UK trade publication MCV has written a provocative article suggesting that Wii U is simply a stopgap system while the company tries to revive its fortunes. The publication claims that Nintendo will inevitably turn around and say the Wii U was never meant to be a next generation system, if sales for the console fail to match the company’s expectations.
The Wii U hasn’t been given a new moniker, but rather a tacked on brand extension of a title. This gives Nintendo an easy out if the Wii U doesn’t work.
“It was never intended as a next generation console”, they’ll say as they distance themselves from it three years down the track and come out with a ‘real’ successor which can match the grunt of the next Sony and Microsoft offerings. “It was part of the Wii family, but this is what we’re actually doing for the future of gaming.”
Nintendo are quite happy for everyone else to sing about the Wii U being the next big thing for now. It only helps them satisfy investors. Just remember when the next Nintendo console comes out and the Wii U appears to be a little less next gen than you were expecting, it wasn’t Nintendo who made the claim – it was hungry and desperate gamers tired of the current generation, eager to herald the new era without properly waiting for the flag to drop
what the shit
this is just weird
and how is the wii u not a real next gen console anyway
Because MCV says that Call of Duty is innovative and the Xbox 360 is the best console since sliced bread…
In other words they are twats.
thank you.
but Xbox 360 is one of the best consoles ever made, it has some pros and cons but it really innovated in the online console gaming area.
It has more cons than pros i know i own 1
+best online service on consoles
+best working mutliplatform games
+best exclusives
+doesn’t take forever to find a match
– have to pay for online (no big deal)
Best exclusives? F*****g LOL!
oh like nintendo can boast at all this generation
remember the awesome star fo—nevermind
remember the awesome F-Z…nope…
Remember the innovative 2d New Super…wait that was a DS game…
Oh oh oh remember the long awaited Pikm…oh wait that was delayed to the Wii U…
Remember the AWESOME Monster Hunter styled Zelda we were ooooh wait Miyamoto made the director change all the good things about Skyward Sword….
Remember Animal Cro–oh wait that looks like a 64 game.
I do however remember Halo, Gears of War, Viva Pinata, Crackdown, Deathsmiles II, Forza, Perfect Dark HD, Banjo Kazooie and Tooie HD, and the plethora of other XBL Arcade and Indie games that were released on the system.
Please, just stop typing. You’re embarrassing yourself.
Not really, NSMBWii is the same thing as the DS counterpart (NSMBU is the EXACT same thing as the Wii version). Skyward Sword sucked balls, Animal Crossing looks like a N64 game, Mario Galaxy 2 is the same thing as Mario Galaxy, There was no Star Fox or F-Zero game, This generation just sucked for Nintendo.
Yes really.
ok here we go, nsmbwii is one, more difficult than the ds one, 2 has more power ups, and three has 4 player co-op. nsmbu, has one a bigger more expansive overworld, 2 5 player co-op, 3 boost mode, 4 a way bigger feild of view so it’s easier to play co-op, and 5 more power ups. skyward sword had inovative controls, a great story, masterfully designed dungeons, and an amazing, full orchestrated sound track. mario galaxy 2 added the ability to ride yoshi, and yoshi had multiple ways of using him, such as inflating into a balloon, running extremely fast, and glowing to illuminate invisible platforms. that game also introduced multiple new powerups, like drill mario, cloud mario, and rock mario. all you were right about was that there was no starfox or f-zero. every game that you said was “the same” definitely wasn’t true.
Lets not talk about same thing stuff, from what I’ve seen every fps is the same thing…… I have all 3 big players this round. I am a Nintendo boy but this gen I have to give to the 360, I had 2 flop on me but I had more games for it that I enjoyed. However the games on my Wii I will remember for a long time they just have a certain charm about them that makes them special.
The new super mario series is for people who wanted another 2d mario platformer based off their favorite mario games, so of course it’s not going to be as innovative as the main line series. It’s a bit unfair to judge something against what it is supposed to be doing.
You’re actually the one embarrassing yourself, gamer. Donkey Konga makes great points about the Xbox 360 having the best exclusives, and all you can do to defend yourself is call him stupid which helps prove his point. I may be a Nintendo fanboy, but I definitely understand where Donkey Konga is coming from. Just because you like Nintendo more, doesn’t mean it’s always better than other systems all the time.
