Venture Beat has published an interesting article that suggests that Nintendo is currently winding down Wii U development as it focusses on the recently announced NX platform. We know there’s already been plenty of speculation on the web that The Legend of Zelda Wii U will be on both platforms similar to how Nintendo managed The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. We don’t know anything for sure, but with Nintendo only showing Wii U titles for 2015 it has clearly got everyone talking. Here’s what the Venture Beat analyst had to say.
“While the Wii U has around 380 console exclusive titles, the majority were launched 2013,” said Stewart Rogers of VentureBeat Insight. “Fewer exclusives were made available in 2014. In this respect, the Wii U is on the wrong side of the bell curve and Nintendo appear to have been winding it down already.”
Nintendo isn’t winding down for the NX -_-, the NX isn’t coming out till 2017, and it could end up being a handheld
Thank god you have insider information! From where I’m sitting it almost looked like you pulled that out your ass!
Thank god that you can use logic and look at Nintendo past instances on how they released all their consoles, Iwata said they aren’t revealing detail of the console until next year, when has Nintendo has ever release their consoles the year the show the details of it, never, the always release it the following year, not to mention we already have multiple games announced for 2016
You have a point. Nintendo always releases their consoles a year after it should have been to be sure the tech is outdated, then begins support the year after launch to be sure the hype is dead.
So yeah, I think your predictions are dead on! ;) (Sorry, not being cynical at you, just Nintendo)
ROFL :D
haha that comment made me smile.
You realize the “analyst” just pulled out the “Nintendo is moving onto it’s next console already” right out of his ass as well, right?
It seems like it is happening and NX is possibly a home/portable console hybrid that’s gonna do away being a solo portable console market tech because of shitty Mobile destroying the market.
I hope it is a Hybrid. If executed well, the NX has the makings of being Nintendo’s best console to date.
Not sure about that. They’re gonna ass online features like voice chat a-fucking-game and not add online play for games like Mario Party mini games.
You are a bitter person, I hope you realise that. Get your anger issues sorted out, then comment again.
He has good reason to be upset. MS has had online on their consoles for 3 generations now, while Nintendo still can’t get online right on the current gen.
What seems even sadder, is 5 of Nintendo’s consoles were online capable, starting w/ Famicom w/ its Teleplay modem. The only Nintendo home-console that skipped online functionality was N64 (unless the short-lived & JPN-only 64 DD add-on w/ its Randnet service counts, which would make 6).
Super NES (& Genesis) had the XBAND network. & while the SNES modem was 3rd party, it was licensed by Nintendo.
GCN also had a modem that, while sold separately, would insert into the console almost seamlessly. Had it been built-in, maybe GCN would’ve sold better (albeit @ a higher price, unless Nintendo sold GCN @ a loss). Also, GCN might’ve had more online games & support, & Nintendo would’ve gained more experience.
Of course, Wii had & Wii U has in-built WiFi support.
Maybe it’s Nintendo’s console mentality (as opposed to PC), their mostly games business, & their streamlined philosophy that’s keeping them from adding all the online bells & whistles. Of course, online in the 3rd, 4th, & 5th gens was clunky & not many people could afford it. I don’t even think the PSX had online functionality (of course, it was originally an add-on for SNES & Sony just incorporated its own controllers & quickly released it to cover their costs).
But Nintendo’s online does get better each gen. W/ Wii U & the eShop, it seems like they finally have something solid. I can’t wait to see how Xenoblade X & Devil’s 3rd handle online. MK8’s online has been really nice, & ZombiU used it well.
The Wii U has great online services. Where have you been?
I really hope it isn’t. Nintendo doesn’t have to do that. Their handhelds are already successful. I just want them to focus on fixing the next console and getting it right. I just think they try too hard with “innovation”. Seriously, as long as the console has great third party support, then a normal controller works fine. I appreciate them trying to be different but they need to understand that people buy their consoles to play their games. Not to be forced to use weird controllers.
Yes, Nintendo will likely try some “weird BS” controller again, like always.
The Gamepad & it’s wacky smartphone/tablet similarities (as if those are mainstream devices), & its new & improved Dreamcast/GCN-GBA/DS déjà vu. If only they learned from SEGA’s folly of not making Dreamcast w/ a “traditional” controller; it’s outrageous they included the VMU & tied it to data saves, any wonder why Dreamcast failed: SEGA forced a gimmick & that extra price on consumers, Hel not every dev used the VMU’s screen anyway. @ least Dreamcast’s downfall had nothing to do w/ hasty hardware turnover, blank discs, poor marketing, & the competition’s slander. Anyway, Nintendo really went off the deep end by incorporating their weird Gamepad w/ everything a “traditional” controller has, even clickable thumbsticks; weird yo. Crazy thing is, it also has NFC & a built-in mic, & for $50-$60 more than 1 “traditional” controller; geesh, almost the cost of a pack-in game. & I doubt the NFC would be used, not w/ anything popular. Did Nintendo really think the Gamepad was such an intuitive & subtle improvement? As if smartphones/tablets are so ubiquitous, or that many consumers in Nintendo’s homeland have only 1 TV for a family to watch TV & game on. Or that 3rd parties should be given a chamce to shine. It’s certainly not Nintendo’s marketing that hurt Wii U, or 3rd parties who mostly treated it like a 7th gen twin, & poorly so.
Then there’s the Wiimote’s intuitive mouse/remote gimmick w/ a port for a traditional controller. Man, Nintendo just had to change the trackball, er, “traditional” controller. Weirder yet, they some how include a “traditional” gamepad option. So mundane. Oh, & the Balance Board? Completely crackers. What’s next? A Power Pad? SEGA’s Activator? An Atari Mindlink?! Those abominations will never work.
