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Re: Interview: Michael Pachter On Wii U, 3DS And The Challenges Facing Nintendo This Generation

SpaceApe

The Wii U isn't selling well so I can't see how people can argue Patcher's points. I don't really care for Patcher but he is spot on. No third party support will leave Nintendo gasping for air. Unless Nintendo has something special to show at E3 then they are pretty much done for they have no major console selling games scheduled for this year. How do you release a console with no major 1st party games and no major 3rd party games ? Mind boggling at best.

Nintendo should have either waited another 2 more years and made their console more powerful than the PS4 and new Xbox and have Zelda U as a major seller at launch. Thats how I would have done it.

Re: Shigeru Miyamoto: People Need To Be Patient With Wii U

SpaceApe

Games. It is all about what games you have on your console. Right now the Wii U suffers from the lack of good games that make you want to go out and buy a Wii U. Personally I love the Wii U but it is so disappointing with the selection of games they are offering right now.

Re: Talking Point: Warren Spector Asks, Where Are Gaming's Grown-Ups?

SpaceApe

The average gamer is around 35 years old.That says volumes right there but developers feel they need to keep making games for 2 year olds because well, it isn't hard to please a 2 year old now is it. Developers love the easy way out all the time. They are lazy. God forbid they actually use their minds to their potential and make something fantastical.

Re: Talking Point: An Open Letter To Nintendo

SpaceApe

Hoping Nintendo can pull out all the stops at E3 but it isn't looking good right now. I have a pc at my house and it is far better than any of the other consoles out there including the PS4. My excitement over the Wii U was about the endless potential with the Wii U gamepad. The problem is that Nintendo lacked good launch title games that would make people go out and buy a Wii U. Nintendo will always have those players that will buy Zelda and Mario but they also have to reach out to the fans who do not crave for Zelda and Mario That is where 1 of 2 things need to happen. Nintendo either has to make a new franchise that attracts both young and mature gamers. The other option is that Nintendo needs strong 3rd party support, which has been minimal at best right now. The Wii U is missing out on Dead Space 3, Bioshock Infinite, Dark Souls 2, Tomb Raider, Dead Island 2. Nintendo needs games like these on their console. Sorry but players grow up and need more than Zelda and Mario to play. Nintendo has to roll with the times or suffer great losses in the future.

Re: New Research Claims Wii U Success Hinges On A Price Cut

SpaceApe

This is true. Players are waiting to see what Sony and Microsoft is going to do with their prices. If the other consoles sell for 500 or above look for Wii U sales to rise a lot. In the mean time Nintendo needs to get big name games to their console instead of 2 year old ports and pinball.

Re: Talking Point: An Open Letter To Nintendo

SpaceApe

The letter was spot on. Unless there is some super secret going to be revealed at E3 , Nintendo has no big games scheduled in 2013 that will make people go out and buy a Wii U. Zelda U will be out in 2014 but by then it will be too late. It makes me kind of sad because when I was a kid I loved Nintendo games. Now it seems something has been lost. They need a new ip that will attract both young and adult gamers to their console like the other consoles have done.