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Why bother buying the WiiU if you didn't exclusively own the Wii?
- Oct 19, 2012 8:51 am GMT
NNID and Xbox GTAG: TheTravManN
Favourite Games this generation: Bioshock 1&2, Batman Arkham City, Legend of Zelda:Skyward Sword, Walking Dead, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Mass Effect 3,Monster Hunter Tri
Games of the year 2013: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tomb Raider
Currently playing: Bioshock Infinite, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Replaying: none
I'm buying it because it's next gen console. The Wii is dead, and the others will be gone in a year or two, now the U will get maybe 6 years of support.And Nintendo really excels in first party games and usually that alone is worth their consoles.Hopefully they keep it up with the WiiU. Plus I'm really digging that gamepad. It will make the single player experience much more convenient like what the DS did.
- Oct 19, 2012 8:59 am GMT[QUOTE="thetravman"]
I'm buying it because it's next gen console. The Wii is dead, and the others will be gone in a year or two, now the U will get maybe 6 years of support.And Nintendo really excels in first party games and usually that alone is worth their consoles.Hopefully they keep it up with the WiiU. Plus I'm really digging that gamepad. It will make the single player experience much more convenient like what the DS did.
[/QUOTE] It's not really a next gen console though, is it? It's an Xbox 375. The Wii died a year into it's release and no decent third party games came out as a result. The same thing will happen to the Wii U once the 720 and (possibly) the PS4 get released. Their hardware will shoot far past the Wii U's. The Wii U will be stuck right alongside the 360 and PS3 because that's where the consistent market resides. When the game changes in a year it'll be behind AGAIN, and we'll all see shovelware AGAIN. Smart gamers won't let themselves be gipped like they were with Wagglin'. oh and the Wii U controller looks like nothing more than a way of displaying the minimap on your controller, making you look away from the screen and thus ruining the flow of gaming. Utterly pointless gimmick if you ask me. - Oct 19, 2012 9:27 am GMT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am Kong.
Strong and passionate, I tend to be misunderstood, sometimes even feared. I don't want to fight, I don't want to cause trouble, all I ask is a little love, and a little peace. If I don't get what I want, I get angry, and throw barrels and flaming oil at whatever's stopping me. What Video Game Character Are You?Everyone just stop posting in this thread its an obvious troll attempt.
If you want to complain about Nintendo go to System Wars they will love you there.
- Oct 19, 2012 9:41 am GMT[QUOTE="Vickman178"]
Everyone just stop posting in this thread its an obvious troll attempt.
If you want to complain about Nintendo go to System Wars they will love you there.
[/QUOTE] I'm not trolling, calm down there's no need to get upset. Is there a way to move this to that other thread? Since you're all so desperate to avoid refuting I say. - Oct 19, 2012 10:11 am GMT
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[QUOTE="Flappykid"][QUOTE="thetravman"]I'm buying it because it's next gen console. The Wii is dead, and the others will be gone in a year or two, now the U will get maybe 6 years of support.And Nintendo really excels in first party games and usually that alone is worth their consoles.Hopefully they keep it up with the WiiU. Plus I'm really digging that gamepad. It will make the single player experience much more convenient like what the DS did.
[/QUOTE] It's not really a next gen console though, is it? It's an Xbox 375. The Wii died a year into it's release and no decent third party games came out as a result. The same thing will happen to the Wii U once the 720 and (possibly) the PS4 get released. Their hardware will shoot far past the Wii U's. The Wii U will be stuck right alongside the 360 and PS3 because that's where the consistent market resides. When the game changes in a year it'll be behind AGAIN, and we'll all see shovelware AGAIN. Smart gamers won't let themselves be gipped like they were with Wagglin'. oh and the Wii U controller looks like nothing more than a way of displaying the minimap on your controller, making you look away from the screen and thus ruining the flow of gaming. Utterly pointless gimmick if you ask me.[/QUOTE] Hi, Zlychop. - Oct 19, 2012 10:34 am GMT[QUOTE="1PMrFister"][QUOTE="Flappykid"][QUOTE="thetravman"]
I'm buying it because it's next gen console. The Wii is dead, and the others will be gone in a year or two, now the U will get maybe 6 years of support.And Nintendo really excels in first party games and usually that alone is worth their consoles.Hopefully they keep it up with the WiiU. Plus I'm really digging that gamepad. It will make the single player experience much more convenient like what the DS did.
