Game

[Cerveza mas fina]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

[Third]

Probably about the Gamepad and how it recallibrated their gaming habits.

[ManaByte]

Played Arkham City last night. It's been a year since I played the PS3 version, but the Wii U version doesn't look any worse when you're playing it. But then, I'm not obsessively counting pixels and pausing it as textures load in either. The armor stuff is really like an easy mode.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

MEGATON

It has to suck to be a Nintard these days.  There was all this talk about the first year of the Wii U getting PS3/360 ports but it looks like it isn't even getting that.  What small chance there is of getting these titles are going to vanish once the Durango comes out.

At least Nintards these days will know exactly why third parties aren't bothering with the Wii U instead of the Wii days where it was kicking ass sales wise but nothing good was coming out from third parties.  I hope Nintendo has a lot of great games coming out in the next 12-18 months because they need them desperately.  The sales are only going to slump further throughout 2013.

[Third]

Probably about the Gamepad and how it recallibrated their gaming habits.

There's a thread for that!

Yeah, I know 

It's funny how they love to play console games on a portable device all of a sudden, and yet they trash the PSP and Vita for doing the same thing.

[Joe Molotov]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

"Wait until E3"

[Shaka Khan]

A 2006 meme fits perfectly on 2006 hardware.

Mmmm, I wanna make out with this post.

[Tasty]

An underperforming Nintendo system usually lasts closer to four years than six.

Well, Nintendo only wants to sell 5.5mln units by april next year.

Definitely a soft launch!

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I have a feeling that they won't even reach 2mln

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Poor Andrex

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Poor Andrex? You definitely haven't been keeping up with things.

[Steve Youngblood]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

"Wait until E3"

I miss "Wait until Spaceworld."

[Sho Nuff]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

"Wait until E3"

I miss "Wait until Spaceworld."

I remember going to Spaceworld for the first time and being like "Oh god this is a show for children, someone should really tell those guys on GAF"

[maxy]

Nintendo should really focus on a new IP centered around online gameplay.

[Cerveza mas fina]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

MEGATON

Never forget Megaton, Thursdayton etc.

[Eel O'Brian]

Nintendo should really focus on a new IP centered around online gameplay.

They have an existing IP in Metroid which would translate well to that type of play. Metroid online could straight up be their Halo, but they obviously don't give a fuck about such things.

[Momo]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=504631

[Tasty]

Nintendo should really focus on a new IP centered around online gameplay.

They have an existing IP in Metroid which would translate well to that type of play. Metroid online could straight up be their Halo, but they obviously don't give a fuck about such things.

Halo Metroid (Hunters) was already rejected by basically everyone. Although I guess that was more Quake-ish. It just goes against why others like the series.

[Eel O'Brian]

Well, that was pretty bare-bones, wasn't it? I'm talking about something with expansive MP maps, co-op campaigns, etc. I know I'm in the minority, but when I had a Wii I really enjoyed the Prime games.

[Tasty]

The single player was bare bones but the online was great for DS at the time, which is basically why it was rejected. People like Metroid for the single player.

I agree that Nintendo needs a new online franchise, in addition to big online pushes for Smash and Kart.

[Steve Youngblood]

Well, that was pretty bare-bones, wasn't it? I'm talking about something with expansive MP maps, co-op campaigns, etc. I know I'm in the minority, but when I had a Wii I really enjoyed the Prime games.

The only challenge I think they have with Metroid primarily rests in all the compromises made to the design of the Prime games to deemphasize the importance of twitch-shooting mechanics in favor of exploration. I remember the move to first person being one that had a lot of Metroid fans up in arms, and it shows in how it plays that they really didn't want to make the game a shooter in the traditional sense.

That's not to say that Metroid couldn't make for a decent multiplayer game. However, the series is firmly rooted in focusing on single player, so I don't know if it's really that much of a no-brainer.

[Human Snorenado]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

[cool breeze]

As whack as it is, Star Fox is probably a better series to build a multiplayer game around.  Assault on gamecube had pretty fun multiplayer.  It was sort of like a dense version of those star wars battlefront games.

The map stuff from command (DS game) could also work as an asynchronous multiplayer mode.  It could tie into miiverse somehow.

[Sho Nuff]

As whack as it is, Star Fox is probably a better series to build a multiplayer game around.  Assault on gamecube had pretty fun multiplayer.  It was sort of like a dense version of those star wars battlefront games.

