Wii U - General Discussion Thread

Blaster man said:
I'm a Wii U owner now too. Bought my Wind Waker bundle on BF for 225. That said, I still believe the console will be discontinued.
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Nintendo will be out of the home console market by next holiday.

Writing is on the wall. They will be handheld only by 2015. by 2017 they will likely make a deal with apple to make games exclusive to ipad and be third party.

 
Deader2818 said:
Nintendo will be out of the home console market by next holiday.

Writing is on the wall. They will be handheld only by 2015. by 2017 they will likely make a deal with apple to make games exclusive to ipad and be third party.
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Here are the options in front of them:
Discontinue Wii U
Cut the price more and take an even greater loss
Patch controller only support into everything and release a 149.99 Gamepad-less SKU
Finish up the games in development and make no more games for Wii U
Launch a newer cheaper console and put the games out on that one and Wii U
Put games out on Xbox and PS consoles and MAYBE still Wii U for a while
Abandon home consoles altogether

In terms of the iPad, it's got controller support, I don't know why they can't use it. It's got a massive install base. They could even do their own iArcade style attachment if they wanted to.

I really don't know how they can keep going with what they've been doing and hope for a different result. Isn't that the "definition of insanity" in that joke/saying?
 
I don't think the console will be discontinued *yet*

You have to wait till Smash/Mario Kart are out first. Those are really the last bastions of hope from what I can see. X and Bayonetta 2 are going to be amazing but are niche.

If sales don't pick up next year I can see the system lasting 3 years or slightly less which is really going to hurt me that's for sure.

 
Monsta Mack said:
I don't think the console will be discontinued *yet*

You have to wait till Smash/Mario Kart are out first. Those are really the last bastions of hope from what I can see. X and Bayonetta 2 are going to be amazing but are niche.

If sales don't pick up next year I can see the system lasting 3 years or slightly less which is really going to hurt me that's for sure.
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Well like I said, they'll finish the games they're already making. Obviously if those generate a ton of sales they may not discontinue it but really, the "real" Mario game has always been their system seller. Those other games sold good numbers on the Wii but so did Mario Galaxy.
 
I'm pretty surprised it is that low. Just anecdotally from CAG it seems like a lot of holdouts picked one up in November. I thought that would translate to higher sales overall. We'll see how they do in December with PS4/X1 in short supply. Maybe it will be a "backup" purchase for a lot of people. That isn't much for Nintendo to hang their hopes on, but that may be all that they can do for right now until those big games hit. I'm just worried they will rush out slightly inferior copies of Smash and Kart to get them to market sooner. If the Wii U was doing just a little bit better they could afford to take more time with them.
 
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thats my concern as well.  I actually  woulda bought one for Black Friday if I could spare the funds but plan to have one before the new Smash.  However if it is rushed I will not be happy.

 
I think you guys are wrong, personally.  Everyone was talking doom for the 3DS, too, and now look at it.

(Not that I think Nintendo has done a good job or anything.  They really botched this one.)

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
I think you guys are wrong, personally. Everyone was talking doom for the 3DS, too, and now look at it.

(Not that I think Nintendo has done a good job or anything. They really botched this one.)
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The different here though is that there is less competition in the handheld market (not counting phones and tablets).

Nintendo has to stop trying to compete with MS and Sony directly. They need to be the gimmicky, innovative, and "different" console for the home. That's why the Wii was initially so popular. The gamepad probably falls under the gimmicky category, but I would not consider it all that innovative or even all that "different". Right now, the few amount of people that are buying the Wii U are buying it for the games, not for the gamepad. People bought the Wii for the games and the innovative hardware that brought those games to life.

 
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I have to say, I freaking love the GamePad and wish I could use it in WiiMode. My only problem is the right analog stick being above the buttons. It felt more comfortable below the buttons a la GameCube.
 
