John Riccitiello seemed to confirm the depletion of the original Wii's online friend system, the friend codes. Riccitiello explains that the Wii U will have friend lists and a single online identity.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Sadly, F-Zero: GP Legend did not become the commercial hit Nintendo was expecting, at least in the West. The game came and went, just like its anime counterpart. It was the last hoorah for the franchise in the States, if you don’t count F-Zero 99, that is. It wasn’t a bad game per se, but it felt like a setback after the excellent Maximum Velocity or F-Zero GX. As a result, it probably did not sell that well, Nintendo saw it as a sign that Westerners weren’t into F-Zero, and we’ve been living in this hellish drought of antigrav races featuring bird-named racers ever since. Twenty years later, it clearly doesn’t hold up very well, with a lot of people barely remembering its existence, unlike F-Zero GX."
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The PS5 Pro's $700 price tag might not seem like a big deal, but this move from PlayStation could mark the end of affordable console gaming.
I´ll pay whatever if it´s worth it. I´m a console gamer first and foremost, but I´m not paying $700 or more for the next gen Xbox console in 2026 in case it don´t provide a significant generation leap in contrast with the Series X.
Since Sarah already confirmed that the next gen Xbox will see the biggest generational leap ever seen through all generations of Xbox consoles to date, I´m positive that it will be a powerful machine, while at the same time, I´ll remain skeptical regarding its price.
They still need to sell software and would do well to remember that. A PS6 selling for the same $1000 CAD the Pro is selling for? I don’t see that growing their business. This is a canary in the coal mine moment.
For Sony. Everyone said the exact same thing about Xbox One. Sony is making the same mistakes. I think the next Xbox will be £500, while the PS6 without Disk Drive will probably be priced at £850.
We all know next gen machines go up in price. Question is how much will they charge for that next gen machine? You have to keep it affordable of it will scare people off or people won't be able to afford it. $1000 Canadian PS5 Pro I won't pay for. If I had that kind of scratch on me I would save it and put it towards a PS6 or a Switch 2. I am happy with my slim PS5 and I will wait for the PS6 instead of buying a mid cycle upgrade like a PS5 Pro. People want to buy it then go for it have fun. Another problem with next gen is you don't want to pull a dumb shit move like Microsoft and release a machine like the Series S. I can understand affordability but I also don't like wasting money on a machine where the games have to be nerfed down just to run on the machine. Sony had it right same specs same machine one has a disc drive the other doesn't. If I was into digital I would have bought a Series X digital console but again it's late to the party. Other thing you don't want to do is another dumb shit move Microsoft made and that's making a proprietary memory card to expand the memory. Sony was right again I paid way less for my Samsung 980 pro compared to what Microsoft is charging for a memory card. Hell my 128 gig micro SD card I bought for $5 on Boxing day I use it for my Switch is way cheaper then a Series X memory card. Like I said we all know prices go up when next gen comes out it has happened for a long time and it will continue to happen.
People are forgetting next gen is about 4 to 5 years from now. It'll happen when a jump from the Pro is at a 500 dollar price point. People are daft if they think an enthusiast product will dictate what happens with a mainstream product.
good riddance friend code sucked
Finally, that's one point to the Wii U, now let's see some actual games.
nintendo, welcome to 2005
Pigs flying, hell freezing!
Better a decade late than never I guess.