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If the big N drops the tablet-gamepad from Wii U "Light" or whatever it will be called in the future, I will buy it, if it has a resonable price of course.

If it would cost between 1-5 dollars, I would say it is OK for a kids game.

Is this a shooter on rails? Or something like an 3D version of the arcade game "Invaders"?

Yeah, me to. I miss the time, when the games on (at least consoles) didn't need patches/updates. I won't say, they were bugfree, but they were definitely better tested.

And I had the same feeling, that I was looking at a more colorfull Altered Beast verison, especially at the beginning of the video.

Anyway, very nice, I have to say.

Maybe Bandai Namco and SEGA will merge soon ...

I can also imagine, that most of the japanese software companies will merge into one, some time in the future ... who know. Everything is possible.

@rdmassini: fully agree! +1

Remove the gamepad (but keep the Pro Controller and Wiimote), lower the price to 200 or less Euros and I will instabuy a shining new Wii U ...

I read somewhere, that they want to make a games after all three films. And then there will be a "complete edition".

There was nothing wrong with the Wii. Nintendo had only one thing to do: updated the hardware, so it would show and play full HD games (1080p).

The Wii U gamepad it one of the biggest and most expensives fails for a Nintendo console. They should have just keep the motion sensors (maybe upgrade them a bit or two).

And also, where are the AAA 3rd party titles? Why are we constantly reading, the developer X is abandoning the Nintendo platform.

Of course indie games are great and sometimes a big refreshment, but you can't base your console market only on indies in the long run. Who will buy such a thing, when there is non of the bigger names on it.

Nintendo needs to understand, that they can't compete with the the Tablets/Smartphone markets and games and also it shouldn't.

One of the problems it, the Wii was a real revolution/innovation. The Wii U is just, I don't know, what to say.

What do you think, why do people buy PS4 and Xbox One consoles and not the Wii U?

I will buy me a Wii U, when the price will be around 150 eur with at least one game in a bundle.

And Japan is no better in economical sense.
And that is, why I wrote, that I can see, that some japanese game company/ makers/publisher will soon merge or buy each other (Tecmo, Capcom, SEGA etc.).

It is absolutely a logical move.

Well, if the global economy crisys will continue in the comming years, many things will change for sure.

Especially the videogame/computergames market is quite sensitive and vurnerable.

Did you read the other news on the site?

"Small" Number Of Staff Laid Off At Sega Of America
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/10/small_number_of_staff_laid_off_at_sega_of_america

And so on and so on. Yeah, I know, companys come, company go/close, but things are getting (from financial perspective) harder than in the past decade(s). Today we have so many taxes and there will be even more. The countrys/states are more and more in debts ... more and more people are unemployed, the european social system in some member countrys is almost bankrupt.

So, what I want to say/write is: the number of people who can afford to buy new games (at full price) and to buy new consoles will be smaller. Especially in the "werstern world".

Maybe it is time, that most of the japanese companys makes a fusion.
Like Nintendo + SEGA + Capcom + etc.

Or I could see a fusion in the future between Sony + Nintendo. Well, that would be interesting.

Wii U still expensive. If it would be about 200 € (199,00 €) with VAT, than I would buy one, but so ... no way.

And the prices of the retail games? Pha ... a joke.

This game (Turok 1) was much better on the PC, especially if you had Glide support (Voodoo graphic chips/cards) or DirectX support (Nvidia Riva TNT, ATI Rage etc.). Not to mention the controls: mouse + keyboard is still the better choice for FPS games.

PC Gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYUA4NMcT3k

Finally some awesome hack and slash type game.

Sony has God of War, Nintendo has hopefully Bayonetta
Nice. Very nice.

Well, I still play sometime my good-old Wii, but I have to say, that I am playing more and more on my PC (if I have free spare time, sadly there is less and less of it). There are more and more Indie games for it and nice rereleased older games on different services ...

I also like to play different strategy games, where the PC is the absolute winner for this type of game.

I think the idea behind the new was simpy Wii U = Wii Upgraded.

Anyway, it seems that Nintendo didn't learn anything from it's Wii's mistakes.

I use(d) mostly the Weather Channel and the News Channel.

Barely touched the Nintedo Channel. I did not even know, that It existed until I read it here on this website two years ago ...

Is this guy on drugs?

The "problem" (for Nintendo) of today is, that there are so much more alternatives to Nintendo consoles (smartphones, tablets, other consoles, PC&Mac) and services, that Nintendo has to really think about their future.

People will not wait. They will simply buy another product, where they have a big games library. Aka: Apple's AppStore.

Dont get me wrong. I love Nintendo, I own a Wii with plenty of games, but to be honest, I think, the future is not bright for Nintendo.

Today we have smartphones (or whatever they are called) and tablets, that are getting more and more games, and most people don't need another device (3DS) to play interesting games on it. Also, the gaming/developer community is bigger and bigger on these platform as time is passing by ...

And what about Nintendo? Well, 3rd party support is slowly decreasing, the new Wii U is simply to expensive and it has simply not enough 3rd party support, especially now, when you can get for about 250-300 € the Playstation 3 Super Slim (500 GB) with three games (bundle options) or the older models for even les ... And look! How many games you have for PS3 or Xbox 360 ...

And we should not forget the PC platform.

Anyway, I hope, there is still place for Nintendo type gameplay experience in the future ... or will they turn into a software developer, like SEGA did?