Or that ergonomic GCN controller w/ dual-click shoulder buttons & color/shape-specific face buttons. So cockamamie. & they even went overboard by making a wireless variant; tsk, tsk, it’s for the birds & their newfangled waves.
But yeah, that N64 controller was quite normal-looking. But rumble was such a gimmick, just too weird; glad it was a fad & ended where it started. Bit better than the Gamepad. Good thing Sony set things right by returning the 2nd thumbstick that was missing from the “traditional” controller.
Then there’s that Super NES controller, what w/ it’s 2 extra face-buttons &…shoulder buttons?! Now that’s wack, yo.
But oh no, the NES controller just had to be so disimilar from Atari’s joystick. What a buncha weird BS. NES even had wireless controllers very early on; thankfully that, too, was a failed gimmick, & they new it then. Just like everyone knew the joystick was better than just a D-pad. Bit oh, Nintendo thought including a robot was going to save the industry & let Nintendo enter it. Still, better than that weird Wiimote & that wack Gamepad. Now if they’d included something like a controller glove, they might’ve had some power to save this industry.
Really, “traditional” gamers want the Paddle, not that weird BS Nintendo seems to either “improve” upon or cook up themselves. I’m glad Sony not only stuck w/ the “traditional” controller, but they stayed true to what a console is & the philosophy of games. Imagine if they ever took inspiration from Nintendo’s controllers, or decided to do more budget PC stuff like Microsoft. Really glad they’re the diehards, that’s why their would-be 32-bit, CD add-on for the Super NES only needed 2 “traditional” controllers to become their 1st console & dominate the industry. I can’t wait for devs to utilize their touchpad & blue lamp. Meanwhile, Nintendo was still trying to cram consumers’ throats w/ support for not 2 bit up to 4 of their weird controllers. Bah! & Wii U supports 3 generations worth of weird controllers.
Haha I’m loving the sarcasm in this one XD
TL:DR
IKR
That was the best use of sarcasm ever. And you said what I’ve always wanted to say about how people bash Nintendo’s great controllers, but you did it in such a great way. I need to reference this somehow.
Yes! Damn Nintendo for innovating with their weird ass ideas for controllers! Nothing they ever did is still being used today! lol
I’m hoping for this one, big time.
Don’t hold your breathe and expect a miracle anymore.
After the Wii u. I stop fucking hoping a long time ago.
After Nintendo started dicking around with their own fanbase over online and region locking BS for exaggerate IP protection, I’ve stopped riding their train a while ago.
I agree. I’m still a Nintendo fan, but it’s hard to be just a Nintendo fan and not a Sony and MS fan as well. Nintendo does so much wrong that their competitors do right.
Everyone in the market is doing everything wrong. PSN, Xbox paywall/DRM, Nintendo’s IP backing BS neglecting their fans in the process, mobile killing the market with microtransactions BS that only EPIC DUMBASSES waste money for, third parties going lazy and greedy. The only thing left that’s good is the indies but people seem to have a problem with them because it’s not COD or some other overrated shit.
Safer to just cross your fingers. At least then you won’t suffocate! ;D
Like NX (Nintendo Cross)?
I have it done as a gaming service box from the hints they are dropping.
Zelda is delayed into next year for NX indefinitely and now 2015 has almost nothing new or grand. Splatoon doesn’t even cut it anymore, not without its voice chat being removed. Xenoblade X, it’s character modeling is hideous, people bitch about Devil’s Third visuals even though they only saw the last built that was happening on PS360 before it moved over and Star Fox got stale to me after I played only two games playing exactly the same way. I’m curious about Assault because it has third person shooting elements which should’ve been the new standard for Star Fox with its classic plane dogfights.
>>>You are sounding very much like a Sonyan graphicwhore and technical garbage ramble, so Xenoblade having according to you and some others “hideous” modeling makes it a bad game? Alright, next year I’ll probably see you promoting garbage like The Order>>>
Now you’re officially ignorant man, over Nintendo nonsense and to think I use to be halfway like you and I’m no graphic whore or even a Sonyan/Pony. lol
And WTF is the Order?
>>>So it’s nonsense that the creators chose an art style they went along with that you don’t like? The ignorant one is you>>>
>>>Halfway like me, at least I look at the game-play first and most and not the other secondary crap>>>
Says the one who’s blinded by today’s online standards like voice chat and other actual communications. Fuck microtransactions and other shit like that.
>>>Blinded? I don’t even care as I hate team play because only noobs wants to coordinate attacks and I never said I was against anything concerning communication, I just don’t care>>>
>>>And funny saying “fuck microtransactions and other shit like that” when the Sonyans makes you pay for online and release movie games that takes only 6 hours to beat and even making false advertisements from time to time while you want to buy a PS4 just for one game>>>
>>>It seems that the more you lower peons hate Nintendo, the less principles you you have which is clearly evident in your case now>>>
I can recognize crap and nonsense when I see it. I don’t just blindly support BS when it surfaces, same goes for Nintendo now. At this point, I might as well just start gaming on PC and fuck everything else. Free online, dedicated servers, chats and everything else I need on a PC/tablet, whatever, I can do in one convenient place. I’ll probably stay on Nintendo’s portable side since it’s their only best platform left but that’s it. No more home console for me.
Hey! Watch your mouth, Commander! XD
How amusing it is to see the commander cussing. Spread your fucking greatness all over this site.