DNukem170 said:
I have to say, I freaking love the GamePad and wish I could use it in WiiMode. My only problem is the right analog stick being above the buttons. It felt more comfortable below the buttons a la GameCube.
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I'm pretty sure someone has said or thought about it before, but what would have made the gamepad absolutely awesome is if it had a slot for 3DS games (granted the screens would have had to be designed differently). Making the gamepad 3DS compatible (games, not 3D screen) could have been a good sell to the large amount of 3DS owners.

Sony was smart by tying in the Vita to the PS4. It's not a necessity, but due to the feature PS4 owners are more likely to buy a Vita then they would have been before. With Nintendo having the opposite problem (handheld strength, but home console weakness), they should have done something to tie the two together... I think they were still hedging their bets with the Wii popularity, but that had already waned.

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
I think you guys are wrong, personally. Everyone was talking doom for the 3DS, too, and now look at it.

(Not that I think Nintendo has done a good job or anything. They really botched this one.)
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jedolley said:
The different here though is that there is less competition in the handheld market (not counting phones and tablets).

Nintendo has to stop trying to compete with MS and Sony directly. They need to be the gimmicky, innovative, and "different" console for the home. That's why the Wii was initially so popular. The gamepad probably falls under the gimmicky category, but I would not consider it all that innovative or even all that "different". Right now, the few amount of people that are buying the Wii U are buying it for the games, not for the gamepad. People bought the Wii for the games and the innovative hardware that brought those games to life.
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This is it exactly. If the most they can sell in November is 225k then that does not bode at all well for 2014.

One other thing to keep in mind Jesse, these HD games on Wii U are significantly more expensive to develop than 3DS games. While Nintendo could support losses for quite some time, it is not within their corporate culture to do so and I have a hard time believing that they'll be willing to take losses on hardware and software for years to come.

One last thing, read my post here - specifically after the first paragraph in my reply.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/275608-wii-u-general-discussion-thread/?p=11182492

No keep in mind that we know that Super Mario 3D World sold 99k in Japan the opening week and Nintendo said this about November in the US:
Super Mario 3D World "sold more than 215,000 combined digital and physical units in its first eight days on the market,"

This is just a little over 300k sold. Nintendo games typically have a "long tail" but if this is the best they can do at this time of year, once Dec sales are added in what would the lifetime sales be, 1 million tops? They almost certainly won't cover development cost with that unless they found a way to really cut costs in which case I can't see how they'd be doing better than barely breaking even and this is one of their top games. What will happen with the rest of their IP's?

 
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the lack of 3rd party support afterthey said itwould be there is hurtting nintendo. Plus for the first year or so not having that many great games whichhas changed last couple months hurt them. I would not be sad at all if nintnedo becomes a 3rd party game maker i think it could very much save them as a company.

 
Deader2818 said:
Mario 3d World has sold almost 400k in NA+JP
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Well if that's the case then they'll probably hit 1.5 million and possibly 2 million eventually. Usually about 50% of their sales are the first few months then the other 50% takes years.

TimboSliceGB said:
the lack of 3rd party support afterthey said itwould be there is hurtting nintendo. Plus for the first year or so not having that many great games whichhas changed last couple months hurt them. I would not be sad at all if nintnedo becomes a 3rd party game maker i think it could very much save them as a company.
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The really confusing thing about this is that they must have known that Sony and MS were going to put out much more powerful consoles and that the Wii U wouldn't be able to easily run those games so they always planned on porting 360/ps3 games but if your console only plays Nintendo games and ports of games for consoles you already own AND the Nintendo console has no appealing games then why would you buy it? Then fast forward a year and there's so much negativity about the console that people think that it will be discontinued which further depresses sales which in turn results in less 3rd party sales which means less 3rd party support....etc etc etc.

