Popular Youtube channel The Game Theorists has compared Nintendo’s latest home console Wii U to the ill fated Virtual Boy. The video claims that Nintendo made all the same mistakes with the Wii U as it did with the Virtual Boy back in 1995. The channel says if Nintendo had remembered its own history, its current financial troubles could have been avoided.
Thanks, James
20 something vb games vs 100 something wii u games… definitely not like the vb
Another game theorist says Wii U can cure cancer.
Wow, must be true!
PS4 is the new shoebox. XBONE is the new doorstop.
Genius!
Vita is the new paperweight!
Vita was always a doorstop.
You must have some light doors.
Shouldnt ps4 be a door stop? I mean the shape fits perfectly! :-)
Look how cute few fanboys talking against PS4 XONE and Vita you’re little angels LOL
Not an eraser and an modern VCR.
Wii U = Glorified Leapfrog device
Similar to how the ps4 is a glorified blue ray player
Or how the Xbox One is a glorified Betamax from the 90s?
Zing! :3
That’s new..except nobody knows nor care WTF Leapfrog is.
What’s a Leapfrog? Oh that’s right. Nobody has heard nor give a fuck about it.
Also, its being supported longer and has more sales.
That guy is %100 right
Except, like you, he’s another BS fandork of a theorist like Michael Patcher riding the “Wii U Hate” dick train nonstop until its dead end.
So course your dumbass one-track mind would agree to this stupidly irrelevant “Point A to Point Z” guessing games to drive more dumb hate towards Wii U.
By comparison: Commericial flop? Half true. Hardware/software sales? Not a chance.
Go back to school and actually learn how to RESEARCH before agreeing/disagreeing someone’s GAME “THEORY”
Have a nice day fanboy.
while you fanboys ride the wiiu damage control train
Never call me stupid fucking shit GOT IT !!!!!!!!!!
STUUUUUPID!!!! GOT IT?!
Aren’t you kind of pathetic acting this angry towards something? Get a life.
Ya his logic is flawed, and he says 2012 like its its bin out for 3 years, when its bin little over 1 year
Just another dumb videogame expert wanna-be trying to get more clicks
And now I want a VB O_O
this is just… no..no, enough with this garbage
Stupid comparison. The Wii U passed Virtual Boy sales a LONG time ago… Don’t believe me? Check Wikipedia…
You are all missing the whole point of the video. All because it sold more doesn’t mean it’s not a complete failure and following the same footsteps as the VB
It’s a failure concerning the Gamepad so far but as a gaming device it’s not…
???
What?
The gamepad is essential for this console, if they left it out then the console itself might have been more powerful. If one them is a failure, that makes them both failures.
Yes but as a gaming device it’s not a total failure but since barely any game uses the Gamepad as a real part of the game, then it is considered a failure in that regard…
For now…
I can see why others might think that, but i’m the minority that really, really likes the gamepad. Not only is it a complete delight in your hands, i sincerely enjoy having the HUD down there. Tailored for maps
I still think it’s too expensive just to how maps or having a HUD…
*show…
Love the gamepad too, I just wish games were made to use it properly.. In my opinion ZombieU was great offering an unique gaming experience just for its use of the gamepad, and I am also sure that it was nothing compared with what can be done.
fully agree
There is something I simply can’t seem to understand regarding Nintendo’s innovations. I truly love & prefer both the Wii’s motion controls and WiiU’s gamepad over the classic control scheme. Two questions:
1) why am I and people like me in minority? How is it possible that majoriry prefer boring classic controling over control scheme that is fresh, intuitive and that adds more value to the content of the game that is played?
2) More importantly, why IN THE HELL Nintendo itself doesb’t use it’s own inovative tools in it’s own games? WHY? It happened with Wii’s motion controlsm it is happening now again with the gamepad. Why do they do that?
Take Last Story, for example. Why no motion controls there? Why not even a glimpse, or even an optional use, when it is clear as day that the gameplay would profit from incorporating it?
