Cliff Bleszinski Thinks Wii U Naysayers Will Still Buy It

I hope his enthusiasm for the Wii U remains. And I hope he is right.

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Ha ha, I totally agree with him. I'm one of those people that is highly critical of the Wii U but chances are that I am going to end up buying one anyway.

....... Ummm I always had intended on buying it so yeah........

i don't like that guy. He's like a big baby, in a bad, repulsive way. His games are pretty childish too.

^Gears of War is childish?

I'm glad to hear so much positive stuff on the Wii U from third party developers! I'm so excited for it! I can't wait till it comes out, this is going to be great!

Personally, I wished Nintendo actually elaborated on WiiU's capabilities using and expanding the Wii Motion Plus. Will WiiU once and for all establish the MotionPlus tech, will it improve it? Is there a Remote+ included in the retail release? And what about the Nunchuk? Wireless? Plus-enhanced?

First, I laughed at myself being concerned about the future of the Wii motion controls, but there are two things everyone should be aware of:
First, there is only one WiiU-Display controller per time, meaning others need to fall back to Wii remotes. And if you still have to support Wii Remotes, they need to be at least MotionPlus enhanced. You can't keep the silly waggle controls if there is PSMove and Kinect around. And second: actually good Motion Controls can help a game being a good, new, more variet experience - yes, I said that.

@faron: hear, hear! this guy is a one trick pony, and how can some morons say the wiiu is like a dreamcast? ridiculous, they need reality glasses clearly. i find its losers most of the time who do the most complaining. wiiu is gonna be fantastic!

I've been pretty negative about the wii U but I'll still get it for smash bros. and NMH3 and any other exciting games that get announced before release. Also, HD remakes of the first three mothership tales games have been hinted at and if they are bought to the wii U then that will give me another reason to get it. I really hope we don't get crap like Gears of war on the wii U though, you can't get more generic than that series but Infinity blade looks pretty good so it might be okay if epic games make some games for the wii U.

@WaveBoy umm the Dreamcast comment? He didn't say it, HE is quoting what OTHERS are saying. I don't understand where the bad mouthing is coming from toward him when he is clearly saying the Wii U is a great machine and a big STFU to nay-sayers.

I really don't think this clamor for the WiiU is fake but it's hard to tell sometimes. I do have to take into consideration the names and faces that have commented that haven't really given this much credit to a Nintendo system. We'll see how it goes when the "games" come...

The more third parties, the better. Even if it may not be all our cup of tea, Epic Games is still respected in the industry and if they begin to support the Wii U, others will too.

playing on the toilet awsome

I love how some people on this site have something bad to say about every non Nintendo game or developer.

what makes me laugh is that people moan when there`s hardly any 3rd party support on nintendo consoles. and when somebody from a different 3rd than the norm comes out to say they`re supporting the wii u, people bash them for it.
this is what i want to see. more 3rds developing for the wii u, so i get more choice of games.
this is exactly what needs to happen, nintendo needs more 3rds, and alot more different 3rds are obviously now finding a new home on nintendo consoles.

Just because that dude's buying one doesn't mean they are gonna develop for the Wii U. I'm sure he bought a Wii as well, and a Cube and 64 and a SNES and a NES. He's just a Nintendo fanboy.

Does Nintendo either read these repilies? Do be honest I'm in two minds over this new console, I bought the DS Lite and the Wii on launch day but I'm not sure. If you can play Wii games whilst the tv is off then I might consider it a bit more than I have but I don't like the idea of the Wii becoming a retro console and I also need to know if the VC will be available for Wii-U. I don't like the idea of that starting all over again as the Wii's VC library is pretty good and that should still be a good selling point for Wii. It's a case of more information please Nintendo and they would say be patient.

Huh. Cool that even developers who haven't really shown a lot of support for Nintendo this generation are backing the Wii U up. He's got a point, too, since this is pretty much the Dreamcast perfected. Even if it's old technology, the fact that it's been polished and supported with this console makes it new.

Waveboy, half of the devs you listed are in the same company as Nintendo or have had some development with them. _{Minish Cap, Brawl, Star Fox Assault} Brag about Sony, Microsoft, Activision, EA, 2K, or even... Sega. _{Even though Sega can fit right into that category with Capcom and the gang.}

But on topic: I'm loving this guy. I dislike Gears of War but if he can develop new IPs and even port Gears 3 over to Wii U, a lot of newcomers and vets will come to Wii U for various reasons especially if its superior to the 360 version just like Darksiders 2 will be.

@19
He said if the console could support his engine then he'd be on it like fish. Then he said about the console: "Water, meet fish"
Read the whole article next time.

I don't think Gears will ever be on another console. Less Microsoft wants to push it onto 3DS just as they did with some of their properties on DS, but even then, I don't think it'll happen as Gears seems to be Microsoft's property.

