You see, a console handheld hybrid would make complete sense for Nintendo.

 

...And because it would make sense we can confirm its not true.  I'll believe it when I see it.

Why would it be untrue just because it makes sense? Nintendo's actions make sense all the time, just you cannot look at industry statistics and expect them to apply.

That would be a large up-front investment but for people who care about mobile gaming it wouldn't be any more expensive than buying a console and handheld separately. If you consider a console launch price of around $400 and a handheld launch price of around $200, you're actually saving $100. Then there's the fact that you wouldn't need to be different sets of games, thus saving a huge amount on games. 

...except that it seems that most Nintendo gamers are just buying handhelds.

Kirby Planet Robobot sounds interesting.

I said it once, twice, thrice, etc and I'll say it again: Nintendo needs to focus on the lowest price they can pull off without compromising the experience. Games like Windwaker, Splatoon, etc prove that the Wii U as-is can push out really awesome graphics; and the older Wii proves that Nintendo can dominate by acting as a "secondary" console that people purchase alongside their Xbox or Playstation, or even as a entry console to the current generation.

I think my account got deleted...

http://www.destructo...-u-327257.phtml

I'm torn between Nintendo's choice in partnerships and the fact that Nintendo seems to be increasing it's media app portfolio.

They look awesome... wish I could get my hands on them too. 

It's not hard, I got a lot of my posters and Japanese Nintendo swag from eBay. The seller cashes in his points/stars and has Nintendo mail it directly to you if possible.

You may want to wait for prices to go down though...

http://www.ebay.ca/s...y club nintendo

alright

Who has the game set up? I'm on Twitter @GRKFluet if you want to add me.

I beat Dream Team and Sticker Star. I loved Dream Team, Sticker star not so much.

How's everyone enyoying it? I have it installed, but have to wait until I'm done my other class today to play it.

Oh

My

GODDESSES

They FINALLY let you skip the tutorial bits, and hold down the right trigger to fast forward through the dialogue.

I love the mega battle. It's like a giant tank minigame.

k. I'm just tired of hearing people complain about how this site doesn't have activity while not wanting to move. Now I do like and appreciate the efforts of Sorceror and Dr. Wario. Dr. Wario's site is now my main one.

is Dr. Wario the guy behind nintendoforums?

Whelp, I've been gone since April and only four topics (with only two that count). I only came back because I was looking for a rant I posted somewhere.

Eh, the Wii U only has about a year left as a dominant console. Might as well switch to a more generic site that covers all the Nintendo consoles without being overwhelming.

Do what I did last year and build a pc. You don't pay to play online, can choose the hardware/game settings YOU want, access to steam which means huge savings on games, mods/user generated content, AND you get a very nice desktop.

PC + Wii U = I never need to buy a PS4 or Xbox One.

That's what I was going to suggest... Until I saw he wanted to play Arkham Knight, with that and Battlefront being the only two games he's interested in.

http://store.steampo...com/app/208650/

Scroll down to the reviews.

i might as well check it out.

I want a Cucco gun in Zelda.

But in all seriousness:

1. Try to ensure the long-term access to the chip architecture. We don't want to lose decades of games because a licensing issue forces Nintendo to drop their backwards compatibility and start from scratch.

2. Improve network services. Maybe have multiple tiers where a free one gives us what we have now (including multiplayer) and have one (or two) advanced tires that give use features like cloud game save syncing and voice chat (no matter what you think, I believe this would at least be considered to keep Nintendo's family friendly status.

3. Add games to the Virtual Console faster. It is currently possible to run most Gamecube and n64 games as-is on the Wii U (and some hackers have figured out how to put standard n64 roms inside the emulator package downloaded from the eShop). I'd start a beta program where users can play beta games and report any and all bugs found.

4. Either make Gamecube ports a standard feature or launch a new bluetooth Wavebird that is 100% identical and is supported indefinitely. Maybe give it a USB connection so the extreme gamers are happy

5. I'd like to launch a Nintendo Dynasty game collection. The general idea is that all games in the series are modular, where characters from one game can be played in another while using a map from a third game. You would buy individual games (such as Mario Bros, Kirby, Yoshi, etc) and each new game can be added to the mix and mashed up. Like if you bought a bunch of different lego packs and mixed them together.

try unplugging the Wii U for a few minutes and force shut down the controller by pressing and holding the power button until the screen shuts off. Then plug the wii u in again and hit either power button.

These are games that you wish Nintendo will launch. Considering how previous threads went I will not ask you to be realistic.

My ideas:

Captain Toad: Treasure Maker. Like Mario Maker, it allows you to create and share your own threads.

Mario 3D Maker. Same idea, but might be a lot more complex to make.

Super Mario Theatre. For Wii U. A lot like a dream cross between Galaxy and SM3DW, but the bottom screen always shows a band/orchestra of toads, koopas, etc that actually play the song (and with as accurate movement as possible). These players would be very animated, keeping the same emotion as the music. Additionally, you can manipulate the band/orchestra to alter the world (such as tapping on the secret item special effect player would wake him up and him playing would reveal the special item.

Paper Mario: Pop-up Star. This would try to make Paper Mario as photorealistic as possible, as if you're watching a high-speed stop-motion production of TTYD. No low quality psudocardboard like LittleBigPlanet though; The Mushroom Kingdom deserves high gloss cardstock. Maybe the occasional paper joke but please don't go overboard ("You can't defeat me... I'm laminated!")

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Maybe add a 3DS section? It would be nice to talk about the Mario&Luigi: Paper jam game that comes out in a few hours (It's predownloaded and the OS says it came out today but the game refuses to launch and says it's too early.)