@Kirk "There was a time when it would be laughable to even entertain the notion of a main Star Fox game scoring 72% on average*—but not now, apparently. And, it generally didn't put out too many blatant half-*****, cash-grab spin-offs from most of its core franchises either—especially not as basically the only new games in a whole generation in those franchises. Usually, even the spin-offs were pretty great too (see Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island, Tetris Attack, etc.). "
Can't agree more on this... that's basically why my only recent (last 1 year) purchase for WiiU has been Xenoblade...
@roboshort "Having a learning curve is bad?? There are too many dumbed down games out there these days. It is nice to have a game that provides a unique control experience and in order to provide a unique experience you need a learning curve."
A learning curve on though games is welcomed among many gamers. The latest success of From Software games prove that. Many of us got bored about the easy "take my hand" trend of recent games.
But a learning curve is typically requested, and well accepted in two distinct cases:
1) The game is very hard in its mechanics, so controls have to be very responsive and the player needs to have a reaction time of fraction of seconds, learn enemy movements and attacks, use all the weapons/skills/objects at his disposal to overcome foes, learn to interact with allies in a perfect synchronous way (i.e. Soulslike, SuperMeat Boy, Bitrip Runner, Helldivers).
2) The game itself is a realistic simulation of something that exist or is supposed to exist. Then "basic intuitive" controls are not best suited to give you the same feeling of the real thing (i.e. Assetto Corsa, any Flight Simulator, Elite Dangerous), hence the control learning curve...
These are also the main reason why such titles have barriers at start and they are not tailored for everyone.
Now, Star Fox Zero is introducing a learning curve in its controls that, according to many opinions on Web, is unnecessary, since previous iterations nailed such controls perfectly, while the game does not seem very hard in itself or so complicate to required it. Is a on rail shooter after all. It seems an overcomplicated gamepad showcase, a launch title that was released 4 years later.....
@MadAussieBloke Ratchet and Clank is more a Nintendo game than any later Nintendo games....
I' ll pick that up once my masochistic addiction to DS III will blow away (or literally blow me away...)
@Slim1999 Generally on PS4 (I own that, I can't say about XBOX1) remasters have been mainly "definitive editions" or "collections".
There are very few remasters (if not any) with just the vanilla game and nothing else..... PS4 library is now absolutely packed with original titles, with pretty high standards, both in AAA and indies. The store is huge and pretty complicate to navigate. The only remaster I would pray for is Demon Souls actually...
Also, if the best WiiU games did not help to sell many consoles, what's the point to remake them now? Why should I buy NX for Smashbro, if I did not care about it on WiiU? It looks like just a way to piss WiiU owners.... NX needs TONS of NEW NINTENDO games and BEST AAA multiplats, not only at launch, but in the following years too
Artistic Achievement - Ori and the Blind Forest Audio Achievement - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Best Game - Fallout 4 British Game - Batman: Arkham Knight Debut Game - Her Story Family - Rocket League Game Design - Bloodborne Game Innovation - Her Story Mobile & Handheld - Her Story Multiplayer - Rocket League Music - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Original Property - Until Dawn Performer - Merle Dandridge (Kate Collins, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture) Persistent Game - Prison Architect Sport - Rocket League Story - Life is Strange BAFTA Ones to Watch Award - Sundown AMD eSports Audience Award - Smite
While I agree with Ori, Bloodborne (still my GOTY 2015) and Rocket League (superb massively-funny online game), I am a bit "LOL" on Her Story, I did not try it but well.... I suppose is because the game designer is british too....
While I can't say anything about the controls themselves (have to try them first), I would prefer not to sacrify local PvE PvP for the sake of "being different".
In other terms I do not think this dual screen setup adds too much to gameplay, while local coop/versus would have been way better.
I do not say anything about online multi... But it is sad that in 2016 this features is missing in SF game
@TruenoGT today, here in CH, at a local big retailer I've seen WiiU being sold only 20 euros cheaper than entry level PS4.... It is just ridicolous. It looks like Nintendo doesn't even care anymore about getting rid of production leftovers...
