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#1 Rockodoodle

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Posted 08 October 2013 - 12:08 PM

http://www.forbes.co...ld-buy-a-wii-u/

 



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Posted 08 October 2013 - 12:28 PM

Summary:

 

  1. Great games now available and unique/exclusive to Wii U
  2. Gamepad 
  3. Price Cut
  4. Best system for families
  5. Great game lineup ahead

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Posted 08 October 2013 - 12:34 PM

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Summary:

Everything we expected from a Nintendo system.


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Posted 08 October 2013 - 12:40 PM

WHAT IS THIS!? A WELL WRITTEN  ARTICLE PRAISING THE WII U! "MORE POWERFUL THAN PS3 AND XBOX" WHAT HAS THE INTERNET COME TO!! THE END IS NEAR! PREPARE FOR THE END! D: 

 

 

In all seriousness good article, kind of sad this will go under the radar like most articles praising wiiu do. :P 



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Posted 08 October 2013 - 01:10 PM

I went back and read many of the comments and reviews after launch, and most were very positive....  It seems to me that the main issue came during and after the drought of games, then people really piled on after the  PS4, XBone announcements- and release of sales figures.

 

But it is sad that articles like this are so far and few between.....



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Posted 08 October 2013 - 05:21 PM

The only thing i disagree with is him saying it should have been called the "Super Wii"

Like, seriously?


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Posted 08 October 2013 - 09:24 PM

The only thing i disagree with is him saying it should have been called the "Super Wii"

Like, seriously?

It is a stupid name.


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Posted 09 October 2013 - 06:19 AM

I think "Super Nintendo Wii" would of been better.



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Posted 10 October 2013 - 08:22 AM

I went back and read many of the comments and reviews after launch, and most were very positive....  It seems to me that the main issue came during and after the drought of games, then people really piled on after the  PS4, XBone announcements- and release of sales figures.

 

But it is sad that articles like this are so far and few between.....

 

It's really not that surprising. People have forgotten what a launch is. Actually it'd be more accurate to say that those who even CAN remember what a launch is like have forgotten and there a LOT of gamers who never seen a launch before. No seriously, think about how long these systems have been out. The 360 came out in like 2005(I'm pretty sure), that was 8 years ago. So essentially it could be argued that any gamer from kids in to the mid-teens give or take have really never seen a launch. The last systems launched when they were only like 5 or so at most.

 

Take that in to account, and take in the kind of hype that comes up for a launch, and it's not surprising that a lot of people would expect gigantic things out of a launch. Console launches are not really 'fun', they're just super hyped up and they're hyped up for what is coming in the future, not what is there from the start. The Wii U had a 'drought', so does every single console when it launches. Developers just aren't far enough along in the development process and there aren't as many games in production for the new systems when they come out.

 

I also think devs have forgotten what launches are like. They're all acting like the WIi U is a plague because it doesn't have a 50+ million install base. Once again, that's normal. No matter how good a system is, it takes time for them to grow an install base. And third party devs aren't doing themselves any favors by short changing the few games they are putting out for the Wii U. Right now they only people who logically have a Wii U are hardcore gamers, and they pay attention to when a dev is lazy. All these devs are doing is pissing off WIi U owners and showing that there is no point buying their games because they aren't going to put in the tlc that's expected anyways. The next gen consoles are going to have the exact same problem with the install base, possibly worse, and I can't wait to see how third parties react.

 

I think it's going to be really interesting next year to watch the PS4 and Xbone. These systems have been getting hyped up to extreme levels and there's no way they're going to meet that hype. I also think this is part of the reason why the adoption rate for the Wii U has been low. People are being smart consumers and waiting until all the next gen consoles are out before they start buying. I'm curious if the two new HD twins will get panned like how the Wii U has been when, after Christmas, their sales go down and their games are relegated to 'last-gen ports'. (I seriously doubt it :/)


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Posted 10 October 2013 - 10:22 AM

Good post.  

 

Gonna guess that the Xbone and PS4 will have better critical acclaim but I don't think they will do that much better, if better at all than the Wii U, unless we see a huge upswing in the economy.  If that's the case then the rising tide will lift all boats and the Wii U will do just fine too. These two consoles will have to compete with each other and with their lower priced predecessors- which are still pretty good.  Gonna guess that there is a more noticeable difference between a Wii and a Wii U than a PS3&4, and a Xb and XBone....On top of that, the Wii U will be $100-$200 less and will have a decent library of games.

 

 

 

 

 

It's really not that surprising. People have forgotten what a launch is. Actually it'd be more accurate to say that those who even CAN remember what a launch is like have forgotten and there a LOT of gamers who never seen a launch before. No seriously, think about how long these systems have been out. The 360 came out in like 2005(I'm pretty sure), that was 8 years ago. So essentially it could be argued that any gamer from kids in to the mid-teens give or take have really never seen a launch. The last systems launched when they were only like 5 or so at most.

 

Take that in to account, and take in the kind of hype that comes up for a launch, and it's not surprising that a lot of people would expect gigantic things out of a launch. Console launches are not really 'fun', they're just super hyped up and they're hyped up for what is coming in the future, not what is there from the start. The Wii U had a 'drought', so does every single console when it launches. Developers just aren't far enough along in the development process and there aren't as many games in production for the new systems when they come out.

 

I also think devs have forgotten what launches are like. They're all acting like the WIi U is a plague because it doesn't have a 50+ million install base. Once again, that's normal. No matter how good a system is, it takes time for them to grow an install base. And third party devs aren't doing themselves any favors by short changing the few games they are putting out for the Wii U. Right now they only people who logically have a Wii U are hardcore gamers, and they pay attention to when a dev is lazy. All these devs are doing is pissing off WIi U owners and showing that there is no point buying their games because they aren't going to put in the tlc that's expected anyways. The next gen consoles are going to have the exact same problem with the install base, possibly worse, and I can't wait to see how third parties react.

 

I think it's going to be really interesting next year to watch the PS4 and Xbone. These systems have been getting hyped up to extreme levels and there's no way they're going to meet that hype. I also think this is part of the reason why the adoption rate for the Wii U has been low. People are being smart consumers and waiting until all the next gen consoles are out before they start buying. I'm curious if the two new HD twins will get panned like how the Wii U has been when, after Christmas, their sales go down and their games are relegated to 'last-gen ports'. (I seriously doubt it :/)



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Posted 11 October 2013 - 01:05 PM

Finally something positive!


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