@SanderEvers
Ya, N-Gage basically sums up why it would spell FAIL.

Nintendo doesn't want 3 or 4G for one of their main devices. It's an extra fee people don't want to pay to play games.
I actually got rid of my iPad 2 for a 3DS a year and half or so ago. All I used it for was games and internet, so I figured I might as well get an actual gaming device.
I can only imagine how PS Vita feels. I has hardly any games, and 3G is only for games. You can't even use a PS Vita as a phone as long as Sony has control of its device.
3G isn't even as reliable as 4G(LTE), and it's expensive.

I'm gonna be honest. I liked Mirror's Edge and Dead Space, but not since then which was like 2007 or 8(can't remember). Occasionally Madden with other people, but I can't stand the every year crap of the same franchise most of the time.
Make something new, get an engine that takes advantage of the Wii U to work, and make freaking games.

Maybe EA is figuring out how to be a better company. We already know they can create last gen games on Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii.
When they realized their engine couldn't run on Wii U because it was out of date, my guess is EA panicked about next gen all together, not just Wii U.

Good week. I downloaded Super Metroid yesterday, and I have Super Mario World, so I'm getting Super Mario Bros. 2 with the discount. My menu is getting filled with VC games already... arguably WAY faster than Wii with these deals. Maybe my bro will want Harvest Moon.

This doesn't mean anything for most of us. It could mean alot of things, but I understand why they did this.

The Eevee 3DS is so awesome, that you win by buying it. That's awesome. Haha. Geez... It's not really a bad thing. I mean, a 3DS XL is a 3DS XL no matter what color it is.

@HeatBombastic
Actually, money wasn't the ex Sony guys ONLY intention. That's definately part of it, but he truly wanted his 3D display/CPU combo applied to a consumer product. Sony obviously ruled out the idea of a 3D device, which is why he went to Nintendo.
This case on the other hand, never had any intent of ever making it to the market according to the ruling. There probably STILL isn't a product from this company actually showing interest in entering the market, which they obviously would have done by this point.

This game will be fun for many, but Capcom most likely ditched Wii U only options to cut back dev time and sell it before Nintendo warps everyone's minds with their games or whatever.

@WaveBoy
From what I saw from the demo, all the GamePad is used for is what you just described as a non-want. Map and inventory. You don't even use the scanner with the GamePad.

I think the demo shows what it needs to. I still don't like how they decided to use more of an animation for opening doors. That's what 4 and 5 did right. It's a pretty good game, but 4 and the REmake of 1 for GCN will always be the best.

I'm downloading in in the mid west. It's 12 a.m. here. It said that the Wii U was connected to a 3DS when I went to check download status, which obviously isn't the case.
It should be downloaded in 5 min.

PS4 is doomed(probably).

Wow.

@Sun
Details.

3DS is legit. If you were to have time travelled from 3DS launch to today, I can guarantee you'd be trippin'.
PS Vita can't measure up in it's current state game wise, no matter how much more powerful it is.
I completely agree that it is the most relevant handheld gaming machine around right now.

@Intrepid
Exactly. Most of them are taking advantage of people that actually think it's for a good cause. Anyone that has donated over $20 for anything besides publishing fees has been ripped off. No kickstarter goal should be over $10,000 and have a limited donation of $5 or less.

All in all, Kickstarter is a scam. I would only be willing to donate for publishing fees.
If it's for actual development, I might as well develop some stuff myself.
You can apply this idea to yourself. I'm not gonna help someone out that doesn't need it.

@Captain_Balko
I understand if they actually need money to pay for the time they are using as a substitute for having a job, but if the game is already made, then $100,000 is way out of the question.
I see that C-Wars was scaling their funding project on 'what ifs' if they reached a certain ammount of funds, or how much wouldn't end up being DLC. This is more understandable, but I personally wouldn't be asking for money besides the publishing fee if I were to ever make a game.
I understand there are more variables than a publishing fee in some cases, but lots of people who have funded a kickstarter most likely could have bought a Wii U devkit themselves, finished a game, THEN ask for $10,000 for publishing fees.
My point was that there are easier ways to get a product out there besides asking for tons of money. I would consider the kickstarter campaigns a pyramid scheme based on how much product you get, vs. money like the usual pyramid schemes we all know and hate.

Publishing on other platforms, I have no idea. The idea is to have enough to publish, not fund the entire project, pay for their college, give them a year or more worth of funds.

Ya, I just checked the site. It's completely unnecessary. It costs $1100 about including tax for a Nintendo devkit, and $10,000 about to publish a title. That totals $11,100 to publidh on the eShop, along with the other requirements.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Kickstarter is a ripoff by 1000% if you are only aiming to get the title on Wii U, and it seems that's not happening anyway.

What all goes into publishing a title, though? I would imagine it only costs as much as Nintendo charges to put the game on the eShop, which would be $10,000.
Maybe a publisher would try to pick up a project like Cloudberry, but if a game is done, it shouldn't cost more than 10 grand.

I'm getting it. I didn't have it on Wii VC. I even have a $5 promo card to get it for free.

@Rafie
I've had good experiences with PS, but it has never been enough for me to want PS more than a Nintendo or Xbox.
People like PS. No problem, but the people calling people fanboys are usually fanboys of something themselves. It's unnecessary to say the least to call soneone a fanboy when all is said and done.

Anyone that called anyone a fanboy in this comment section has no relevance to the discussion.
I honestly don't like Insomniac games, that goes for any console their on.
As for graphics, do your research people. Wii U isn't as weak as you think.

Imagination is just as important when being told a good story.
If you don't have an imagination, no story will ever get through to you.

@ToxieDogg
I genuinely don't like their games, though.
It's not like I dislike them because they are Sony, at least as far as I can tell, considering they aren't with Sony anymore.

