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Sony already does this. Why doesn't Nintendo?

@MrWalkieTalkie
Awesome!

@element187
Sega never wanted to go the software route and liquidate their manufacturing. They would still have consoles if it weren't for piracy. Nindi is around because of their strong partnership with IBM and this business knowledge of software theft security protocols. Some could argue sega piracy sprang from overpriced software, so perhaps new developers should be concerned about pricing.

I think he should be on the way out. Having him as the spokesman for Nintendo America over Reggie is a joke. I've said this once before, get him off the Nintendo Directs and get someone who is willing to invest in more software properties. No more 2d rehashes. I don't care if you place Major Nelson as the spokesman.

I'm buying it

I read his statements and it was pure media buzz, nothing more. These haters always post articles saying 'Nintendo is dead' or 'Nintendo fails to sell' or ' Nintendo product is deeply underpowered' or 'Nintendo posts Wii U at $350 astronomical price'. More Media hub bub.

You first need friends to enjoy these. Looks like a blast.

...well Um, eh hem, we at Nintendo feel that making money is better than not...

And so it begins.

Yet another 2d game for Wii U (yawn)

Yet another 2d title, along with the upcoming Zelda (yawn)

Local multiplayer is always more fun, but most gamers don't always have a buddy. I would argue most players are recluses, which is painfully evident by the ps/Xbox sales.

Great words from a non indie developer.

I've never played angry birds. I must be one of the three.

@FineLerv good point, this is more a reflection of the industry. Despite that, this isn't 2006 anymore and high taxes and health insurance costs is not going to bode well for Americans this year. There is a reason Sony is selling the ps4 for 43% less than it's ps3 counterpart. If the team of systems don't do we'll, neither will developers. On another note, this transition is always cold for developers because new system adoption is a long process. No one wants to develop a game for a small population of owners. Expect some devs to go under if they haven't set aside some cash. Game development is extremely difficult, very expensive if you want quality control, and there are huge ramifications if the software doesn't sell big.

Buying it day one

Sure it wasn't the fault of the developer. C'mon, you didn't even have our star quarterback kaupernick in Madden, then you rehashed bargain bin games at an extreme price. 300% markup is not a reason to have the 'wii u' version. With the exception of NFS most wanted, thanks for nothing EA. Maybe next time you can put forth some effort.

My only concern is quality control. Anybody would admit this lacking in the last gen with splashing and water effects non existent, occasionally falling into nothing. Camera flashing and taking me into a wall where I have to try to move sonic to see him once again. I hope they acknowledge this issue and get it fixed this gen.

Nindi should sue them for $8.6 million.

One could argue the machine isn't less powerful, just won't multitask and use 6 gigs of ram to run background processes like profile information and marketing, additionally loading your game videos to shared sites. I have yet to see any graphical Prowess that excels beyond mario kart 8. You can tell me it runs at 50 gamaquadrints or has a brighter texture rate, but what I see is no different from the new systems. They are more expensive, have less games, and lack a screen controller. Maybe next year ill think differently when they unveil more, but this year it's all about the brand, nothing more.

It was originally Iwata's house, but then they realized Americans are sick of him and want Reggie.

Pirating doesn't do anything??? Remember Dreamcast and Jaguar? Both financial ruin because of theft. If you want a game, support the hard working developers and pay for it.

It's also interesting to see such a huge range of praises and disappointment on metacritic. Problem is players will have to play through some of the less exciting games to get to the more interesting. Taxi and Gamer are fantastic and I wouldn't see them going standalone for less than $10 a download. In fact, I would advise Nindi to take that approach to reveal done of the mastery hidden within this package.

Feels like more Nintendoland, which is really all I wanted. Taxi is terrific, but I doubt many of the reviewers got that far in the game.

Most Wanted is terrific on Wii U

Bought this for my kids and it was a mistake, fun though. Expect to be asked to help the entire time.

We released 'mechcraft' on IOS and a few others, but I'm not sure we're ambitious enough to publish for Wii U. It's a bit intimidating. I completely relate with these guys. Deep down we all love Nintendo.