>>>I didn’t curse, I was quoting>>>
It’s the fact that you wrote it. That is all that fucking matters. Add more cussing into your dialogue and I’ll admire your “so called greatness”
>>>Silence, go and kill an Xbot or something>>>
I agree with you about Nintend, they are starting to slip a little. But the character models in Xenoblade look great to me. What did you want stiff Skyrim or Farcry looking character models? Mass Effect three where everybody looks the same except thier face..lol Fuck that
I was specifically talking about the NX being a gaming service box, say Amazon TV or something blah blah, that plays the new Nintendo Gaming Platform. I wasn’t alluding to when its released which looks solidly like 2017 or the quality of games which are coming out for it or any of the Nintendo systems.
We won’t hear anything about StarFox to e3. I am still interested in Splatoon but your totally entitled to your opinion on it. Xenoblade X looks very good all around, so I am at a loss and I am comparing it to other large roleplaying games I am seeing on other systems. Devil’s 3rd looked ok, but they said they made a ton of progress working on the more powerful hardware, but again wait and see. But I can tell they aren’t winding down production, there will be a few surprises related to Wii U and 3DS before we hear more about the awful cellphone games and in another year E3 about the NX.
Voice chat isn’t that important imo. While it would be fun with friends, it would not be fun with strangers, and then you are in a position of disadvantage, making the game less fun. By giving everyone the same tools whether you play with friends or not, Nintendo is creating an equal playing field.
Without it, the fun/lasting appeal of this game is gonna quick, maybe not like Mario Kart 8 did if it wasn’t for the DLC of course.
That´s right… besides…… the guy said that “few exclusives were launched for the WiiU in 2014″… the year they came with Bayonetta 2, DK Tropical Freeze, Smash Bros, Mario Kart 8, Sonic Boom, Stealth 2.0, Art of Balance etc etc etc etc etc. This guy didn´t know what he was talking about.
http://youtu.be/2vNlya4HFTo
Games today need 2-3-4 years of development (it depends from the game), so they’re assuming that Nintendo has dropped Wii U in 2012-2013 ahaha!! That article is not interesting, it’s just garbage
It doesn’t mean they stopped developing in 2012-2013. Anything currently in development will just be switched over to the new system. Nintendo does that every time there’s a shift from one console to another.
Or maybe it’s because they are saving the 2016 announcements for e3 and beyond? These analysts are so stupid it’s unbelievable that they get paid to predict things that don’t happen the majority of times. Brainless is what they are.
Thanks for having some sense lol too many people on this site and others come up with some crazy assumptions
It is the world we live in. Unfortunately, we are stuck with people who assume they know it all and hate to admit when they are wrong. As far as the original comment though, I totally agree. I think that E3 will make everyone be singing a completely different tune, once it has come and gone.
Who knows. Nintendo for sure is giving a big middle finger to the traditional gaming media (and the non-tradition as well), and focusing on giving info out on their own terms. Long-term, this might work.
I think NX will be a handheld because the timing fits in perfectly in the release history of other handhelds… btw. I don’t think Nintendo used all potential off the Wii U. But I think it’s possible for Zelda U to have an handheld NX version. If the architecture will be simular to that of the Wii U porting would be easier. NX will then run it with a little less graphical sugar ofc.
I agree. It’s like when the DSi released in 2009 and 3DS released in 2011. Now the New 3DS released in 2015 and the NX may release in 2017. The would both be 2 years apart. It seems more like its gonna be a handheld more than a console but no one thinks with their brains anymore. Only think with their assholes.
Theirs no way the NX is a handheld.. It’s absolutely a console. Nintendo already said it was a console. They said they are already working on thier next gen console… Not handheld..
We’ll see ;-)
Can someone explain the 380? I don’t get it.
Console Exclusive games. 1st, 2nd, 3rd parties and Indie games. I’m just worried that the guy literally counted all of them, to get to that number. Heck, it might not even be accurate.
Well, of course they are. They are going to come out with NX… and then fail with that as well because they’ll try some weird bullshit. Fun times.
“as well”… which Nintendo handheld did ever fail apart from the Virtual Boy??
I’m talking about if it’s a home console, obviously. Why would they stop making games for the Wii U if NX is a handheld?
I don’t think they are stopping game development for Wii U, the analyst just doesn’t know how long it takes to develop a game… And if you take the “handheld and console with the same architecture”-interview into consideration it doesn’t even make sense because the games can then be developed for Wii U, NX and future platforms simultaniously, hell, they can even develop a game and then later deside which console it would work best on (I don’t think that will work nicely, but it would be possible)
Yeah….no. Nintendo was slow in general. How many first party games are on the Wii U even? I’d like to see the full list and then devide the number of months by the number of games. I’m even making this easy because I’m not only asking for AAA games. If that was the case, then there would be like 5,6 games.
I agree with your post, but how does it respond to mine? I’m only stating that with this unified OS you can’t realy speak of Wii U development or “3DS development anymore, it’s just game development. It will also address the game drought because they can create games that work on both systems (or more…)
Yes, but then there is little to no point to owning two systems except if you love handheld gaming that much. I doubt they’ll do that. Maybe for a few games, but people are mostly going to only buy one and still count that as one game, not as Nintendo making two different games. That’s like if they gave us a port for 3ds games to play on our Wii U’s. They wouldn’t be counted as Wii U games. No sane person would count that as a Wii U game.
It’s not really porting though; it’s more like developing for more systems simultaneously. That means that developers only need to learn one way of developing for Nintendo platforms. This alone increases their efficiency a lot. Also, if there is only 1 game library which can be accessed through multiple devices they will prevent game droughts because the games available on each system will increase. You’re right about the total number of games for all systems, which will not improve a lot by this, just a little.
