@Damo Although I disagree with the gimmicks and the power race, you definitively lost me on ditching physical media. Not everyone has a fast enough internet connection to make digital distribution the norm let alone when ISPs put money over a good service (especially in America and the rest of Americas)
Jesus Koopa-slaying Christ, the more I read this comment section the more I'm inclined to go on a kitten-flaying rampage.
Since when E3 was about the presentation and not the Arceusdamn games? There's a reason why the 2012 E3 presentation was a bust: no games. Last year's Direct was kinda underwhelming (because SM3DW first glance was bland), but at least they cut all the irrelevant crap to gamers (like all investor-oriented talk). Nintendo's message is clear with this new format: let the games do the talk
@Kirk We are talking about DICE/EA, not some random crapstain on the internet, whose "unprecedented partnership" with Nintendo was pretty much burning bridges shortly after building them and those tweets are pretty much crapping on said bridge's ashes; not to mention their recent track record is rather bad.
Heck, the tweets are not even funny on itselves; they are cringeworthy.
Even though the mobile market is growing, it's still a unstable, cutthroat ground where you just don't last too long and creativity is sent to drown in a sea of me-toos.
Seems like some people are missing the point of this article. Here's the tl;dr version for you guys
No, eShop titles won't drive sales, but it will keep current Wii U owners entretained between major releases. No, Nintendo won't have a steady flow of retail titles until 2015 or so, since their new plan is just getting started.
@JohnRedcorn "If UbiSoft cancels the Wii-U version now (they are just using the term "delayed" to be diplomatic) they will save more money than they would earn if they finished work on the game and released it months after the other versions, to awful sales."
Wait, what? No, man: at this stage with the general delay the game suffered (and missing the 8th gen hype train when the PS4/XBO, which doesn't help at all), scrapping the Wii U version would be rather dumb since they might want to pick as many sales as they can to recoup the costs (the game is costing $70 million at this point), even Ubi said a port costs less than $1.5 million.
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Re: Nintendo's Plan for "Redefining the Definition of Video Game Platforms" Around Two Years Away
@Dauntless Don't count on a Wii U successor until 2016-2017 or so
Re: Video: Nintendo Shows Off The Wii U's Forthcoming Quick Boot Menu
boss
Re: Satoru Iwata Announces 'Nintendo Figurine Platform' to Utilise NFC for Wii U and 3DS
@DestinyMan Well, from what we see NFPs can be used in several games. So I can see some potential in then.
Re: Hyrule Warriors Set for Summer 2014 Release in Japan, Tecmo Koei Teases Another Major Collaboration
I can see this going out in the west around Fall
Re: Nintendo Reports Financial Losses As Expected, Along With Modest Wii U Sales Targets
Gotta love when people forget when Iwata stated that Q4 was going to be a write-off in the last report and acts surprised.
Re: There's No Chance of Super NES Mortal Kombat Titles Coming to the Wii U Virtual Console
Seems like Boon had a change of heart (at least with MKb2):
https://twitter.com/noobde/status/463359907849187328
Re: Talking Point: What We Want To See From Nintendo's Next Handheld
@Damo Although I disagree with the gimmicks and the power race, you definitively lost me on ditching physical media. Not everyone has a fast enough internet connection to make digital distribution the norm let alone when ISPs put money over a good service (especially in America and the rest of Americas)
Re: North American Wii U Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set Bundle Races Into View
I can hear the sound of money printing from a mile.
Re: Nintendo Lifts The Lid On Its Plans For E3 2014
Jesus Koopa-slaying Christ, the more I read this comment section the more I'm inclined to go on a kitten-flaying rampage.
Since when E3 was about the presentation and not the Arceusdamn games? There's a reason why the 2012 E3 presentation was a bust: no games. Last year's Direct was kinda underwhelming (because SM3DW first glance was bland), but at least they cut all the irrelevant crap to gamers (like all investor-oriented talk). Nintendo's message is clear with this new format: let the games do the talk
Re: Latest Project CARS Trailer Shows Off Stunning In-game Footage, Locks In November 2014 Release
@DiscoGentleman Impossible: it's been in development way before the PS4-XBO versions. It would be stupid to delay it or axe it at this point.