They don't want to make another 'team ninja' mistake. That's understandable when you can't sell a triple a title for $5

I couldn't figure out why my brother was so obsessed with such a boring looking game. I tried it out and 'bam' I can't stop playing it. I thought the GameCube version was dreadful, but strangely can't get enough of this portable version. It keeps expanding everyday. It's pretty terrific.

Underwhelmed, you gotta be kidding me.

Ha ha, its funny reading sone of these posts. 1 billion smart phones doesn't mean 1 billion potential gamers. Good luck in that black hole of a market. I agree entirely with his commentary.

DLC is good. The problem is holding back parts for a price.

Not mysterious, just being coerced by the other big two. Lets face it, if you put the hottest shooter on the wii u, there isn't a reason for a consumer to buy anything but a wii u this Christmas. Activision supporting Nindi is a thorn in MS and Sony's side. They will continue to buy out third party to get them to cooperate with them and crush the competition. Expect Sony and MS to throw sand as we get closer to their mediocre rehash consoles.

It was fantastic in Des Moines. Gal who ran it was superb and what was estimated a 2 hour wait was only an hour. The kids loved it and I hope they do it again next year.

Now that I can rest and look back; Nindi has a killer launch this season and a handful of must haves right now. I thought the ps4 conference was good, but it's clear no titles are coming out for a great while. It really just gets summarized as a next gen system that really just looks the same to the common customer as its predecessor. I predict this will be a strong holiday season for ps3, 3ds and Wii U, everything else will bomb.

We attended the best buy e3 event on Saturday and it was fantastic. My brother, who's company had sent him to E3 at least once before said the booth was almost identical to the E3 events. Kids loved it when they got to play, only took an hour to try out 3d land. It was terrific and the Wii U is shaping up to be a game changer in what modern entertainment has become. Like the wiimote, the others will shift later to match that of the Wii U in features, while Nindi will continue to do its own thing while others replicate.

What this article should say is "Unless Nintendo has a new shooter this year, customers may buy another console"

@belmont you may want to watch the press conference for ps4 again. You are making a lot of assumptions. I own a ps3 and have playstation plus, but still haven't received remote play. Sony is like a bad politician. Don't expect to put down less than $460 to get your machine running at launch for the ps4. Incremental pricing has been their strategy for years; let's hope they provide an hdmi cable.

@banacheck Perhaps you should read my post again. The incremental starting price of a ps4 is $460. If you think otherwise, then tell me what game is being bundled with the console. People buy game consoles to play games, agreed?

Buying 101 on day 1.

Wii U doesn't need a price drop. Month over month has never shown their performance; this is run by seasonal sales drivers. All indicators show Wii U at a reasonably healthy starting price. It's already bundled with a game and lots of other features. The other two will be an incremental starting price of $460 or above. Consumers are much smarter in this 'new normal' budget savvy economy; at least that's the case here in the states.

I absolutely love this game. Spent countless hours in this world and am ready to go back.

What's especially important about this game is Nindi revealing the graphical prowess of the system. Nothing really graphically stellar has come out of this box that looks better than what we see today. This is a great example of the power of the equipment, showing graphics that stand up against Xbone and 4.

Ha ha, Reggie always states the painfully obvious truth. Shelf life is the problem of the developer. Nindi doesn't have that problem, so they'll sit this one out and let EA, Acty, MS, Sony, and Ubi duke it out. I remember years ago Sony talking about providing short term experiences in order to not disrupt adoption; basically they meant making games without any replay value and in some cases only giving pieces of the full experience. It's a completely different business model.

There are plenty of 2d games for Wii U. I'm not excited about this.

@Geonjaha
Yep

Nindi hasn't given them a reason to develop for them. They need to break from the norm and start shaking hands. I'm sick of seeing Iwata at every Nintendo Direct; we demand third party support already!

C'mon Nindi, why nothing revolutionary? How about a Mariocraft or something? Metroid open world multiplayer...

I totally agree with them 'playing it safe'. It would have been nice to get something revolutionary, but maybe not until next year.

My kids will be thrilled. As for me, I guess I'm buying a ps4.