Of course I acknowledge Nintendo needs to fix a few other things before this will really work. They need to have a proper unified account system so you can buy and manage all your games, DLC, savefiles, systems and your account in one place. They also need to sell their games cross-buy and cross-play, with cloudsaves by default.
They most of all need third party support.
Games can take from a few days to several years to be release, depending on the complexity and whether or not the developer wants to release it in an incomplete state for various reasons.
Indeed, and we know Nintendo for finishing their games before they release them, right?
Nintendo never said they stopped making games for the Wii U dude. So it COULD be handheld. It makes sense in terms of when the DSi release and 2 years later the 3DS did. It may happen again since the New 3DS released this year and the NX likely to release in 2017.
Of course they didn’t say it. Are you fucking insane? Do you expect them to come out and just say “We have no hope in this system, that’s why we’re making another one” No, they wouldn’t do that. I didn’t say they stopped the production, but even if they did, they wouldn’t say that.
The Virtual Boy was a handheld?!?!?!? You wouldn’t think so by just looking at it.
It wasn’t really, but it as advertized that way…
Wow. Mind=Blown…
The nes gameboy ds and wii say hello.
Say “hi” to them as well.
This guy is an “analyst” that doesn’t know anything about videogames. He just focuses on the quantity instead of the quality. Lost of games were released in 2013, but the vaste majority was pure crap. Then in 2014 we’ve had some of the best games of the last 5 years all platforms mixed. Nintendo is not a society that releases tons of games stupidly to follow a fixed calendar. They release good games and postpone them if they’re not finished. And their WiiU games keep getting better. You cannot be a videogaming analyst by just knowing to do additions with numbers…
Michael Pachter>All other video game analysts. He at least does some of his research, even though many of his predictions have been dead wrong before.
And that right there is where you need a bash in the head. Michael Patcher is another M$ paid, Nintendo hating asswipe pretending to be some miracle crystal ball who’s predictions about them is ALWAYS WRONG!
And this guy is also wrong. And anybody that genuinely agree with what this ‘Analyst’ said, then they need a right kick up the backside
You mean Michael Patcher.
Him and the guy related to the article.
Except THIS guy makes some sense. Every time you hear Michael’s mouth running off, it goes something like this:
“Oh whah! Nintendo is a failure! Whah! PSVita is better than 3DS! Whah! *M$ pays him* Okay. Now I feel better to say Xbox One is the best console ever even when it blows up and ignites my house”
That’s a stupid motherfucking fanboy right there.
True. They were REALLY wrong at sometimes
Wait, what?! But Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, Grand Theft Auto V, etc released 2013!
I don’t know why he even said 2013. It’s 2014 where the games were pretty bad. lol
Please tell me where I can buy those games on my WiiU then…
I think he was only counting the games for the Wii U.
Nintendo was working on nx before wii u was even announced.
Ps34 xbox1360 are mainstream dummyware consoles both being phased out by pc… why buy any xbox or ps game if its on pc and cheaper and better…… pc aint got nintendo games.
-_- at least don’t blow shit out of your ass.
Both PS4 and XBO have sold better than their predecessors, in the same amount of time that they’ve been out. Meaning both companies are doing better than they were doing last generation in terms of sales. So no, PC isn’t phasing anything out, at least not as of now.
Let’s correct what the Analyst says. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong on anything.
‘Announcing the future to distract us from the present’-Iwata clearly stated that he announced the NX, to prove that Nintendo is staying dedicated to the Hardware market. besides, Nintendo only announced it exists, they never showed it off and never announced any of the features. They only stated that it’s hardware. For all we know, it could be their next Handheld. Let’s look at all of Nintendo’s homeconsole lifespans, assuming that it is indeed their next Homeconsole. NES-1985-1991(6 Years), SNES-1991-1996(5 Years), N64-1996-2001(5 Years), Gamecube-2001-2006(5 Years) Wii-2006-2012(6 Years), Wii U as I will assume it would go-2012-2017(5 Years.) 5-6 years is the norm for Nintendo consoles, so why pick the Wii U out of all of the others.
‘The Strategic Delay Of Zelda-I’ll keep this short and sweet. 3D Zelda Game delays are to be expected, I m
Here’s the full comment. The other was posted to soon.
Let’s correct what the Analyst says. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong on anything.
‘Announcing the future to distract us from the present’-Iwata clearly stated that he announced the NX, to prove that Nintendo is staying dedicated to the Hardware market. besides, Nintendo only announced it exists, they never showed it off and never announced any of the features. They only stated that it’s hardware. For all we know, it could be their next Handheld. Let’s look at all of Nintendo’s homeconsole lifespans, assuming that it is indeed their next Homeconsole. NES-1985-1991(6 Years), SNES-1991-1996(5 Years), N64-1996-2001(5 Years), Gamecube-2001-2006(5 Years) Wii-2006-2012(6 Years), Wii U as I will assume it would go-2012-2017(5 Years.) 5-6 years is the norm for Nintendo consoles, so why pick the Wii U out of all of the others.
‘The Strategic Delay Of Zelda-I’ll keep this short and sweet. 3D Zelda Game delays are to be expected, I mean the last 3 3D Zelda games have been delayed.
‘The Lack Of New Announcements During The Latest Nintendo Direct’-E3, That is all I need to say.
Just another Doom and Gloom article, nothing to see here.
it wouldn’t hurt them to have an official statement to their customers though, ‘hey we know you guys bought the wii u, we’re not abandoning you just yet.’ They have to know that their fans see all this garbage the Internet is spewing out…right?
