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Bring a big stuffed walking bowser onto the stage and no one will remember what the other two systems were about. Nintendo needs to capitalize on 'Nintendo' much like Disney does. They need to see their brand for what it is and deliver.

@rmeyer
At this rate, it will be out on Wii U in a year for $60, $20 on PS3

@rmeyer
I think the reviews are legitimate; this was Naught Dog's baby and they finally got to get creative on this one. Who Farted is pretty funny, though. Good quality games for a different audience. Ha ha

I really couldn't get into Uncharted. Not really into linear storytelling, but I do respect the content and hard work that developers put into this. Do I think Nindi needs to appeal to third party developers, yes.

Ian is the spokesperson for "How to kill the brand". Who is Ian anyways?

It's a great business strategy. They are going to reduce the price of the better set to $300 and keep 32 gig flash drive as standard to grow their online market. They may offer a larger drive for $350. This is a good move because they can advertise as a traditional console which will dominate the negative feedback regarding the always online component and soliciting practices of the new systems. It's remarkable and will continue the Nintendo dominance into the current gen. Just need more mature games to retain last gen adopters that are getting older.

I want a shooter, but not another Call of Duty. Please make another Metroid 1st person shooter, that's all I want. Otherwise ill need to buy something different. Not a year old game rehash, but a bonefide shooter where the opponents are crazy aliens or creatures, or something.

When has Pachter been right? Never. You'd make more money betting against him.

Need Metroid, c'mon!

I love mh3, but that didn't look any better, maybe even a little worse. Is it just me?

No pro controller support! Ha ha ha hwa hwa hwa ha!

We've seen with recent gears offering and halo 4 that high powered graphics can be put on old technology pretty well. 2gigs of dedicated ram is more than enough to push graphics. Multitasking is the new concern and I'm not sure Ninti will require a lot of background noise, I don't see them as a profile tracker or selling your information like the other two. I've done some programming and I wouldn't claim to be an expert, but developers need to either load large portions of the engine to a harddrive or keep their code clean. If they can do that, then there isn't any reason these high powered games couldn't happen on wii u. 8 gigs of dedicated ram is for background noise in my opinion, taking the same approach as apple and monitoring activity. Wii u is not an ads machine.

Got white and a 2 tb hard drive, I'm in heaven

I support all systems and developers, but Wii U makes me most excited based on some of the potential games coming out. I'm not a into scary games, but zombi u showed a lot of potential of what this space can provide. Using the screen in a vr setting is what everyone is waiting for. Moving it around as samua or jumping around Mario world using the accelerometers as a face is a thrill yet experienced. Well see what nintendi decides to leverage. The other big two didn't bring anything new to this generation controller, which is a bit of a disappointment. Just rehashes of the ps2 controller, or super nes controller to be completely accurate. I hope this year's e3 shows something new on the competitive side other than a rear touchpad.

I understand the importance of sending money back to developers and not having stores fundamentally sell used copies, but I would like to get my hands on favorites which in most cases shows up at a used game shop. I don't want to buy the same copy of a game years later with a few minor tweaks. Maybe eshop concept will fix all this. What's good business in the short term isn't very good customer service in the long term.

Pretty bold going gunghoe on unproven systems. It's doubtful they will do well in America.

Love this game.

Bummer, good thing I bought a Wii U. That presentation was dreadful. Hopefully well see ilumiroom at e3.

I like remakes better than resale. I don't want smb2 again for the 4th time. They should jazz these up with small changes, graphical updates, online multiplayer, etc.

They need to convince the fan base that Wii U is something you want in your living room even if you have something else. Wii was successful at doing that and Wii U is positioned to do that. If it had applications like ABC app or other network apps, this would fly off shelves. They need to appeal to women like the Wii did, that's how they crushed Sony in the last gen.

Luigi kissing Princess Toadstool has scarred me since childhood.

We're getting this day 1

Not a good reason to sue. How about games advertised in the release window that didn't. Seems more plausible to me.