Yawn.
“This generation just sucked for Nintendo.”
You are retarded.
@ Gamer. I love Nintendo. I did in no way say that this generation was bad for them. Some of my favorite games of all time were on the Wii. I LOVE Nintendo. I own an Xbox 360 and only own 2 games for it. In fact, I’ll probably trade it in to help pay for the WiiU. I’m just saying that if you want to actually make a good argument, you have to say something more than “yawn”. That doesn’t help your case at all.
@Anonymous
I don’t need to explain why Nintendo exclusives are better. Donkey Konga said Perfect Dark and Banjo Kazooie were exclusives but everyone knows they don’t come near the 64 games. He criticizes that Mario Galaxy 2 is too similar to the first one. He also says NSMB is a rehash. What do you think Halo 1, 2, 3 and possibly 4, Gears of War 1, 2 and 3, Forza 1, 2, 3 and 4 are. He lost all credibility.
third party support saves microsony every gen if the wii had half of ps360 multiplats people would still complain nintendo just gets mistreated but they are so much better they won with no support sonymicro could never do that and every game on the hd twins would’ve been better with the wiimotechuck
Sony has better exclusives.
wow you are acting like a retard here, and you where trying to get me to stop replying to the nintendo haters. all i see is you takeing my spot.
Haters are haters.
Sonymicro fans that I know don’t even play their exclusives and on the other hand I’m the only nintendo fan that I know
Lol ignoring that it scratch disks and you are lucky if you dont have it banned or if rrod in 2 years
I’ve had my Xbox for 3 years and anyone should know that if its on his side then it will never scratch discs, and my Xbox (or any Xbox that has been made in the past 4 years for that matter) has never had the RRoD once, also you have to be a retard to get banned.
Actualy it scratch disk any way you place the 360
it only scratches discs if you tilt the system while it’s reading the disc. it doesnt matter what side it’s on, if you try to stand it up while it’s laying down, or lay it down while its standing up, it will scratch the disc. as much as i prefer playing games on my pc however, i still play my xbox. its got plenty of good games on it that i cant get on my pc, such as the gears of war series, halo, guitar hero, rockband, and resident evil 6 (for now). a lot of peoples justifications for hating certain systems is retarded. the wii, for instance, had some of the best games this generation, despite it lacking power. and the ps3 has some pretty good exclusives. the worst thing about this generation of gamers is that everybody is on the hate train about everything.
Agree with this…there are good exclusives on all the systems…why can’t we all just get along? (and why can’t everyone just come up with their own ideas?)
I wouldn’t really count Perfect Dark HD and Banjo-Kazooie/Banjo-Tooie HD as Xbox 360 exclusives, they were on the Nintendo 64 first (yes, really), and there is no significant change since those versions. I mean, I could play them in HD on an emulator all the same.
Don’t even try to tell them about exclusives. They will never accept that Nintendo is offering the least when it comes to exclusives. Actually, they will never accept any negative fact about Nintendo. You’re just wasting your time. Common sense is really rare in this community.
The wii has better exclusives than the 360 , the 360 has the best cross platform games and a small amount of great exclusives.
Skyward sword , Galaxy 1 and 2, Xenoblade, Twilight princess , Smash bros brawl , Monster hunter tri , Metroid prime 3 / trilogy , Mario kart wii , NSMBwii, DKCR , No more heroes ,
All that is better than , Halo , Forza , gears right ????
Wiisports resort >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>kinnect adventures
Of course they are.
Multiplatform*
Cross platform is when games on Wii U and 3DS are working together, or the Vita and PS3, or the PC and PS3. Two separate platforms that work together.
@simply g – yes , thank you sir.
With listing those games, you’re just showing me that I’m right. There are only 2 games in that list that aren’t revised/recycled/re-used/whatever-ed verions of already existing franchises of Nintendo. Franchises which have been exisiting for at least 10 years each, except Monster Hunter, which initally was released on a different company’s system anyway. Nintendo is doing nothing but making use of the same franchises over and over and over and over and over again. Why don’t they try creating something new ? Because they’re money-hungry as shit, that’s why. They keep relying on Mario and The Legend of Zelda because they know they sell like hot cakes, no matter how good or bad the game actually is ( perfect example: New Super Mario Bros. 2 / U ). They don’t give the slightest fuck about delivering new experiences to their fans with exclusives. They just want money. And by the way… Those 2 other games you and I mentioned before barely sold. Xenoblade Chronicles sold about 750k copies, No More Heroes didn’t even reach 550k sales. Those numbers are NOTHING when regarding the fact that the games were released on a system that sold nearly 97 million units.