Wii u is a stand alone console. It can sit on the market till 2020
It could, but Nintendo doesn’t like to keep any homeconsole on the market for too long. Which I completely agree with. When the NX comes out, I’m going to be buying it.
So you already know you’re going to buy it even though we have like… Zero information about it? That’s wrong in so many ways in my personal view, but I guess that’s one way to support a company, lmao.
I never said that I was going to buy it straight as soon as it launches. I know that there’s going to be a new Mario Kart, which is pretty much the only Multiplayer gane that I need, heck Mario Kart Wii is my mosted played Wii game and Mario Kart 8 is my most played Wii U game. But before you reply with ‘You only want it for one game’ comment, I’m just saying that Mario Kart is and will always be my main game.
I never said that you said you were going to buy it straight at launch. :)
And yes, it’s true that I personally wouldn’t buy a new console just for one game, but if you think it’s worth it, that’s good for you. Like, there sure are some franchises I would definitely not want to miss out on a new entry of, but I don’t think I would spend several hundred € on the console if it won’t have more than just 1 or 2 games I’m truly interested in, or if the console itself doesn’t convince me in overall. So saying I’m going to buy a system without having any kind of info on it is pretty much out of question for me.
Since when has anyone purchased a Nintendo console for the hardware like you do Sony & Microsoft’s consoles? We purchase them for the G A M E S!
I didn’t buy a GameCube because it was the most powerful console Nintendo had put out to date at that time, I bought it for Metroid Prime.
I didn’t buy a Wii for the motion controls, I bought it for Metriod Prime 3.
I didn’t buy a Wii U for the GamePad, I bought it for Super Mario 3D World.
Not matter what the hardware of the NX, features, etc.. if there is an irresistible launch title(s) that I want or NEED to play, then I will buy the console…
plain & simple.
Yeah, Nintendo’s games are what sell the systems. BUT, it’s gotten to the point where they lost too much third party support and they keep making decisions that I don’t like. So I got tired of it and quit supporting the Wii U. I may be missing out on Smash Bros, Mario Kart, etc, but it wasn’t worth it anymore with how the Wii U is being treated. So yeah… :/
It’s sad how bad its being treated. Nintendo even tried to get 3rd parties but no one wants to because its too weak and shit like that and the fact that nobody fucking buys them. Most of the time however the reason no one buys them is because they neglect so many features of the game from the Wii U version. But that isn’t why Bayonetta 2 didn’t sell well so why exactly
Nintendo could easily get 3rd-parties to develop for them if they paid them enough money. Fanboys always brag about how “rich” Nintendo is and how they could survive 50 years even if they stopped development, so why don’t they use that money for something useful, such as getting support for their console? Because it’s not really all about 3rd-parties refusing to develop for them, but rather about Nintendo seeming to be overly confident about their games + too arrogant to ask others for help.
I’ve been all over the map with this. I even bought an xBoxSlim.(which I traded back, personal reasons, not fanboy reasons)
In the end, I’ve accepted the WiiU is a secondary entertainment device…some days I boot it up, look at it sadly, and turn it off. I am enjoying Afordible Space Adventures… Fun stuff.
I got what I bought my WiiU for, except for the NINTENDO gamez…
1. Bayonetta. And it was good.
2. Mass Effect. And it was good.
3. Little Inferno, Tengami and a handful of other indies. And they were good.
4. Hyrule Warriors was lots of fun.
5. MH3U was an unexpected pleasure.
I’m still waiting on:
1. ZELDA GODDAMNIT.
2. Metroid
3. X.
I don’t care if any other games are coming out. I don’t boot my WiiU anyway.
I’m busy. And my N3DS library is pretty strong, so I’m happy gaming on my handheld for a few years.
I’ve been enraged, disappointed, I even flipped sides and flipped back. I’ve jist come to terms that they don’t give a fuck about anything we say, and don’t have a clue. At least they are not evil. Just ignorant.
No way! You’re buying a video game console for its GAMES?! Incredible. /s
I haven’t even expressed my personal preferences about consoles, so it’s a bit confusing how you think you know my reasons why I buy them.
And you said it yourself, if there is an irresistable launch lineup. We don’t know anything about the lineup, let alone about the console. That’s why I believe it’s silly to already say you’re certainly going to buy it.
Yep. I “certainly ended up buying” the Wii U launch day and look how that ended up. I certainly wish I could go back in time and prevent myself from wasting two years of my life. XD
Yea, I feel similar about the 3DS. Bought it at launch, only to end up waiting months for a decent game to finally come out (which btw was just a 3D remake of a game I had already played) and to see Nintendo dropping the price drastically not too much later, feeling betrayed in the end, LOL. Luckily, Nintendo managed to turn things around with it, which might not happen with the WiiU, unfortunately.
Ps34 and xbox1360 are all the same.
Wiiu and nx wont look or play alike.
Why do I get the feeling that this prediction is right? Because now I see no point of holding on the Wii U anymore and felt like I just wasted my money on it to be replaced soon damn soon.
Nx wont be in stores til like 2018
And that’s a short 2-3 wait. So ultimately, Wii U is now a waste.
The Wii U is now a waste? Why? Does it stop playing Wii U games all of a sudden?
I see no more games to get for it at this point and Nintendo is fucking with their fanbase over online, YouTube, voice chat/communications, account system, it’s a fucking mess.
Wait… that makes no sense. With the logic you used here, every console you buy is a waste. Because that’s also a number of years to wait to buy the next one
6 years is enough wait to warrant your enjoyment with the previous installment. Wii U isn’t supported much anymore and now there’s a new console coming. No wonder it’s support turned to shit so quickly. But I blame both 3rd parties and Nintendo for fucking it up for us.