[/QUOTE] It's not really a next gen console though, is it? It's an Xbox 375. The Wii died a year into it's release and no decent third party games came out as a result. The same thing will happen to the Wii U once the 720 and (possibly) the PS4 get released. Their hardware will shoot far past the Wii U's. The Wii U will be stuck right alongside the 360 and PS3 because that's where the consistent market resides. When the game changes in a year it'll be behind AGAIN, and we'll all see shovelware AGAIN. Smart gamers won't let themselves be gipped like they were with Wagglin'. oh and the Wii U controller looks like nothing more than a way of displaying the minimap on your controller, making you look away from the screen and thus ruining the flow of gaming. Utterly pointless gimmick if you ask me.[/QUOTE] Hi, Zlychop.[/QUOTE] Who was he? I'd take it he's someone you regularly accuse people of being if they don't share your opinion? Didn't I ask you to leave my thread? I thought I did, you haven't added anything of worth. - Oct 19, 2012 1:25 pm GMT
Quickly! Think of a good sig. Everyone's counting on you.
[QUOTE="Flappykid"]Honestly? It just seems like an update that benchmarks it to the current gen. The Wii was a gimmick, we all accept that, but why isn't the new controller one? If the giant and unintuitive thing does anything other than act as a mini map that you house off the screen, or as an inexpensive handheld, then I might consider it. Otherwise what's the reason to believe that this is anything other than another cynical Nintendo scheme to make a flashbang buck, like they did with us and Wii hype? The exclusives are mediocre, more mario and Zelda games? Pikmin? Snore. Why buy it for third party games? I already have the current gen consoles, I don't need to buy another. The third parties aren't going to do anything major with the Wii U that excludes their core market. Maybe a couple of shovelware games, like they did with the Wagglin' wii after they discovered that is was an unintuative gimmick. Nintendo releasing the so called "hardcore pad" or whatever it's called, is pretty much an admission on their part that their famed handheld pad is to draw in more casuals. Why should I buy it? Why should this restore any faith I have in Nintendo? [/QUOTE]
Throughout the thread you're asking people to refute your OP. It isn't possible. Your OP is about broadcasting your opinion. Why should you buy it? Because it is a compelling buy for you.
Oh, it's not a compelling buy for you? Then don't buy it.
You essentially poo-poo everything that the Wii U offers. The Tablet controller, every exclusive game, the quality of multiplats. If you don't like anything the Wii U has to offer, then it's not for you - and that's OK.
The Wii wasn't for me, I only just got one a few months ago because the price on the used market here in NZ is at rock bottom. The Wii U is for me for many reasons, in particular I find the tablet controller interesting, I like the look of some of the games, etc.
You're more then welcome to have your own opinion and it is a most fascinating one. But please, don't try and convince us here that the Wii U is not a compelling buy at all based on the opinion of one suspiciously low-levelled poster.
- Oct 19, 2012 1:46 pm GMT
NNID and Xbox GTAG: TheTravManN
Favourite Games this generation: Bioshock 1&2, Batman Arkham City, Legend of Zelda:Skyward Sword, Walking Dead, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Mass Effect 3,Monster Hunter Tri
Games of the year 2013: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tomb Raider
Currently playing: Bioshock Infinite, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Replaying: none
[QUOTE="Flappykid"][QUOTE="thetravman"]
I'm buying it because it's next gen console. The Wii is dead, and the others will be gone in a year or two, now the U will get maybe 6 years of support.And Nintendo really excels in first party games and usually that alone is worth their consoles.Hopefully they keep it up with the WiiU. Plus I'm really digging that gamepad. It will make the single player experience much more convenient like what the DS did.
[/QUOTE] It's not really a next gen console though, is it? It's an Xbox 375. The Wii died a year into it's release and no decent third party games came out as a result. The same thing will happen to the Wii U once the 720 and (possibly) the PS4 get released. Their hardware will shoot far past the Wii U's. The Wii U will be stuck right alongside the 360 and PS3 because that's where the consistent market resides. When the game changes in a year it'll be behind AGAIN, and we'll all see shovelware AGAIN. Smart gamers won't let themselves be gipped like they were with Wagglin'. oh and the Wii U controller looks like nothing more than a way of displaying the minimap on your controller, making you look away from the screen and thus ruining the flow of gaming. Utterly pointless gimmick if you ask me.[/QUOTE]
That's speculating, and I speculate otherwise. I fear if Sony and/or Microsoft make a huge leap in power this coming generation, they will have to resort to overly expensive products, which in this economy, will not work out for them. It's rumoured that the 720 is only 2-3 times more powerful than the 360, which is where the Wii U resides right now. If that's true, next gen will not be what you think. But we'll never know until then.