Please only reasonable, coherent answers, thank you.
kinda but in some areas its not. unlike the virtual boy, the wii u hasn’t had any good marketing. Devs aren’t as limited with the wii u’s power. His main theme kinda has a bad message that innovation is punished in the industry almost. third party will always go the cheaper route. The virtual boy had issues in it didn’t know what it was. I do agree with some points, but not all.Its only been a year, so lets see what happens after this year and then we can start saying this kinda stuff
Listen bro, you can’t convince these people of anything. they’re just mindless drones. Nintendrones
Oh look! Another persons opinion I dont value!
Convince others to believe another persons opinion? Bro your thinking is all twisted. That’s the point, one persons opinon is their own not everyone else’s. To expect everyone to agree would be moronic. To claim the reason is because “nintendrones” even more stupid because you are saying you believe we should all agree and there is just a cult that refuses to accept. Just… Wow…
NINTENDRONES WILL NEVER LEARN!! Your console id dead im sorry to say. Glorified leapfrog device
Says the fan of a glorified brick
Define failure? In comparing to other systems sure but as in sales and profits, it’s still green for them so failure, in no way
What I’m implying is that it’s not as big of a failure as the Virtual Boy…
Did you watch the video at all?
he clearly states the sales numbers for both systems.
I seriously hate when people comment on videos before watching them. typical Fanboy shit.
Typical loner in the basement
wiiu is a vitual boy
Shoo 10-year old troll
Shoo NINTENDYEAROLD nintendrone
Yes, shoo shoo everyone, nothing to see here.
They should examine that claim first. The Wii U is, for the most part, way more recognizable just by its name alone. And it does have a respectable amount of games on it, original and ports. Hug me!
Personally I liked just -U- only more…
But that’s me…
Still doesn’t change the machine in any way though…
Aww you like me more. I’m flattered.
the wiiu is nintendo last generation console
Get a life
Get a life.
And you are the last generation of your primitive species…
i hope they make games for the next xbox or ps5 because i will never buy another nintendo console again. what a very shitty company that didnt even care for the wii u owners that paid 350-300 for this. nintendo can die and gaming will continue
Oh sry I was on drugs, and having some fun with my mom
I love Game Theory, but seriously, this episode is just awful. He seems like he’s pissed off at the Wii U, and decided to bash it a hefty amount.
When I first heard this guy, he sounded gay, like seriously I thought he was a homosexual but after this video, I think he is an unenlightened fool who is a joke, comparing the Wii U to a system released nearly 20 years ago is like comparing Apartheid to the Holocaust…
Comparing me to an Xbot…
Oy, I don’t mean that as an insult, to me there are 2 types of gays, the normal gays and then there are the flamboyant gays, I assume you are the former
The normal ones are just like normal, don’t attract attention, you could walk down the street and no one would know if they are gay, bi or straight
The flamboyant ones are the ones I can’t stand, they are the ones who walk around acting like stereotypical gays, walk around in costumes or transgender clothes, and speak with that annoying “accent”. you don’t see me walking around with a shirt that says “I am a straight Jew and proud” (although I do have pride for my religion, it’s not something I flaunt like i am something special)
But I suppose with any people, their are the good ones and the bad/annoying ones, I know some Jews that are nice people but I know alot that are arrogant and like to flaunt their wealth…
Although I lean more towards the “normal” whatever that is, I’m neither…
I don’t let it define me like many others…
If someone is defined by being gay or christian or whatever fine, that’s their business but I’m a lot more than just one tiny thing…
Well it’s like anyone, for instance, Christians, most people I meet are Christian so it’s not a big deal, but how do you feel about the other Christians, you know, the ones who go around preaching about how Jesus is the only way to save your soul, being gay like worshiping Satan, evolution is false and god is true
Yes those Christians, who shove religion down our throats, whether we are willing to swallow or not
I despise such life-forms…
Exactly my point, same goes for vegetarians and eco-maniacs, to a point they are fine but when they turn into PETA freaks, making campaigns against a children’s video franchise because of far fetched (no pun intended) reasons is borderline insane
I could go on about each and every race and religion but that would make me into a preacher and as you know, I can’t stand them
Agreed…
Now let’s destroy these Troll preachers…
Here here
The wiiu is a door stopper.