It lost support really fast. Like, in its first year basically no games came to it anymore. I tried to tell you. I was complaining the whole time but people just brushed me off and ignored me. Now you finally see it. Remember, HollowGrapeJ’s always right. Lol.
And that last part is being ignorant, almost as ignorant as Commander excusing Nintendo’s every BS or Sasori being a braindead Xbot moron.
It… It was a joke…
Oh. Then just say so.
>>>You saying I’m ignorant and excusing everything the empire does and even going as far as comparing me to that Xbot proves your irrelevancy now>>>
>>>Take this corrupted traitor off my face now and is officially an enemy of the empire>>>
I’m calling you out because you never cite anything negative and stupid Nintendo does like skipping standard new 3DS from US or going mobile…which BTW, does that sound familiar?
*grabs popcorn* Fight! Fight! Fight!
It’s gonna be Captain America: Civil War in this bitch. lol Imll be the Capt. and he’s the “villain” Iron Man. lol
>>>Further proves that you never read anything, get lost Appling>>>
Speaking of “never read anything”, what have you been doing exactly during your Phazon “period”?
>>>Even more proof>>>
And where is it?
>>>You asked me the exact question a few days ago, go and look for it and from now on, book an appointment to talk to me, kneel and regret your foolishness or be silent>>>
Dude, cut the RP crap. It’s getting old now and you should understand at least why I’m pissed at Nintendo now.
>>>The only thing that’s getting old is you, now stop adressing me any further>>>
Then have fun kissing their ass further when they keep limiting your needs and fun in gaming because their fans are growing even more retarded to speak up against their nonsense like region locking and YouTube.
>>>It’s obvious that your hate for Nintendo makes you unable to absorb anything I say to you considering you still accuse me of “blindly following” Nintendo on everything when I’m clearly not and you clearly have no clue on what I go against you for but whatever, I’ll keep enjoying the amount of ignorance and butthurt you all seem to have over such things>>>
I don’t hate them dumbass. I’m pissed and wanted their nonsense to stop or I’ll seriously move on like you should. And yes you do blindly follow their BS. Ignorant doesn’t know they’re ignorant.
>>>That’s why I bought the Wii U at launch, that’s why I bought every single game they made for it, that’s why we have far more expensive prices here than yours country, that’s why we have no Club Nintendo, so yes I’m so ignorant when I’ve done nothing above mentioned nor do I have access to anything all of you crybabies do>>>
A post or two ago, he said something negative about Nintendo! I remember it! :D He’s like Darth Vader, there’s still a tiny big of good in him.
(from a starwars-analogy standpoint)
*still has popcorn left* Aww..! They stopped fighting before I finished my popcorn…
There’s still more games coming. But I see your point.
Like what? Boring and quickly played out Star Fox? Xenoblade with subjective character modeling? Wooly World being released so late compare to UK? Voice chat-less Splatoon and no Zelda until NX comes closer to possible launch? 2015 is another shameful year.
I’m sorry but all things you stated are really dumb reasons to hate an entire game for. Just because Xenoblade X has some ugly ass looking character models doesn’t make it a bad game. Splatoon not having voice chat is bad but won’t make the entire game bad either. You’re StarFox reason is your opinion and I’m not even sure about Yoshi.
Yoshi will be one of those games you beat and never play again. Star Fox has no release date. Xenoblade has no US release date. Splatoon having no voice chat will convince a lot of people not to get it. The best thing about this year was supposed to be Zelda. Zelda could’ve been the game that convinced people to get a Wii U. And yes, even though there is still Xenoblade, it’s probably gonna come so late in the year, it isn’t even worth it. And some people don’t even care about that game at all.
The NX will be shown off next year and mostly likely be released in 2017. That’s 5 years. You can’t really say you wasted your money when that is the case, because most Nintendo Home Consoles have had a 5 year lifespan. So, did those that bought an SNES, N64 and Gamecube, waste their money? Answer-Absolutely not.
That’s not 5 years dumbass. 2020 is five years. You mean 2.
Those consoles you mentioned, had shitton better games in their time than the fucking Wii U did. Even the Wii library, aside from shovelware, had better games too. I now realize Wii U is a fucking shame.
I mean a 5 year lifespan, as I have already stated in my long comment above.
They treated the Wii U more like a NES/SNES than Nintendo’s most powerful hardware.
True
I own a Wii U to play Wii U games. I’ll play as many as I can afford, however many they make. If you want to play Wii U games, it’s not a mistake to buy a Wii U no matter how long it’s actively developed for.
I just wanna enjoy games the way I want to and Nintendo is not delivering that package, at least from their own games like Smash, MK and soon to be Splatoon with no real voice chat.
If the number of games for that system is sparse, then it certainly is a mistake, so there’s some context here to consider. I may want to play Smash Bros, but I’m certainly not willing to shell out 250-300 bucks for a system just to play it. There are very few other games for the system I’d actually want to buy – Zelda was the big one, but that has, at best, been delayed, and at worst will be on the NX and completely abandon the Wii U.
If Nintendo doesn’t show much for 2016 Wii U games around E3, then I expect the NX to swiftly replace it. The recent Nintendo Direct had barely anything for the Wii U, and the release schedule this year, is, as usual, spread incredibly thin. Splatoon, X, Yoshi, and maybe Star Fox for the big releases?
Mark my words, the new Zelda will either be exclusive to the NX or they’ll double release it for it and the Wii U like they did with Twilight Princess for the GC and Wii.
