one foot in the grave?

[Ogygian]

I'd argue quite the opposite. The problem is that Nintendo simply don't have the market presence at the moment, and unless they innovate again, as they did with the wii, they're not going to come back from this dip.

With the Oculus Rift looking like the next step in gaming innovation, and it seeming likely that console variants will soon follow (if not by Oculus then first party by Sony and Microsoft), I feel it possible that Nintendo might just have nothing left up their sleeve.

Not that this is necessarily a bad thing. We've already seen a reduction in the number of exclusive console games this generation, and with Steam Machines looking to bridge the gap between console and PC, we may be entering a more open video games market where any one piece of hardware can play all available games, so long as it has the technical power to do so.

Nintendo have a lot of exclusives, and it would be great to play them on other platforms (PC/X1/PS4) without having to fork out cash for another system.

[TimeSkipLuffy]

Nintendo only needs Pokemon XD

[Reeze]

Well, we don't normally acknowledge the Shield, either, do we?

[wannabe gamer]

shield isnt trying to be a competing console, just an addition for those that want to game on the move and still make use of their pc doing so

[KratosSaveUs]

I don't care what Nividia says. They don't make games and they aren't supplying graphic cards for PS4/Wii U and the Xbone. So they are pretty much irrelevant to me.

[MidnytRain]

They'll be making all the newest high-end hardware over the next few years. I'm sure they'll affect you and the industry down the line.

[wannabe gamer]

lol why shouldnt they. im not trying to troll or anything but really why should they. nVidia is trying to move this tech forward and nintendo is still holding onto old tech like its a competing factor when it just isnt. Nintendo is heading the way of Sega i just wish they would hurry it up so we could get something out of them already.

[FanOfRootBeer]

If Nintendo won't, why should Nvidia?

[XisThatKid]

Maybe it's because the Wii U is white and all the the image is mostly in black and black appliances?

Either way it doesn't depreciate their point they're trying to make by not including Ninty console. Not to mention it's the least selling console of the three and also wouldn't apply in favor of what the message is and that's 3rd party AAA titles. Perspective needs to be applied to these situations
(double post)

[mmj]

If Nvidia talked about how their GPU beats Wii U in power the hardware geeks who aren't hardware illiterate like most Wii U fanboys would laugh their asses off. Like it or not the Wii U is last generation hardware (with a more generous amount of memory), the reason so many games are in 1080P is because they are very simple graphically.

[mohuzas]

Bayonetta 2, a 1080p 60fps WiiU game, has simplistic graphics according to you?

[MEsoJD]

1080p 60 fps isn't hard to achieve when things are dumb down enough. The game appears to be very linear and has last gen graphics. Platinum is also a dev willing to have graphics take a back seat for fluidity.

[snake_charmer]

@mesojd if it's so easy why is the ps4 and xbone having a hard time to do it?

[mmj]

mohuzas, you need to differentiate between 'looking good' and being a technologically advanced engine. 2D games can still look great today even though it's decades old technology.

As for why less 360/PS3 games are 1080P they both have a lack of memory, Wii U has about 4 times the memory as 360/PS3 even though it's only similar in power.

[MEsoJD]

@snake_charmer
Sigh, most big developers have been putting more of an emphasis on graphics over performance. Draw distance, open world, dynamic objects(like plant life/responding to the world), weather, time of day, tessellation, high character/object polygon count, and etc. A game like the Witcher 3 has these things and will probably be either 720p 30fps or 1080p 30fps(hard to tell). Now when you view a game like Bayonetta or Metal Gear Revengence, notice how static the world is. I shouldn't have to tell you this. All one would have to do, is compare hardware specs.

[Enigma_2099]

... I'm sorry. I must have missed the memo saying I should care what Nvidia thinks of the Wii-U

[toddybad]

The reality is the Wii U is something of an irrelevance to most people. Sorry it just is.

What gets me though, is that the graphic presents a truly interesting talking point about the costs of AAA development, the diversity of gaming, and the prospect of failure and how all these things affect areas such as numbered games, lack of crativty, and the indie scene but yet an idiot has chosen to simply complain about one device not being shown in the picture.

[t3gamenews]

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[TheGrimReaper0011]

I luv it when people compare a high end pc that cost around 1.000 dollars to a 350/400/500 dollar console

[quantae06]

So... This wasn't worth writing an article about.

[DinoNYC]

Nintendo needs to return to the glory days of SNES

[-Gespenst-]

Not surprising. Nvidia are all about gratifying adolescent tech boners. They're definitely all convinced that processing power and graphical complexity is what makes a game. They're part of this technology push that focuses on the tech and nothing more, to the exclusion of equally if not more important elements. I'm sure they get along great with Crytek.

[DialgaMarine]

They listed the next gen hardware and all the next gen systems were present. I don't see where all the fuss is.

[gpturbo81]

nvidia is just pissy because none of the big 3 are using their gpus.

[harbie]

And... Nintendo is nothing more than a toy, like handled poker or something... who cares.

