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Topic: Why is no one buying the Wii U?

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Smooty

I'm sorry if for you i seem like close-minded... but i don't really see much variety in XB1 and PS4 apart from FPS games and violence, sure there are alot of other game genres but these games are the most mainstream.

And no i'm not a "i hate violence in videogames and i think its bad" person, i just extremely hate that most of the games industry is based around that type of games

Do you even

Aviator

Oragami wrote:

memoryman3 wrote:

It is not selling well because of lame gimmick and lack of longevity.

There.

Touchscreen gaming is not a gimmick, it is simply an alternate way to control games. Touchscreens have been used for games for almost a decade now, and they aren't going away, because when used right they are fun.

There.

Yes, touchscreen gaming isn't a gimmick. iOS devices have shown that.

The gamepad is a gimmick though.

QUEEN OF SASS

It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!

Smooty

Aviator wrote:

Oragami wrote:

memoryman3 wrote:

It is not selling well because of lame gimmick and lack of longevity.

There.

Touchscreen gaming is not a gimmick, it is simply an alternate way to control games. Touchscreens have been used for games for almost a decade now, and they aren't going away, because when used right they are fun.

There.

Yes, touchscreen gaming isn't a gimmick. iOS devices have shown that.

The gamepad is a gimmick though.

Yeeeah, because crappy Touch-Only smartphone games are the same as DS/3DS/Wii U Touch screen gaming

Do you even

Tasuki

Cobrat wrote:

Help me understand. I bought my Wii U on launch day and it's been the best darn video game console I've owned this generation. Not a single game drought, plenty of third party support, more power than than the XBox 360/PS3 and still no one interested? This doesn't make any sense. This is what everyone was asking for from Nintendo. Why suddenly get all weird and decide it's not enough? What could Nintendo do to that hasn't already been done?

Are you from an alternate dimension or something? There has been game droughts when it comes to the Wii U and there is not a whole lot of third party support. Not sure why you think there is but ok.

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Oragami

Aviator wrote:

Yes, touchscreen gaming isn't a gimmick. iOS devices have shown that.

The gamepad is a gimmick though.

Why?

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Aviator

@HaThready Oh please. Don't kid yourself.

QUEEN OF SASS

It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!

Chrono_Cross

HaThready wrote:

Yeeeah, because crappy Touch-Only smartphone games are the same as DS/3DS/Wii U Touch screen gaming

Aren't they, though? Aren't IOS games and DS games ultimately the same thing? Games?

Or are DS games moreso games than IOS games?

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GerudoKing

I think it just really boils down to hardware. When the Wii U is announced, people knew the PS4 and the XBOne were on the horizon. People knew that the specs of the other systems would be much more impressive than the U. Of course, this being a Nintendo fan site, most of us don't care about that as much. But, the fact is that the majority of gamers do. A LOT of gamers want the newest, most powerful system there is, plain and simple. The evidence is obvious with the success of the PS4. Yeah, it had a lot of hype and genius marketing, but it also has the promise of the most raw power. So, why buy a Wii U when you can wait and get a much more powerful system in roughly a year? This relates directly to the lack of third party support. Developers want to push these systems, and the PS4 and One are simply more capable, like it or not. It's easy to develop games that run on both PS4 and Xbox, while it requires much more effort to port said game to the Wii U. Thus, our lazy ports and delayed games. If Nintendo had released the Wii U with similar specs and architecture as Sony and MS, a year before the competition even, then these conversations may have been drastically different. Of course, then we would have three platforms on the market that offer very little variety aside from exclusives.

With that being said, I love my Wii U. I play it more than I ever did my 360 or PS3. It gets a LOT more playtime than my PS4 (though, to be fair, I only own two PS4 games). I love Nintendo properties and I have more games for the U than I can play. But I'm not the gaming majority. Neither are most people on this site. Most of us are biased. Despite my adoration for Nintendo and the Wii U, they could have and should have done more with it.

GerudoKing

Smooty

Chrono_Cross wrote:

HaThready wrote:

Yeeeah, because crappy Touch-Only smartphone games are the same as DS/3DS/Wii U Touch screen gaming

Aren't they, though? Aren't IOS games and DS games ultimately the same thing? Games?

Or are DS games moreso games than IOS games?

Uhh, no they are not the same, DS games are waaay better in terms of quality and creativity than iOS games
So no, they both are NOT "Just games" or "games after all"

Edited on by Smooty

Do you even

Chrono_Cross

So, a better game is more of a game than a bad one? GTA V has a 97 on Metacritic which makes it greater than every game below it.

Going off of your logic, of course. Really, I'm glad you're here to tell me that Metroid Other M is a lesser game than Metal Gear Solid.

It makes me feel so happy.

Edited on by Chrono_Cross

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Smooty

totally different genres there
No one said that DS games are ALL better than any iOS games
They can't be compared, just like you just can't compare a Touch screen Wii U game with an iOS game and say it's a gimmick, that's just stupid
I see you are trolling but you could try to understand my comments at the very least

Do you even

Aviator

HaThready wrote:

Chrono_Cross wrote:

HaThready wrote:

Yeeeah, because crappy Touch-Only smartphone games are the same as DS/3DS/Wii U Touch screen gaming

Aren't they, though? Aren't IOS games and DS games ultimately the same thing? Games?