Maybe I would care if the Ratchet & Clank games were fun. I've played 2 of them, and they bore me to tears. Maybe they'll be better w/o Sony, but their track record with Sony is trash.

Guys. Xbox 360 and PS3 can read up to 3.2 and 4.0GH respectively on some functions they perform.
This wouldn't be hard to believe at all. Once they update it in summer, the clockrate will probably rise again.
I honestly had already thought they pushed the console harder by pushing more computation. I haven't really noticed any software running better, but the OS has definitely picked up.
If the Wii U isn't even loading games as fast as it can in game, that means the Wii U isn't even trying yet.

There's sales today, too. Assassin's Creed 3 is $39.99, and Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 is $49.99.
Also, they announced Super Mario Bros 2.(NES) for VC. May 15th.

I don't think it's always a rip-off. They started working on the NSMB.U DLC(Luigi U) after the game came out. It wasn't finished before the game came out.
The only rip-off DLC I've ever seen is Mass Effect day one DLC. If the DLC is started after the original game's release, or legitimatly not a required extra. I can see that being justified DLC.
As for false advertisement on DLC. COD cleared that up by releasing a camo pack. A crappy move, but it clears false advertisement claims.

@dragon_rider
Pretty much. The SNES cart is sold for $20 or more usually, and the Wii U version in HD with custom controls options, menu pause, and restore points. I could buy 66 copies of Super Metroid on Wii U during the promo to equal $20, and even 1 copy for 30¢ is better than the SNES cart.

RE demo for me. My guess is that Harvest Moon will be out by the end of this month, or next month. Super Metroid comes out on the 17 or 18th for 30¢, too, so that's a for sure thing.

The 3DS has kinda poor battery.
I get 4-5 hours on the max settings for the XL. I don't really keep track of how long the battery lasts, but it seems like the XL gets an extra 2 hours on low settings.

@Koto
I suppose NOA WOULD be harder to contact than the Japan branch, but for a considerably popular dev, this shouldn't even be an issue. I mean, isn't there a direct contact in the dev kit or something? It sounds more like they just haven't even touched the devkit at all and gave up... There's no excuse if the guy hasn't even tried.

I figured the DLC would show up eventually. As for COD, Activision messed up big time. I'm willing to bet they released the camo DLC just to avoid false advertising. Activision won't be getting any money from me until they fix their mistakes regarding COD.

I don't think it looks that great... I'm guessing this is still a work in progress, so maybe I'll check back when it's closer to being completed, and we have more detsils about the game.

Assuming you have the money:
1. Make a game that runs on Wii U, and possibly other platforms
2. Find a publisher
3. Spend money to make money
4. Make money

My guess is that most publishers won't commit if you don't have the game already made. That's basically like instant profit to have a game ready just waiting be published, that is good I might add.
Who the heck wouldn't publish a good game that's already made?

Very wise words... I would buy a Sim or Spore game on Wii U if it was done right, unlike most of the console versions of that game.

I don't even know what to think... It doesn't have the same feel to it as Eternal Darkness. It wouldn't make sense that the game is for PC either. If Nintendo takes over, I would expect this whole project would be scrapped and redone. They already own some of the properties of the game, but I think they'd rather work something out than jump on the sue train.

This article is BS. The current trends are mobile gaming. Nintendo has adapted that, along with better tech and connectivity.
If we are really going to go into depth about which companies are stupid or not, there are more names to mention actually even more so than Nintendo.

Listen. We're getting console games, AND the best mobile games. The console games will still be there. Nintendo adapted the mobile market for home consoles.
The hardware has nothing to do with this. Unity and other portable game engines are supported by Wii U, along with the standard console engines. This ultimately gives Nintendo 80%(guess) of the entire gaming market until Xbox and PS push into deeper waters along with PC on titles Wii U won't support.
This is good news. We could see mobile devs jump to consoles, and it gives an almost unprecedented ammount of possible content.
Jetpack Joyride will always be $0.99. If it's on Wii U, buy it if you want it. Fruit Ninja on GamePad or with a Wii remote? Why the hell not?

Aw... I was expecting it to be playable. Oh well.

Nevermind, it says you can on the adaptor in your video.

Do those game adapters work on a regular SNES?
I would never buy this. I'd rather go VC.

I know Draw Something would be popular, Infinity Blade with the traditional touch controls and possibly Wii remote plus controls, etc.
This is just a move towards more supported formats on the console. All the big titles from Nintendo and 3rd party companies will still be there like Smash Bros., Pikmin, Watch_Dogs, etc. This just broadens the scope of content.
I expect lots of indie games, with the possibility of the same devs trying to go bigger with a more traditional console game.
The Unity games could make the leap to a bigger engine, especially if they sell well.
We could even get some good apps. Nintendo won't allow BS on their eShop for most part, so we can count on the eShop being mostly shovelware free unlike Apple's app store.

My theory is that this Frostbite 3 game engine is outdated, and that's why it won't run well on Wii U. The Wii U is not based exactly on the technological architecture(paired with components that make up that architecture) that was used in Xbox 360 and PS3. This just means EA's game engine is outdated, and Frostbite 4 or whatever is in the works.

VC = Very Cool
I'm willing to wait. It's not like these games haven't come out before. I think more systems will show up on the VC in due time.
The VC games are now in HD! Basically everyone that has had a Wii U since January has at least 4 VC games that costed $1.25 at most.
I'm sure once the console gets the ball rolling, it will be hard to stop. 3DS is there, too.

They were probably arguing over the Sesame Street Kinect game.
It's kinda far fetched to blame violent video games when cases like this don't happen that often in the first place.
Even if the person doesn't play video games, they probably saw CSI, Criminal Intent, or maybe even read a book.