[CAB1802]

People, Wii U isn't last gen, NVidia doesn't want to compete with Nintendo

[Maxor]

The fact that the Wii U is mentioned at all in this article is troll bait.

[Tzuno]

nvidia is just Nvious and too full of themselves. They can take their power consumption monster cards and shove it where the sun can't shine since they are good at making gpu's that eat away more power and they call it evolution. Well no s..t.

[annus]

And then AMD plays catch up and brings out a card that is even more power hungry.

[kB0]

Wii.u is not Nvidia's competitor, so ofc it wouldn't acknoledge. Wii.U has it's own market, Nvidia shares market with ps4 and Xbox one.

[AKR]

*Nivida doesn't include the picture of the Wii U in their slide* = Complete Mass-Hysteria.

Wow. Doesn't take much to get all of you Wii U haters/trolls out and about, does it? Not surprised. If Broadway had a gaming-division, N4G would be the headliner.

Regardless; it's funny how they didn't include it though - considering all of the games they mentioned were released on the system.

Eh, whatever. Only a picture.

Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill.

[iceman600]

lol nintendo is fucking irrelevant, and im glad i sold mine.

[quantae06]

The 3DS is outselling just about everything. Your comment is irrelevant lol.

[kB0]

The 3Ds is much smaller and cheaper than the rest, and is nothing to do with the Wii.U

Handhelds will sell more than consoles because they are much more child, portable and cash friendly.

I'm sorry sir but your comment is irrelevant, he might have said nintendo but it's in context of Wii.U

No one can deny the system has had a very punishing start.

[quantae06]

kB0 Are you really trying to damage control for him. The 3DS is very sucessful, and the system is owned by Nintendo. So how is Nintendo irrelevant? The man said Nintendo and not the Wii U, and your weak comment is irrelevant too. You are typing words that weren't written on his comment. You can say he meant Wii U all you want, but he didn't type those words. Nintendo sells 3DS too and you cant just mark it out when talking about the company. As I've said your weak narrow minded comment is irrelevant.

[kB0]

That doesn't change the fact that the article is about Wii.U:)

That's what I understood from his comment, since the article was about Wii.U

But I can see how u'd get so defensive;)

Also ur missing the point. Yes 3Ds is successful no1 is denying or arguing that, but it's not helping the Wii.U

[quantae06]

kB0 The Wii U isn't even irrelevant. I read about it in articles everyday. It's obviously very relevant, whether you guys want to believe it or not. Even from a sells perspective a lot of big name exclusives haven't even released yet, but yet we all know it's coming. It's the calm before the storm. X, Mario Kart 8, Metroid, Bayonetta 2, a new ip from Miyamoto, and SSB. If we see The Last Story 2 I wouldn't be shocked. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that. Now if those games don't sell the console it will be a failure, but even so by the Wii U being in articles every single day and talked about everyday good are bad, it'll keep it's overall relevance.

[SegaGamer]

When did it all become about graphics ? gameplay over graphics anyday please.

[ELpork]

....who cares?

[Kaini_Industries]

Hahahahahahahahahaha

[Incipio]

I'm just gonna throw one of these out there:

LOL

[BludoDaSmelly]

Next gen does what nintenDON'TTTTT !!!!

[Abromb]

Seriously... This hate on the wii u makes me feel sorry for those who have missed out on some great games... And will continue to do so. I get it if their stuff isn't exactly your cup of tea, but you can't deny the fun associated with Nintendo. I'm glad I went with the ps4/wii u route. I get my 'hardcore' fix, while also getting high quality, fun, different, local co-op laugh out loud experiences with my friends. I'm a happy camper... That doesn't camp.

[walter_feng]

Wii U is already dead .

No Dark Soul 2 , MGS V , Witcher 3 , Thief 3 , Final Fantasy XV , Kingdom Hearts 3 , Fallout 4 ...

Nintendo is doomed >:)

[Metallox]

Yet it has Mario Kart 8, a Donkey Kong game, X, Bayonetta, Super Smash Bros... I'm ok with that.

[MadSientist89]

must be slow news day

[fatstarr]

so wait they diss Nintendo and the article bumps the Nintendo is doomed theory ( Nintendo is actually successful at the moment compared to the competition).

and the Shield is selling worse than the vita on its worse weeks.

[mysteryraz11]

most of the wiius exclusives have flopped, nearly every new game announced will be a sequel to a old game, the only game that would make me consider getting a wii u is the new smash bros or possibly new metroid game, why couldnt the next wii u zelda game look like the trailer a few years back with the giant spider, I guess the wii u cant handle those graphics

[Jamaicangmr]

This is generally how most people feel about the WiiU and it's Nintendo's own doing so blame them not everyone else.

[iceman600]

The 3DS is outselling just about everything. Your comment is irrelevant lol."

"You people sure are dumb i was TALKING ABOUT THE WII U FUCKING MORON NOT THE 3DS as that was the topic shit head, and it apparent as you already got disagrees meaning everyone in here understood that except u.

"I'm sorry sir but your comment is irrelevant, he might have said nintendo but it's in context of Wii.U"

thank you further proved my point about that dummy that cant read lol.