I would never call all those things “the best” when it comes to exclusives a company offers.
Oh, by the way, this is one of the reasons Nintendo basically didn’t get any good 3rd-party support/titles on their Wii/DS, but heaps of shovelware and casual-shits. Barely anyone buys 3rd-party titles on the Wii/DS.
And when was the last time we got some decent and NEW exclusive on a Nintendo system ? Well, except Xenoblade though, it’s a pretty nice game. But besides that, I can’t remember any.
You should try these games for the wii before saying there are no new exclusive games:
Deadly Creatures
The Last Story
MadWorld
No More Heroes
Red Steel 1-2
Trauma Center
Xenoblade Chronicles
The Xbox is renowned for having shit first party, and the Wii is renowned for surviving solely on first party. Don’t try fight the tide, Xbot.
Lol, if it would have survived solely on first party, it would be because of the reason that it hardly has any good 3rd-party titles. And the fanboys.
But it didn’t survive solely on first party. It survived on shovelware and the most casual casual games which were really appealing to parents for their children. And the fanboys.
‘and the fanboys’
Look in the bloody mirror, idiot.
(-) Have to pay
(-) Does not have the best exclusives. If I can’t play Metroid and Zelda, It’s not worth my money.
That’s just me. If you are someone who is happy without the Nintendo IP’s, jog on.
Donkey Konga (= gay), go fuck yourself.
360 has the best exclusives…. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! LMAO!
Wii exclusives >>>>> PS3 exclusives >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 360 exclusives.
+1
I think the ps3 is better in almost all fronts.
The online is free, and if you pay for plus, having full games for free is way better than cross chat. Some games also have dedicated servers unlike Xbox.
Ok, some multiplatform games are better on xbox, but not all of them, but fair point.
That is just a matter of opinion, I like uncharted and little big planet and god of war more than whatever exclusives games the xbox has.
The Wii has very awesome games too, but the online is horrible and most multiplatform games are inferior.
LOLOLOL XBox exclusives are garbage.
Best exclusives, like Fable 3… oh wait
oh come on…
multiplatform games usually look better on pc, most of the time ps3 gets the upper hand over 360.
There are only a few exclusives for it and I wouldn’t count the old RARE games since they’re basically N64 ports. the time you spend looking for a match mostly depends on what game you are playing and paying for online is a big deal for some people, especially when it’s the only platform that requires such a thing. Oh and if the 360 was the best console ever made, how would you explain the system’s fail rate?
If you like your 360 so much, I’d suggest you go enjoy your games on your favourite system and stop bragging to us about how it’s the best console ever. It makes you look like an idiot (and I’m sure you aren’t, I used to do the same) because you are trying to pass your subjective opinions as facts.
be..st exclu… beest exclusives…. BEST EXCLUSIVES? LOL fucking troll :)
I do love Xbox online but damn do I wish Nintendo were to treat their games with the same multiplayer online aside from local multi.
not all those game fit with online.
Yeah, it’s the only console that each person had to buy an average of three times in order to get lucky and find a working unit.
Exactly. Reggie came out and said the wiiu is designed to last for a long time. That either means 6 years like the wii or longer.
This MCV guy is just making shit up lol. This IS the next gen Nintendo console for fuks sake.
I think what MCV is saying is that Nintendo can have an excuse to release a new system in a few years if Wii U fail. Of course Nintendo wants this to last for a long time, but in the case that it doesn’t they are mentioning why Nintendo has avoided to call it next generation or given it a new name.
That’s a plausable theory. But still as it stands – the wiiu is the first 8th generation console.
Power has nothing to do with that as I’m sure you know. E.G= The n64 was twice as powerfull as the ps1!!!! still the same generation…….
I suddenly want to break out my Sliced Bread and play some Jam Master IV.