SEGA did survive and they are getting bigger and bigger.
What will happen to big N?

@stromboli, you never seen HD games, or did you?

No Wiiware or Wii VC games? Sadness again

@79 - I don't play any of these games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Crysis or Halo series.

I do however like to play different action and adventure, there are some FPS games (like Turok), racing games, strategy games (real-time and turn-based), board games and RPG games (the old classics like Baldurs Gate and similar, I do like the Witcher series too). And I don't play any games over the internet. I don't like multiplayer games.

However I really like these indie-games, like Braid, Shadowgrounds, Amnesia: Dark Descent and so on.

On the Wii, I also prefer the Super Mario type games, Metroid series, NyxQuest, Swords & Soldiers etc.

I have to fully agree with SimonB79.

The Wii is dead for me*. Sorry, but they simply don't have any attractive games anymore, like the competition (MS Xbox360, Sony PS3, PC/Mac with all these games on DVDs or services like Steam, Impulse, D2D, Gog.com, Indie Humble Bundles etc.).

• I still play it once or twice a month or two, but ... since I finished all my old games, there are only a handfull of games (normal Wii and some WiiWare), that are worth to replay.

The only game I bought in the last 12 months for Wii was Donkey Kong Country Reborn. That's all. And three WiiWare games.

Can, please, someone explain me something: I never played any of these Zelda games.

From the look it seems like the gameplay is similar to God of War (I played it a bit at a friend) and such.
Are these games similar to the 3D version of Sonic, Rayman, Ratchet and Clank, etc? Is it a type of 3D platformer, or what?

Thank you in advance.

I think Wii U stands for "Wii Upgraded" or something lik that.

@18. Arkaein
maybe we are lucking at the screenshot made on Wii 2 (or whatever its name will be).

It is a good sign, it reminds me as a combination of F-Zero, WipeOut, Hi-Octane, Slipstream 5000, MegaRace and Trackmania.

If they cook it right altogether, it can be a nice racing game.

Wow, funky type Johhny 5 with hair!

The trailer is OK, but as did already others say, I did like the original artwork, that was so dark and scary. And badass.

But now, all we get is a game for little kids... sad, very sad, I am (would say Yoda from SW Episode 5).

Mr Iwata stated that the past principle of increasing graphical power is no longer effective in driving sales

Actually Mr. Iwata, it would be nice, if you would upgrade the Wii graphical power. I would like to play some older Wii titles with 720p graphics. Look how tasty the Super Mario Galaxy 1 work in Dolphin:
http://objektblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/3694635282_be9548fcc6_o.jpg

Actually, I think Kinect will be a big catastrophy for MS.

But on the sidenote, Sony can get some decent stuff, I they will make the PS3 Move even more precise, than Wii's Wii Motion+ is. All in all, the stuff will be usable only, if there will be some good games for it and people will buy that stuff.

I would like, if the Wii could give me 720p graphics. Nothing wrong with the games on Wii (except the showelware).

Absolutely. It has more powerfull hardware than the Wii.
When will we get an upgraded Wii?

The lineup is OK, but they could concentrate on the hardware side.

I would like to have an Wii upscaler, to play these games in at least 720p. That would be really amazing.
Maybe something, like this:
http://www.giantbomb.com/wii/60-36/new-wii-peripheral-claims-to-upscale-games-to-1080p/35-396599/

Look how Mario Galaxy looks:
http://gamerblips.dailyradar.com/video/super_mario_galaxy_on_dolphin_the_wii_emulator_720p_hd/

Finally. A Kirby games for Wii!!

So, the Wii is almost dead? Now Nintendo is concentrating all it's power on the 3DS? Sad thing.

That OK, but the only problem is, the graphics are so ... outdated. But I must admit, playing Red Steel 2 is great, so is Muramasa.

@buffalobob and @EdEN, you both were right.

It is the SNES version:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2010/02/25/prince-of-persia-forgotten-sands-wii-version-includes-snes-prince-of-persia-and-co-op-multiplayer.htm

@EdEN and @prosody:
The included unlockable is not the original "Prince of Persia", but the remake by Gameloft, called Prince of Persia Classic (that is available some time now on XLBA and PSN).

Yes, he was very good in Waterwoorld too.
I really liked the Super Mario Bros. movie.

To be honest, I liked the movie. It had something dark in it (gothic, emo, whatever you call it today). With all that pizza-chess-type of a mushroom around the city. It was horroristic!

Wow, a Castlevania game not for a Nintendo console? Anyway, I did got my PS3 this week, so no problem with that.

To much kiddies games for Wii...

It is very sad... people are censoring nudity, but not censoring weapons and killing.

Wow, something new, really amazing. Congrats Legendo!

Actually I am thinking to sell my Wii... I am simply disappointed with Wii's graphics and games.

Seriously guys, there will be no upgrade of the current Wii to HD. There would be too many compatibility issues with the existing titles from a technical point of view.

Are you sure about that?
There is already an emulator, that can turn the actual titles to better resolution (for now only Super Mario Galaxy). Here is a picture:

More info:
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175080
http://www.cubed3.com/news/12669

So, the games are already HD, only the hardware is weak in the Wii.

Wow, I really like the visuals thisone. I played the old version some years ago and liked it.

Protöthea!!! Finally, OMG!