I am happy for overall Splatoon sales, despite I am not interested in the game itself (no chat no party). Maybe Nintendo will understand that they should push on new IPs instead of milking always the old ones...
I enjoyed my WiiU on all its lifespan, it gave me some amazing titles I loved like TW101, Bayonetta 1 and 2, Hyrule Warriors, XCX, Mario Kart, rayman Legends.... but at the same time I got bored of the "usual" Nintendo games, I can't stand anymore another Mario platformer, another "too light for my taste" rpg like Zelda and so on, and the costant software draught pushed me to buy a Ps4, which I adore for the variety of experiences it is giving to me. So, I would call WiiU a bittersweet console for me and will probably be my last Nintendo console for a while....
By the way, stopping the production of a failing console is a good thing, one of the few right decision Nintendo took lately.
Physical for me. I like to have and feel the copy. In such way I can also sell or exchange games I do not play anymore. With digital I have only to loose, especially with Nintendo that doesn t make frequent sales on the eshop.
I normally buy digital only indies and aaa games on sales, but mainly on PSN since there is always great sales.
I really hope this is a fake..... because if it is not, this is the most anti-ergonomic pad I've ever seen. The lack of physical buttons put me off instantly by playing on it, I hate mobile gaming for the same reason....
I really hope this is not true, otherwise NX will bomb spectacularly....
Glad that the Division was positively welcomed in japan too. It is a extremely well crafted TPS/RPG and the best Ubisoft game in ages. I believe all the criticism Ubisoft got for WD and AC Unity helped to bake a great come back.
I do not believe there is a WiiU shortage, they simply stopped or slowed down the production, due by poor sales.
I did not expect more sales froma ten years old remastered with not big extras in it, honestly, despite the chronical lack of software for wiiU
@fortius54 Speaking of Rumors, It seems that user GENO (the same guy about NX leaks) leaked that Nintendo agreed with Activision to bring Destiny on NX.....
@fortius54 I believe so. Some of the leaks had also lot of sense, like NX being architecturally close to ps4 and xbox, for porting simplicity. And also sounds natural that Nintendo is trying to win back third parties, they cannot survive without them, no way to expand the user base by running alone.
I was pleased to see that Star Fox is graphically improved (slightly), but the lack of decent (online) multiplayer is bothering me. Paper Mario was a letdown, since i personally disliked Sticker Star, lets see when we will know something more about the game.
I am worried by the lack of news about Zelda U, probably the last WiiU game I am interested in.... it is more and more looking like will be a cross release between WiiU and NX, if not only NX release.
My expectations were low, so the Direct was enjoyable, but I still see no playing time on my WiiU in near future, apart Xenoblade and Hyrule Warriors (which I love)
Meh.... I Have Sticker Star on 3ds and got bored to death after the first world... Despite the artwork that is great this looks like a clone of that awful game....
Apart Xenoblade my wiiU is a dust collector since one year now...
Rayman Legends is the best platformer on WiiU hands down, and the best implementation of gamepad together with zombie U. Tons of replayability with the insanely difficult timed stages. Everyone should own that game on the platform.
BLack Flag is the best AC ever made! You are a pirate and you sail your ship, what you want more?
Great game with great mechanics! I loved it on wiiU and I should advise you all to play it on WiiU instead of 3ds, if you have the choice. But if you only have a 3ds, don t miss it! I am curious to see how it really runs on old 3ds....
For WiiU owners, if you enjoyed it, you can also grab warriors Orochi 3 on wiiU. Same gameplay and ton of contents
"....Another mindless button-smasher with an oversexualised protagonist. Gameplay wise is nothing new than all the other beat em up since Final Fight"...
ps: Bayonetta 2 is probably my fav game on the console...
@smashbrolink the point is not how difficult was to port to WiiU, it is how many resources it took, compared to the install base and the reception level of such base.
It is true that the architecture was different and the gamepad introduced another level of complexity, matched with the fact that wiiU was only slightly superior in power to 360/Ps3....