Lol
I somewhat I agree with him, but Nintendo will never ever say it was never intended for a next gen console. I think there is a better wii u with far surperior specs, but is too expensive to sell, so they are waiting like 2-3 years then they’ll release the higher end one, just my opionion
Most likely because its power lives up to the other current generation consoles. That aside, I don’t see new consoles coming from Sony or Microsoft anytime soon.
What?
it’s ze truth you dumbhead!EVERYONE KNOWS ZAT ZE WIIU IS NOT A NEXT GEN CONSOLE BUT ZUR FANBOYISM HIDE IT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
My PS3 says hi.
i like ze ps3 too but most my xbox360
My PS3 doesn’t like you.
I think your ps3 doesnt like you^
Nar, we’re best buds.
Looks like someone forgot their happy pill.
When i was talking you were writing me to your pussy HAHAHAHAHAHA SHITENDO IS DOOMED DOOMED DOOMED!
why?
When a console dont sell vell und ze company loses cash zen ze company becomes a third party support or they close for eva HAHAHAHAHA take dis shitendo famboy,shitendo iz not ze same as it used to be!
Luckly neighter the 3ds or Wii sold bad, and looking at pre-orders the Wii U seems to be going well aswell. So all facts out there says that that will not be the case
I read your comments with an accent ^.^
Nintendo is currently worth more than sony. And worth more than Microsofts XBOX gaming sector ! What do you have to say to that you dumb dick head ??
NINTENDO IS DOING BETTER THAN SONY OR MICROSOFT OVERALL.
Then what of Sony? They’re in the worst shape of the Big Three.
I like your name. Great anime :D
I find this suprising that they won 2 TIMES and nintendo only three(ds,wii,3ds(let’s admit it,vita is dead,little big planet wasn’t a system seller and was their strongest title in fall).I know they are losing money from selling other things and lost a lot with ps3 and the vita,but still…
Wait,I made it look wierd.Two times and three and the two times were big wins.
sorry i couldnt even understand that
“When i was talking you were writing me to your pussy”
Da fuq?
when i was talking,you were writing me to your pussy
English man, do you speak it?
nope he does not, but this fool said that to me but his comment proves he is not professional.
your part of that fanboyism , you Shitony drone.
There’s no company by the name on Shitendo. Noob
Nintendo have repeatedly stated that the Wii U is their next gen console, so I’ve no idea where this guy got the idea that they’ve never said that from.
Furthermore, continuing the Wii name doesn’t stop it from being a new generation. If it did, then the PS3 would just be a second revision of the PS1 generation, and the Xbox 360 would be a revision of the first Xbox generation…
NINTENDO YOU IDIOT SAID MANY LIES UND BROKEN PROMISES TO YOU!WHAT DID YOU EXPECTED,WIIU IS JUST A MIMICK FROM ZE WII!A NEW CONSOLE WITH OLD GEN GRAPHICS AND A NEW CONTROLLER JUST LIKE ZE WII (but ze wii had ps2 graphics which meens its a 6th gen console)GET A LIFE
You need to get a life!
wannabe troll
writing shit like that isn’t really making you a troll, just a fag
Sounds like you got fired by Nintendo? Possibly never hired? Either way.. The F.U.D you’re spreading only encourages us to continue to support our console. Btw… What’s the first console game you EVER played?
I’d rather listen to Aeolus than you. You’re no fun!
hd twins have a 6th gen controller so that means it’s 6th gen console and the wii graphics are better considering launch prices imo
lulz… a little research into the author tells us he is the director of a company making an iOS game.
Keep peddling the agenda.
I can tell a lie too if i had a company and was the president of it
Who cares? I only hope it’s a great console, and I’m sure it will be
That is like saying the ps4 is just the warm-up for ps5. yes there will be a console after Wii-u if nintendo still exist but it dislike knowing that when the Wii came it would have a successor if it was successful
It won’t happen, it seems that this guys have no idea what they’re talking about, do they know how much the whole board/deals/creation/manufacturing process costs? any company would be out of their mind if they did this they would loose too much money
Apply this logic elsewhere…
“Sony isn’t serious about the PlayStation 3, it’s part of the PlayStation family, it’s a tacked on brand extension of a title.”
HAHAHA you act like a herbrew,when you say for example that you saw an anlien or the jeasu’s tomb has been revealed the herbrew or the christian says to you that your lying,while what you said is true which is true.Same thing with you,you say that its a lie while that guy tells the truth.FACE IT,NINTENDO IS TRICKING ON YA!