Of course, it doesn’t let you leave…
No, I mean it stops doors from hitting the wall…
I see…
Being Gay, is gods way of keeping the population down….
I suppose that’s one way to put it…
I usually say it to other christians when they say the bible says not to be gay (I am yet to actually find a passage that even refers to homosexuality either way, but there are few that are about being respecting your neighbors even if their views aren’t you own), basically if god is pulling the strings, its one way to keep the population of the world from growing. But mostly I say it to see what kind of reaction they get from it, its pretty fun.
it’s also a way to get me a free army…
you mean like adoption?
No…
Just plain formation of an army…
Really? I’m more of the first. I don’t go telling everyone I’m gay. Except here I guess. Lol. Flamboyants are a mixed bag for me. Annoying or just funny.
Indeed…
Everything is about sex and shallowness with them…
@Nintendo is my Blood omg i always thought he sounded gay 2 xD
He actually does lots of research for his vids, he is rather smart guy in person, but he does leave out details. Also who cares how he sounds, thats his voice he is also married
@retrogaminglord oh wow really? i had no idea
I think he sounds more like a troll…
So do you
How is the trivia that you thought that the guy was homosexual relevant to… A anything?
Also, he should be able to compare two systems so wide apart because… We do it to, and it makes sense to compare two of their falling systems… the fact he had to go back twenty years is a good thing because it shows it had been twenty freaking years ago that they made a crappy system. (Not insinuating the wii u is bad, it has Finn games, I had great times on it but you can’t disagree that they did kind of made the same mistakes they did with the vb on only on a better in general product.
i love game theory 2… but videos like this make me consider unsubbing :/
Because you’re a nintendrone?…
Please no… I’m really tired of reading click bait shit… Just no
Then stop clicking and reading them. Problem solved!
Nope he wants to see me bashing Wii u
the wiiu is nintendo last generation
No one cares what a dipshit like you will say
Here’s a fun fact for ya?? The nintendo foundation probably have several billions of US$ by now, nintendo isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, bud….
the only have 8 billion. nintendo will die.
8 billion? More like threefold of that
OLD
Look who’s talking. ;P
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130302185457/onepiece/images/thumb/9/98/Kokoro_Manga_Infobox.png/250px-Kokoro_Manga_Infobox.png
the wiiu is nintendo last console
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/80098278047/nintendo
Troll police! Step away from the keyboard!
Good, take this filth away officer…
You know, I was shocked when I recieved my ipad 3 in the mail. Its worth a look here. ——-> bit.hkfxfu
No one really gives a shit
Wow
Slow day for news, sickr? This video is old as hell.
I wouldn’t be surprised if sickr ran out of ideas for the hour, and saving stuff like this for a special occasion :)
Wow… Even more trolls/social degens than usual… Sickr sure loves some click bait huh?
Man. I’m sorry, but stop this shit MyNintendoNews. This is NOT news. I’m sick of being emailed irrelevant stuff like this. The video is old at that. Can we get news that’s actually…you know, NEWS? I’m all for hearing about popular YouTubers voicing their opinions and doing something relevant like creating a fan project or something of the sort, but I never thought this would be in my inbox after about a week or so watching the video. Really.
yeah, but news sites do this all the time, just to get a little extra attention
Don’t be a fool, fanboy. If you see something you don’t like, ignore it.
You use the word fanboy…
Yet, your username has Nostalgia_w…
Hmm…I think you’re looking at your own reflection.
