Happy 2nd Birthday Wii U

You really want to know? Well, it’s because I’ve owned nothing but Nintendo systems ever since I first started playing games. My first game console was a Gamecube. I played and enjoyed many third party games on that system and I had absolutely no problem. That was also back when I was little. I didn’t even know who “Nintendo” was. I didn’t know their games existed. All I ever played was third party. That’s what I grew up with. Then, after that the Wii released. And I thought that since I had so much fun with the Gamecube, the Wii would be cool as well. This is when I started to understand who Nintendo was. I was absolutely blown away by the fact that I could swing a Wii Remote around and toss a bowling ball. Wii Sports even to this day is still one of my favorite games ever. Anyways, like I said before, I played a lot of third party games with my Gamecube. So the very first thing I did when I had a Wii was look for some great third party games. And you know what? I didn’t see them… At this point though, I definitely knew who Nintendo was but I never cared for their games back then. But that had all changed when I got the limited edition red Wii with New Super Mario Bros Wii. That game was SO much fun. I never even cared about Mario games before that but I just absolutely could not get enough of him ever since then. I played that game every day. I tossed all the pathetic shovelware games that I was given as Christmas gifts aside and played only NSMBW. But then eventually that broke and I stopped wanting to play my Wii because everything else was crap. I didn’t even play it for about a whole year. I started seeing games on TV that looked really cool and I wanted them but they ALWAYS said “PS3 and 360” at the end of the commercial. And I’m like “WTF? What is the deal here, man? Why is it not on my system?” This of course was back when I was ignorant about specs and hardware, power, etc. I just assumed it was because everyone hated the Wii. Even though I loved using the Wiimote in games, I found out that it was a MAJOR pain to use in third party games. Especially racing games. They forced me to hold the controller sideways and use it like a steering wheel. Although that was cool, it caused me to keep crashing and I could not properly control myself in games. And I got sick of that crap. And then there’s the whole sensor bar thing where you have to point at the screen just to get to your freaking game and there’s also the hassle of having to go buy batteries all the time. I started to loath the Wii Remote after that because it was too many issues that gave me headaches. Also, back then, I did not know what “High Definition” was. I did think that most of the Wii games looked like crap, but I thought all games must’ve looked like that. But then I went into a Gamestop that one time and saw Uncharted and it was unbelievable how clear and good the graphics looked. Then, afterwards, being the ignorant little kid that I was, I went home and kept trying to find out how to make my Wii display HD graphics. I HAD too. But I looked online and was informed that the Wii could not display HD visuals. BS. Anyways, fast fowarding a bit here, in about 2011, I found out that “Super Smash Bros” existed. I heard that it was a game about Nintendo characters battling each other. I was already familiar with characters like Mario and Princess Peach so that helped with my decision to buy it. And it was definitely an amazing game. And then afterwards I found out about Super Mario Galaxy. And due to the fact that NSMBW had got me into Mario games, I bought Galaxy without questioning it because I knew it would be good. Just because of the fact that it was a Mario game. And it did indeed play very well and I found it to be amazing. Eventually after I beat all those games and stuff, I was burned out on Mario. I was looking for something else to play. But at that point, every time I saw the games on TV getting advertised, I already knew they were guaranteed not coming to the Wii so I didn’t waste my time with that crap. So I’m like “WTF am I gonna play now?” I just kept on playing a bit more of SSBB, but then afterwards, the Wii U got announced. It was said to have a bunch of third party games at launch and that it would also have a Wii U Gamepad which was like a tablet and a normal normal controller in one. And also a “Pro Controller” for people that don’t prefer the Gamepad. And I was RELIEVED. I was freaking SICK of motion controls and I was so glad that crap wouldn’t be forced in every game. Fast forward a bit towards Wii U’s launch, I started seeing a lot of great third party games and I figured that they finally got it right and I would not be missing out on all the games I wanted. Although there were a few like Tomb Raider and Far Cry 3 that I wanted and they said those were skipping. I let that pass because I figured they might port it later or bring their next game in the series. Anyways, I saw AWESOME hardcore games like Zombi U and Ninja Gaiden 3 and I thought “Wow, this system is gonna be amazing”. Then I tried the Wii U out at a Gamestop with Rayman Legends and I loved it. I loved the Gamepad use and everything. And I got to try NSMBU and it was mindblowing seeing Mario in HD for the first time ever. Keep in mind that since I had the Wii, I never got to see HD except for a few times like on videos and with Uncharted on that PS3. Seeing EVERY game in HD was absolutely overwhelming to me. It was definitely something new. I eventually decided to convince my