I hope solid third-party support will come around but like I said, I'm more interested in its First-Party titles.
- Oct 19, 2012 1:57 pm GMT
Quickly! Think of a good sig. Everyone's counting on you.
[QUOTE="thetravman"]
[QUOTE="Flappykid"][QUOTE="thetravman"]
I'm buying it because it's next gen console. The Wii is dead, and the others will be gone in a year or two, now the U will get maybe 6 years of support.And Nintendo really excels in first party games and usually that alone is worth their consoles.Hopefully they keep it up with the WiiU. Plus I'm really digging that gamepad. It will make the single player experience much more convenient like what the DS did.
[/QUOTE] It's not really a next gen console though, is it? It's an Xbox 375. The Wii died a year into it's release and no decent third party games came out as a result. The same thing will happen to the Wii U once the 720 and (possibly) the PS4 get released. Their hardware will shoot far past the Wii U's. The Wii U will be stuck right alongside the 360 and PS3 because that's where the consistent market resides. When the game changes in a year it'll be behind AGAIN, and we'll all see shovelware AGAIN. Smart gamers won't let themselves be gipped like they were with Wagglin'. oh and the Wii U controller looks like nothing more than a way of displaying the minimap on your controller, making you look away from the screen and thus ruining the flow of gaming. Utterly pointless gimmick if you ask me.[/QUOTE]
That's speculating, and I speculate otherwise. I fear if Sony and/or Microsoft make a huge leap in power this coming generation, they will have to resort to overly expensive products, which in this economy, will not work out for them. It's rumoured that the 720 is only 2-3 times more powerful than the 360, which is where the Wii U resides right now. If that's true, next gen will not be what you think. But we'll never know until then.
I hope solid third-party support will come around but like I said, I'm more interested in its First-Party titles.
[/QUOTE]
Not that thetravman needs any help at all. But I just want to make mention of that 56pg leaked document which specified the next MS console would release at a $299 price point including a Kinect2.
The gamepad is probably a bigger drain on funds than a Kinect 2 (debatable point and nobody can really know), but, that price point doesn't lead to a console wiff teh awsum graffix.
- Oct 19, 2012 2:11 pm GMTI love people who make such a big deal about things they hate.
Thanks for the laugh, OP.
But seriously, there's nothing else/better to do? You seem to invest an unhealthy amount of time and effort into this.
I love people who make such a big deal about things they hate. Thanks for the laugh, OP. :lol: But seriously, there's nothing else/better to do? You seem to invest an unhealthy amount of time and effort into this. :) - Oct 19, 2012 2:18 pm GMT
[QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]
[QUOTE="Flappykid"]ZombieU looks like the poor cousin of Left4dead with wagglin'.[/QUOTE]It's not even using the wii remote
0/10
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And while I have not watched enough of it, it looks better than L4D. L4D is so overrated. fun for a couple hours then it becomes so boring.
PS - it is ZombiU not ZombieU
- Oct 19, 2012 3:21 pm GMT
NNID and Xbox GTAG: TheTravManN
Favourite Games this generation: Bioshock 1&2, Batman Arkham City, Legend of Zelda:Skyward Sword, Walking Dead, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Mass Effect 3,Monster Hunter Tri
Games of the year 2013: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tomb Raider
Currently playing: Bioshock Infinite, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Replaying: none
[QUOTE="psymon100"]
[QUOTE="thetravman"]
[QUOTE="Flappykid"] It's not really a next gen console though, is it? It's an Xbox 375. The Wii died a year into it's release and no decent third party games came out as a result. The same thing will happen to the Wii U once the 720 and (possibly) the PS4 get released. Their hardware will shoot far past the Wii U's. The Wii U will be stuck right alongside the 360 and PS3 because that's where the consistent market resides. When the game changes in a year it'll be behind AGAIN, and we'll all see shovelware AGAIN. Smart gamers won't let themselves be gipped like they were with Wagglin'. oh and the Wii U controller looks like nothing more than a way of displaying the minimap on your controller, making you look away from the screen and thus ruining the flow of gaming. Utterly pointless gimmick if you ask me.[/QUOTE]
That's speculating, and I speculate otherwise. I fear if Sony and/or Microsoft make a huge leap in power this coming generation, they will have to resort to overly expensive products, which in this economy, will not work out for them. It's rumoured that the 720 is only 2-3 times more powerful than the 360, which is where the Wii U resides right now. If that's true, next gen will not be what you think. But we'll never know until then.
