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Wii U Was A Better Console For Third-Party Games

Forbes writes:"Last year I played Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on Wii U. I hadn’t liked any of the earlier games in the series but it was new, and in the world of videogames newness is easily confused for worth, creating its own micro-culture of consumer cartographers attempting to divine their way between through the two collapsed poles. Expecting little from Black Flag, and having been preconditioned to expect even less from Nintendo ’s underpowered gimmick console, I was surprised to discover how much the touchscreen controller added to my experience, something I found myself missing while playing this year’s Assassin’s Creed: Unity."

Concertoine3839d ago

It improved some games like Deus Ex, Mass Effect, Watch Dogs, Batman Arkham City, etc, but the problem is the technical performance of the games. If it has bad pop-in and framerate, what good does the gamepad stuff do?

AKR3839d ago

And those issues fall in the laps of the developers; not the system. Look at NFS: Most Wanted U - now THAT is how you do a port, entirely.

Metallox3839d ago

Which it didn't sell enough. Not sure why though, it is literally the best, technically, third party game available on Wii U.

Again, I really don't know why. It sold even worse than other ports that came late, like Mass Effect 3 and Arkham City.

Concertoine3839d ago

@Metallox

Because it was 6 months late. Also have you played Deus Ex? It's the best in my opinion. That game is perfect for the gamepad.

breakpad3839d ago (Edited 3839d ago )

NO it wasnt ..nintendo with their tactic to sell (cheap for them-expensive for us) underpowered machines , they keep a lot o third IPs behind...take for example Bayonnetta and MonHun...these games could have let us speechless with their presentation if they were released for new gen(having in mind the extremely talented devs behind them ), but no they ve been released for lame WiiU and even worse MH4 for the 3ds (the most underpowered moneygrabbing handheld ever)while Vita was so eager for it(and so powerfull) that was made specifically to host MohHou types of games ...i m happy that Wiiu sales are in downfall they deserve it ..people are not idiots to buy again and again a gimmick machine to play only Mario and Zelda

mydyingparadiselost3839d ago (Edited 3839d ago )

@ breakpad
You literally have no idea what you're talking about. The specs may not be what the PS4/XOne are but the price isn't in the specs so much as it is the tech in the gamepad. They didn't make cheap for them & expensive for us hardware, they just spread the money across multiple facets of the console. If you want to talk about cost then look at how much you'll spend on Live/+ over the course of those 2 consoles lives.
Also, you just complained about Nintendo's console only having Mario and Zelda, and in the SAME STATEMENT complained about them having games that aren't Mario and Zelda that you want. Just get over it, if you want to play them so bad go buy a WiiU, it's not like they're too ugly to play or anything...

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Benjaminkno3839d ago

Rayman on WiiU is still top notch.

I think Nintendo also has the best CoD experience. It's a shame that the community isn't there.

kwandar3839d ago

I'd buy CoD (which I haven't played before) for the Wii U in a heartbeat if they'd put it on the damn Eshop!

I don't want any more disks, it costs Activision a LOT more to deliver through retail channels, yet Activision still hasn't got its act together to deliver through Eshop.

DigitalRaptor3839d ago (Edited 3839d ago )

For certain games it was, actually: Rayman Legends, Deux Ex, Need For Speed.

But…. that doesn't excuse the fact that having just a few better performing games still means the console is missing out on the vast majority of the great third party multiplatform titles. That's why it will always be my favourite secondary console this gen.

Reggie talks about wanting these third parties on their console, but doesn't follow through with good enough action.

Summons753839d ago

It's true, if developers and more so publishers weren't so afraid of the gamepad and all the possibilities it can bring to a game third party games could have a lot of potential. There are a bunch of 3rd party games that did do very well. Deus Ex was the definitive edition of the game, NFS Most Wanted was amazing on the WiiU, Rayman Legends was tailor made for the WiiU and as much as I dislike the game Call of Duty had the best Local Multiplayer out of the other versions. But EA though behind the WiiU at first for some reason went anti-nintendo and all the unnecessary WiiU hate the first year and a half pushed devs and publishers away.

Spikeantestor3839d ago

...than the Wonderswan Color.

Just helping you finish your sentence there.

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Pure Arts Reveals Borderlands Collectible

Pure Arts Reveals Borderlands Collectible that fans should l8ve.

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Why Dark Souls 2 Deserves a Second Chance in 2025

As difficult and frustrating as it is, people should consider reliving the Dark Souls 2 experience, especially because of what's coming to the game.

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PrimeVinister22d ago

Many of those who hate Dark Souls II hate it because it's not Dark Souls. The same people love Dark Souls III because it isn't Dark Souls II.

And so many of the issues at the centre of common complaints about DS2 are present in DS3 and sometimes even DS1. The hatred and bile spewed over this perfectly decent game is ludicrous.

CrimsonWing6922d ago

I don’t think it’s a terrible game, but like a movie sequel by a different director, for me, it does NOT capture any of the “magic” felt from the Miyazaki entries. Boss battles don’t feel epic, environments don’t have the same sense of awe, the enemy variety isn’t particularly interesting, the art direction just feels bland, about the only thing I can give it praise for is some of the music.

Now, again, this is only how I feel about it, so I’m not trying to invalidate his you feel about the game, but it is the worst entry in the series due to those factors and it’s the least re-visited entry, for me.

Is it decent as a game on its own? Sure. But in comparison to the Miyazaki entries, it does not stack up and I believe that’s where many were disappointed with it.

PrimeVinister22d ago

Completely fair. I cannot disagree either, mate.

MrWood22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

You can also play it in VR flawlessly on PC & controller with the LukeRoss mod so… another reason to jump back in with extra immersion.

jznrpg22d ago

It’s not a bad game it’s just not as good as the others

Shadow Man22d ago

The controls felt very clunky to me, I tried playing it after beating Darksouls 3 and it didn’t feel fluid, obviously the hit detection is less superior for been an older game.

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb26d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom25d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk7725d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.