You know your console is in trouble when you see Reggie basically quoting Nintendo fans from Internet forums and even using the term "won" which lets face it, the "console war" is a really stupid idea/term. They're businesses and they can all be successful or even all fail at once. The Wii "won" but the others also did really well last gen also.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-the-most-powerful-console-doesn-t-always-win/1100-6416526/

"The interesting thing there is, if you look at the last two hardware cycles, it was not the most powerful machine that won, not in the case of the PS2, not in the case of the Wii," Fils-Aime said. "So, in the end, it's our responsibility to show consumers how much fun you can have, because in the end, this is an entertainment business, and we think we've got stellar entertainment to make the consumer smile."
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Well, I bought a WIi U for me and my boys for Xmas. It felt like sales were improving, but I guess not. :( I don't think they'll abandon it any time soon, though. Hopefully Smash Bros and Mario Kart will help. I know I'll be buying both of those (Smash Bros just for my boys - I don't care for the series myself).

On the plus side there's already a bunch of games I want to play on it and those and more next year. I think I'll get my monies worth out of it. And, sure, I wouldn't really mind if they went software-only, though that would be a massive change for Nintendo.

 
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crunchewy said:
If you thought the Wii U numbers were bad, you should check out the Vita numbers. 75k. Double ouch. And another :( I love my Vita. :(
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No one wants a Vita because it's targeted at adults and teens but those people have phones. The 3DS is targeted at children. Children don't really have their own smartphones in general and while they may use their parents at times, this is still a market that Nintendo has open to them. I for instance will NEVER buy a Vita, I don't want one. A Vita TV is much more interesting to me.

 
I agree that Sony should have targeted kids more, but it's not just kids that buy a 3DS. Also I don't get why a Vita TV would appeal more than a Vita, but to each their own. I don't get the appeal of the Vita TV at all. Vita is my most played device right now. Admittedly most of that is because of Spelunky. :)

 
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crunchewy said:
I agree that Sony should have targeted kids more, but it's not just kids that buy a 3DS. Also I don't get why a Vita TV would appeal more than a Vita, but to each their own. I don't get the appeal of the Vita TV at all. Vita is my most played device right now. Admittedly most of that is because of Spelunky. :)
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Obviously not just kids buy the 3DS but it's still TARGETED at them.

The appeal of the Vita TV is that it's on my TV. I like playing games on my TV. I don't want to play games on a handheld, I don't get the appeal of that. The only reason I'd ever want a handheld is if I were to use it on the go but I have an iphone for that. Also, the Vita TV is supposed to link up with the PS4 so when I get one of those I could use it in a completely different room ON TV and it's around $100 which makes it an impulse buy.

 
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Then again the 3DS is doing great too, so perhaps they can stay afloat on its sales and keep the Wii U out there until it slowly builds up a decent audience. As long as they can keep pumping out good first party games I'll be alright with it.

 
lets be honest here nintendo has been in it's own little world for awhile now. ONly reason wii was sold like crazy was because the avg consumer went wild over omg motion controls and once that died down so did the hype. It's sad for me to watch this happen i grew up with nes and snes and had n64 at launch.

 
crunchewy said:
Then again the 3DS is doing great too, so perhaps they can stay afloat on its sales and keep the Wii U out there until it slowly builds up a decent audience. As long as they can keep pumping out good first party games I'll be alright with it.
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at this point they could blow it out of the park if they became a 3rd party game maker for other systems. Everyone still loves nintendo games they just don't want to pay 300 bucks to just play nintendo games.

 
TimboSliceGB said:
at this point they could blow it out of the park if they became a 3rd party game maker for other systems. Everyone still loves nintendo games they just don't want to pay 300 bucks to just play nintendo games.
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I'm not ready to see a gaming world without a Nintendo system, but I agree with this. If anyone could full utilize the features of a PS4 it would be Nintendo. I could definitely see a great Mario platform game using all the features of the DualShock 4 (touch pad, light bar, etc.) and the PS 4 camera.

 
I wouldn't mind them going 3rd party, but I don't see that happening any time soon. I hope it isn't any time soon because we are just getting a Wii U. :)

 
TimboSliceGB said:
at this point they could blow it out of the park if they became a 3rd party game maker for other systems. Everyone still loves nintendo games they just don't want to pay 300 bucks to just play nintendo games.
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If they became third party, more than likely they would tank. Also, Nintendo has stated that if they were to get out of the hardware business, they would get out of video games for good. I guess you can take that as meaning they aren't going to stop making hardware any time soon.

