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[Joe Molotov]

People aren't buying the Tard Pack, therefore the Wii U is a roaring success. QED

[magus]

[fistfulofmetal]

the basic seems like the only version to get. why do i need a big hard drive for a wii u? you expect me to buy digital games on my nintendo system? with their fucking awful drm? the only thing i'd ever get is virtual console stuff and that's all small. basic edition all the way.

[archnemesis]

You need quite a lot of space for the OS and it's also nice to be able to download demos.

Edit: The HDD requirement for the PC version of Dragon Quest X is 7 GB. With the premium SKU you don't need to plug in an extra USB drive. (I assume)

[Fifstar]

the basic seems like the only version to get. why do i need a big hard drive for a wii u? you expect me to buy digital games on my nintendo system? with their fucking awful drm? the only thing i'd ever get is virtual console stuff and that's all small. basic edition all the way.

My thoughts as well. And even if you're going digital, you'll need an external hard drive anyway, because the space on the premium pack is still too small to install all the games anyway.

[Trent Dole]

“If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U. The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.”

“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/423771/iwata-wii-u-basic-model-sales-show-price-isnt-the-issue/

 

I give up Iwata needs to be fired.

Haha shut the fuck up Iwata.

[nudemacusers]

I still can't believe nintendo gives you a whopping 32 gigs of disk space for the low low price of $350

edit: there is a ps3 500 gig gta5 bundle coming september 17th. for $270. jesus.

[Sho Nuff]

“If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U. The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.”

“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/423771/iwata-wii-u-basic-model-sales-show-price-isnt-the-issue/

 

I give up Iwata needs to be fired.

What in the fuck Iwata

That doesn't make any sense

Go home, you're drunk

[Cerveza mas fina]

Makes no sense, it only shows that the basic is even worse value.

[Steve Contra]

If that shows anything it's that the price should be even higher.

[Phoenix Dark]

“If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U. The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.”

“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/423771/iwata-wii-u-basic-model-sales-show-price-isnt-the-issue/

 

I give up Iwata needs to be fired.

[Sho Nuff]

"Just stepped off the "L" train at the Clark and Lake station and hit my head! Ow! Classic Luigi! #LuigiAndMe"

    HILARIOUS NINTENDO IS AT ITS BEST






 

[ToxicAdam]

Iwata is right though. The problem is the software and not the price of the hardware.

Dropping the price on the Basic won't mean shit to overall sales and you will only lose more profit to people that are planning to buy it for their kids this holiday season anyways.

But they can't come out and say that.

[Joe Molotov]

(Image removed from quote.)

"Just stepped off the "L" train at the Clark and Lake station and hit my head! Ow! Classic Luigi! #LuigiAndMe"

    HILARIOUS NINTENDO IS AT ITS BEST






 

Wii U saved.

[Shaka Khan]

Because of the software library problems the majority of people picking up the system nowadays are core fans and others with low self-worth. They're the type who'd look at both offerings and realize how fucking stupid it is to forego the option with extra HD and free game.

The moms and dads who usually care more about price, and therefore picked up the Wii last generation aren't being targeted yet via games and promotions.

[Joe Molotov]

Because of the software library problems the majority of people picking up the system nowadays are core fans and others with low self-worth.

:deadpos

[MCD]

Mama mia, the Chicago buildings are tall! Now I know how Mario must feel. (It's funny because he's shorter than me

[magus]

voilà!

[AdmiralViscen]

Is that for real?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

ah yes sadness indeed

there is much sadness in the world slurp slurp

[MCD]

The Xbox controller team also experimented with doing something similar to what Nintendo did with the Wii U GamePad, but nixed it. "We did put screens on our controllers," he said. "These are the two things that came out... the gaming screen is essentially your television screen. If you have a small alternate screen which can't by definition be high-rez or super bright because of the battery requirements—it would drain the battery much faster than you wanted to—there would have to be compromises. If you had this screen that is on your controller and this big TV in front of you, your eyes are going down to your controller and back up and down and back up and during a shooter or other core gameplay scenario that is just not something you want to be doing. So it just didn't have the user impact that we desired."

http://kotaku.com/how-the-xbox-one-controller-has-changed-1109126240

[Flannel Boy]

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[pilonv1]

Some quality nfan level spin from Iwata. I will miss him when he's gone

[Cerveza mas fina]

W101 looks really mediocre.

Safe to say on PS3 or 360 it would have been a 20 euro digital release only it seems.

[Great Rumbler]

No way is that real. No way!

[Shaka Khan]

Oh, it's real.

[thisismyusername]

Holy shit. Andy, show us on the Mario doll where he touched you.  :'(

[Rufus]

God, that's embarrassing. It's not even true. Nintendo's games don't grow up with you so that they can taint your younger siblings. That's the whole idea.