You fucking idiot. Zelda is most likely coming next year. NX is mostly likely coming 2017. Why the fuck are people on the internet so damn retarded? They make the most stupidest predictions ever. They don’t think. We have E3 coming. Of course they aren’t gonna announce all their shit at the last Direct we got. The direct even said they are only gonna show off or announce games coming out this summer. You fucking idiot. The last direct we got where they announced a bunch of shit was January 2013. Over 2 years ago. Please pull that head of yours out of your asshole as quick as possible. Because I can’t stand retards.
lol! Ok, dude. Keep up with the ad hominem slurs and insults based on your own subjective opinions. If anyone has their head up their ass, it’s you, because clearly it’s bothering you so much. Given how Nintendo loves to delay Zelda, how they’ve barely shown shit for it and yet it was supposed to be released THIS YEAR, it’s not absurd to theorize that they’ll just move production of it to the NX. The Wii U is fucking failing, and failing hard, and NO SHIT they aren’t going to announce everything for the Direct, but talking about N64 VC and more amiibo isn’t a great way to shore up confidence in your system. And the fact that they’ve said they’re only going to show games coming out for 2015 for the Wii U for E3 should clue you in on just how much faith they have in the system and how much you should be worried for 2016 if you have a system.
Keep defending a console on life support and a company that doesn’t give a shit about their fanbase, though.
They never fucking said they’re ONLY focusing on 2015 games. That article was fucking click bait. They said they’re gonna be showcasing them. That’s all they said. They didn’t say “Hey guys were only focusing on Wii U 2015 games so shut the fuck up and suck dick” did they? NO. And I don’t defend Nintendo all the damn. They managed the Wii U terribly and it is failing fucking hard. I’m not fucking stupid. They’re fucking retards. EVERYONE knows that. But they’re not gonna just end the Wii U’s life span like that.
True, they’ve said that E3 wil focus on highlighting 2015 games, but it remains to be seen just how many games they’ll announce for 2016.
And obviously since Nintendo is stubborn, they won’t just end the Wii U – they’ll either slowly and gracefully try to let it die, or they’ll continue to push it up until the NX. Either way, something needs to change in their strategy.
Yes that’s 100% true I agree. btw I’m sorry for being mean. :(
I love to come here to read the denial in the comments.
How many fucking times do I have to say it? They ONLY fucking announced that damn NX shit because they knew people on the internet are stupid and that those people are gonna assume Nintendo is leaving the console market. That’s the ONLY reason why they announced it. If they never announced they’re making mobile games, they never would have mentioned the NX. Plus the NX might a handheld judging from the past release order of Nintendo’s handhelds. And about the games in 2013 being more than the games in 2014. The reason why is probably because the games in 2013 didn’t take much time to make. I mean there was Donkey Kong Country TF, 3D World, Pikmin 3, Wind Waker HD and more I’m forgetting. In 2014 there Mario Kart 8 and… god dammit I can’t even remember. I wasn’t here in America for most of 2014. Feel free to correct me about that. But yeah they’re making even more bigger games so of course the amount of games are less. (another reason why they need 3rd parties) And they call themselves analysts. Pfffffft I should be a analyst. I’d probably be the most accurate one and the one that makes the most sense in the history of gaming analysts.
Ah, so you are an insider at Nintendo or are on their board or actually know the details regarding their business decisions, right?
Given the failure of the Wii U so far, how the New 3DS was just released and that the 3DS is doing still very well, it makes sense that the NX would be a console. Could it be a handheld? Sure, anything is possible, but it’s more than likely not (or as some people have theorized, a hybrid to merge the two together in some fashion, but..eh).
As for the games, we’ve got Splatoon, Yoshi, X, Shin Megami x Fire Emblem, and POSSIBLY Star Fox (and Mario Maker, I guess…) for 2015 for the big releases that matter. When you look at the official release schedule according to Nintendo, it’s even less than that, which is just….pathetic.
Keep stroking your ego about being an analyst, though. The best ones are able to objectively look at the data instead of taking it in the ass from Nintendo while giving their opinions.
I take what we know and make predictions based of it. Analyst do the same but THEY SUCK!!! I’ll be 100000000000000 times better for sure no doubt.
If you actually think you can do the job, then seriously consider looking into it as a profession – but analysts are also able to access and are given information that isn’t necessarily available to the public, so there’s a number of variables and context that can be applied to predictions and theories.
Duuuhh. Points fingers to the NX.
I’m glad Nintendo is doing bad, they got the best game developers, but the stupidest dumbest decision makers, why didn’t the GameCube had click-in sticks with no ZL button, why force us to use motion sensor for the Wii and added ZL button on classic pro-controller but no click-in sticks with weak graphics, why make the Wii U so under power and claim it wouldn’t be to far from the PS4. Nintendo stupid and I’m glad they’re doing bad, why didn’t the first 3ds have a c-stick with ZL ZR buttons and that was an add on for it, just like the motion plus was an add on, just like the vibration was an add on for 64 controller, just like the light lamp was an add on for gameboy color. Nintendo makes awesome games but is so stupid and conservative that they don’t go all out to their full potential.
My exact feeling about them. Except I don’t want them do bad. But its the only way for them to stop being stupid. Here’s hoping next generation they would have learned from their mistakes. That’s exactly what Sony did after the PS3 and now look at them with the PS4.
Yes! Exactly! PS3 has some great exclusives but it really gets on my nerves with the stupid download speeds and it performs worse than 360 on some games. It just feels slow and it’s annoying sometimes. But the PS4? Lmao, I love that thing. Light years better than PS3. They really did learn.
Yet the GameCube controller is regarded as one of the best controllers in video game history.
Oh, this is coming from Venture Beats….so its completely unreliable.