People say God loves all, but i find it really hard to believe God loves this sad little troll, maybe he finds Von Stupid’s comments funny.
Herbrew? Is that some type of women’s coffee? If so… The name’s genius.
Hebrews are the people of the israel lol.Also Von scrotum less talk about the hebrews and believe me you don’t want to mess up with even if you and i hate them
even if that would be true… i don’t see where its a bad thing. that means in 3 years we’d get another, even more awesome nintendo console to play with.
or maybe its more that when all competitors need to catch-up with ninty, the whole industry will have shifted already and they will be stuck..
If this is true I am happy :) That means that I will soon get a new console after this one that is even better. I can’t see anything wrong with it. It is a win/win for me kinda.
If Nintendo were to release a new console 3-4 years after this one, they’d have to announce it 2-3 years from now. Sales and interest would drop, and the majority of gamers would go “Why the hell did I buy this if it was getting replaced in 3 years?!” Consoles need time to thrive and get developed for, otherwise they don’t reach their full potential. The arrival of a new console essentially renders the previous console obsolete – it isn’t like the PC industry where more powerful computers can still do everything older computers can, as well as more.
And not everyone has money to spend on a new console every 3-4 years.
Which means that the ppl thay said this are morrons
keep in mind that’s a bad move, look at Sega how they do it with there consoles. my point is release a console every 2-3 years you are really pissing your consumers in a new level.
You can’t believe what you read on the internet… especially from MCV.
Wouldnt that be cool!? Annoying, but cool. Two new Nintendo console!
um i going to say no, perfect example look at sega.
Microshit slaves are even worse than Sorny trolls
This is the order
1.Apple trolls(Ifags)
2.Microfags
3.Sondrones
4.Nintenfanboys
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/05/06/ea-says-wii-u-is-absolutely-next-gen/
Oh dear. Dev says definitely next gen and not a stopgap. Publication company says it is. Who to believe?
Who would you belive? Some 1 that has worked whit each and every console or some 1 that is guessing
Being a bit sarcastic there :P
Sickr, Alba, everyone! Club Nintendo has +10 coin pre-survey bonuses on Wii U Games!!!
Releasing a new console 3-4 years down the road from the Wii U would be a terrible business strategy. That’s a shenanigan I’d expect from Capcom.
Not even capcom is that dumb
We’re a month away from the Wii U’s launch. Expect a lot of bullshit articles like this from various publications talking shit about the Wii U in a last ditch attempt to steer people away from it.
Is MCV butthurt that Nintendo is the one leading the charge into the next generation? Mad that the Wii was the most successful console this gen? Well, tough titty.
Nintendo is the one carrying the console and handheld industry right now. Learn to love it. Leave luck to heaven.
AMEN !!!!!!!! The butt hurt is strong in this one !!!! The wiiu is designed to last 6 years + , without a successor till then . Nintendo know what they’re doing and they don’t release mid gen consoles :)
hahahahahahahaha you have made my Friday with “the butt hurt is strong in this one.”
That was epic, he might be a former employ or fan of sega, commodore or atari companies that Nintendo smoked.
:) . You would find it hard to beat a star wars cross butt hurt reference XD!!!!!!
Half of the worlds gamers just simply hate Nintendo……. They will say stupid things to make them selves feel more masculine or some shit lol. The only way to be ”masculine” about games is to be secure about what you play. I play Uncharted , Mario , Metal gear and zelda.
Not just Violent games :)
But in Mario games you jump and kill goombas. :( that seems pretty violent to me…
isn’t the wii the most successful of all time and nintendo has carried the industry since 85
Wii is Nintendo’s most successful console of all time, selling 96 million copies so far. The PS2 is the best selling console of all time with 154 million copies sold, closely followed by Nintendo DS at 152 million. The original PS One is in third place with 102 million units sold.
ps2 sold at a loss so it loses in profit and the wii 96 mil in one gen thats better than 154 mil in 12 years ps2 can get most overrated and most favortised 6th gen was pretty much equal except for controller preference and nintendo’s third party neglect
I agree.
I dont care what retards say. A new Super Smash Bros = new generation.
And a new Mario Kart!
