@XxGame_LoverXx As soon as i saw what Retro were working on, my interest in the console died.... It should've been a new IP directed at adults. Just how many samey platformers does the WiiU need anyway?
Nintendo can keep the WiiU, along with their same-old, factory made Mario ____. For now, i'll be focusing on 3DS/PS3 games. PS4 after, most likely.
@Macarony64 a fighting game that was like realistic martial arts and 1 hit rounds.
Must've been Fighters Destiny.
@chewytapeworm Hell yes.
@LetsGoRetro I guess, worst case scenario, if the Wii U doesn't become another Wii, it could become another n64. Less quantity, with either more or (in my opinion, equal) quality...
The WiiU will be lucky to surpass GC's sales. Games wise? there’s no way its predictable and stale line-up will even get close to matching the 64's in quality. Just no.
All i want is for them to hurry and release more info on the version differences. I wanted Y, but my friend (who's buying a 3ds for this) doesn't want X either because of the UGLY deer legendary.
@SphericalCrusher Ah, most of that stuff isn't worth the time sink imo. I’ve played competitively before, but only with people i know. And the last time i made an effort to collect 'em all must've been Yellow (my first one)... i never tried again after failing that.
@maceng Then i assume you never bothered with PSN? There's a massive load of kid friendly games available on the console, they just don't hog all the space in retail stores due to the PS3's audience being more varied.
@Senario Take a family who has no brand loyalty and wants to buy games for the holidays for kids. Do they want the $400 PS4 with violent M rated games, the $500 Xbox one with pretty much the same due to multiplats, or the family friendly looking Wii U at 300?
None of the above. They'd buy the cheaper PS3/360, and there's nothing non-family friendly about those. It's all in your head.
@Windy You should really just buy a PS3 if it's JRPGs that most interests you. A good number of 'em has been releasing lately (with Persona 5 still to be announced).
@ScorpionMG The 3DS sure is looking fine for the rest of this year, but next? it's starting look quite stale again. Could lose its momentum if they're not careful. As for Wii U games:
Sonic - Rarely ever good anymore Mario kart - I've had my fill of these, they aren't getting any better. Smash Bros. - Do want, but i'll make do with the 3DS version. X - hardly know a thing about it. Not coming anytime soon. 3rd parties and indie stuff - What 3rd parties? lol (seriously though, Sony's serves me well enough with both already).
See... nothing to be excited about.
@FullbringIchigo @ikki5 You mistake me for somebody who is drooling over the PS4/Xbone line-ups. I don't care much for both (although the PS4 is most appealing to me overall). As soon as PS3 support begins to decline, my next logical step will be to upgrade (rather than downgrade with the U).
Same old line up... wow. The only game i really want from those (DK) isn't enough to make me buy the crappy console, knowing i'd be in for another full year's wait for the next game of interest.
Sorry Reggie, but i'll only look forward to buying a Wii U on its deathbed, end generation. Focus development resources towards the 3ds instead, please.
@MIPS Alternatives are fine, but one was already enough. When there's plenty of ways in which they could actually improve the system (battery life, ergonomics, dual pads etc.). At this point in its life it needs an upgrade, not another pointless alternative.
LOL, i like the idea of it. But there should have been grips on the back (along with the shoulder buttons). The button placement is the dumbest thing about it imo.
Why are Nintendo so incapable of good design and product naming...
Ah ok, then the only factors stopping me from buying are Nintendo drm and costing any more than £15-20.
Being download-only is actually perfect for a game like this (only worth a single playthrough), but Capcom can shove it if they fail to price accordingly.
@AutumnShantel FFIX is an awesome game and possibly the best FF... but by today’s standards, it's way too slow. You have to wait for about 1 min every time you enter battle. Gets infuriating.
@Samurai_Goroh #38 Agreed, they're definitely redundant at this point. Stadium 1/2 were the only good ones imo, because in addition to the cup battles (which were cleverly done), the games also contained a resource encyclopedia of sorts, had a GB player, mini-games etc.