Well, the only fact we’ve got so far is that “gamers will be surprised”. Looking forward, still enjoying my Wii U no matter what. Got no new games that are good though… #sigh
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I think it would be interesting if the NX replaced the gamepad/3DS as your new main controller for wii u and mobile device. That way all of their developing power goes towards the 2 systems in one idea. And you could still use your gamepad obviously for future ‘dual gamepad’ supported games. Who knows though, I’m just a caveman lawyer….
I really hope they don’t try this hybrid crap is all, too many different variables come into play when trying to combine both. Power consumption, heat, the parts used, resolution output and the overall power of the system in general. Which most of which would have to be cut back just for the sake of portability.
It isn’t like Sony didn’t already try this with Playstation TV. It is pretty much a hybrid system. The problem is, the handheld experience is lacking compared to it’s counterpart PS Vita, and the console experience isn’t as great as a PS3 either. So it doesn’t please the people who like consoles more, and it doesn’t please the people who like handhelds more. It doesn’t even please people who enjoy both equally, as either way you’re stuck with a lesser experience on both ends.
It could happen, but I don’t think the tech is any where near close on a commercial level. Seems much further off to me.
I personally prefer it, the way it is now. I wouldn’t want to make sacrifices in my gaming experiences, just for the convenience of a console/handheld. Don’t get me wrong, convenience is good, but only if it comes with practicality. A hybrid console won’t be practical for quite some time.
It won’t matter anyway, because the market will continue to change, just like it always does. Making a hybrid console/handheld won’t make a dent in the mobile market. Casuals who only play mobile games, will not give a shit what it is any console maker puts out.
Just read the idiotic comments from mobile gaming users on the interwebs. All of the three need to focus on the core gamer, not the brand whoring trend hopping casual. I feel like once they do try to make consoles and handhelds more like smartphones and tablets, that is when the gaming industry will fall. They can’t compete, nor should they try to appeal to such a fickle market. They don’t need to honestly, they just need to keep doing their own thing.
>>>Indeed, just focus on the games first and most>>>
Pure speculation at it’s best.
JEM
The Wii U isn’t going anywhere for a while! It was released in late 2012 where the 3DS was released early 2011. It’s obviously the next handheld they’ll announce next year. They’ll say its going to be released late the following year if I had to guess giving the 3DS a life span of about 6.5 years.
The Wii U is only about halfway through its lifespan. We won’t hear anything about the next Gen Nintendo console for at least 2 years.
Yeah but ain’t no extra effort going into the Wii U anymore. Only tittles with real effort are tittles Nintendo announced or showed us bacK.
380 exclusive titles?! What have I missed? Are they pathetically counting VC titles?
If the NX is a hybrid mix of handheld/console. I would have to call it quits. I personally like having both as an option.
Golden Armour ON!
The NX wasn’t an announced platform for fuck sake, if anyone took the time to actually look into what Iwata said, they’d know it’s a code name for a system in development and the ONLY reason it was said publicly to be in development is so that people didn’t think them getting into the mobile market was them stepping away from dedicated gaming systems.
The “NX” probably won’t even be released til 2017/2018 at the earliest!
Yeah well proving NX announcement is to show Nintendo ain’t doing mobile is enough to know it is a home console. It also made future Wii U owners no longer want a Wii U now. Plus look at splatoons. I’m not a graphics whore but it looks like Nintendo isn’t even putting anymore effort on visuals for Wii U anymore. If Nintendo unveiled a Wii U software at E3 with nice visuals, then it will tell me they still didn’t give up on Wii u. Only future games wii u has with nice visuals are games they been working on for the longest. Let’s see a unannounced wii u software with visuals like MK8, Pikmin 3, Bayonetta 2, Zelda U, DKTF, Wooly Yarn.
still waiting for the next E3 :D
It’s hard to say NX will come at 2016, it’s too soon, they say Nintendo would give more details of it on 2016..
Any idiot can say what they THINK will happen.But only time will tell
I’ll just sit back and watch how this will eventually end up.Whether anyone can or cannot trust Nintendo anymore is not my problem
Remember,Nintendo has to cater to us,the consumer.If they fail to do so with their dumb decisions and practices we can just leave their sorry ass.Only fanboyish emotional manchildren would stick with a company that simply doesn’t get it
Well, I for one agree with these analysts. Name me one time when Nintendo didn’t talk about the next years games at E3. They are not talking about next years games, because they are planning on releasing the NX next year. And it will be backwards compatible with the Wii U.
For you guys who say the Wii U will last u til 2017 are being way to optimistic. All you have to do is read Nintendo’s body language. 2015 is Wii U’s last year.
Did Nintendo say that NX would be a home console?
Yes, they did. Nintendo announced smart phone games support, and then confirmed they were still focused on the home console market and said they were in development for the NX.
Where people got the idea the NX is a handheld is beyond me. Nintendo is not satisfied with the Wii U. At this rate the Wii U would only have sold about 15 million by 2017. I don’t think Nintendo is willing to wait that long with such mediocre sales. They don’t want to fall too far back in the home console market…
I do think they are working on a handheld device that will be released soon. Probably in the next two years. But it’s not the NX. It will launch with the NX more than likely.
They never explicitly said that the NX was a home console, they just said it was on development.
Another analyst saying complete garbage… *sigh*
Not really. They are spot on.
hi there this is the master chief from halo from the future in our fututer the nintendo nx is already out in the halo universe halo fans already buying and playing nintendo nx thank god for time travel
whoops i ment halo universe not halo xbox fans
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I just bought Nintendo Wii U and this already. I’m so mad at myself for spending $300 on a hardware and $400 on software that will be dumped and replaced any time soon. FML
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