Topic: Why is no one buying the Wii U?

I don't want to get into this argument because I think it's ridiculous. However to say that the 360 had more variety than the Wii in its AAA games is a bit odd. What, you mentioned shooter, sandbox, puzzle/shooter, RPG and adventure game right? Well on the Wii we had Platformer, Adventure, Puzzler, Fighting, RPG and a FPS in the same length of list. The variety of genres is about the same on both. You're all wrong.

I fail to see how these titles represent "high diversity".

Oh, we're going back to ESRB ratings again, huh?

Grand Theft Auto IV - sandbox
Grand Theft Auto V - sandbox
BioShock - Violent adventure game
The Orange Box - Bundle
Mass Effect 2 - Sci-Fi RPG
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - RPG
Red Dead Redemption - Violent western
Portal 2 - Non-violent puzzle games
Batman: Arkham City - Comic/sandbox game
Gears of War - Gore Fest
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - RPG
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Violent Shooter
Halo 3 - Sci-Fi Shooter
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Violent Shooter

Don't be so ignorant. If Kyuu really looked hard (not just at one GameStop), we wouldn't be having this discussion.

There's a lot of variety on the 360 that doesn't involve the first person perspective or gore. It can't be an age thing since he's 19, but instead of reason, he continues to march blindly as if the console is nothing but paperweight.

Also, those games do not, and should not, represent the console. I only used those games to prove a point.

I'm pretty sure the topic title is "Why is no one buying the Wii U?" It's just as relevant as the XBox360 portion of the discussion. Besides that, I'm not arguing for one side of the matter over any other - I'm simply posting the above lists so that people can see the lists of titles for themselves instead of having to constantly jump over to Metacritic.

You should've made that clear to begin with, guy.

_{Shouldn't be too hard to remember.}

You're inventing genres, I fixed it for you. If you're going to be as specific as that then basically every game is a new genre. Assassin's Creed 3? Well that was a Historical Action Adventure. Assassin's Creed 4? No, that's a Pirate Action Adventure. Entirely different genres. Right?

@Chrono_Cross
Indeed, not getting into this argument. I'm merely pointing out that you're all full of it. There's a difference

Nope, the discussion turned to PEGI/ESRB-esque ratings. I wasn't making up genres, I was only specifying why they were rated the way they were.

Learn to read while you're not participating in this discussion.

@Chrono_Cross
Then your posts are both unclear AND full of it

Can't tell if you're trolling or not. The Wii U had one of the worst game droughts of all time, perhaps the weakest launch window ever, has several gimmicks that have been hardly used if used at all such as the NFC/Gamepad/Microphone, has slightly better graphics than last gen's consoles, has virtually no third party support, and hasn't brought any system selling games yet.

Lack of third party games, game droughts, low power compared to the PS4 and Xbox One, confusing and minimal marketing strategies to entice casual gamers (which for the most part have all gone over to mobile gaming anyway), the list goes on and on.

I've bought games for the thing and I went for games that people would know what I was talking about and that people find popular. You know what was recommended to me at GameStop? Fallout 3 (and RPG/Shooter in the first person perspective) and Battlefield 3 (a FPS). I also got Dante's Inferno because I enjoyed it when I got it (hack-and-slash God of War knock off), Dark Souls because it looked unique (an RPG focused on you dying a LOT), and Ninja Gaiden II.

I'll most certainly look harder the next time I go to buy games for my 360. Sure, I'll accept that maybe I didn't look hard enough, but you have to admit that there are a lot of violent, M rated, shooter games on the 360.

HOWEVER, I suppose I should stop talking about this since I promised TBD that I wouldn't derail threads...

Except it's competing with the XboxOne and PS4. That's like saying "My Wii has better graphics than the PS2, so it's a powerhouse!"

Fixed your quote.

Buy a PS4 as your main console, get a Wii U for those Nintendo gems, and you should be happy.

Let me tell you"
-Horrible name
-Horrible marketing
-Console looks justv like a normal Wii
-No games for the first 6 months
-Very few games after that
-Online functionality from 2005
-Little to no 3rd party or indie support because of PowerPC architecture with a LOWER clock speed than the PS360. Yes, it actually is slower.
-Almost no storage memory
-Low-voltage USB2.0
-Bad value at 300
-Lack of focus. Is it a casual-oriented Wii 2 (Which Wii Party U and the likes suggest) or a console for the core? It can't be both.
Let me reapeat: Horrible marketing

@WaveBoy Let me tell you something bro, if I wanted to play me some gritty, realistic violence with high end spec graphics I would just throw Crime Patrol on the 3DO

Says the guy who's full of it. Can you say irony?

The lower clockspeed is offset by the more sensible design. (Think Intel Core vs Pentium 4). Problem is even the 360 is not supported properly ever using all three cores in order to enable a cheap and nasty port to the PS3. (Not using the good bits of the PS3 either.)