AJ_Lethal

If they got Renault they must get Nissan as well.

Don't overhype yourselves, guise. That's all I can say.

@LittleIrves actually that term was used around the 2008 economic meltdown, but thanks.

@electrolite77 Really, all this pessimism porn regarding Nintendo makes me sick to no end.

Good Lord, the sales are clearly going up despite the PS/XBO launches and people are still jumping in the "DOOOOMED" bandwagon?

You're freaking disgusting.

The whole "sexism" thing can be solved if e-feminists stop asking developers to pander to them and start making games they like.

To lead by example and stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

>new Initial D game
YES

>automatic steering

nope.avi

Reggie does have a point: not all who signs into a petition will necessarly shell out the money to buy the game when it comes out. Operation Rainfall wasn't just a petition, it was a complete carpet bombing with people putting their money where their mouth is, because there was geniune interest on these games.

@MrGawain you won everything.

Nintendo's huge money reserves say "we're not going third party anytime soon for a quick buck", Rubin.

"Drunk Hunt" sounds insanely fun.

Maybe they got tired of the pessimism porn?

@TechnoEA: "letting" the Wii U fail over the next 2-3 years is way more preferable than axing it soon.

Wii U failing is not the deal-breaker. Axing it soon is the deal-breaker. I mean, if you happen to buy the console and then you find out the next day that it will be discontinued you will feel burned, right?

@Nico85 that's a damn good piece.

@FutureAlphaMale like he doesn't know.

@Samurai_Goroh <- this man speaks the truth. If the Wii U definitely craps out for the next 2-3 years, Nintendo can axe it and afford another shot. Sony and MS doesn't.

@Doma You know what happened to Sega when they went third party.

Barely a shadow of themselves.

@Doma You know that would be a huge mistake, right?

Jusk ask Sega.

@ThomasBW84 DownThemAll for Firefox is the answer.

@AugustusOxy
Yes, but even if a Mario game is really good, it doesn't change the fact that we are getting sick of the scenery. I wouldn't mind playing a platformer that is just as good as Mario but with different characters/settings.

Who are those "we" You and other 10 people?

That's a good damn strategy, Nintendo.

cringes

Luigi: photobombing like a boss.

@Beta did you watch the most recent South Park episode that's about the PS4/XBO?

This MUST happen.

@Mahe

"That's ridiculous. The Wii didn't have the Gamepad, and look at how it did."
But it had the equally "gimmicky" Wiimote as standard. Your point?

"The Gamepad isn't a "selling point", it's an anti-selling point. The Wii U is selling less than it could because it was mistakenly focused on the Gamepad."
It's not a secret Nintendo screwed the pooch when it came to advertise the Wii U with the Gamepad as their biggest focus. They should have presented it as a part of the whole deal, if you ask me.

"The Gamepad is diminishing Wii U's potential sales and customer base."
Care to elaborate? Because what, price? Price is not the real issue here. It's awareness and games, full stop. Taking out the Pad now would be a huge mistake in face of the PS4 and XBone, since you will have a similar machine as them, but rather underpowered (aka screwed); not to mention burning early owners who sank 350 bucks for it.

Keep on mind the Gamepad costs will go down with time, it's not a very complicated/expensive piece of tech compared to a tablet or a smartphone. To be honest, dropping the Pad would be a big mistake for Nintendo since it's one of the selling points of the Wii U. Take it away and you will get a relatively underpowered Mario-only machine. And that's not a good picture.

What Nintendo should do is make more games that show what that controller is for. Period.

Taking names, kicking butts, and making games.

That's the Reggie I know.

This has to print money in the UK. THIS HAS TO PRINT MONEY.

I would leave it at 30-40 million units.

@MrGawain "Or being judo'd a la Segata Sanshiro and blowing up. Twice.

I must be a 90's old fart since I find modern gaming getting hit hard by Sturgoen's Law. Nowadays games are trying to be more than games, taking themselves too seriously and being overly shallow in their sturcture (graphics as #1 priority). It's a depressing picture.

Good thing Nintendo still knows what videogames are.

@SCAR392 because humanity, that's why.

Some people's pessimism in here makes me physically sick.

I for one I think the Wii U might sit either in second below the PS4 or 3rd overall, but still over GC's numbers.

Meanwhile, whoever ends up being the MS CEO might end up axeing the Xbox division and if the PS4 screws up, that's it for Sony, so there's a bit of uncertainity on them. If Wii U definitely tanks for A/B reasons in the next 3-4 years, Nintendo can just pick themselves up and try again, although they ain't gonna slack off in that timeframe.

@Cohort you got a point. Let's wait till the whole SN scandal cools down.

Less talk, moar NMH, please.

Seems like there are still Swapnotegate aftershocks.

Slow, but steady. Rome hasn't been built in a single day, ya know.

@Senario: in every single fandom there's a bunch of hyper-vocal a-holes. I mean, I stumbled with PC fans who said "I rather be dead before touching a console", for example.

Even if the Wii U flops completely (which at this stage is a bit too early to call off) Nintendo can just get up, dust off and try again. They went through worse.

@triforcepower73

yeah, lol.

Perfection is unreacheable... which is a good thing, since it's pursuit always leads to constant improvement.

Go Aonuma.

@biglee It's a hassle. Better let the sticks for gas/brake and the gyro for steering.

Good to see they still will bring the first Nintendo console driving sim ever.

IT BEGINS.

DAMN.

Advertise the g-damn Wii U like a motherf-r.

Given the current infrastructure of Nintendo online services and the content of the pics, this was the only option.

I hope when they implement a proper account system, Swapnote gets back on track.