I hope solid third-party support will come around but like I said, I'm more interested in its First-Party titles.
[/QUOTE]
Not that thetravman needs any help at all. But I just want to make mention of that 56pg leaked document which specified the next MS console would release at a $299 price point including a Kinect2.
[/QUOTE]
Makes sense since the document specifies that the 720 will be 4-6 times more powerful than the 360...which is not a big leap at all. If that's true, than the WiiU can hold up against it.
- Oct 19, 2012 3:41 pm GMT
Why are you wasting your time trolling the WiiU on this board?
- Oct 19, 2012 4:04 pm GMT
My gaming blog and a different kind of videogame review. "No, no, no. Amateur! Lie down before you hurt yourself..." -- Timon
El ZoRRo vs Omega Prime! Witness the epic battle yourself! Who was right? Lord only knows(well, Him and anyone who finished the ninth grade...)[QUOTE="Flappykid"]ZombieU looks like the poor cousin of Left4dead[/QUOTE] Not even close. If you've ever bothered to look at the game, you'd see the only things remotely similar are the zombies and the first person viewpoint. I still think most of the Wii U hate stems from branding it a "Wii" console. If they had called it a "DS" home console, it would be much more favorably looked upon. People(like our "not see" nazi host) look down on Wii U because they associate the name "wii" with the motion controller that turned out to be decidedly less than what we were expecting. People looked down on the DS at first because the 2 screen/touch screen idea looked gimmicky, but when developers started using it to advantage(instead of cramming it into a game for it's own sake), not only did people take it seriously, but it went on to be the top selling gaming device of all time. And to say that the second screen will be relegated to a minimap space all the time is nonsense- it can have many practical purposes- a minimap display, weapon selection, inventory management, secondary information(like the scan details in Metroid Prime or the journal pages and etc in Resident Evil games), and active secondary camera for RTSs showing points of interest on the battlefield. The list goes on. For my part, I fully expect to be asked for 5-700 bucks for the Nextbox/PS4 when they launch(if they plan to make a jump the size of PS2-PS3). Since there is no way I'll be paying that for a game console, Wii U will be the perfect thing to get me by the 3-5 years it'll take for the price of the next gen to drop sufficiently to induce me to buy in. - Oct 19, 2012 7:18 pm GMT
Waiting for Grand Theft Auto V? Buy this in the meanwhile.
[QUOTE="GoneRabbid"]So you made a alt account just to hate on the Wii U ?
[/QUOTE] - Oct 19, 2012 7:56 pm GMT---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I am Kong.
Strong and passionate, I tend to be misunderstood, sometimes even feared. I don't want to fight, I don't want to cause trouble, all I ask is a little love, and a little peace. If I don't get what I want, I get angry, and throw barrels and flaming oil at whatever's stopping me. What Video Game Character Are You?I know the second screen on Wii U is going to be used well and I know this just by looking at DS games and how well that was used.
- Oct 19, 2012 10:15 pm GMT
[QUOTE="NaveedLife"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]
[QUOTE="Flappykid"]ZombieU looks like the poor cousin of Left4dead with wagglin'.[/QUOTE]It's not even using the wii remote
0/10
[/QUOTE]
And while I have not watched enough of it, it looks better than L4D. L4D is so overrated. fun for a couple hours then it becomes so boring.
PS - it is ZombiU not ZombieU
[/QUOTE] L4D is very repetitive, only fun in short spurts - Oct 20, 2012 2:41 am GMT
[QUOTE="ZIMdoom"]
I can only speak for myself as a PS3/Wii owner. I was a big supporter of the Wii when it was announced and first came out but it didn't take long to be disillusioned as Nintendo doubled down on all the problems they've always had - bad graphics, baby/kids games, bad game library in general, lack of third party support, etc. And the motion conrols were never utilized properly in 90% of the games IMHO.