Once EA, Ubisoft and other devs saw that sale numbers weren't on WiiU, they left the sinking ship. 3rd party games did not sell, despite being good or bad ports. I had tons of fun playing black flag (a great and in its way innovative take on AC formula) on wiiU. It was running fine, it sold 300k on WiiU compare to 4 millions on ps3. And it was released at the same time then the other versions.
Other ports like NFS Most wanted, Deus EX and Tekken tag 2 also bombed, despite WiiU's being the definitive edition....
@Flashman #78 If this is true and Nintendo want to launch NX in late 2016 early 2017 I can see an epic fiasco for the console....
Either they are completely idiots at the moment or NX won't come out till 2018....
EA does not have to sell FIFA or NHL to Nintendo hardcore fans. It is pretty clear that (the most of) Nintendo hardcores do not care about "AAA" titles. Despite what many here likes to say, they do no even care about innovation and creativity, since they missed (not entirely their fault, mainly Nintendo) almost the last 10 years of video-game industry's progress (about graphics, mechanics, genre, game-play, online features). Despite keep asking for something new, top sales on Nintendo consoles are always achieved by the most "vintage" franchises. Take the Wii, were NSMBWii outsold a true innovative gem as Super MArio galaxy 29 millions vs. 11.5.... On WiiU, despite all the love, games such Bayonetta, TW101, ZombieU (the only game that really showed us how great was the gamepad) had not so enthusiastic sales numbers.
I say this not to generate flames or criticize personal tastes, but to steer the discussion towards a different point of view: EA does not have to sell FIFA, NHL or NBA to Nintendo fan. It won't success in this, Nintendo audience do not care, like they do not care about other AAA titles. It is Nintendo that has to show (with the help of third parties) to non-Nintendo gamers that NX will be a console well worth their money. Nintendo has to modernize and introduce new franchise too for them. A good step has been done with splatoon. Another one could be made by giving us a "21th century" Metroid Prime with fps/rpg mechanics, a truly open-world Zelda, some new IP that will introduce to Nintendo fans the great possibilities that relies in massive online games. This will help Nintendo hardcore fans to "open their eyes" on different genres that now they despised, closing the gap to the rest of the gaming world. On the other hand, by having on their side big AAA producers, they will also attract other gamers to Nintendo franchises, allowing them to play their favourite AAA games together with Zelda, Marion and company.
As I said in another post, with NX Nintendo definitely has to choose what it wanna be: a "vintage" glorious company catering mainly to nostalgic Nintendo fans and keep selling 10 - 20 million(being optimistic) consoles per generation or "invade" the modern gaming world with old fashion IP, brand new modern one and lot of 3rd parties, catering to everyone who really love video-games, aiming to compete with Sony (I belive MS will leave console market soon, or they will reduce xbox to a kind of steam machine)
@Chandlero considering time it is, indeed. But powerwise wiiU is closer to 360/ps3 than ps4/xbox1 unfortunately... So I believe is not easy to heavily optimize it for low spec hardware
@Chandlero i believe is not so easy to port an 8th gen game to a 7th gen one with different architecture and limited power, being an indie... It also depends by the engine that has been used.
I guess his hope is that NX will be more powerful and similar in architecture to ps4 and xbox1
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Re: Review: Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
@Kirk "There was a time when it would be laughable to even entertain the notion of a main Star Fox game scoring 72% on average*—but not now, apparently. And, it generally didn't put out too many blatant half-*****, cash-grab spin-offs from most of its core franchises either—especially not as basically the only new games in a whole generation in those franchises. Usually, even the spin-offs were pretty great too (see Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island, Tetris Attack, etc.). "
Can't agree more on this... that's basically why my only recent (last 1 year) purchase for WiiU has been Xenoblade...
Re: Review: Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
@roboshort "Having a learning curve is bad?? There are too many dumbed down games out there these days. It is nice to have a game that provides a unique control experience and in order to provide a unique experience you need a learning curve."
A learning curve on though games is welcomed among many gamers. The latest success of From Software games prove that. Many of us got bored about the easy "take my hand" trend of recent games.