The map stuff from command (DS game) could also work as an asynchronous multiplayer mode.  It could tie into miiverse somehow.

Yes but that would actually require effort

[DCharlieJP]

At least during the Wii era Ninthings could hold on to the fact the Wii was outselling PS3 and 360 (not combined ofc which they didn't understand) and surely the games would follow soon. If not now they on the successor.

Now with the WiiU there is no games and no sales. What will Nin fans talk about for the next 6 years?

what did they talk about during the gamecube era?  net profit?  secret zelda games?  who knows.

"Wait until E3"

I miss "Wait until Spaceworld."

I remember going to Spaceworld for the first time and being like "Oh god this is a show for children, someone should really tell those guys on GAF"

I queued for 45 minutes to play Mario Kart 4 player on the GBA - the winner got a prize. It was me vs 3 kids under the age of 10, girlfriend had the same. DOUBLE WINNERS!!!! NO Mercy, here on the streets, a gamer confronts you, he is the enemy - an enemy deserves no mercy.

And yeah - Spaceworld was basically one huge giant nursery.

[Third]

Wii or WiiU???

Biggest brand confusion ever. 
Such a clusterfuck.

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Poor Andrex

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[DCharlieJP]

So that's the new Nintendo tactic? Just get people to pinch all your units out of warehouses and then say "well, it was in a warehouse and now it's not so it's a sale!"

(or another desperate staged effort to get the Wii U into the news.... which has once again backfired)

[Don Flamenco]

It's neither you idiots, it's the new gameboy-- Portable Wii.

[Sho Nuff]

Lol @ that theft

They've got their hands on hot consoles that they won't be able to move!

Also I'm assuming the serial numbers are known, so the second someone attaches one of the stolen boxes to the internet....

[Flannel Boy]

Lol @ that theft

They've got their hands on hot consoles

I thought they stole WiiU's?

[Sho Nuff]

"Hot" as in stolen, not "popular"

[Eel O'Brian]

or "hot" as in "we sure worked up a sweat unloading all these shitty worthless consoles"

[Flannel Boy]

"Hot" as in stolen, not "popular"

[Human Snorenado]

The crooks should break down the man hours spent conceiving and executing this heist and figure out how much they made per hour after they sell these HAWT NEW CONSOLES BRO.  Probably would have made better bank by hanging out in front of a home depot and offering to do yard work.

[Don Flamenco]

They'll probably just sit on them until Nintendo unlocks the secret CPU payload.

[pilonv1]

They'll probably just sit on them until Nintendo unlocks the secret CPU payload.

dat overclock

[DCharlieJP]

you have to remember guys that all these games were made with an early dev kit build and the new dev kit builds add more whimsycles to the CPWoo

[Don Flamenco]

not sure why this guy just posted two pictures from the Wii: 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45559685&postcount=46

[Eel O'Brian]

that's the same dude who wrote this:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44895419&postcount=1742

which led to this classic exchange:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44895538&postcount=1749

[Purple Filth]

fail0verflow is on the case

http://twitter.yfrog.com/z/gymu6fjp

And just to make it clear, this is from a WiiU, not a PC

hmmmm

[Sho Nuff]

Lol

[Flannel Boy]

not sure why this guy just posted two pictures from the Wii: 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=45559685&postcount=46

[Howard Alan Treesong]

So that's the new Nintendo tactic? Just get people to pinch all your units out of warehouses and then say "well, it was in a warehouse and now it's not so it's a sale!"

shipped not sold

[Don Flamenco]

that's the same dude who wrote this:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44895419&postcount=1742

which led to this classic exchange:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44895538&postcount=1749

ah yes, the polygon whisperer.

[Shaka Khan]

That should have been his tag lol.

[Barry Egan]

"I know from seeing quite a few polygons in my day"

[DCharlieJP]

I can count brain cells from wank posts. I dunno - i've seen a lot in my time. I'm an expert.

[Eel O'Brian]

that's the same dude who wrote this:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44895419&postcount=1742

which led to this classic exchange:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44895538&postcount=1749

ah yes, the polygon whisperer.

[mjemirzian]

Can't these N fanboys do something like.. I dunno.. play and enjoy video games? Do they own stock in Nintendo or something?