[Eel O'Brian]

Someone photoshop that gif of Gerstmann shaking his head into that kid's eyes.

[Himu]

that kid needs to pluck

[radioheadrule83]

It's not even true. Nintendo's games don't grow up with you so that they can taint your younger siblings. That's the whole idea.

in the context of the actual report it makes more sense - http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2013/annual1303e.pdf
it's set aside some images of 8bit mushrooms and marios merged with their modern 3D counterparts - like this:












The designer went a bit too far with the photo of the kid / reflection in the eyes though.

I've been playing the system quite a lot this week - got back into NFS:MW U, playing Pikmin 3, enjoyed the W101 demo and Art Academy thing... I know quite a few of you don't have one or want one, but you guys manage to talk an awful lot in the Wii U thread without actually talking about anything that's playable on it.

[Tasty]

10 second walk from work.

[Himu]

please tell me this is not official because the graphic design is so terrible

[Tasty]

It's a financial report, what are you expecting?

[Steve Contra]

Even for a financial report that's embarassing

[Himu]

ANdrex, they took ms paint, did a google image search and ctrl v'd those images on that canvas

for a financial report

it lacks professionalism

[Joe Molotov]

Copy and Pasting is how Nintendo has been making games for the past decade.

[Tasty]

ANdrex, they took ms paint, did a google image search and ctrl v'd those images on that canvas

for a financial report

it lacks professionalism

OK Ally McBeal.

[Himu]

[Cerveza mas fina]

Copy and Pasting is how Nintendo has been making games for the past decade.

 

[Sho Nuff]

That Nintendo ad... There's no fucking way that's real, no fucking way

[Tasty]

That Nintendo ad... There's no fucking way that's real, no fucking way

It isn't an ad, lol.

[Yeti]

(Image removed from quote.)

please tell me this is not official because the graphic design is so terrible

Reminds me of Windows 8.

[hampster]

I downloaded Art Academy with credit from the digital deluxe promotion... then I remembered I can't draw worth shit :'( Should have save the money for Ducktales

I'm looking forward to when the lessons come out though

[bork]

Copy and Pasting is how Nintendo has been making games for the past decade.

 
 

[Polari]

Yakuza 1+2 HD sold 1878 copies first week in Japan.

[archnemesis]

Actually, it sold less than that and it's not very surprising. Fans of the series already own the PS2 or PS3 version and it's not a franchise that's appealing to the traditional Nintendo audience.

[Polari]

Actually, it sold less than that and it's not very surprising. Fans of the series already own the PS2 or PS3 version and it's not a franchise that's appealing to the traditional Nintendo audience.

Please understand.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I'm not even sure why third parties even bother at all with the Wii U.  I know for the most part they aren't bothering but I can't imagine even token ports are making anyone any money.

[archnemesis]

Late ports aren't going to sell at all and the same goes for simultaneous launches with missing online features. Soon they won't even have anything to port when all the third-party developers move on to the next generation. Their best bet is third-party exclusives that take advantage of the unique hardware, but they can't expect third-parties to come up with innovative ideas to use the gamepad. They need a first-party smash hit to lead the way and rehashing the same old games isn't the way to do it. Asymmetric gameplay can be great in larger groups and there could be a market for more games like Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party.

[Joe Molotov]

Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party.

I'm just going to pretend like this isn't a real game, even though I know it almost certainly is. 

[Cerveza mas fina]

How depressing must it be to port something and then sell 1800 copies...

[thisismyusername]

Actually, it sold less than that and it's not very surprising. Fans of the series already own the PS2 or PS3 version and it's not a franchise that's appealing to the traditional Nintendo audience.

Real talk.

Who was this port for? Seriously? It's like Sega moving Val Chron off PS3 to PSP: What the fuck are you doing? At least the PSP move made some sense for Japan. Wee-ooo is DEAD everywhere. Why would you port something to a dead system? 

[MCD]

Would have sold better on X360, in japan even.

[Joe Molotov]

Would have sold better on the Vita.

[Cerveza mas fina]

How depressing must it be to port something and then sell 1800 copies...

happens a lot these days, and not just on the wiiU either.  and not just with ports, either.  this industry is kind of fucked.

Thats crazy. Esp since so many companies think they are playing it safe by just copying what others do.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

How depressing must it be to port something and then sell 1800 copies...

happens a lot these days, and not just on the wiiU either.  and not just with ports, either.  this industry is kind of fucked.

Thats crazy. Esp since so many companies think they are playing it safe by just copying what others do.

or in Nintendo's case, copying what Nintendo does

[mjemirzian]

At least porting between PS4/X1/PC will be easier this time around. It might be more palatable to sell 1800 copies at $60 if it only takes 2 employees a month's work to do the port.

Of course Wii U is excepted from that port party. Sorry.

[MCD]

Exclusive.

[hampster]

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