But a learning curve is typically requested, and well accepted in two distinct cases:
1) The game is very hard in its mechanics, so controls have to be very responsive and the player needs to have a reaction time of fraction of seconds, learn enemy movements and attacks, use all the weapons/skills/objects at his disposal to overcome foes, learn to interact with allies in a perfect synchronous way (i.e. Soulslike, SuperMeat Boy, Bitrip Runner, Helldivers).
2) The game itself is a realistic simulation of something that exist or is supposed to exist. Then "basic intuitive" controls are not best suited to give you the same feeling of the real thing (i.e. Assetto Corsa, any Flight Simulator, Elite Dangerous), hence the control learning curve...
These are also the main reason why such titles have barriers at start and they are not tailored for everyone.
Now, Star Fox Zero is introducing a learning curve in its controls that, according to many opinions on Web, is unnecessary, since previous iterations nailed such controls perfectly, while the game does not seem very hard in itself or so complicate to required it. Is a on rail shooter after all. It seems an overcomplicated gamepad showcase, a launch title that was released 4 years later.....
Re: Review: Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
@MadAussieBloke Ratchet and Clank is more a Nintendo game than any later Nintendo games....
I' ll pick that up once my masochistic addiction to DS III will blow away (or literally blow me away...)
Re: Review: Star Fox Zero (Wii U)
The review doesn't sound like an 8 in all honesty, and the controls and longevity seem to be issues among most reviews...
Personally I find the absence of PvP and PvE even more irritating, we are in 2016 and past Star Fox games had them...
Lately Nintendo seems to have lost its "magic".... Very few gems between mediocre titles
Re: Feature: The Biggest Wii U Games of 2016 - Spring Edition
pretty meh....
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Planning A Series Of Wii U Remasters For NX
@TheRealThanos could also be, but I doubt that they will miss the chamce to present new hardware in front of all the press gathered...
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Planning A Series Of Wii U Remasters For NX
@TheRealThanos great catch Thanos!
This 99% means they will show NX at e3
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Planning A Series Of Wii U Remasters For NX
@Slim1999 Generally on PS4 (I own that, I can't say about XBOX1) remasters have been mainly "definitive editions" or "collections".
There are very few remasters (if not any) with just the vanilla game and nothing else.....
PS4 library is now absolutely packed with original titles, with pretty high standards, both in AAA and indies. The store is huge and pretty complicate to navigate. The only remaster I would pray for is Demon Souls actually...
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Planning A Series Of Wii U Remasters For NX
@Vincent294 why I should go back because of games at launch that:
1) I already own
Or
2) Did not interest me first time?
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Planning A Series Of Wii U Remasters For NX
Also, if the best WiiU games did not help to sell many consoles, what's the point to remake them now? Why should I buy NX for Smashbro, if I did not care about it on WiiU? It looks like just a way to piss WiiU owners.... NX needs TONS of NEW NINTENDO games and BEST AAA multiplats, not only at launch, but in the following years too
Re: Rumour: Nintendo Is Planning A Series Of Wii U Remasters For NX
"they have released a new console filling it with remasters" (cit. Nintendo fans mocking Ps4).
I hope that we, WiiU owners, will get access to those remaster for, at least, a very discounted price...
Re: Nintendo Download: 14th April (Europe)
Lego City is good and one of the best exclusives for the WiiU Imho....
Today is the day of Dark Souls 3, Ratchet and Clank, Destiny and The Division updates, so I will not touch WiiU for a long time....
Re: Super Mario Maker and Splatoon Miss Out at BAFTA Game Awards
People are so salty...
Reality is that Nintendo counts near to nothing in today's gaming world...
Re: Super Mario Maker and Splatoon Miss Out at BAFTA Game Awards
@locky-mavo Local splitscreen is fantastic too. You can play 2 vs 2
Re: Super Mario Maker and Splatoon Miss Out at BAFTA Game Awards
Here is the full list:
Artistic Achievement - Ori and the Blind Forest
Audio Achievement - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Best Game - Fallout 4
British Game - Batman: Arkham Knight
Debut Game - Her Story
Family - Rocket League
Game Design - Bloodborne
Game Innovation - Her Story
Mobile & Handheld - Her Story
Multiplayer - Rocket League
Music - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Original Property - Until Dawn
Performer - Merle Dandridge (Kate Collins, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture)
Persistent Game - Prison Architect
Sport - Rocket League
Story - Life is Strange
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award - Sundown
AMD eSports Audience Award - Smite
While I agree with Ori, Bloodborne (still my GOTY 2015) and Rocket League (superb massively-funny online game), I am a bit "LOL" on Her Story, I did not try it but well.... I suppose is because the game designer is british too....