[Cerveza mas fina]

Can't these N fanboys do something like.. I dunno.. play and enjoy video games? Do they own stock in Nintendo or something?

Some of them do actually.

[cool breeze]

Can't these N fanboys do something like.. I dunno.. play and enjoy video games? Do they own stock in Nintendo or something?

People be insecure about opinions and stuff.  Sometimes I think they post to reassure themselves rather than to convince others.

Really, look at any controversial review score.  Uncharted 3, Zelda TP, et al.  It's crazy how people care more about the perception than the game/console itself.

[Third]

Germany Top 100:

Week 50

Week 48>49>50

09>22>31 New Super Mario Bros. U
65>NA>NA ZombiU
70>NA>NA Assassin's Creed III
74>NA>NA Nintendo Land

 WiiU games flopping out of the top 100 already

[Don Flamenco]

http://www.very.co.uk/nintendo-wii-u-gamepad---white/1188488606.prd?browseToken=%2fq%2fwii+u+gamepad

Useful info:

6.2 inch touch screen (854 x 480)
Regular button layout on the edges
1.3 megapixel front-facing camera with mic
Stereo speakers
NFC and Bluetooth
Stylus support
Compatible with the Nintendo 3DS as a controller
Wii U GamePad - White

[Purple Filth]

http://www.very.co.uk/nintendo-wii-u-gamepad---white/1188488606.prd?browseToken=%2fq%2fwii+u+gamepad

Useful info:

6.2 inch touch screen (854 x 480)
Regular button layout on the edges
1.3 megapixel front-facing camera with mic
Stereo speakers
NFC and Bluetooth
Stylus support
Compatible with the Nintendo 3DS as a controller
Wii U GamePad - White

 

[DCharlieJP]

I have no idea who or why but 140k or so more Wii U's sold in Japan.

The thing is almost anonymous - i dread to think what would have happened if Nintendo had actually bothered to advertise and push this this thing.

(300k+ 3DS's sold this week too - Japan loves the taste of shit, confirmed! Animal Fucking Crossing. Fuck me.)

[Purple Filth]

looks like a new firmware will arrive with OS loading improvements

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/19/next-wii-u-system-update-due-late-december/


should be interesting to see how faster it becomes

[Brehvolution]

Probably the CPU clock speed patch.

[Tasty]

It's going to take years of constant improvements to get the OS to usable levels, don't get your hopes up. Hell, it took Google how many years to get Android to a good-looking and performing state? And they actually care about that stuff.

[Third]

I have no idea who or why but 140k or so more Wii U's sold in Japan.

The thing is almost anonymous - i dread to think what would have happened if Nintendo had actually bothered to advertise and push this this thing.

(300k+ 3DS's sold this week too - Japan loves the taste of shit, confirmed! Animal Fucking Crossing. Fuck me.)

Nintendo is lucky they had MH for the WiiU. And DQX is going to be released there soon.

Those two franchises will sell hardware. No matter what.

Europe and NA....that's going to be a tougher battle.

[benjipwns]

Iwata did not specify a date for improving Wii U system performance. The Wii DQX update is coming to Japan in late Dec. Engadget must have conflated the two.

Hmzl I watched this nintendo direct on my Wii U and didn't think Iwata said anything about a patch? He only acknowledged the complaints about load times and update times at the start and promised that they take these seriously and will work to improve them. Nothing about at a ETA of a patch.

[Purple Filth]

Iwata did not specify a date for improving Wii U system performance. The Wii DQX update is coming to Japan in late Dec. Engadget must have conflated the two.

Hmzl I watched this nintendo direct on my Wii U and didn't think Iwata said anything about a patch? He only acknowledged the complaints about load times and update times at the start and promised that they take these seriously and will work to improve them. Nothing about at a ETA of a patch.

this is what i get due to not knowing Japanese and leaving it to "games journalism".  :'(



I guess people can laugh at WiiU some more then

[Tasty]

Wii U's first (US) eShop sale:

Trine 2 is $16 until January 7th.
Chasing Aurora is $7.49 until January 3rd.
Little Inferno is $10 until January 4th.

Definitely getting Trine 2 now.

[tiesto]

I am pretty curious about Little Inferno, I'll bite for $10. What's up with the no VC on the store though? Is there even gonna be a VC on WiiU? That (along with Xenoblade and Sin and Punishment 2) was the best thing about the original Wii.