Would like it of you somehow connect to an existing treadmill and run on a Wii U. That seems a little more probable and lucrative.

Just wait, they'll hire that awful voice actor who does Nathan Drake. He's the male voice in every video game. Would be great if they used the voice of Monkey from Enslaved, or Marcus Phoenix; then I'd be thrilled.

Wow, played it all last night. It's surprisingly a lot of fun.

Nintendo should ditch E3, I'd like to see third party support only. That would be better.

I don't agree and to prove it look at all video game companies. The universal decline is a result of the economy, plain and simple. Wii U is a luxury that people want, but can't afford.

Sales are primarily a reflection of tax increases in the U.S. and no raises due to health care costs. GDP will be negative this year, so technology isn't all that's hurting. Sony and MS should hold off another year. When the Wii launched, the economy saw its largest growth cycles in history, largest raises and more money to blow. Wii U is a luxury, simple as that.

If you keep rehashing the same games, you begin to compete with yourself. Current gen consoles are powerful enough and most people haven't owned a high def gaming machine for more than a couple years. The libraries already have enough bargain games similar in quality. Developers need to create a 'Starcraft' or 'Mario kart' that spans several years in sales if they hope to survive. Creativity is the only successful model.

I haven't seen anything I didn't like, but heard the reviewer ramble on. Nothing they said made me not want to buy it. Shooters really are usually mindless, not sure what is truly wrong with the product. I recently played some shooters that got horrible reviews, but were pretty decent.

Still a good marketing decision. They don't have an AC game this year, so this needs to be their fall flagship title. Good business decision, not good for customers, though.

I've seen contrary news, but they don't need the franchise to thrive. They have a highly talented art style and gameplay model, so the series isn't over. It will just be masked under a different name. Too much talent from this group at crytrek, can't wait to see what they come up with next.

He's skipping his x wife too.

Pull it from the UK. Put it somewhere that makes money, Taiwan? I bet they would love it.

How about an overlord 3? Better version pikmin in my opinion.

Smart decision, but unfortunate for fans.

More Germany censoring? I've played the game and there isn't a single bug. Strange that the European launch is going through so much tread.

I remember having to decide between motion controls or high definition. Now I don't have to decide. Seeing as this dilemma has now been solved, how does MS or Sony get into living rooms? More ads and selling points for third party will get more development, expect their version of next gen to be loaded with commercials much like television. I think Nintendo will remain the king for this reason.

More media hub bub. Find 1 or 2 occurrences to justify the means of millions. I'm not falling for this anymore.

I'm not a customer of EA, so I can't really respond or care about their goals. As far as the generation, it's clear that Wii U brings something new and innovative to the world, which consumers are happy about. Seeing as Nintendo generally sells 10 fold in NA compared to Europe, we'll see a shift with higher taxes in the states and media upheaval of game violence. In my opinion, this will impact the other big 2 more than Nindy, which continues to sell games with a longer replay value.

They need to pull a Steve Jobs and open development to indie developers.

Simple, open it up to garage developers then take it in. Follow Steve Job's growth model.

Taxes have gone up substantially in the states and Americans will be cutting back. Not sure how you predict these downturns when releasing a console. Other issues are 'new normal' finances. Companies are not reaping high profits like they did in 2007. The industry is not the same.

This guy is a great developer, don't get me wrong. The big 3 sees the problem with independent talent, so they misconstrue what indie really is, because it's a threat to their bottom line. Don't let them redefine what indie is. Indie stands for independent developers, not independent studios.

This article gets too many people excited about development, reality is it's very expensive and rigorous. $100 a year for IOS, upwards of $5000 for eshop and no guarantee your app will ever be published. Additionally, you must have a non subleased office, website, trademarks, business telephone and email. None of which is required on other platforms. This isn't indie.

Whenever I lose my saves I see it as a great opportunity. Usually brings the games back to life. Love the picture, by the way.

Wonderful 101 looks excellent. I needed something fresh and interesting; they delivered.

Cross play?

Woah, sounds awesome!