 
I'm honestly not trolling here, but I don't really get why people are so excited over PS4 and XB1.  The launch games all seem mediocre to me.  Granted they are not really in genres that appeal to me, but, even aside from that... mediocre.  If the PS4 had true backward-compatibility with PS3 (including all my PSN stuff, not just my PS3 discs), I might have been tempted, but even then, nothing on it interests me.

I did buy a Wii U, because there was finally stuff I wanted to play.

Nintendo was trying to follow up the gimmicky Wii with a new gimmick, the gamepad.  Just like with the 3DS, where they were banking on its 3D ability, Nintendo has always had a gimmick since the DS was released.  It's too bad they aren't focusing on games instead of a gimmick, because I think gimmicks only go so far.  But who knows.  I certainly don't.  I just think they should have their heavyweight games ready before they release a system.  Wii U launched with 3rd party support, but it was mostly just ports.  That's not helpful.

I actually think Nintendo might have stood a better chance if they hadn't tried to be gimmicky for once and had a stable of great games to release with the system.  Maybe if they'd waited and released it along with XB1 and PS4.  The difference would have been that, then, Wii U would have launched with Super Mario 3D World, Wind Waker HD (although a new Zelda would have been better), etc etc.  Meanwhile, PS4 and XB1 launched with, in my opinion, drivel and bro games.

Or maybe gaming has just changed so much that people only want to play mediocre shooters.

 
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I'm mostly in agreement with you. November NPDs show the top 10 games as mainly CoD, Battlefield, Madden, and Fifa. All games I have basically zero interest in. I'm also perfectly happy with my PS3 and don't quite understand the push or desire for a new console generation right now. With such a big push on indie development, some of my favorite games of the last few years weren't constrained by the power of their platforms. John Carmack basically said the same thing recently, that the full potential of PS360 had yet to be realized and now it probably won't with a focus on next gen.

If Nintendo had a unified and modern digital system I'd already have a Wii U. I can say that the synergy between my Vita and PS3 means I use both of them more than I would otherwise, especially with cross-buy for indie and legacy titles. The Vita won't ever overtake the 3DS sales-wise, but Sony has a great long-term strategy with the PS4 to drum up interest in the Vita as a platform.
 
Vita also seems to be doing decently in Japan, which means, I hope, that there will be goofy Japanese games for a long time to come getting localized.  I know that's not everyone's bread and butter, but it's mine as far as consoles go really.

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
I'm honestly not trolling here, but I don't really get why people are so excited over PS4 and XB1. The launch games all seem mediocre to me. Granted they are not really in genres that appeal to me, but, even aside from that... mediocre. If the PS4 had true backward-compatibility with PS3 (including all my PSN stuff, not just my PS3 discs), I might have been tempted, but even then, nothing on it interests me.

I did buy a Wii U, because there was finally stuff I wanted to play.

Nintendo was trying to follow up the gimmicky Wii with a new gimmick, the gamepad. Just like with the 3DS, where they were banking on its 3D ability, Nintendo has always had a gimmick since the DS was released. It's too bad they aren't focusing on games instead of a gimmick, because I think gimmicks only go so far. But who knows. I certainly don't. I just think they should have their heavyweight games ready before they release a system. Wii U launched with 3rd party support, but it was mostly just ports. That's not helpful.

I actually think Nintendo might have stood a better chance if they hadn't tried to be gimmicky for once and had a stable of great games to release with the system. Maybe if they'd waited and released it along with XB1 and PS4. The difference would have been that, then, Wii U would have launched with Super Mario 3D World, Wind Waker HD (although a new Zelda would have been better), etc etc. Meanwhile, PS4 and XB1 launched with, in my opinion, drivel and bro games.