A new zelda,especialy in hd
+9001
IT’S SLIGHTLY OVER 9000.*Breaks scouter*.
they just don’t get it, nintendo don’t want to match sony and microsoft they want to do there own thing think about it they weren’t happy with d pads for movement so they made th n64 so you can move around in 360 degrees, they didn’t want to go with the dual analog so they just had a controller with one for the gc, They didn’t want to use controllers like everyone else they wanted motion control and now they don’t think motion control is good enough because the others caught on so there going to use a screen on the motion controller nintendo are unique and don’t care about graphics they care about gameplay thats why i like nintendo.
but you know… some people just like to ignore complete logic and truth because it scares them.
AMEN!AMEN. The thing is Nintendo is for everyone not just the “casuals” or “hardcores” or else skyward sword wouldn’t get a 10/10.Wii didn’t stop Nintendo from making awesome metroids like Other m(No offense Mike),Brawl,mario kart,ect.Nintendo were doing so well that it forced Sony and M$ to include motion controls.And the fact that people buy Nintendo consoles because it’s easy for casuals,heck, even my grandmother is playing the wii.Nintendo mostly cares about the gameplay and the gameplay quality for everyone.
No offense taken lol
LOL you replied.Even as a fanboy as some people would call me,not like all Nintendo games were good (I have no right to call any game bad since I favorite all of the most disliked games).But anyway I bet aeolus#1 will buy a WiiU because the original made somewhat sense and he has a 3ds,the new aeolus is just dumb.No need for fanwars because most people buy a Ds and Wii and going to be on nintendo side forever.And lol we all know casuals love that simple control of touch screen *Cough*birdys*Cough*. Oh btw ps360 and WiiDs owners will buy this console, how to prove it: PREORDER OVERLOAD. Nintendo must love how it prints money, before it’s release too.1 question ,why sonydrones spam this nintendo site??? that says that they also sercretly love nintendo since I can’t imagine them coming on this site without making any progress proving their point L0L
I also noticed how there’s two Aeolus’s, one I agree with on some points and the other an idiot troll.
Lol,you use millions to make a console to wait for the next? No kidding sherlock that what all companys do,also many ppl said the same thing about the 3ds.
*shrugs* eh. Say what you want, say what you will. I’m a gamer, and only the Wii-U has the games (and versions) I want to play, and if the other 2 coming up consoles has games I want to play, I’ll acquire (somehow through honest means) them also.
Revive fortune? Ermm, i think you need to look at Sony.
I dont get why people are so retard. How in the holy hell is this not a successor to the Wii?
Whatever, im not buying a 720 or ps4 anyway, whats the point, no reason to stay loyal to Sony anymore now all their good exclusives have gone, and the rest are overrated or just bad. PC for me thanks, least the games will WORK on a PC.
How much would it cost to build a latest tech PC?
Honestly… a lot, but I have never understood the all powerful tech way of thinking. I recently I spend like $ 300 Dlls on a new, modest rig (CPU FX 4100, GPU HD7750, MB asrock 890FX and HDD 500 GB) and I use it as media player, for work and gaming station hooked to my 32″ TV and it leaves any console in the dust. So I´m happy with my modest PC, playing every game maxed out at 720p 40+ FPS and almost all games maxed out at 1080p 30+ FPS (excepting crysis 2 and battlefield 3).
Also I had a wii and an XBOX 360 and i loved them both for diferent reasons, so let all be friends.
You dont need the latest tech.
Check out ReviewTechUSA he just did a spare parts PC for $350. Id personally spend more, but im getting a PC in return, which i need for other things, like creating music ect, and i’ll save alot on games, especially simce i’ll be joining Steam. And i can just plug it into my TV, and use my ps3 controller if i want to, and i’ll be all set for yeeears.
But if you’re thinkin about getting a PC for gaming, talk to a few people who know about it. Luckily i have a mate who knows all that stuff, and can build me one
Doubt it. The console’s been in development for a fair while, and the signs they talk about like the standard name could apply equally to the 3DS, Xbox 360 or SNES. I think they’re just to stir up some controversy here.
cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo cuckooo a anti nintendo article thinks its going to stop us buying wii u DIDNT ALL THESE TWATS SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT Wii
the anti nintendoism in the indsutry and among MONG sony we dont get sonys near dead TWATS are doing the same shit wii seen over the past 6 years with wii WEEEEIIIRRDDDOOOSss
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0
Oh shit, i bet that was their plan with every console, nintendo, super nintendo, nintendo 64. each one shared a simailiar name tacking on a descriptive word so that way if it didnt do too well they could have said they were in the same family and were a stop-gap and the next real console for a next generation was coming soon. same for Xbox, Xbox360, play station 1,2,and 3. If any of those were to fail they could always say they were in the same family and disavow it as thier true next generation effort.