Right… Because the word nostalgia only has to do with video games… As if liking old games makes you a fanboy… Don’t be a fool…
But you’re on a gaming website. You’re trying to justify yourself, but it’s not working. Gtfo
You should not presume to tell someone that the only sensible way for him/her to address his/her distaste for something is to silently look the other way. That’s a little stupid. What’s so wrong with displaying revile for something you find wrong or foolish (let alone somewhat-constructively criticizing it, as can be seen in megamanonthereal’s comment)?
I agree. This site is terrible. You deserve better and should leave. There’s the door –> [|]
You’ll be back, because all the other sites are booooring. I’m certain I’ll see you here bitching again, because there is something this site has you can’t get enough of. Mmhmm. You either will be unable to leave, or you’ll be back.
You got the wrong “fanboy”. I never said I was leaving. Just because I have a complaint, does that mean I can’t voice it? When you voice your opinion, that’s how you can get things done. And since we’re making assumptions, you must be a person who takes shit repeatedly from your favorite company?
I get grumpy sometimes. :)
This guy has a point. There aren’t very many companies in the video game industry that are in it for making art anymore, it’s all about profit. The only one example I can really think of is Valve and they have an excuse because they’re private. I think we have out solution, folks
kinda wish matt didn’t make this kinda video, I rather had him focus on the other side of gaming like looking at characters and themes of games like he usually does, this kinda stuff causes fanboy wars, and feeds trolls, though I do agree with some points but he does leave out other stuff. And message of his video kinda says a bad lessons that innovation is bad for nintendo and other compaies, because no one will support it if cost more money to develop for. Plus the wii u is in a different area of struggle. No one knows about it really, and the support on the system has been bad due to the third party sells. Nintendo is trying to support this system as much as they can and try to get more devs on it. I also disagree about nintendo forgetting about the virtual boy, they reference it many games, and it inspired the 3ds. If u were going to compare the system compare it between the gamecube and n64. Nintendo aleast advertise the VB its just with all the negative effects Red and black graphics, and cost development that it failed
I think we’re on the same wavelength.
I still think the wii u has a chance but if it fucks up this next year, or so, it is fucked. Then nintendo knows that they have to support it by themselves with some from indies, that they will try to aleast get their hardcore on board. The casual crap messed up their flow
Agreed. Nintendo better make this year count.
The Wii U, i’ll admit is a commercial failure, but it is by no means a failed console, it just wasn’t in the right time or the right place, but it falls upon Nintendo to either make or break it…
The Virtual Boy was an amazing idea ahead of it’s time, but the tech was still large and clunky. The refined, modern version is the ass-kicking 3DS. The final product of an idea started long ago. Nintendo can easily keep their struggling WiiU alive with the profits from Animal Crossing alone.
If this idea is true, of the WiiU being like the Virtual Boy, then what they are really saying is Nintendo had a brilliant revelation, but failed to apply the tech needed for it to be widely accepted.
In a nutshell, if the WiiU is the next Virtual Boy, then there could be a Titan console being developed to become what the WiiU was intended to be. And they better leave the term “Wii” off the fucking thing.
yeah the wii brand needed to die off after its first go. I kinda saw what they were doing like a nes and snes theme, but even then it confused people. And the marketing and confuseion shows that they haven’t done things right with the system
If WiiU is like Virtual boy. the Next one might be like the N64 because you learn more from your failure than your success.
No, the next thing would be Gameboy Advance or Nintendo DS…
Lmao……… (+ a hundred more dots afterward)
Times 0 + 3…
But hey, that’s just a theory, a Lame Theory.
I haven’t used my wiiu in months. The only good game is pikmin 3. I’m getting a ps4.
There’s Super Mario 3D World and Wind Waker HD… your under arrest for typing under the influence!
Cool story, I traded in my PS4 and bought a Virtual Boy. It had better games.
Dear lord…
Yeah man, PS4 is the new shoe box. Only good for holding shoes.
You can put your socks in there too.
And the Xbox Done is the Watercooler that cannot cool the water that well anyway…
No. Xbox One is more like a convenient campfire for roasting hot dogs when it explodes.