Or maybe gaming has just changed so much that people only want to play mediocre shooters.
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I'm not a shooter fan... I prefer RPGs and Action/Adventure (i.e. Uncharted, Tomb Raider, etc), but got a PS4 more for what I know is coming rather than what is out now. So far of all the PS4 games, Knack has been my favorite. With that said I got the Wii U for my platforming, puzzle, and some light adventure fix. But to be honest you can't cover all your gaming bases with a Wii U, you just can't. The Wii U is more of our family console, and the PS4 is my personal console. I think the PS4/Wii U combo covers almost all my gaming needs. I will miss out on some Xbone exclusives, but not enough to justify owning it in addition to a PS4.

 
TimboSliceGB said:
thing with that is sony just hit jackpot with ps4 so i doudt it will affect them like wii u will with nintendo.
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3ds is burning up the charts, Wii U sales are slow= Nintendo should abandon hardware and go third party

Vita sales are slow, PS4 is off to a decent start=Sony's fine, no big deal
 
RedvsBlue said:
3ds is burning up the charts, Wii U sales are slow= Nintendo should abandon hardware and go third party

Vita sales are slow, PS4 is off to a decent start=Sony's fine, no big deal
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:) That's the internet for ya.

jedolley said:
I'm not a shooter fan... I prefer RPGs and Action/Adventure (i.e. Uncharted, Tomb Raider, etc), but got a PS4 more for what I know is coming rather than what is out now. So far of all the PS4 games, Knack has been my favorite. With that said I got the Wii U for my platforming, puzzle, and some light adventure fix. But to be honest you can't cover all your gaming bases with a Wii U, you just can't. The Wii U is more of our family console, and the PS4 is my personal console. I think the PS4/Wii U combo covers almost all my gaming needs. I will miss out on some Xbone exclusives, but not enough to justify owning it in addition to a PS4.
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Yeah, makes sense. I think it's weird that that "buy and wait" attitude applies to PS4 but not to Wii U, though. I mean, we know there will be good stuff coming on Wii U, provided we like Nintendo games. But people are not really willing to buy a Wii U based on that; they will, however, buy a PS4.

We have similar gaming tastes, and I see my gaming console future as Wii U and PS4, too. I can't stand the Uncharted games, though. :) I want so badly to like them, but I just find them tedious, rage-inducing, and way too shooter-focused.

 
johnnypark said:
I'm mostly in agreement with you. November NPDs show the top 10 games as mainly CoD, Battlefield, Madden, and Fifa. All games I have basically zero interest in. I'm also perfectly happy with my PS3 and don't quite understand the push or desire for a new console generation right now. With such a big push on indie development, some of my favorite games of the last few years weren't constrained by the power of their platforms. John Carmack basically said the same thing recently, that the full potential of PS360 had yet to be realized and now it probably won't with a focus on next gen.

If Nintendo had a unified and modern digital system I'd already have a Wii U. I can say that the synergy between my Vita and PS3 means I use both of them more than I would otherwise, especially with cross-buy for indie and legacy titles. The Vita won't ever overtake the 3DS sales-wise, but Sony has a great long-term strategy with the PS4 to drum up interest in the Vita as a platform.
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i was thinking the same but after playing games only on next gen system i fully seen why it's time for new systems.

 
RedvsBlue said:
3ds is burning up the charts, Wii U sales are slow= Nintendo should abandon hardware and go third party

Vita sales are slow, PS4 is off to a decent start=Sony's fine, no big deal
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with the growing amount of tablets and smart phones in the market i really see handheld things like ds and vita dying a slow death in couple years. Same thing could be said about home systems if system makers want to keep going they have to think about non gamers and do non gaming stuff on their systems.