Thank you. It baffles me that people use the complaint of the Wii U as not being imaginative while PlayStation and Sony can apparently get away with just adding numbers. Oh, PlayStation 2 and 3 clearly designate that they are the second and third iterations of the PlayStation? Perhaps you think that the 360 implies its the 360th iteration of the Xbox, even though it really refers to the amount of degrees in a circle, implying that the Xbox is back where it started?
Another kinect player with dilusions of grandeur like zigfried and Aeolus hahahahahahahaha. He should have posted this before September 13 and the Nintendo Wii U pricing announcement. Now the Wii U is sold out in preorders, soon in a 2 year spam there will be half the number of current 360 consoles for the Wii U. Sorry sony and ms your are in trouble.
top 10 selling game consoles world wide so far:
1. Sony Playstation 2 153.6 million
2. Sony Playstation 102.49 million
3. Nintendo Wii 96.5 million
4. Microsoft Xbox 360 70 million
5. Sony Playstation 3 63.9 million
6. Nintendo NES 61.91 million
7. Nintendo SNES 49.10 million
8. Sega Genesis 40 million
9. Nintendo 64 32.93 million
10. Atari 2600 30 million
sorce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles
so all in all that says eveything.
food for thought quote: “bad publicity sells.”
Hmmm those xbox360 numbers are too high, ms recently said they have shipped 70m consoles, not sold. Lesson learnt here don’t always trust wiki :P
if the wii sells for twelve years they have a shot they’re first for most sold in one gen though which is what matters
They said the same thing about wii
I have to disagree with MTV on this one. Nintendo was pretty content with the Wii to have two technically superior consoles going up against it. I’d like to think they’ll support this new unit for at least 5 years. I was able to try out a display model at a local GS yesterday and it was a lot of fun to play and seemed modern enough to me!
New system architecture in comparison to the Wii does make it Nintendo’s true next generation system, so these MVC idiots are just anti-Nintendo cuntwhores, who are talking out of their asses.
That is what they said about the original DS
How ignorant.
Sonic: *facepalm*
this is the future of consoles
I just played Wii U in Best Buy and it is next generation period. The controller is next to perfect and very comfortable, they had Rayman Legends demo and the castle rock stage was really cool. I would have rather played Nintendo Land demo or Super Mario Bros. U demo, but this demo I played proved it worked very well and is very fun. The tablet is easy and intuitive and adds new input function to gaming. Wii U has loads of appeal right out of the starting blocks. I want New Super Mario Bros U, Zombie U, and Lego City. This will be fun. And I look forward to Nintendo 3DS compatibility games with cross platform functionality.
wth is this man smoking releasing a new console only to release another 3 years down the line would be a stupid move he makes it sound like it would cost ninty nothing to pull a move like that
Seeing as there’s at least a 10 year difference in tech, not sure if serious…
So by their definition, Sony and Microsoft have never released a true successor to the Playstation and Xbox since they never gave new monikers. They just tacked on brand extensions. Why does everyone have to hate on Nintendo?
Cause all the cool cats do it lol.
I really don’t understand this whole “B-b-but the WiiU isn’t a next gen console!” thing that various people have about it. Nintendo has said again and again that it is the successor to the Wii and it’s a next generation console. What else does it need to prove it? Seriously, people need to understand that specs isn’t what solely makes a new generation, it’s about what new does it brings to the table. While specs is part as that, it isn’t just that.
If people really think that the PS4 is going to be a huge step up from the PS3, then you’re crazy. same with the Xbox 720 from the 360. It’s been proven before that a more affordable console is the way to go while still providing great graphics, gameplay, all that. The PS3 was a huge hit towards Sony and they can’t afford to make another giant loss that they did with the PS3. Plus, look at the Vita! It’s a powerful system with lots of potential but looks what’s happening. It’s sales are being beaten by it’s processor due to the fact that people just isn’t showing interest in it and that goes for the consumer and the developers. More power doesn’t mean better games if developers aren’t interested in it.