Re: Super Mario Maker and Splatoon Miss Out at BAFTA Game Awards
@JosieC84 have you tried it?
Re: Nintendo Shuts Down Browser-Based '3D' Legend of Zelda Demo
Nintendo is business, and one of the most greedy...
Re: Soapbox: No, Star Fox Zero's Controls Are not Bad or Broken
While I can't say anything about the controls themselves (have to try them first), I would prefer not to sacrify local PvE PvP for the sake of "being different".
In other terms I do not think this dual screen setup adds too much to gameplay, while local coop/versus would have been way better.
I do not say anything about online multi... But it is sad that in 2016 this features is missing in SF game
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Source and Details Gain Some Traction
Cpt. Obvious' leak...
Re: Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Makes Impressive Sales Debut in Japan
@TruenoGT today, here in CH, at a local big retailer I've seen WiiU being sold only 20 euros cheaper than entry level PS4.... It is just ridicolous. It looks like Nintendo doesn't even care anymore about getting rid of production leftovers...
Re: Digital Foundry Breaks Down the Resolution and Framerate in Pokkén Tournament
That s what you get when you come out with extremely outdated hardware
Re: World Video Game Hall of Fame 2016 Nominees Announced
It won't win, but my vote goes to Civilization... Best time sinker ever
Re: Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Makes Impressive Sales Debut in Japan
I am happy for overall Splatoon sales, despite I am not interested in the game itself (no chat no party). Maybe Nintendo will understand that they should push on new IPs instead of milking always the old ones...
Re: Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Makes Impressive Sales Debut in Japan
@Chandlero how can it be sonce last week sold 200% more?
There were no issues, only lack of interest
Re: Rumour: New Nintendo NX Controller Images Surface and Set the Web Alight
The more I watch the pics the more I see the Nintendo Phone....
Re: Rumour: New Nintendo NX Controller Images Surface and Set the Web Alight
It looks like an anti ergonomic mix between a Vita and a smartphone....
What If NX will be a gaming smartphone at the end? Android Os, partnership with Dena, this design....
If that is true, mainly because "no buttons no party" and because I hate smartphones for gaming, my Nintendo career will end with WiiU
Re: Nikkei Report Suggests That Wii U Production Will End in 2016
@Al_Godoy Bloodborne is the best game of the generation and one of the best in the history, every gamer should play that game...
Re: Nikkei Report Suggests That Wii U Production Will End in 2016
I enjoyed my WiiU on all its lifespan, it gave me some amazing titles I loved like TW101, Bayonetta 1 and 2, Hyrule Warriors, XCX, Mario Kart, rayman Legends.... but at the same time I got bored of the "usual" Nintendo games, I can't stand anymore another Mario platformer, another "too light for my taste" rpg like Zelda and so on, and the costant software draught pushed me to buy a Ps4, which I adore for the variety of experiences it is giving to me. So, I would call WiiU a bittersweet console for me and will probably be my last Nintendo console for a while....
By the way, stopping the production of a failing console is a good thing, one of the few right decision Nintendo took lately.
Re: Video: See How Hyrule Warriors Legends on the Original 3DS Compares to the Wii U
Urgh.... framerate and visuals are pretty horrible on 3ds....
sadly I think I'll pass, since I am not willing to upgrade to N3ds
Re: Review: Hyrule Warriors Legends (New 3DS / 3DS)
How does it run on old 3ds?
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Wants Us to Download More and Move On From Discs - Will It Work?
Physical for me. I like to have and feel the copy. In such way I can also sell or exchange games I do not play anymore. With digital I have only to loose, especially with Nintendo that doesn t make frequent sales on the eshop.