Y'know, I'm not a huge fan of Epic Games considering their vision of games- "All about POWER and INTENSE graphics". That's the impression I get from them. Do I hate them? Not really. They haven't done anything to make me hate them. I do appreciate that some team members of Epic are eyeing WiiU in a good way because that welcomes more parties to the system. Even if they make a game on WiiU, it's probably not something I would rush out and buy (if it did not happen on X360 and PS3, it's not going to happen now), considering the games they produce aren't appealing to me.

Lots of people hate EA. I don't. I actually like them and hopefully, they have MoH: Heroes 3 on the way.. At some point. Least Splat kinda clarified that some people hate on any non-Nintendo developer. But there's no point in bringing that up.. Because it doesn't.. Well, go anywhere. Trivial commentary, I suppose (as some members seem to do here).

Oh well. Bring on the games.

@24 Komicturtle92

Well that'll really all depends on the publishing agreement with Microsoft. Some contracts keep the IP with the developer while others give the publisher control. An example would be the recent Dragon Quest games. They are published by Nintendo (in NA) but they don't own the series.

Also,about the last paragraph, the same can be said of any major game forum out there. Try going to a Sony or Microsoft gaming forum and in a sense the hate "will come alive". It doesn't mean everyone does it, but those that do are generally the loudest ones. This point can be extended to the whole of the internet unfortunately, not just gaming.

...could happen. Wouldn't be the first time at least.

@triforceofcourage: you're right, I didn't see those last two lines.

You guys that are talking negative towards Cliff Bleszinski and making the misconception that he is a 'one trick pony' and isn't a Nintendo fan clearly don't realize that the guy is obviously a massive Metroid fan. In fact he creating a Metroid clone called Shadow Complex (XBLA) and it's not only the best 2D Metroid clone of all-time, but it actually could be considered to better than any 2D Metroid game as well (people have different preferences), and the game has been called by many in the industry to be the best downloadable game ever created! It sold over 200,000 copies in it's first week available and has went to sale over 500,000 copies currently.

Fun Fact: Nolan North - the voice of Nathan Drake in PS3's Uncharted series - voices the main character of Shadow Complex, Jason Fleming, as well.

The fact that he is stoked about Wii U is the first thing that has gotten me excited about the system, and I'm sure he would love to bring the series to a Nintendo platform, as Microsoft doesn't own the rights to Shadow Complex, they just published it.

Check out the E3 trailer for Shadow Complex here and see for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-HvHPz__hw

@#8 Traxx:

I totaly agree with you there... I certainly wouldn't want to play Gears of War without Wii Remote / Nunchuk support.

Well I'd deffinatly love to play Shadow Complex on the tablet controller though. Bring it on, Cliff!

I just hope that more third party developers will embrace the Wii U with this much enthusiasm. Whether you like his games or not Nintendo needs all the third party support it can get. The more variety of games the better, I say.

He has a good point.

I'm not touching yours and his controller @_@

Well, I wouldn't have to or bother.. But the thought of it.

@Thesolarknight

I know. But I'm pretty sure Gears is Microsoft's property.

*Goes to check.

@komicturtle92 I'm willing to bet that 90% or more of the people that come to this site have played their DS (any version) on the toilet at some point.

.... and yes, Gears of War is owned by Microsoft up to Gears of War 3, if I remember correctly. It;s highly unlikely that you'll ever see the series off of the Microsoft platforms and will not most likely not be coming to Wii U.

Even Cliffy B. is supporting Wii U. This system is going to be great.

Gears of War would be sweet on the Wii U but I'm sure Microsoft owns at least part of that franchise, so it would never come to a non-Microsoft console. However seeing some new IPs, especially Wii U exclusives that make liberal use of the tablet controller would be awesome.

Nice to see some people who actually know a thing or two about video games say good things about Wii U

"just a dreamcast"? remember the last time the president of a video game company denied US gamers JRPGs before a new system with a screen in its controller came out...

Cliffy B is right. I also would not be surprised to see Epic games on the Wii U.

Woah woah woah, this guy worked on Shadow Complex?!

Oh man, c'mon Nintendo, it's not like you're opposed to letting Metroid be lent out, let Chair and Epic make a new 2D one for the Wii U ... that would be like an answer to so many prayers.

"From what I’ve seen, it looks pretty cool. It seems like you can stream your game from your television directly to your [tablet] controller, so if you have irritable bowel syndrome, or a small bladder, you can still play it in the toilet. That’s great."

This is actually cool of him to say, since I know some people like this, who are just slowly starting to get into gaming.

Even though there is lots of talk from the third party devolpers, its hard to imagine that the next console wars will be much different. Of course, this depends on if Sony plan on keeping the 7-10 year life cycle they were shooting for, as well as Microsoft.

