*** Official Nintendo Wii U thread ***

megalomanic said:
but at least we got another Sin and Punishment.
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Oh yes, and it was excellent :D

Did you, or anyone else, play Little King's Story on the Wii btw? It is possibly the most underrated game I know of. People may have been put off by the twee visuals and similarities to Pikmin (it's better than Pikmin btw!), but I **** you not, it's good enough to be Nintendo first party.

There was also Kororinpa, which was just lovely:


Both of these should absolutely get an HD Nintendo store release!
 
I'm struck by the message of these two posts.

megalomanic said:
The biggest issue with the Wii U, still, is many people (potential adopters even) still don't really understand the product. The misconceptions many people have with the system are still very much there and will likely not go away, not completely anyway.
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megalomanic said:
You seem to have quite specific tastes and I'm not sure why you buy these games, but it's OK to just not like a game, even if it is very good and highly rated among most. Not everyone is the same.
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That's exactly it - there are plenty of people that do understand but just don't like it. Barely anyone is willing to buy a whole console to play these games anymore. Not at these prices anyway.

I think that's why people are keen to jump on the anti-nintendo bandwagon. You aren't going to convince people to buy a console with games they don't want. There has been so much Mario saturation that even long time gamers are bored of him.

Mario Kart 8 really is all Nintendo has left in terms of turning the Wii U around - my bet is that it won't. It does look good though.
 
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Because of the huge success of the 360 and PS3 and how they defined the current mainstream market, many gamers are now invested in the ecosystems Sony & MS have created.
I think it's more risky than ever to release products that steer away from the norm on the home console market, consumers generally want a console they know will play the latest big commercial releases, and they don't want to have to buy 2.

However, I think the market is still very much there for those that want something different, but getting and retaining the attention of that market is very difficult.
Mario Galaxy, Mario Bros Wii. Mario Kart Wii, Smash Bros Brawl etc all sold very well last gen on the Wii (especially MK). I'd like to see more original IP's from Nintendo, sure, but I don't agree that the games are really the biggest issue here.
Nintendo are struggling to get consumers to trust in their home console platform, and yeah, maybe the price plays a part in that. The 3DS struggled at first, but they turned that around.

If you know anyone that works in games retail, ask them how well they think those enquiring to buy a Wii U understand the product. The console is often perceived as a 'Wii Upgrade' for example... which is not good and largely Nintendo's fault.
I've found even friends and colleagues that actually play games have similar views of the console. e.g. "I'm interested in Bayonetta 2, but i'm not sure how they'll make it work on low spec Wii hardware". I go on to explain that the Wii U is basically a 360/PS3 with more RAM and an slightly upgraded GFX card and they are genuinely surprised.

I don't think anyone is expecting MK8 to make the Wii U a huge success(if it does it'll make history!), but it'll certainly boost momentum and should allow Nintendo to start making notable profits.. I hope it works out well for them, but I'll continue to enjoy the console regardless.

I was generalizing by saying it was OK to not like a -good- game, there are plenty of people that express their dislike for certain games, or games with particular themes, no matter the platform.
 
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Warbie said:
Did you, or anyone else, play Little King's Story on the Wii btw?
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There was also Kororinpa, which was just lovely:
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I have Kororinpa!, but not Little King's Story yet. It's fairly common still so I haven't been in a rush to get it. Always planned to though, it's one of the few missing in my Wii collection that I still want.
 
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I still think one of nintendo a biggest problems is they didn't build a single platform with the 3ds and the wii u. The disjointed nature of it totally kills me.

There is absolutely no excuse for it. Also, the wii u is basically just a big ds, yet there are so few games that are treated that way, and they are now focusing on just using the wii u as a gamepad only, which seems like a total waste, should be a nice side feature for some games, not the default way.
 
Hmm the experience between the Wii U and 3DS is quite different though. the 3DS screens are close together and one screen acts more like and extension of the other, but on Wii U it's more of a 'second view', you have to pull your attention away from the TV completely.

Nintendo have recently talked about their plans to build a cross platform experience between home and handheld in the future, we don't know anything about it yet though.

JUMPURS said:
[...] and they are now focusing on just using the wii u as a gamepad only, which seems like a total waste, should be a nice side feature for some games, not the default way.
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hmm?, I'm not sure what you mean.
Most common uses for GamePad are for Off TV play and displaying secondary info like the Map or inventory. Very few games force you to use the GamePad, it's usually an optional thing.
 
JUMPURS said:
I still think one of nintendo a biggest problems is they didn't build a single platform with the 3ds and the wii u. The disjointed nature of it totally kills me.

There is absolutely no excuse for it. Also, the wii u is basically just a big ds, yet there are so few games that are treated that way, and they are now focusing on just using the wii u as a gamepad only, which seems like a total waste, should be a nice side feature for some games, not the default way.
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Lego City has some pretty good features with the PAD.

Damn I love that game.
 
With MK8 on the near horizon, I've finally made the plunge and bought a Wii U.

I haven't owned a console since the game cube - my (high end) PC meets my gaming, gfx, MP needs. I'm really looking forwards to catching up on all the Mario and Zelda games that I missed - and tbh, super Mario 3D world actually swung the buy for me - it just looks fun!
 
So, this has been leaked:

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Which is a list of games being shown and playable at E3.

If you take a gander down at the very bottom of the WiiU section, we see...

The Legend of Zelda : Shard of Nightmare (WiiU)


SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
 
After Mario Kart 8 and Zelda Shard of Nightmare, are there any big games planned? Seems Wii U might be about to enter a drought..

Really like our Wii U, but it is gathering dust atm..

Hoping for one or two more good games after those mentioned above, then put the Wii U out to pasture and it could go down in history as an extension of the original Wii. While Nintendo move onto a powerhouse console with better spec than competition to bring back the core audience that they have lost..
 
Boomstick777 said:
After Mario Kart 8 and Zelda Shard of Nightmare, are there any big games planned? Seems Wii U might be about to enter a drought..
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Smash Bros. will be good, Bayonetta 2, X ... not sure how long we'll wait for these, but there's good stuff on the way. I suspect there will be some droughts, there usually is with Nintendo consoles. The sheer quality of what they do release makes up for this though :) My hopes are resting on a new Metroid Prime - it would be glorious!
 
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