I find myself agreeing with this article.
Reblogged this on Gigable – Tech Blog.
And I claim that if MCV can truly see into the future what will tonight’s winning lotto numbers be?
The Wii was nothing but a test for technology. The Wii U is the final result from Wii… Nintendo said (don’t ask me to link an article that I read a year and a half ago).
nonsense wii was a console in its self and a tool to disrupt the industry teach it a lesson and destroy sony
it did what it was built to do
the truth shall set u free the lesson would’ve been better with third party support
“The Wii U hasn’t been given a new moniker, but rather a tacked on brand extension of a title. This gives Nintendo an easy out if the Wii U doesn’t work.”
So is the PS3 and Xbox 360 then.
“Nintendo are quite happy for everyone else to sing about the Wii U being the next big thing for now. It only helps them satisfy investors. Just remember when the next Nintendo console comes out and the Wii U appears to be a little less next gen than you were expecting, it wasn’t Nintendo who made the claim – it was hungry and desperate gamers tired of the current generation, eager to herald the new era without properly waiting for the flag to drop”
It will happen to EVERY console. Doesn’t matter which. Sony fans are going after PS4 and Microsoft fans after the Xbox 720 too. So please, don’t assume that it will be only nintendo.
please Gamer Nonsense!! go check the spec on the wii u and it blows the competion by far
Just another farfetched prediction and nothing more. They are just trying to attract attention to themselves. Im not saying they are wrong(Remember, Nintendo is a company and they could do exactly what MCV says they might do), but they have no evidence other than they “think” its the case…
You guys have no clue on how powerful the wii u is going to be.For an example the wii u can process 400 shades in a sec XBOX360 44 shades PS3 about the same! the wii u can use 1.5G just on the games itself!!! And the ps3 only can use 512M thats just to process info. FIFA13 looks Wayy better on wii u then anyother console thats out. Nintendo is just scracthing the surface, wait and see when the third party games comes out.
Actually, Nintendo reps like Reggie have gone on record many times claiming it’s next gen. That doesn’t mean it really is, but it proves this guys theory of “just remember that Nintendo didn’t make that claim” wrong.
The thing is, ‘next-gen’ is an ambiguous, non-definitive term.
What is ‘next-gen’, exactly? To me, it simply means a new product that improves upon the old.
Ergo, in Nintendo’s own product line, Wii U is next-gen. In the context of all gaming consoles, I like to use Iwata’s term “new generation” – rather than “next generation”.
Uh-huh. The gaming media implied or said the same thing about the DS. Then they implied or said the same thing about the Wii.
How did those work out again? Oh yeah…
I can see Nintendo’s detractors in 19th century Japan:
“I can’t believe they’re now making Hanafuda with plastic instead of cardboard! Nintendo are DOOMED!”
why do so many fanboys of other platforms hat on the wiiu its not like nobody will buy it and how does it make other platforms better or worse so stop trolling and just play what ever you want to insted of trolling other platforms
So, according to MV, “Wii U is simply a stopgap system while the company tries to revive its fortunes.”
WTF?
Nintendo have taken a loss, sure, but they are still very comfortable financially. Note – they took ONE loss. What about Sony and Microsoft, eh MCV?
Jesus H Christ, what happened to non-bias in news reporting?
i think that wiiu is the greatest platform and no haters im not a fanboy i think nintendo is the best makeing platforms because they make new stuff instead of ripping off other platforms like sony does i mean playstashion move was a ripe off of the wiimote and a bad rip off at best so just stop you guys go post bad comments and trolls on other non nintendo sites oh and the wiiu is not a stopgag nintendos not sega in fact thats why segas a third party now i think the wiiu will be the best platform for at least a 1 consele cycle oh and if ether sony or microsoft try
to make a tablet contrler DON.T BYE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if i were nintendo id trademark everything oh wait then sony woh ld not stll be here and microsoft wohld not have kinic so remember wiiu is next gen and plastoain 4 will suck and im sor that the new xbox may be good but not as good as wiiu
sorry for all the spelliing erors my computer does not work right
power to the players