But I am the father of a 4 year old and 6 month old. My oldest enjoys videogames but 99.9% of my PS3 games are not appropriate for him to probably even watch, let alone play. He likes the racing games (which I generally don't) and some of the smaller games I got off of PS+. Again, not exactly the games I enjoy playing for the most part. I can't even begin to tell you how much Hamster Ball I've played.
His love for the Wii keeps comes and goes, but he definitely prefers it due to lots of good games that he can actually play. Wii Sports (and Resort), wii Play, Wii Party is HUGE in our house even though I've long ago grown tired of it. He even likes playing the games in Wii Fit. More recently he has (finally) gotten into Mario. So we play New Mario Bros together, which is way too hard for him but he is getting it and we have fun together. And he really loves Mario Galaxy and just watches me play. that is still a very solid game IMHO.
I WAS going to say F Nintendo after the Wii. I'm done. But lately my PS3 is collecting dust because I just don't have time with the new kid to play it. Other than those smaller games on occassion. But my copy of Skyrim and Infamous 2 and the million other games I've downloaded recently (or want to buy) is getting way too large to think about PS4. Even if I get an hour a night to play PS3 (which I don't), I would rather play something on the ipad, or read, or watch TV because I can't get into Skyrim in an hour. It would only be a tease and make me angry realizing how little time I have.
So I've pre-ordered the Wii U. Even if it is more of the same as the Wii, with better graphics, I know it is going to be used. NintendoLand I can already tell will be huge around our house with the kids. And personally, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea that some games can just be played on the controller. This is a feature I can guarantee I will be using on a regular basis as I can still play a game while the kids/wife watch TV.
So why bother buying the WiiU if I didn't exclusively own the wii? I just beleive that the Wii best fits with my life at this point. I wish it didn't. My friends and family all wonder why I don't just buy a gaming PC, or a PS4/"720"...and I will likely pick one at some point. But I just have way too much backlog at this point with my PS3 to work through, don't have time for those kinds of games, they aren't appropriate for kids and the Wii U will work.
[/QUOTE]I was in the exact same boat sept I have two daughters 3-5 and they love mario. I had a ps3/wii ds lite. I picked them all up along with the games and such and traded them in and it paid for my Wii U and a game. I figured I have a really nice pc so whatever I can play for not kid games it will be pc due to munchkins lol
- Oct 20, 2012 2:44 am GMTnintendo has always been coming out with those gimmiky things that sony and MS loooove to copy.
- Oct 20, 2012 3:12 am GMT[QUOTE="psymon100"]
[QUOTE="Flappykid"]Honestly? It just seems like an update that benchmarks it to the current gen. The Wii was a gimmick, we all accept that, but why isn't the new controller one? If the giant and unintuitive thing does anything other than act as a mini map that you house off the screen, or as an inexpensive handheld, then I might consider it. Otherwise what's the reason to believe that this is anything other than another cynical Nintendo scheme to make a flashbang buck, like they did with us and Wii hype? The exclusives are mediocre, more mario and Zelda games? Pikmin? Snore. Why buy it for third party games? I already have the current gen consoles, I don't need to buy another. The third parties aren't going to do anything major with the Wii U that excludes their core market. Maybe a couple of shovelware games, like they did with the Wagglin' wii after they discovered that is was an unintuative gimmick. Nintendo releasing the so called "hardcore pad" or whatever it's called, is pretty much an admission on their part that their famed handheld pad is to draw in more casuals. Why should I buy it? Why should this restore any faith I have in Nintendo? [/QUOTE]
Throughout the thread you're asking people to refute your OP. It isn't possible. Your OP is about broadcasting your opinion. Why should you buy it? Because it is a compelling buy for you.
Oh, it's not a compelling buy for you? Then don't buy it.
You essentially poo-poo everything that the Wii U offers. The Tablet controller, every exclusive game, the quality of multiplats. If you don't like anything the Wii U has to offer, then it's not for you - and that's OK.
The Wii wasn't for me, I only just got one a few months ago because the price on the used market here in NZ is at rock bottom. The Wii U is for me for many reasons, in particular I find the tablet controller interesting, I like the look of some of the games, etc.
You're more then welcome to have your own opinion and it is a most fascinating one. But please, don't try and convince us here that the Wii U is not a compelling buy at all based on the opinion of one suspiciously low-levelled poster.
[/QUOTE] Ok, that's fair enough. You opt out of the conversation. Please don't post on the thread again. Thanks, Flappykid.
