This whole console has just been one big giant troll hasn't it? It's a troll for the hardcore gamers that were once nintendo console owners burned by the Wii console. Thinking nintendo has learned its way's and is finally ready to compete in the console market again. And its a troll to those that owned a wii and think this is the next big thing. Its a joke of a console in reality though.
I've had mine for a week and looks whats already happened. A busted gamepad that can't be easily replaced and a console that doesn't work without the gamepad. You can't use the console without it from the sounds. I wanted to get a pro controller but have yet to find a black one. I heard that might at least allow me to play while I'm without the gamepad. We are in 2012 not 2006, none of the games have even impressed me compared to games that are on consoles that came out more than 5 years ago!
I'll give them some credit for doing some things right, I think its fantastic to be able to swap stuff to the controller so you can play your games without bothering others in your household. And the social ecosystem they've created is something of a revolutionary concept. I thought it wouldn't work out, but it does and surprisingly well.
It's everything else that's a giant fuck you to gamers like myself though. It's under powered even by standards created 6 years ago. It's got some major UI issues that need resolving and quickly. And it needs some no bullshit PR from the face of nintendo, to set out on recovering from what I'd call their disastrous pr.
When was the last time you remember a new console being available in store's a week after launch without much of an issue to get them? The past 3-4 console cycles have had me waiting in lines over night damn near catching pneumonia to get consoles. This might be due to how our culture has changed to a more technological society. Where we have the production capacity for such items due to the Iphones and other consoles. But still it doesn't bode well for the console.
Also the lack of support from developers just throwing their ports onto the console is sickening. Do you think Activision is gonna patch the issues in CoD BlOps2? Are THQ gonna spend money on fixing Darksiders 2? Nope they won't cause they don't have to, they just threw their game on the system to see if it could make money. And when they realize that they don't turn a profit, they won't support the console. Same problem that has plagued nintendo for the past two console cycles. They've segregated themselves from the pack, and they don't see it as a problem. But it is, cause people want to play those games. I don't want to just play nintendo games on the console. There's a lot of value in the features that they've done right with the console. Too bad the maker of the console doesn't see that and is treating it just like the Wii.
Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.
Ask me if I'll but another nintendo console? The answer will be a resounding NO.
Love G a console gamer who started with a N64 and loved his GC.