 
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TimboSliceGB said:
with the growing amount of tablets and smart phones in the market i really see handheld things like ds and vita dying a slow death in couple years. Same thing could be said about home systems if system makers want to keep going they have to think about non gamers and do non gaming stuff on their systems.
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Yeah, but the thing is, games on non-gaming systems kind of suck for the most part. Sure, it's fun for the normal user to spend $2 on something and dick with it for an hour, but that's not the kind of gaming I typically like to do. The market is totally different. And yes, this new market has certainly pulled a share away, but I think there will always be people (like me) who like to play good games on good gaming devices, not junky stuff on a tablet or phone.

(I know there is some good stuff on tablets/phones, but you really have to hunt for it.)

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
:) That's the internet for ya.

Yeah, makes sense. I think it's weird that that "buy and wait" attitude applies to PS4 but not to Wii U, though. I mean, we know there will be good stuff coming on Wii U, provided we like Nintendo games. But people are not really willing to buy a Wii U based on that; they will, however, buy a PS4.

We have similar gaming tastes, and I see my gaming console future as Wii U and PS4, too. I can't stand the Uncharted games, though. :) I want so badly to like them, but I just find them tedious, rage-inducing, and way too shooter-focused.
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wait you dont like the uncharted games because you found the tedious, rage inducing & way too shooter focused, but you were the guy preaching how good of a game resonance of fate was a while back? :rofl:

 
whodoneit said:
wait you dont like the uncharted games because you found the tedious, rage inducing & way too shooter focused, but you were the guy preaching how good of a game resonance of fate was a while back? :rofl:
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Apples and oranges! Constantly dying, falling, redoing, shooter scene after shooter scene.. switching to easy... still dying and still wanting to punch the couch... That was my experience with the first Uncharted. I loved the exploration, and the story was fun, but I did not like the shooting or dexterity tests.

I don't really think Resonance of Fate is awesome, by any means, but I thought it was neat Sega released it here and found it a step in the right direction. I was just happy I found the combat tolerable! Seems like RPGs these days rarely have combat I enjoy.

Anyway, my tolerance level for RPGs is so much higher than my tolerance level for action games. Sometimes I'm not sure I have a tolerance level anymore, just instant groans leading into fury. Clearly therapy would be helpful.

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
Apples and oranges! Constantly dying, falling, redoing, shooter scene after shooter scene.. switching to easy... still dying and still wanting to punch the couch... That was my experience with the first Uncharted. I loved the exploration, and the story was fun, but I did not like the shooting or dexterity tests.

I don't really think Resonance of Fate is awesome, by any means, but I thought it was neat Sega released it here and found it a step in the right direction. I was just happy I found the combat tolerable! Seems like RPGs these days rarely have combat I enjoy.

Anyway, my tolerance level for RPGs is so much higher than my tolerance level for action games. Sometimes I'm not sure I have a tolerance level anymore, just instant groans leading into fury. Clearly therapy would be helpful.
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i feel ya. dont worry im just goofing on ya. i just thought that was funny

 
whodoneit said:
i feel ya. dont worry im just goofing on ya. i just thought that was funny
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I am definitely a bundle of contradictions, no doubt about that! Reminds me of Dracula's hammy line from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. "What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets." Something like that. Followed by, "Have at you!" and then, shortly later, "Noooooooooo!"

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
Apples and oranges! Constantly dying, falling, redoing, shooter scene after shooter scene.. switching to easy... still dying and still wanting to punch the couch... That was my experience with the first Uncharted. I loved the exploration, and the story was fun, but I did not like the shooting or dexterity tests.

I don't really think Resonance of Fate is awesome, by any means, but I thought it was neat Sega released it here and found it a step in the right direction. I was just happy I found the combat tolerable! Seems like RPGs these days rarely have combat I enjoy.

Anyway, my tolerance level for RPGs is so much higher than my tolerance level for action games. Sometimes I'm not sure I have a tolerance level anymore, just instant groans leading into fury. Clearly therapy would be helpful.
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Did you only try the first Uncharted? I liked that game but did also find it frustrating. I found the second one to be a lot less frustrating.