Genius Sonority's games removed all that to focus on some half-assed RPG (it sucked), then with Battle Revolution managed to strip the game down even further into a worthless add-on. They're talentless devs who should stick to making garbage on eshop.
@jayclayx Sad but true. To get the interest of Nintendo fans, some 3rd parties actually do feel the need to include a Mario costume or something – happened with that Tekken game, Lego City and now Rayman Legends.
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Re: Talking Point: Marketing Wii U to the Masses
@hydeks Dude, what happened? you were all-round happy with the system, not too long ago...
Re: Talking Point: Marketing Wii U to the Masses
@XxGame_LoverXx As soon as i saw what Retro were working on, my interest in the console died.... It should've been a new IP directed at adults. Just how many samey platformers does the WiiU need anyway?
Nintendo can keep the WiiU, along with their same-old, factory made Mario ____. For now, i'll be focusing on 3DS/PS3 games. PS4 after, most likely.
Re: Feature: Great Nintendo 64 Multiplayer Games You May Not Have Played
@Macarony64 a fighting game that was like realistic martial arts and 1 hit rounds.
Must've been Fighters Destiny.
@chewytapeworm Hell yes.
@LetsGoRetro I guess, worst case scenario, if the Wii U doesn't become another Wii, it could become another n64. Less quantity, with either more or (in my opinion, equal) quality...
The WiiU will be lucky to surpass GC's sales. Games wise? there’s no way its predictable and stale line-up will even get close to matching the 64's in quality. Just no.
Re: Feature: Great Nintendo 64 Multiplayer Games You May Not Have Played
Knew i'd see Turok :RW on here, that multiplayer was soo good. Some of those weapons were insane.
Add Fighters Destiny to the list. One of the very few fighters on the platform, and it was actually pretty great.
Re: Peach Finally Confirmed For Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS
They look like blow-up dolls in the WiiU version. Mario especially.
Re: Nintendo Tested Two Other Zelda Titles in HD on the Wii U
Good for them. I'd buy neither.
Re: Pyroar Revealed for Pokémon X & Y
All i want is for them to hurry and release more info on the version differences. I wanted Y, but my friend (who's buying a 3ds for this) doesn't want X either because of the UGLY deer legendary.
Re: Talking Point: With Calls for Nintendo to Follow the Crowd, It Faces a Dilemma
@BossBattles It's because Nintendo's management are utterly incapable of learning from their mistakes. Marketing is one thing from a long donkey list.
Re: TimeSplitters Rewind "A Possibility" On Wii U, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
@Melkaticox Because it's the most despised genre of Nintendo fans.
Re: Nintendo Misses Out on Nikkei 225 as Stock Slumps Over 8%
Re: Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell Claims Nintendo "Could Be On The Path To Irrelevance"
@Mr_3DS Still irrelevant - Smash will be on the 3ds, and MK7 isn't old enough.
Re: Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell Claims Nintendo "Could Be On The Path To Irrelevance"
Hard to disagree. The WiiU is already irrelevant to most people.
Re: Reaction: The Pokémon Bank and the Inevitability of Online Charges
@SphericalCrusher Ah, most of that stuff isn't worth the time sink imo. I’ve played competitively before, but only with people i know. And the last time i made an effort to collect 'em all must've been Yellow (my first one)... i never tried again after failing that.
Re: Reaction: The Pokémon Bank and the Inevitability of Online Charges
@SphericalCrusher Why do you keep 800?
Re: The Wii U Continues to Struggle in Japanese Charts
@gatorboi352 #54 That sounds pretty baseless.... I, for one, would have bought the game on a console i already own.
Re: Nintendo Launching Cloud-Based Pokémon Bank Service Alongside Pokémon X & Y
Ha, i fully expected GF would do something like this. Maybe they'll reduce the number of boxes in-game to about 5, as encouragement for you to pay.
