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Re: Feature: Our Hopes and Dreams for E3 2014

KillScottKill

Zelda U - what the Wii U needs more than anything

New Metroid made by Retro - what I realistically want, but may not happen

Nintendo and Capcom teaming on a new Mega Man game - what I want more than anything on Earth, but will never, ever happen

Re: Feature: Our Top 10 Wii U Retail Games - Summer 2014

KillScottKill

Haven't played Mario Kart 8 yet, but I just bought it off eBay.

The best game I've played on Wii U so far is Assassin's Creed IV, no joke. I loved being able to enjoy one of my favorite franchises on a Nintendo console (AC3 doesn't count, as it was a clone of the PS3/360 versions).

SM3DW is a close second. Great game.

Re: Review: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Wii U eShop / NES)

KillScottKill

Simon's Quest is such an interesting game. At face value, it's a pretty bad game. Without the title "Castlevania" it would be lost in the NES library. Yet oddly enough, it has a unique charm about it despite being the black sheep of the franchise. Something about hearing "Bloody Tears" and "The Monster Dance" while walking around aimlessly in this game makes me happy.

Re: Super-Rare Nintendo World Championship Cartridge Up For Sale On eBay

KillScottKill

There is no way the seller is getting 100 grand for this. This reeks of bid inflation with no intention to buy. When NWC gold went up up for auction some years back, it's winning price of over 40k ended up being 17.5k.

Still, everyone calling this junk is out of their minds. If I had 30k lying around in a savings account, I'd absolutely try to buy this game. It's the GRAIL.

Re: New York Times Critic Identifies Super Mario 3D World and Wii U as Highlights of the Season

KillScottKill

Yeah, the guy seems a little ignorant. SM3DW is great (and I've had a lot of fun with in the past few days), but it's not all the Wii U has to offer. There are other very good games. At the end of the day, you could buy a Wii U today and have enough games at your disposal to carry you into next Thanksgiving. You can't say that about the other new consoles, and that should be the Wii U's selling point.

Re: Poll: As the PS4 Arrives, What Do You Think of the 'New Gen' Environment for Wii U?

KillScottKill

I think the Wii U will finish second, only to the PS4. Sales are ultimately how consumer friendly you are. Sony is in a great set of mind right now. They've created an amazing product and they actually care about the consumer. They're giving the people what they want and doing it at an affordable price.

I wouldn't say the Wii U is completely consumer friendly, but it's not bad. The price is great and there are some nice 1st party titles. But the console isn't as powerful as it could and it hasn't gotten the exclusives as quickly as people would have liked. In general it's missing features and lacks in accessibility.

But the Xbox One and Microsoft... What a mess. Everyone dumped on them this year because the XB1 is the least consumer friendly product I have ever seen. Their primary goal is to bleed you of you money, and they don't care how they do it. The console is the most expensive (partly due to useless Kinect), certain games require you to connect to the Internet (Forza), and they aim to create user specific advertisements. Not to mention all the features you have to PURCHASE by getting Xbox Live. Unless they begin taking a better approach and start looking out for the consumer, they WILL lose this generation. Harshly.

Re: Performance of Batman: Arkham Origins Wii U Version Compares Unfavourably to 360 and PS3

KillScottKill

I'll criticize the Wii U when it deserves it, but this has everything to do with the developer and the effort that was put into the Wii U version of the game.

Take AC4 for example. The Wii U version of that game is outstanding, and comparison reviews have it crushing the PS3 and 360 versions (especially 360), but still lagging the PS4. Ubisoft has done good work with the Wii U and have treated it fairly, so it's no surprise that a multi platform title from them on Wii U holds up well.

The same can't be said for other devs.