Wii U will flourish within a year

@TimLatshaw
yeah, i own all consoles, and like them all for their own reasons. Each console is not the same, but has their own personality. You have to adjust your mindset for each system, and in doing so, you can expand your enjoyment of gaming because you get a much wider spectrum of games to play.

@aaronsullivan true. but for me, these goes without saying and has very little to do with my overall enjoyment of the hobby. technology improves, and with improvements, there can also be more annoyances. it kind of balances out, and what always ends up mattering to me is how good a game is.

I never worry about framerate, glitches, or "performance". for the most part, those things can never destroy a great game, because great games are usually created with more care anyways.

I doubt that they are actually at maximum potential. there is always ways to squeeze more surprises out of a console, especially this early on. These kinds of reports have a tendency to get people worried or have a needless debate when really people USED TO just focus on which games were fun, and be thankful for what we got.

Sad that gamers care to even bother talking about "performance" of the console instead of how fun it is to play.

R.I.P. old school.

High hopes for an impressive 3D mario. Smg1&2 is a tough act to follow, but i know that team can make it great!

Brittany? Not a great nintendo-name....

This game holds up incredibly well. I couldn't put it down.

I remember the long road to beating the original Metroid back in the day and we always figured things out the hard way. Using our brains!!!!!,

@KodyWB-98
Some people have money to burn so we'll have fun with it again.

Everything and everyone is doomed so let's all find a new hobby!!!!

What is the price tag? I'll probably buy it just because i'd like to support such an awesome platformer. Really enjoyed it on the 3DS.

It is mind boggling that nintendo doesn't release retro versions of their consoles.
It would create interest and easy money.

@retro_player_22

U havent played dmc then. He's not emo at all.

Kk slider needs to be in the SSB4

Videogames. They are created, and then we buy and play them. That is it.

I've always loved WW. When it came out i played it twice in a row and got everything 100%. Played thru it again last year, and will be happy to play the HD Wii U version when it releases!!!!

I am still blown away that people were upset with the visual style that holds up as well as any style in gaming history, as well as why people were "bored" with the ocean....just shows some lack imagination!

There is tons of potential with miiverse. I hope nintendo can make the most of it.

You think too much about something that some of us expect in a first year of a console, and are not surprised or worried at all.

Its amazing how politicians/government are the purveyors of mass death on a consistent basis but point the finger at videogames.
What about the message they send when they solve problems by bombing weddings overseas with drones?

4gb that came with the XL. I buy physical copies of games still.

@trondood

U should get a bigger collection.

People that don't know that Wii U is not a Wii are just idiots. Sorry.

I could use a good shooter...

@Rawk_Hawk
Gamecube was amazing, so was the Wii. The Wii U will turn out great, i have no doubt.

These guys get paid for this?

Yeah, nintendo did a horrendous job with marketing, no doubt.
I think things will pick-up when games start to stream in and the price comes down a little. A great marketing campaign could also help in a big way. Nobody knows the thing exists, and if they do they don't know what it is.

Nintendo needs to market with more self awareness...poke fun at themselves, acknowledge the perception of the company from western gamers and make a meme out of it. Its very simple...hire me and i'll fix this right up for ya. Reggie and Iwata gimme a call.

If this game doesn't excite you, there are other hobbies you could get into.

@Kruger85

Most insane thing ive read all this week.

I agree that the commercials and overall presentation of the product has been absolutely horrendous.

Nintendo needs a different angle. Stop the cheese!!!!
Show what it does, mention HD, show examples of nice visuals, not just goofy fake families playing minigames.

Can't use the same approach they did with Wii.

Look how much the kevin butler commercials turned it around for the perception of PS3....nintendo needs a sense of humor, not fake hardcore and not fake family crap.

The newer generation is so sad. Ahhahahaa

@DerpS

wow, that is the most insane thing i've read all week.

Played the Wii version and loved it. Had no issue with motion controls, but won't mind the change for 3DS. Will definitely do the game 100% this time around.

Gamers seems to be schizophrenic these days. They complain about not having money, things costing too much, and then get rabid because they don't have 30 games to buy at once on a 6 month old console.

What happened to people? It's a serious question. I think people have lost it.

This is nothing new. Consoles have cycles, and obviously the first year is usually pretty darn BARREN. Even so, I have over 10 games for my Wii U, and i've enjoyed THEM ALL.

Sad to see that such a fun hobby has so much negativity attached to it every single day.

An HD pandoras's Tower sequel would be cool. The game is really fun.

Nice move...better than a remake. Gonna be great!

kinda ugly, no? they should have done a Luigi Green , with a small logo of him in the middle, or corner. i dunno...

Can't wait to get this DLC

Please stop quoting this terrible person.

@TourianTourist

HAHAHAHA animal crossing.

Btw....games can be played more than once, wow!!!!!!

@Tony_342

Great comments....total agreement. The Wii was a truly amazing console when enjoyed the way it should be, which is to simply play great games. They may not be the SAME games the HD consoles had, but it had its own library, and it was very creative and innovative, and had some of the best installments of popular Nintendo franchises ever.

Still amazed how much hate it gets. I think down the road this will change. 10 years from now people will look at its catalog of titles and realize just how good it was. Real gamers know this NOW.

Havent bought games for my 360 for 2 years, but still getting games like Xenoblade, The Last Story, Rhythm Heaven, and soon Pandora's Tower.....

If its a virus, consider me infected!!!!

Wii also had numerous 3rd party games NOBODY else had....and they were great experiences. So sad gamers are so negative about everything unless its a bloody military shooter. "SO MATURE".

Might get digital for this game, because will be playing for at least a year straight....

So Pachter please keep your analyzing to yourself.. You are not an analyst. You are a paid troll. Go away.

All websites should stop talking to that freak.

Important E3 for Nintendo this year....

This is what we need. Positive...the joy of gaming...not sitting around being babies over everything. Nice.

Forget gaming culture....im having a blast with the Wii U. In the last month, i've got LEGO City Undercover, MH3U, Toki Tori 2, and NFSMWU......

NO GAMES!!!!!! WHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

@The_Fox Evidence? Sure, meet me at the courthouse tomorrow, and i'll show you my documents and graphs. It doesn't take "evidence" to know something. I know school teaches you to believe whatever you are told in books and that is "truth", and TV tells you to believe them, and politicians tell you to believe them, but no, only trust YOURSELF and discover how to sharpen your discernment skills.

Its very simple. Where are all the other analysts? Why is he so nintendo-centric? Why is he necessary? he is not. Investors know what they are doing without some chump blabbing ever other week with his spin on the company, where he always slants negative.

C'mon kids. wake up.

Ask yourselves one simple question....

Why is it ONLY this guy that gets quoted dozens of times a year? Is he the ONLY analyst in existence? He focusing only on Nintendo most of the time and its negative. He is NOT legit. He is paid to ruin the perception of the company.

Please, go find analyst #2. Stop it with Pachter. He is an obvious shill.

interesting...i guess young kids really don't understand that much about reality. Give it 20 years.

What's not to "get" about the controller?

If people can't see what the real game is here with this guy, you probably don't see quite a lot of things in this world that are manipulating you.