Topic: Why is no one buying the Wii U?

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.)

I think it's because of the negetive mentality that "fans" put out on the web. Granted all console have it's flaws, I find that nintendo's systems (and games) are more heavily criticized compared to other systems. For the more part people would think the worst off the bat instead of being neutral and wait and see like with the friend codes, video game prices over $60, Miiverse restrictions, etc. Even when it does something good, it is sometimes overshadowed by negetive comments which readers (especially non-register users) take into account. Combine with the weekly lack of knowledge doom threads and people will reach the conclusion that the Wii U have nothing to offer, even if it's debatably false.

Granted things can/are getting better but to the loud mass, they are at the same place when the Wii U started and this is the type of outdated/biased info that current protental buyer are getting.

>Drought doesn't bother you
No, you don't have time for video games, that's why you spend hours a day on a videogame forum.

>Third party games are trash
Yeah keep telling yourself that while the PS4 and Xbone owners get some of the best games out there.

You sir, are a drone.