Or are DS games moreso games than IOS games?

Uhh, no they are not the same, DS games are waaay better in terms of quality and creativity than iOS games
So no, they both are NOT "Just games" or "games after all"

Do you want me to provide you with a list of superior (in terms of quality and creativity) iOS games?

Edited on by Aviator

QUEEN OF SASS

It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!

Smooty

Yeah, sure.
They can be good, but overall my experience with iOS games has been crap, crashing all over me and stuff.
the experience is not the same

Do you even

LzWinky

Aviator wrote:

Do you want me to provide you with a list of superior (in terms of quality and creativity) iOS games?

Actually yes. I just got an iPhone

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unrandomsam

HaThready wrote:

Chrono_Cross wrote:

HaThready wrote:

Yeeeah, because crappy Touch-Only smartphone games are the same as DS/3DS/Wii U Touch screen gaming

Aren't they, though? Aren't IOS games and DS games ultimately the same thing? Games?

Or are DS games moreso games than IOS games?

Uhh, no they are not the same, DS games are waaay better in terms of quality and creativity than iOS games
So no, they both are NOT "Just games" or "games after all"

Not really iOS has loads from a similar time period (And older). Problem is support for physical controls and the cost of the Gamepad's. (I mean ipad not iphone).

Knights of the Old Republic
Crazy Taxi
Jet Set Radio
Gunstar Heroes
Sonic 1/2/CD
Megaman X
Megaman 2
Capcom Arcade
Sonic Racing Transformed (With a £6.99 IAP to make it reasonable).
Contra : Evolution
Metal Slug 1/2/X/3
Blazing Star
All the Cave games
Double Dragon Trilogy
R-Type
Baldur's Gate
Baldur's Gate 2
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy III/IV/V/VI
Chrono Trigger

There is other exclusive stuff that is on it that is decent and not ported as well but it is miles harder to find.

Super Hexagon is about as good as it gets though.

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Chrono_Cross

HaThready wrote:

totally different genres there
No one said that DS games are ALL better than any iOS games
They can't be compared, just like you just can't compare a Touch screen Wii U game with an iOS game and say it's a gimmick, that's just stupid
I see you are trolling but you could try to understand my comments at the very least

Woah, woah, but:

Uhh, no they are not the same, DS games are waaay better in terms of quality and creativity than iOS games
So no, they both are NOT "Just games" or "games after all"

You said DS games are superior, then turned around to say "different genres, can't compare"?

Oh, but you can compare the magnitude of both system's libraries and conclude one is superior to the other by comparison?

You're tripping over your own holes, guy.

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Smooty

Chrono_Cross wrote:

HaThready wrote:

totally different genres there
No one said that DS games are ALL better than any iOS games
They can't be compared, just like you just can't compare a Touch screen Wii U game with an iOS game and say it's a gimmick, that's just stupid
I see you are trolling but you could try to understand my comments at the very least

Woah, woah, but:

Uhh, no they are not the same, DS games are waaay better in terms of quality and creativity than iOS games
So no, they both are NOT "Just games" or "games after all"

You said DS games are superior, then turned around to say "different genres, can't compare"?

Oh, but you can compare the magnitude of both system's libraries and conclude one is superior to the other by comparison?

You're tripping over your own holes, guy.

It's simple, one was created for gaming and the other is a phone/tablet/whatever, that's what makes DS vastly superior
So what? you compared GTA V and said it was better than every single game based in "my logic"
None of this makes sense, phones suck, aren't meant for serious games, sure there are some good gems there, but ultimately a console/portable will be better library than that of an smartphone's appstore full of millions of apps and just a few hundred good things

Oh and, not a guy, not really!

Edited on by Smooty

Do you even

Aviator

Unca_Lz wrote:

Aviator wrote:

Do you want me to provide you with a list of superior (in terms of quality and creativity) iOS games?

Actually yes. I just got an iPhone

Kiwanuka
Threes!
Kid Tripp
Rayman Jungle Run (or the sequel)
Spaceteam (with friends)
Magicka
Ridiculous Fishing
Super Hexagon
Towncraft
Tiny Wings (and sequel)
Battleheart
Monument Valley
and Kid Tripp I guess

There's a bunch of varied, great games for iOS. Some might be more suited to iPad though, can't remember which ones.

QUEEN OF SASS

It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!

Aviator

HaThready wrote:

None of this makes sense, phones suck, aren't meant for serious games.

You saying this has discredited everything you have been trying to prove.

QUEEN OF SASS

It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!

2Sang

Nobody's buying the wii u because it hasn't proved its worth yet. A horrible first year, followed by only a handful of good games since then isn't wowing anyone except the most hardcore nintendo fans. I think they should make a gamepad-less wii u option for $250 and the nfc figures are a good start, since it's only been used a few times on the console despite it being a key feature.

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