I normally buy digital only indies and aaa games on sales, but mainly on PSN since there is always great sales.
Re: Devil's Third Developer Valhalla Game Studios Goes International and Launches Vancouver HQ
So he definitely has a pair of eyes....
Re: Rumour Buster: Let's Have A Good Look At That "Leaked" NX Controller
I really hope this is a fake..... because if it is not, this is the most anti-ergonomic pad I've ever seen. The lack of physical buttons put me off instantly by playing on it, I hate mobile gaming for the same reason....
I really hope this is not true, otherwise NX will bomb spectacularly....
Re: Twilight Princess HD Loses Out to The Division on Japanese Launch
Glad that the Division was positively welcomed in japan too. It is a extremely well crafted TPS/RPG and the best Ubisoft game in ages. I believe all the criticism Ubisoft got for WD and AC Unity helped to bake a great come back.
I do not believe there is a WiiU shortage, they simply stopped or slowed down the production, due by poor sales.
I did not expect more sales froma ten years old remastered with not big extras in it, honestly, despite the chronical lack of software for wiiU
Re: Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 3rd March
@fortius54 Speaking of Rumors, It seems that user GENO (the same guy about NX leaks) leaked that Nintendo agreed with Activision to bring Destiny on NX.....
Re: Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 3rd March
@fortius54 I believe so. Some of the leaks had also lot of sense, like NX being architecturally close to ps4 and xbox, for porting simplicity.
And also sounds natural that Nintendo is trying to win back third parties, they cannot survive without them, no way to expand the user base by running alone.
Re: Feature: The Big Nintendo Direct Summary - 3rd March
I was pleased to see that Star Fox is graphically improved (slightly), but the lack of decent (online) multiplayer is bothering me. Paper Mario was a letdown, since i personally disliked Sticker Star, lets see when we will know something more about the game.
I am worried by the lack of news about Zelda U, probably the last WiiU game I am interested in.... it is more and more looking like will be a cross release between WiiU and NX, if not only NX release.
My expectations were low, so the Direct was enjoyable, but I still see no playing time on my WiiU in near future, apart Xenoblade and Hyrule Warriors (which I love)
Re: Lost Reavers Open Beta Kicks Off On The Wii U eShop This April
Looks ok despite the frame rate. Loot based games can be very addictive and it is a good welcome to WiiU.
Re: Paper Mario Colour Splash Coming to Wii U
Meh.... I Have Sticker Star on 3ds and got bored to death after the first world... Despite the artwork that is great this looks like a clone of that awful game....
Apart Xenoblade my wiiU is a dust collector since one year now...
Re: Ubisoft Discounts Galore in 2-Week North American eShop Sale
@River3636 I owned both on wiiU. Black Flag, hands down is the best, and the franchise best together with AC 2. Ac 3 is pretty boring, imho
Re: Ubisoft Discounts Galore in 2-Week North American eShop Sale
Rayman Legends is the best platformer on WiiU hands down, and the best implementation of gamepad together with zombie U. Tons of replayability with the insanely difficult timed stages. Everyone should own that game on the platform.
BLack Flag is the best AC ever made! You are a pirate and you sail your ship, what you want more?
Re: Preview: Hyrule Warriors Legends Takes The Battle On The Road
Great game with great mechanics! I loved it on wiiU and I should advise you all to play it on WiiU instead of 3ds, if you have the choice. But if you only have a 3ds, don t miss it! I am curious to see how it really runs on old 3ds....
For WiiU owners, if you enjoyed it, you can also grab warriors Orochi 3 on wiiU. Same gameplay and ton of contents
Re: Editorial: Triple-A Third Party Games Will Need Creativity as Well as Marketing for NX Success
@Ichiban #88
"....Another mindless button-smasher with an oversexualised protagonist. Gameplay wise is nothing new than all the other beat em up since Final Fight"...
ps: Bayonetta 2 is probably my fav game on the console...
Re: Editorial: Triple-A Third Party Games Will Need Creativity as Well as Marketing for NX Success
@smashbrolink the point is not how difficult was to port to WiiU, it is how many resources it took, compared to the install base and the reception level of such base.