I can't wait to see their plans regarding DLC.
Re: Video: Want To See Just How Much Better Zelda: Wind Waker Looks In HD?
@Incognito_D Nope, looks terrible.
Re: Pokémon X & Y 3DS XL Systems Hit the West on 27th September
@Jazzer94 #1 Of course not. They won't even come with the charger.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Reiterates That There's "Nothing to Announce in Terms of an Ambassador Program"
@Relias Sony gave me $10 earlier this year, for literally doing nothing. I'd definitely say they treat their fans better actually...
Re: Feature: The Biggest Wii U Games of 2013 - Autumn / Fall Edition
Re: Mega Man Creator Keiji Inafune Working On Spiritual Successor Mighty No. 9
Holy crap, near funded.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Reiterates That There's "Nothing to Announce in Terms of an Ambassador Program"
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
@feelthesarcasm Whatever the reason, i also predict the same fate for Wii Fit U.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
I don't remember Brain Training or Nintendogs ever taking off on the 3ds. They pretty much bombed pathetically compared to their predecessors.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
@maceng Then i assume you never bothered with PSN? There's a massive load of kid friendly games available on the console, they just don't hog all the space in retail stores due to the PS3's audience being more varied.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
@Senario Take a family who has no brand loyalty and wants to buy games for the holidays for kids. Do they want the $400 PS4 with violent M rated games, the $500 Xbox one with pretty much the same due to multiplats, or the family friendly looking Wii U at 300?
None of the above. They'd buy the cheaper PS3/360, and there's nothing non-family friendly about those. It's all in your head.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
@NMH-TRI I think the same thing that happened to 3ds Brain Training, will also happen to Wii Fit U. The 'game' will bomb horrendously.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
@Windy You should really just buy a PS3 if it's JRPGs that most interests you. A good number of 'em has been releasing lately (with Persona 5 still to be announced).
Re: Peter Molyneux Reveals His Favourite Zelda Title Of All Time
@SirGreatNose No other Zelda is as epic, dark, and mature.
..I literally thought you were describing Majora's when saying this.
TP was tame, in every aspect.
Re: "No Plans" For Ambassador Program Following Wii U Price Cut
Ruthless...
Nintendo really screwed you guys over, this time.
Re: Peter Molyneux Reveals His Favourite Zelda Title Of All Time
@Expa0 I agree. LttP and MM will probably remain as the best, for eternity.
Re: We're Getting Digital Right On 3DS And Wii U, Insists Reggie
@BlatantlyHeroic Not likely.... but whatever makes you feel better for supporting their crap, i guess.
Re: We're Getting Digital Right On 3DS And Wii U, Insists Reggie
LOL, Would i (and many others) have decided to boycott their digital services if that were the case?
Stop talking s**t, Reggie.
Re: Reggie Has Seen The Xbox One And PS4 Launch Lineups, And He Says "Meh"
@ScorpionMG The 3DS sure is looking fine for the rest of this year, but next? it's starting look quite stale again. Could lose its momentum if they're not careful. As for Wii U games:
Sonic - Rarely ever good anymore
Mario kart - I've had my fill of these, they aren't getting any better.
Smash Bros. - Do want, but i'll make do with the 3DS version.
X - hardly know a thing about it. Not coming anytime soon.
3rd parties and indie stuff - What 3rd parties? lol (seriously though, Sony's serves me well enough with both already).
See... nothing to be excited about.
@FullbringIchigo @ikki5 You mistake me for somebody who is drooling over the PS4/Xbone line-ups. I don't care much for both (although the PS4 is most appealing to me overall). As soon as PS3 support begins to decline, my next logical step will be to upgrade (rather than downgrade with the U).
Re: Reggie Has Seen The Xbox One And PS4 Launch Lineups, And He Says "Meh"
We’ve got Zelda. We’ve got Mario. We’ve got Donkey Kong.