Re: Talking Point: Horror and Metroid Could be a Perfect Fit
@Ryno Your one and only god.
Re: Talking Point: Horror and Metroid Could be a Perfect Fit
@Ryno
I'm sorry, but Jim Sterling calls BS on your statement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOi5aDQKrYc
Re: Super Smash Bros. Hitting 3DS This Summer, Wii U Launch To Take Place In The Winter
Goomba-stomping, the comments section is way too over filled with negativity for a Nintendo fan site.
If anything, this could pay off because Christmas and stuff.
Re: Preview: Mario Kart 8
This game looks BEAUTIFUL.
Re: 3DS Enjoys a Major Hardware Boost in Japan as Wii U Sales Also Increase
@johndevine
Mario Kart 8, ain't gotta explain crap.
Re: EA Boss Peter Moore Apologises For Frostbite's "Stupid" Wii U April Fools Prank
@Kirk
We are talking about DICE/EA, not some random crapstain on the internet, whose "unprecedented partnership" with Nintendo was pretty much burning bridges shortly after building them and those tweets are pretty much crapping on said bridge's ashes; not to mention their recent track record is rather bad.
Heck, the tweets are not even funny on itselves; they are cringeworthy.
Re: Rusty's Real Deal Baseball Has Some Interesting Localization Changes
Western!Rusty looks kinda stoned...
Re: Smartphone Game Market Shows Impressive Growth in Japan
Even though the mobile market is growing, it's still a unstable, cutthroat ground where you just don't last too long and creativity is sent to drown in a sea of me-toos.
Re: Mario Party: Island Tour Makes Japanese Chart Début at Number One
@Andy92 Probably because they are quite distinct SKUs.
Re: Industry Veteran Peter Molyneux Warns The Indie Craze "Won't Last"
>Molyneux.
That's all.
Re: Nintendo Has "Lost Its Way" But Should Never Be Underestimated, Says Peter Molyneux
You know, Molyneux is known for running his mouth off a little too much...
Re: Soapbox: Ignoring The Objectification Of Women In Games Won't Make the Problem Go Away
Whoa, it's this DragonCrownGate 2.0 beta?
Seriously, I find Samus characterization in Metroid Other M way more appaling than big-breasted teenage gals duking it out.
Re: Nintendo Highlights Positive February Sales in the U.S. of Bravely Default and Tropical Freeze
Whew, a little breathing space for the Wii U
Re: Nintendo of America Launches eShop Indie Website
Re: Nintendo's Expensive New Development Building Isn't Very Exciting
@MrV4ltor
It's because it needs to be like Chernobyl's sarcophagus.
Otherwise all Nintendo magic will escape without any control
Re: Extended Nintendo Network Maintenance on Wii U and 3DS Scheduled For 13th March
they are probably laying out the foundation for the long-awaited account-based eShop and/or GBA and DS VC
Re: Former Criterion Boss Alex Ward Laments Issues With Releasing Need For Speed On Wii U
Nintendo has no obligation at all to help sales of 3rd party publishers. And given how sour is the relationship between EA and Nintendo...
Damn it Ward, get it together.
Re: Watch_Dogs Wii U 2014 Release a "Possibility", Bucharest Studio to Make "Good Use" of the System
Well, I expect they put their money where their mouth is.
Re: Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn Wants Your Money
If they manage to turn a horrible trainwreck into a glorious trainwreck, count me in.
Re: Talking Point: Steel Diver: Sub Wars Proves That Nintendo Can Make Free-To-Play Work
@SuperMarioBros3
"Don't get tempted to pay, people, we're wasting enough money as it is."
yeah, 0.00 US/Euro is too damn expensive for a multiplayer game (not.)