It is true that the architecture was different and the gamepad introduced another level of complexity, matched with the fact that wiiU was only slightly superior in power to 360/Ps3....
Once EA, Ubisoft and other devs saw that sale numbers weren't on WiiU, they left the sinking ship. 3rd party games did not sell, despite being good or bad ports. I had tons of fun playing black flag (a great and in its way innovative take on AC formula) on wiiU. It was running fine, it sold 300k on WiiU compare to 4 millions on ps3. And it was released at the same time then the other versions.
Other ports like NFS Most wanted, Deus EX and Tekken tag 2 also bombed, despite WiiU's being the definitive edition....
Re: Editorial: Triple-A Third Party Games Will Need Creativity as Well as Marketing for NX Success
@Flashman #78 If this is true and Nintendo want to launch NX in late 2016 early 2017 I can see an epic fiasco for the console....
Either they are completely idiots at the moment or NX won't come out till 2018....
Re: Editorial: Triple-A Third Party Games Will Need Creativity as Well as Marketing for NX Success
EA does not have to sell FIFA or NHL to Nintendo hardcore fans. It is pretty clear that (the most of) Nintendo hardcores do not care about "AAA" titles. Despite what many here likes to say, they do no even care about innovation and creativity, since they missed (not entirely their fault, mainly Nintendo) almost the last 10 years of video-game industry's progress (about graphics, mechanics, genre, game-play, online features). Despite keep asking for something new, top sales on Nintendo consoles are always achieved by the most "vintage" franchises. Take the Wii, were NSMBWii outsold a true innovative gem as Super MArio galaxy 29 millions vs. 11.5.... On WiiU, despite all the love, games such Bayonetta, TW101, ZombieU (the only game that really showed us how great was the gamepad) had not so enthusiastic sales numbers.
I say this not to generate flames or criticize personal tastes, but to steer the discussion towards a different point of view: EA does not have to sell FIFA, NHL or NBA to Nintendo fan. It won't success in this, Nintendo audience do not care, like they do not care about other AAA titles. It is Nintendo that has to show (with the help of third parties) to non-Nintendo gamers that NX will be a console well worth their money. Nintendo has to modernize and introduce new franchise too for them. A good step has been done with splatoon. Another one could be made by giving us a "21th century" Metroid Prime with fps/rpg mechanics, a truly open-world Zelda, some new IP that will introduce to Nintendo fans the great possibilities that relies in massive online games. This will help Nintendo hardcore fans to "open their eyes" on different genres that now they despised, closing the gap to the rest of the gaming world. On the other hand, by having on their side big AAA producers, they will also attract other gamers to Nintendo franchises, allowing them to play their favourite AAA games together with Zelda, Marion and company.
As I said in another post, with NX Nintendo definitely has to choose what it wanna be: a "vintage" glorious company catering mainly to nostalgic Nintendo fans and keep selling 10 - 20 million(being optimistic) consoles per generation or "invade" the modern gaming world with old fashion IP, brand new modern one and lot of 3rd parties, catering to everyone who really love video-games, aiming to compete with Sony (I belive MS will leave console market soon, or they will reduce xbox to a kind of steam machine)
Re: Rumour: EA And Nintendo Looking To Rekindle "Unprecedented Partnership" On NX
@bitleman ps4 and vita has more japanese games (ported in the west) than wiiu
Re: Unravel Developer Open To Idea Of NX Port, Just Wishes He Knew More About The Console
@Chandlero considering time it is, indeed. But powerwise wiiU is closer to 360/ps3 than ps4/xbox1 unfortunately... So I believe is not easy to heavily optimize it for low spec hardware
Re: Interview: Sadame and Its Quest to Bring Exciting Action and Japanese History Together
Looks very very interesting!
Re: Unravel Developer Open To Idea Of NX Port, Just Wishes He Knew More About The Console
@Chandlero i believe is not so easy to port an 8th gen game to a 7th gen one with different architecture and limited power, being an indie... It also depends by the engine that has been used.
I guess his hope is that NX will be more powerful and similar in architecture to ps4 and xbox1