In terms of Wii U specific games, what games are there that you want? As far as I can see, the only games that interest me are Mario 3d world, the upcoming Zelda game, and Mario Kart. I hate brawlers and won't be buying Smash Bros, also don't get the appeal of these games. So for me, there's only 3 Wii U games that I want (and will buy when they are cheap). The main reasons I wanted it was because it's black and the white Wii didn't match my entertainment center and other equipment, so I could transfer my Wii games (and upgrade the ones that allow it), and get Earthbound.

 
I'll have to check out more Uncharted.  I got the Vita one and Uncharted 3 both free with PS+.

I bought a Wii U primarily for Mario/Luigi U, SM3DW and Zelda, I suppose, but I'm pretty excited about Rayman Legends, too (although that's multi-platform).  I think there were more, but I can't remember.  :)  Nintendo Land.  And Earthbound, of course (and some other eShop stuff).  It's worth it for me just for the above and the old Wii VC stuff.  I'm really looking forward to some good RPGs in the future, though (hopefully!), and of course more Nintendo first-party stuff.  I'm not real interested in Smash Bros. either, but I hope the Mario Kart will be good.  Mario Kart 7 seems tough to improve upon (and I did not like the previous Wii version at all, nor the GameCube).

 
Jesse_Dylan said:
I'll have to check out more Uncharted. I got the Vita one and Uncharted 3 both free with PS+.

I bought a Wii U primarily for Mario/Luigi U, SM3DW and Zelda, I suppose, but I'm pretty excited about Rayman Legends, too (although that's multi-platform). I think there were more, but I can't remember. :) Nintendo Land. And Earthbound, of course (and some other eShop stuff). It's worth it for me just for the above and the old Wii VC stuff. I'm really looking forward to some good RPGs in the future, though (hopefully!), and of course more Nintendo first-party stuff. I'm not real interested in Smash Bros. either, but I hope the Mario Kart will be good. Mario Kart 7 seems tough to improve upon (and I did not like the previous Wii version at all, nor the GameCube).
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Nintendo just doesn't have that many RPG's. Xenoblade 2 is another game I want so I can only think of 4 Wii U games I want (plus Earthbound) for the system.

I don't know much about Uncharted for Vita but I heard it wasn't as good as the PS3 ones. Just try Uncharted 2. The first game was sort of average IMO but I found the 2nd one to be really good. Just read a summary of the first one, it's not especially relevant to the second one outside of the character interactions. That's actually the best part of these games.
 
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I got the WiiU just for Smash Bros. Same reason I got a Wii. Everything else is gravy.

Also, since I don't have a PS3 or 360, I don't mind the ports. Having tons of fun with Injustice and liked what I played on Sonic Racing. Now if only Namco would port the Tales games over, I'd be all set.
 
DNukem170 said:
I got the WiiU just for Smash Bros. Same reason I got a Wii. Everything else is gravy.

Also, since I don't have a PS3 or 360, I don't mind the ports. Having tons of fun with Injustice and liked what I played on Sonic Racing. Now if only Namco would port the Tales games over, I'd be all set.
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Do you only ever buy Nintendo consoles?

 
Poor Tropical Freeze gets no love, it's the next big ticket title coming out for Wii U, and it even had a couple extra months of polish put into it with the delay (assuming so since this is Retro we're talking about).  I may be in the minority here, but that is my most anticipated title, one that will be the first game I'll play when I eventually get a Wii U.

I just don't tire of good 2D platformers (as long as the mechanics are varied enough), I guess I'm the equivalent counterpart of the CoD / Battlefield epidemic on Sony / Microsoft consoles.  I'm even looking forward to Yarn Yoshi too, as I'm just about to finally finish up Epic Yarn.

 
Deader2818 said:
Why buy a system if you really have no interest in games for it?
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Who me? I gave my reasons. There's a few games I want and it matches my entertainment center and equipment well compared to the white Wii but still plays those Wii games. I could have bought it for full price, I could buy all the consoles, I just didn't think the launch price was worth it for those reasons. Who knows, maybe they'll put out some other games for it that I want.

 
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