I’d probably use it more as a suitable disposable waste organizer…
Lol, your comment has made my day. Thank you so much.
your just a nintendrone that recieved a ps4 from his mom and sold it to get a wiiu.
Do not get a ps4 yet. There are literally no games for it yet.
Pure hogwash! Just haters! Your time is coming!
I still like the virtual boy!
Iceazeama Footage:
Trying to convert our people!
Yes!
Not even close…
they said that about the 3ds too….
Oh guess what? 40+ million 3DS to 7 million Vita says Vita SUCKS.
Wii u SUCKS!
Well that’s as typically original as a Youtube comment.
Here’s something original.
The Wii U is a console used primarily by cows. Go into any field and you’ll see the cows using the game pads.
This man needs to be put in an asylum!
Why thank you. :)
This dud doesn’t know anything about games and gaming
If the wii u is overpriced I wonder what the xbox1 is then
Wow. I completely remember how many complained that shit but still spent more on PS4/One anyway and what did they get out of that besides shitty Ryse or Shadowfall? lol Still worth every penny having a slightly updated machine that barely has anything to play until Watchdogs.
I agree with all the points made except for one, batteries. Are people really so fucking stupid that they don’t think to find a spot in their house where they can comfortably play close to an outlet? News flash, you can continue playing even while the GamePad is charging, you don’t NEED to buy a bigger battery #dumbasses
Yep. Also I have a 9foot USB gamepad charger. I plug it into the front of my WiiU and game on!
One more guy trying to gain audience through Nintendoomed trend.
And failing super fast and hard like a falling rock.
Gaming fans in general will only recover the peace for discuss Nintendo on the internet once the nintendoomed trend to be completely and permanently destroyed.
nah. as in the dark waters as wiiu is, it’s not to the severity in circumstance as the vb was in.
this is not even a comparison..
My comparison looks like this…
tv screen = Top screen of DS
Gamepad = DS Touch Screen
I believe its like a spaced out NDS.
The thing he seems to be ignoring is that the 3DS had all those problems as well but it turned out fine.
Because the software line up help boosted its popularity. Once Wii U has its own, they’ll be eating their own shit for breakfast.
You really need to stop making that comparison. The WiiU is WAY off from the 3DS situation. The 3DS was saved quickly, and then the early adopters compensated. WiiU owners were just fucked, and there was no attempt made to save it until everyone lost interest.
I know where you’re coming from, but the WiiU struggle has epically surpassed what the 3DS went through.
only the virtual boy was a terribly useless piece of hardware
the wii u is quite useful even when not playing a game
The Wii U is great, it got some issues but it’s still highly relevant in this dark times with all the ADHD/FPS-games everywhere…
and rehashed nintendo kiddy games every on wii u and 3ds.
This man needs to be arrested for calling 3DS “kiddie”.
His point regarding Nintendo failing due to boardline gimmicky innovations is far from true. The Wii, Ds and 3ds were all first time attempts at a new technology, and they all sold extremely well.
As oppose to the Kinect but I guess he’s one of those morons who still think its revolutionary when its basically a PSEye/Wii Remote ripoff that doesn’t fucking work 100% of the time.
Agreed. People using the word gimmick are idiots.
He got a point, and for that reason I will not let Nintendo fool me again, even to someone like me, that is a sucker for Nintendo games, the Wii U was/is a bad product for early adopters.
Unless you got the 32GB and buy digital games to get 500 points ($5) back as a bonus until 2015.
Still think early adopters get screwed on Wii U? As oppose to early PS4s breaking down or Xbox One exploding in living rooms? Hypocrites…
The Virtual Boy has had more games than the PS4 today.
However,everybody knows,attention whore video.
I really don’t see how idiots here agree to this when everything about this comparison is completely off.
First of all, the reason why Virtual Boy failed was because the timing of its kind to shine the market wasn’t right plus with the rising of 64 bit and PS that occupied many gamers and the fact that VB design didnt really please much consumers, its failure was just.