Now I really have no clue where the majority is, but I know at my job, playing games= Black Ops/MW2 (Though I really dont care for shooters). I just really find it hard seeing those gamers get a Wii U also, especially if the new PS/Xbox comes out with enough power to say, run the Unreal 3 Engine.

able to play on the toilet could be quite useful for survival horror games whole new meaning to shooting on the move

He says all this AFTER he says that the Wii U is Just a Stop Gap?
HE HAS FULFILLED HIS OWN PREDICTIONS!

Shadow Complex better than any 2d Metroid? It's like saying that the Conduit is better than Metroid Prime. For me, it's the music, atmosphere, personality and story which counts, and that makes Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion clearly better than Shadow Complex. Also, Metroid has better protagonist.

Edit: I said "Wii" I meant "Wii U"
Hopefully his design team will come up with a good game for the Wii U. While Gears of War is pretty cool, it's a bit cookie cutter (I own both of the current iterations available, and will buy the third, and while they're both solid, they aren't terribly ground breaking).

@MechaPheonix Thanks for finally understanding how 'epic' this little announcement could be.

@Faron Please don't misquote me, as I clearly stated that "it could be considered to be better than any 2D Metroid as well (people have different preferences)".

Nintendo has been outsourcing their brands to other companies and its been extremely successful for them lately with incredible releases like Goldeneye Wii, Donkey Kong Country Wii, etc. and if you've actually played Shadow Complex you'd understand that if Chair and Epic get their hands on the Metroid franchise, amazing things could happen!

Ugh, the support Wii U is getting from these cappy American FPS developers actually makes me more relucant to get the system. Hopefully Sony/Microsoft announce their, 10X-more-powerful-than-Wii U next gen consoles soon, so these developers leave Nintendo alone.

@49: Gears of War isn't an FPS, and if you think that's the only title these guys have developed, you're incredibly ignorant. Just look at the variety of games this guy has worked on: Tyrian, Jazz Jackrabbit, Fat Princess, Shadow Complex.. Not to mention the Unreal series. Calling him a "one trick pony" is one of the most ludicrous things I've ever heard.

The Wii failed because it lacked titles like these. (yes I'm aware it was a financial sucess, but that doesn't change the fact it alienated gamers and software sales were very poor).

@48, Chair and Epic doing a Metroid title would be awesome! I loved Shadow Complex (and yes, I"d marry it if it were possible to). I think that it would be pretty interesting to see their take on Star Fox....

I've had a great time playing GOW with my 360 owning friend, and I'd love to have it to play online with my friends! Bulletstorm would be cool, too. But old ports isn't the main attraction here however, but the future releases. Obviously.

@50

I couldn't care less if Wii failed because of lack of "these types of games" For me Wii failed, because of the lack of JRPGs, Fighting- and Strategy games. Sadly american developers have proven they're not capable of creating any of these genres, so I think they shouldn't even bother and just leave it all up to the japanese people and continue releasing their boring FPS and shooter games on Xbox and PC, where they belong.

i totally agree whit u expa0
but still nintendo want more customer so.......
i dont balm them

Listen to Slapshot, for he speaks the truth. Shadow Complex is a fantastic title.

@expa0
Fighting games aren't really western developers strong suits (outside of Mortal Kombat), but the best strategy games are always made by western developers. Just look on the PC.

@Nukerprimer
Get your facts right. It was the makers of Aliens that called it a stop-gap console.

@expa0
If companys supported your way of "thinking", they`d be bankrupt right now.

The naysayers, sure. Nintendo's problem are the ones who don't care.

I'm still not sold on this.

Love his enthusiasm towards the new system! But yay, I already know this system is gonna be sold by me on day one, but I completely agree with Cliff in everyway. People bitch alot about what Nintendo does, but in the long run people always come back to nintendo at some point, and the fact is they have games to appeal to all gamers, not just shoot happy retards. You want shooters? PC or 360, very simple

The prospect of Epic making games for this system is the first thing to actually get me somewhat excited for it. Now I'll admit, as much as I've talked about the system I'd have gotten one eventually, probably used, for Mario, Zelda and Metroid but that wouldn't have been until years down the line. I still plan to wait to see what Sony and MS will offer before making a decision on Wii U but if companies like Epic, Bioware, Rockstar, etc jump on board and maybe with some exclusive properties, that'll make holding out a whole lot harder. Hopefully all this talk isn't just third parties blowing smoke up everybody's though.

The Wii U could be a great console. The lack of a HDD is a concern. Nintendo just needs to include the option of having on. Kinda like the Xbox 360 s With 4GB flash memory. But that SKU does have the option of adding a 250GB HDD. If the Wii U does the same that would be a start. Plus Nintendo needs to look at the option of adding the ability to have the Wii U be able to use 2 Wii U tablet controllers instead of just 1.
Right now the Wii U is just the "Could have been" console. There is still time Nintendo to avoid dreamcasting the Wii U.