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Will wait for the full version, however this got an 8 from IGN. No surprise the PS4 version looks much better, the Xbone version is very very similar to the 360.

http://uk.ign.com/ar...d-zeroes-review

Considering I've played both on PC (the first GoW came out on PC), it's not the same graphics fidelity, particularly noticeable on PCs, where the actual in-game graphics are exceedingly higher than the pre-rendered cutscenes (except for the lighting engine, which was different for pre-rendered scenes than in-game), and are running at 60fps as opposed to the cutscene's pre-recorded 30 fps.

In other words, those screenshots look like they're taken from cutscenes (except maybe the one flying over the city, though that one doesn't look too great to begin with).  The other thing to keep in mind is that developers generally use the PC footage in advertising since it always looks the best, not sure how this will pan out on the consoles against the PC version.  The consoles are obviously still a far cry from the power of a modern gaming rig.

Blu Ray did at first too, now they run 6x but the benefit of holding so much more data paid off in the end. 4k is an obvious reason for these new discs.

While I admit there is a lack of effort on third parties providing lackluster efforts to the Wii U, there is evidence creeping in that despite its low install base Nintendo Wii U owners simply don't care for third party games at all or supporting the Wii U if they can afford to buy a Wii U or buy third party games.
 
I point the finger at all of us for failing the Wii U just as much as the corporations that either provide ports of games several years old at a full price or just don't provide enough effort separating the Wii U version out from the crowd.
 
My game collection mainly contains third party games such as Tekken Tag 2, Trine 2, ZombiU, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Need for Speed: Most Wanted U, deus Ex: Human Revolution: Directors Cut, Assassin's Creed III, and Batman: Arkham City: Armoured Edition. With only a small fraction such as Wind Waker HD, Nintendoland, and Super Mario 3D World coming from Nintendo itself.
 
I feel sometimes that I'm part of a small breed of Nintendo fans that truly put their money where their mouth is, despite me only being able to afford £40 most months. Seeing the statistics of third part multiplats on other "next generation" (they're current gen now!) consoles such as COD: Ghosts sales on PS4 and XBO compared to Wii U sales especially when back then PS4 and XBO (XBO still does) had far less sales than the Wii U is horrid. Maybe it's the marketing, but I blame the majority of Wii U owners that say "we don't want a generic FPS on our console" these people are the snobs DESTROYING Nintendo's chances at gaining third party multiplat support. 
 
Again the publishers themselves aren't blameless, far from it. They are lazy, and wont even try risking a PS4/XBO game on the Wii U, but I do also accuse the (seeming) majority of Nintendo fans for doing as much damage, if not more.
 
Yes Nintendo themselves could moneyhat publishers into providing ports, but to what advantage if the money is better spent in heightening the quality of their own products if the console ends up a first party only machine? Moneyhatting only provides temporary solutions at best for the majority of cases, and really Nintendo have to concentrate their efforts on gaining non-nintendo fans and the fickle general public with better advertising geared at gaining new Nintendo console fans or making their first party games better rather than temporarily gaining a third party game through essentially bribing other companies.
 
I also accuse a lot of fans who can afford a Wii U but wont invest a measly £180 - £250 (compared to PS4 and XBO) on the console itself, despite plenty of games and a brilliant future lineup!
 
What do you guys think, are the majority of Nintendo fans (who can afford it) to blame equally if not more than third part publishers? Or am I just being a meany?

Are you saying it's not a huge amount of profit on the Wii U Versions end, or all 3 consoles? To be honest, 150K is very comparable to the numbers released on PS3 and X360. When comparing the percentages against total install base. Looking at just percentages of this game across each install base, nothing hits over 2 or 3% .  

So for example: 150K copies for Wii U version in a 5 mil install base is 3 percent. 3 percent of Wii U owners purchased the game. 1.56 mil copies for PS3 in a 80 mil install base is 2 percent if you round up. Similar numbers for 360.

A good marketing guy could take numbers like this and say the selling rate of the Wii U version was better than that of any other console version.  

Just thought I would put it into a different context. To be honest some of these ports didn't do as bad as the dev/publishers or others say, it's just the fact that you're comparing a small puddle to a vast overflowing river.

I know that "feminazi" is normally used by misogynists to refer to feminists that they think have gone "too far" (which in their perspective can mean anything from demanding equal salaries for women and men to being allowed to have an advanced sex life without being called a whore). But this has nothing to do with the particular piece of Samus concept art we were looking at, that's why I asked what it was supposed to mean. And the answer I got was quite clear, right?

I liked the article but I think it could be applied to the rest of Nintendo's overlooked franchises and some of his suggestions I find questionable. For starters he's totally of the mind that Retro HAS to do the next Metroid just because they made the prime games. I love Metroid and I love the Prime trilogy but in terms of quality the Prime series had a downward curve. The first was the best, the second was a little worse, and then the third was the weakest of the bunch. A series needs to improve throughout iterations. I wouldn't mind if Retro did another Metroid but only if they actually had some really new and interesting ideas.

Another problem is he's saying Nintendo needs to try to buy up all these different people who seem to love Metroid, throw them in to a room, and they'll spit out gold. Sounds like a good idea at first, but it could also be a recipe for disaster. Having too many chefs in the kitchen, all with their own visions, is rarely a good idea. He also seems to really point out to that fanart made by someone from the Bioshock team. Yeah it's cool looking, but it looks like everything that could go wrong with Metroid. It's like Metroid meets Gears of War or something.

Better not be. Metroid is not going to save the Wii U, Retro should put all the mind and creativity into something awesome.

How about the fact that it actually HAS a tablet. One that works very well in game interactions such as Batmans batarang, Sniping, off TV play, video chat, even blowing into the mic to affect game play, browsing the internet, universal remote, etc. 

The only issue has been that it hasn't been utilized enough.

Then there is the fact that it has had its own social network since launch.

You missed the point, Nolly.  It's gone from 0 to more than a third of states (much more than "2") in just a few years, and the federal law against it has already been struck down by the supreme court.  The people in my state who voted against the proposed amendment were brutally demonized in a way the media would never support for any other group of people.  The only reason it's still not allowed in the other states is because of the votes of the otherwise silent majority who don't speak up outside of the confidential ballot box because, despite being a majority, broader "culture" is controlled by the people (in many or even most cases the elite minority) who are in support of overturning traditional norms as quickly as possible.  To use a crude metaphor, being against gay marriage in the US is very much like being pro-Nintendo.  Even if there are a lot of people, they're more or less afraid to/unable to speak up outside of their own bubbles because of the way the "industry" is trending.