Wii U on the other hand, thanks to everything and everyone that contributed its negative outlook: Nintendo not showing enough moral support, 3rd parties like EA and fanbases from other platforms talking out of their asses about it, Wii U’s reputation is on edge but its not close to being a failure because unlike VB, it has relevance left in it and many big games coming.
By comparison: Are they both Commericial flops? I would agree. But the line of everything between them two is as blur as all of the internet haters and trolls put together. Wii U is long from being a failure. In fact, I predict it’ll do far better than GameCube did and speaking of that, did anyone compare nor complain about the GameCube? No? Then there shouldn’t be so much BS going on for Wii U.
All of the same mistakes as the Virtual Boy? So that explains those horrible red & black graphics that causes bad headaches and migraines. Uh, wait a minute……….
Or what about the well timing of its technology?
Wii U following the tablet popularity in 2012 isn’t as dated oppose to VR in the 90s which wasn’t a thing back then.
So how is Wii U failing like VB again?
Clickbaiters are vomiting false theories and the trolls are eating it up.
This vid’s like 2 weeks old lol
as a wii u myself i fell like nintendo only forcus on kids. mii verse is kiddy theme with too many restriction because they think were kids. the wiiu exculsives are just boring,kiddy ,barebone and rehashed games.this my last nintendo console i will buy.
the virtualboy only ever sold 770,000 units and sales fell off very quickly , the Wii U is heading towards 6 million yes its slow growth but not that slow. the only console that has seemed to have slowed down dramatically at the moment is the Xbox one not that i think it is in trouble just yet. the problem with the VB was it was bulky badly thought out you had to sit stooped in front of it. and to top it all it gave you a head ace. i don’t think any of the consoles out just know are like the VB at all
Can we change the name of this site to My Nintendo Bash?
Might as well call it Nintendo’s bullshit news
What was the point of posting this? I mean, I’m a big fan of Game Theory, but is there really any reason to post this here, especially when the video isn’t even that current now?
stuff
It is not, it’s not that big of a failure like Virtual Boy was, this is just a troll bait video to get Nintendo fans angry and get a lot of views, since it’s what the gaming media has been doing and successfully getting views with this shit.
The Virtual Boy never had the games, sales and support the Wii U is having. So, the GameCube was also a Virtual Boy?
All the Nintendo fan boys on here are acting like he’s apart of the Wii U hate train even though he stated that he’s both a Nintendo fan and never said in the video that he hated the Wii U but instead said that the Wii U is failing and giving his thoughts on the situation. Yet, no one here gave a crap and just assumed he’s another Sony fan boy attacking the Wii U for no reason when he clearly states evidence in his video.
I’m pretty sure half the Nintendo fan boys on this website didn’t even watch the video and just read the title and just said to themselves “oh my god, another one? F*cking Sony fan boys”.
MatPat, the guy who made the video, is a highly popular game theorist whose made many videos that can and will blow your mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjnPyGFYKrI&list=UUo_IB5145EVNcf8hw1Kku7w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1SVkysIRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKW7cZ9WCFk
Makes sense, but there’s one clear difference which isn’t mentioned: design potential.
Although most games currently on the Wii U don’t use the idea of an added touch-screen that well, the few games that do like Nintendo Land, some of the Wii series games, Rayman Legends, and in particular, TW101, are showing that it at least has the potential to create excellent new experiences if the developers know how to use it. Think about the touchscreen’s use in something like a level editor (if the unlikely rumour about MK8 having a track builder somehow turns out to be true, that would be a brilliant example). Most importantly, the console is comfortable to play on, and a lot of the games for it are actually brilliant.
On the other hand, the Virtual Boy was clunky, uncomfortable, and quickly caused headaches, making it difficult to enjoy no matter what was done with its software. None of the games for it showed anything even remotely beneficial about the “VR” experience. It had little potential out of the gate.
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