mother to buy me a Wii U. It was supposed to be a Christmas gift, but she saw how much I wanted it. So I got it at launch. I got it with Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed since I was a big Sonic fan. I absolutely enjoyed that game and I could not have been happier with that game. Afterwards, I was gonna start looking for more games, but the really cool stuff I wanted like Dishonored and Need For Speed Most Wanted were not on the Wii U. I eventually heard NFSMW was gonna come to the Wii U so I awaited patiently for that and I kept playing Sonic. Then I got a few Indies that I wanted because they looked cool. I heard that Rayman Legends was gonna come to Wii U in February and I absolutely could not wait for that game due to the experience I had with it at Gamestop. That was a day one purchase for sure. Then, as its launch got closer, I had my money ready for it, and then all of a sudden, it got delayed. For 7 freaking months to be put on systems I DIDN’T EVEN OWN. That was extremely upsetting and I didn’t even buy any other games because I was saving up just for that game! Sonic was getting really stale at this point and I desperately needed something to play. So I went out and bought Tekken Tag Tournament 2. The game was enjoyable but it got boring very fast. Then later on, the game I was waiting on, NFSMW finally came to Wii U and I bought that and it was definitely an amazing game that I enjoyed. I started looking up for for more games I thought I would be interested in and I took an interest in a game called Bioshock Infinite. It looked really cool but it was not for Wii U! And I’m like “hold on now, WTF? Why isn’t it coming? Wii U’s a new console! It’s supposed to get all the new games!” So yeah, that was definitely upsetting. Also I skipped a bit here, but PS had that conference where they announced the PS4 back in February. (I think) Then when E3 came, Xbox also announced their Xbox One with that DRM crap, but they were also getting a lot of games I wanted like Need For Speed Rivals and Battlefield 4, Destiny. And GTA V for PS3 and 360. Almost every game I wanted didn’t even get announced for Wii U! It’s like it didn’t even exist! I was really hoping for GTA V to come to Wii U. I never got to play one before because I had a Wii the previous gen. This was extremely infuriating. I questioned why is every game skipping the Wii U?!?! WTF?! So it was back to doing what I used to do with the Wii and just look for Nintendo games. I bought NSMBU because I had loved the other one it was a pathetic disappointment. It was the exact same crap and I spent sixty dollars on it. SIXTY. I was getting really freaking bored with the Wii U at this point and I was definitely considering trading it for the upcoming PS4. I tried to convince my mother but it was no good. She didn’t have the cash back then. So I just waited for some more quality Nintendo games to come and it took forever! I basically didn’t do crap that whole year but use the internet browser and Miiverse because there were no games I was really interested in. Then finally, Super Mario 3D World came and I bought it day one because I was freaking starving for some good games. It was great and an amazing game. But guess what happened after that? There was nothing else I wanted. Another drought! I didn’t care about Donkey Kong at all and I was just waiting for Mario Kart 8. I swear it took them freaking years just make a release date. I pre ordered it and sighed. It was definitely not working out. I’m waiting way too long for these games and most of the other games I want were not even on my system. While everybody else got games and talked about all the latest games, all I did was WAIT. I played the WAITING GAME. It was all just so stupid. The Wii U had so much potential. Now it’s just repeating what the Wii did. It keeps missing out on every single game. And that is where it leads up to now. That is why I always complain about Nintendo and the Wii U. All of this frustration is not me simply hating on Nintendo’s consoles just “because”. It’s the frustration of an entire generation worth of missing out on games. I’m tired of missing out on every single game. And it really gets on my nerves when people just tell me to buy another console. I want Nintendo to better so I don’t HAVE to do that. I’ve always preferred to play on Nintendo systems and I hate having to buy other systems just to make up for their mistakes. I will admit that I used to be a Nintendo fanboy but all the problems they’ve caused has just forced me to stop caring. It’s like they’re begging me to go buy the other systems. Every time I see someone praising Nintendo and saying that they’re the best, I just roll my eyes. It’s like Nintendo isn’t even trying anymore with their new systems. They keep PURPOSELY sacrificing graphical power and extra features for their systems saying that it’s not all about graphics. But they don’t seem to understand that it actually does matter to third party developers. And that is actually costing us games. I just wish Nintendo would just magically snap a finger and all those third party games would just appear on the Wii U. But sadly, that’s not the case. It’s just going to be yet another generation where their system misses out on every game. Terribly sorry for anyone that has to come across my extremely long comment, but I just felt like I needed to get this out. People keep misunderstanding me and thinking I’m just a Nintendo hater. Well, there you have it. There’s your answer.

Buit it’s funny.