Re: Investor Wants Nintendo To Create Mobile Titles With Game-Altering In-App Purchases
@SanderEvers
You're kinda wrong on Android (see the new Nokia X)
Re: Investor Wants Nintendo To Create Mobile Titles With Game-Altering In-App Purchases
Somebody must have been living under a rock during the Dungeon Keeper fiasco.
Mr. Fischer: screw off and die, please.
Re: Wii U Lifetime Sales in Japan Overtake the Xbox 360
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Re: Pre-orders for Mario Kart Ride-on Available at Toys 'R Us in the United States
@Hy8ogen I rather go with a BAC Mono and wrap it in a Mario Kart scheme.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Makes Top 10 Début in UK All-Format Charts
@LetsGoRetro I don't think a Wii U successor will be unveiled next year: that would be suicidal.
Re: Feature: When Cranky Kong Took On Twitter
@2Sang
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lCuTuh-Twpw/Ud3MYNcM0PI/AAAAAAAANzQ/_d6gly9h_OU/s1600/gta-the-joke.gif
Re: Feature: When Cranky Kong Took On Twitter
My god, this is insanely fun.
Re: Mario Kart Ride-on Racing into the UK Later this Year
"Good luck squeezing our fully-developed rears into one of those, as much as we want to try."
Well, you could save some money (or sell your organs), get one of these:

and wrap it in a Mario Kart paint scheme.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
Ouch, it all points to a slow burner.
We can just cross fingers for the West.
Re: Developer Interview: PhobosLab on XType Plus, Impact and Why the Nintendo Web Framework Matters
@Action51

Re: Less Than 5% of Those Polled by the Game Developers Conference Have Wii U Plans
>looks at the 3DS percentage
>whattheactualhell.jpg
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct Pointed to Another Wii U Retail Drought
Seems like some people are missing the point of this article. Here's the tl;dr version for you guys
No, eShop titles won't drive sales, but it will keep current Wii U owners entretained between major releases. No, Nintendo won't have a steady flow of retail titles until 2015 or so, since their new plan is just getting started.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Accelerates to Number One on Amazon Japan
That's a good thing to hear. I hope its the first Wii U killer app.
Re: Wii U and 3DS Nintendo Direct Confirmed for 13th February
I hope there are more info about Bayo 2 and X
Re: Brand New Game Developer, AE Games, Shows Its Support For Wii U
@JaxonH
Welcome to the internet, where instant gratification is a requierement.
Re: Brand New Game Developer, AE Games, Shows Its Support For Wii U
https://www.facebook.com/pages/AE-Games/501349156648512?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/AEGamesNC
So far they look sorta legit
Re: Talking Point: The Watch_Dogs Wii U Delay Demonstrates That Major Third-Parties Are Walking Away
@Cuddles
THANK YOU BASED CUDDLES.
Re: Watch_Dogs Delayed Again on Wii U, Will Arrive on the System After Other Platforms
@JohnRedcorn
"If UbiSoft cancels the Wii-U version now (they are just using the term "delayed" to be diplomatic) they will save more money than they would earn if they finished work on the game and released it months after the other versions, to awful sales."
Wait, what? No, man: at this stage with the general delay the game suffered (and missing the 8th gen hype train when the PS4/XBO, which doesn't help at all), scrapping the Wii U version would be rather dumb since they might want to pick as many sales as they can to recoup the costs (the game is costing $70 million at this point), even Ubi said a port costs less than $1.5 million.
I mean, I don't think Watch_Dogs is in such developer hell as Aliens: CM. Ubisoft is more like Chaotic Stupid than Stupid Evil EA when it comes to releases, as explained as this guy: http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/The+Bowels+of+Trogdor/ubisoft-delays-done-wrong-developers-take-notes--269915.phtml
Re: Watch_Dogs Delayed Again on Wii U, Will Arrive on the System After Other Platforms
Gotta love all the "hurr durr, kuncelled" claims here.
Seriously, canning the game at this stage would be monumentally stupid.
Re: A Sonic Boom Game is Dashing Towards Wii U and 3DS
Knuckles new design is full of no.