Same old line up... wow. The only game i really want from those (DK) isn't enough to make me buy the crappy console, knowing i'd be in for another full year's wait for the next game of interest.
Sorry Reggie, but i'll only look forward to buying a Wii U on its deathbed, end generation. Focus development resources towards the 3ds instead, please.
Re: Say Hello To The Nintendo 2DS - A 3DS without 3D
@MIPS Alternatives are fine, but one was already enough. When there's plenty of ways in which they could actually improve the system (battery life, ergonomics, dual pads etc.). At this point in its life it needs an upgrade, not another pointless alternative.
Re: Say Hello To The Nintendo 2DS - A 3DS without 3D
For the first time ever, the original model will remain as the best version.... SMDH
Re: The Wonderful 101 Struggles In Its First Week At Japanese Retail
If the Wii U wasn't so damn unappealing to me, i'd probably have bought this.
Oh well, too bad it ain't multiplatform.
Re: Say Hello To The Nintendo 2DS - A 3DS without 3D
LOL, i like the idea of it. But there should have been grips on the back (along with the shoulder buttons). The button placement is the dumbest thing about it imo.
Why are Nintendo so incapable of good design and product naming...
Re: The Wonderful 101 Misses the Top 20 in UK All-Format Charts
@meppi Nah, replace 'Gamers' with 'Wii U owners'.
Re: Virtue's Last Reward Glitch Resolved in eShop Version, Maybe
I think i got this game free, a while back. Need to buy the first game at some point.
Re: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies Will Not Be Getting A Boxed Copy in The West
Ah ok, then the only factors stopping me from buying are Nintendo drm and costing any more than £15-20.
Being download-only is actually perfect for a game like this (only worth a single playthrough), but Capcom can shove it if they fail to price accordingly.
Re: Video: Snazzy New Trailer Shows Off Wii U Exclusives
@Cohort Too boring and predictable for ya?
Re: More Than 1500 Cheaters Took Part in Pokémon's 2013 Global Showdown
@PORYGON "There should be a cheater tournament, because not cheating takes too much effort."
Quote of the day, lmao.
Re: Zombie Title How to Survive Confirmed for the Wii U eShop, Without Online Multiplayer
@sinalefa "And if this is Nintendo's fault because of the infrastructure, why aren't devs saying anything?"
Maybe they don't want to damage business relations by bad mouthing them.
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Fifteen
MGS series for the first time. I'm up to 3 now.
@AutumnShantel FFIX is an awesome game and possibly the best FF... but by today’s standards, it's way too slow. You have to wait for about 1 min every time you enter battle. Gets infuriating.
Re: Pokémon: The Origin Anime Announced, Mystery Clip Also Sparks Wii U Game Rumours
@Samurai_Goroh #38 Agreed, they're definitely redundant at this point. Stadium 1/2 were the only good ones imo, because in addition to the cup battles (which were cleverly done), the games also contained a resource encyclopedia of sorts, had a GB player, mini-games etc.
Genius Sonority's games removed all that to focus on some half-assed RPG (it sucked), then with Battle Revolution managed to strip the game down even further into a worthless add-on. They're talentless devs who should stick to making garbage on eshop.
Re: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Reportedly Sells Less Than 2000 Copies in Debut Week
@jayclayx Sad but true. To get the interest of Nintendo fans, some 3rd parties actually do feel the need to include a Mario costume or something – happened with that Tekken game, Lego City and now Rayman Legends.
Re: Yakuza 1 & 2 HD Reportedly Sells Less Than 2000 Copies in Debut Week
@okamiki Why would they? Sega has just realized there's no userbase for this kind of game on the WiiU.
Re: Mega Kangaskhan Revealed for Pokémon X & Y, Crowd Goes Wild
I wanna see a mega Dugtrio next. Its new form will just be 10 regular Digletts, which can all attack individually.