Originally posted by erictlewis

There is no way you could sell me a wi of any type, the first ones were junk the remotes came aprart and sometimes the fell off the cords. I know one guy who trashed his td tv by tossing the remote into the screen playing bowling. 

 

Had my wii since release and have had no build qualities with it..

As for your mate tossing the remote at his TV well thats his own stupid fault for  throwing it at his TV..

Saying that after the first year it only really comes on once or twice a year for parties and holdiays and so on..

Originally posted by ShakyMo
I might get back to nintendo when they make a gamecube 2. A console that beats its competitors by having great comparative specs rather than some unique controller gimmicks.

I do like nintendos in house stuff like zelda, metroid, pikmin, some of the Mario games. But with the Wii been so far behind ps3 and xbox 360 performance wise you didn't get all the cross platform games on it. The ultimate irony when you think it was one if the biggest games on the snes, the Wii couldn't handle streetfighter 4. gamecube was different you got games on that, that wouldnt work on ps2 and xbox as they lacked the graphical punch.

Gcube graphics were awesome. Like... Super mario sunshine, luigis mansion, ssbm, wind waker, crystal chronicles.... They all looked gorgeous.

unlike crystal chronicles on the wii which had farking ds graphics! I had thousands od hours logged in the gcube one o.o

Originally posted by simonwest80

Originally posted by sagil

You can even blow on it to make your character jump or whatever. I am certain that the new PS and Xbox will replicate a model after that. It's industry standard now I believe. And the Xbox and PS will probably cost 700 euros, which Wii U does not.

You do know the blowing thing has been in Ninty stuff since the DS?  

Also based on stats and current market behavior the PS4/Xbox will be appx the same price as the U.  

The only thing the U currently has is appx a 1 year head start.  Will this be enough?  I dont know, but Ninty need to get the backing of the 3rd parties and with them decent versions of the games, without them like the Wii as far as a "proper" gaming machine goes it will flop again.  Will i buy one?  I really dont know, after the gimmickery of the Wii faded for me i lost interest, certainly wont be soon as the 1st party titles seem a long way off, and i will really need a decent Zelda at least to make me part the cash for atm seems to be a slightly upgraded xbox 360 released 7 years too late.  If the games come and the screen doesnt feel like a gimmick i may pick one up next year sometime.

yeh wii was such a flop it outsold ps3 and 360 (prove me wrong). had great action games, some of the best RPG's this decade and all ya mario's and zelda's (my opinion)

Originally posted by Neo_Liberty

Originally posted by needalife214

Originally posted by Neo_Liberty
The wii is an interesting console... but as previous posters say.. with no real games.. and all being targeted to the ultra casual... I've no interest in nintendo.

launched with Black Ops, Ninja Gaiden, and ZombiU.

 

all those ultra casual games.

lol... notice i said the wii.. not wii:U. if those games are done well and aren't kiddy.. then sure... but like others say in this forum.... when you build up a history and you are very consistent.. u have to do a lot to change ppls minds about you.. and nintendo has had the same companies being the primary  producers of games for their consoles for the longest

 

edit: at one point i considered buying the wii.. but when i noticed that only one game had come out that i was interested in.. that decided it.. the wii wasn't an option..

 

edit: not to mention the wii was marketed as being a console for casual gamers and those interested in its exercise/fitness games and control use.

no more hero's 1&2, xenoblade chronicles, the last story, pandora's tower. just to name a few not so casual games

Personally, all I want is my Steam Box. The console competitor Valve is working on. :)

And this more recent story from the VGAs.

I'm glad that Square Enix is supporting Wii U. One of my old fav companies.

"Square Enix Wii U games include big titles such as Dragon Quest X and a Final Fantasy Wii U game as well. Details about these games are sparse at the moment, but Square Enix has voiced their support of the Wii U console and they will no doubt be bringing many of their franchises to the Wii U. Here is list of confirmed Square Enix Wii U games as we know so far:

List of Square Enix Wii U games

• Dragon Quest X
• Final Fantasy XV (semi-confirmed)"

Originally posted by ShakyMo
You do know Sony, Microsoft and nintendo sell their consoles at a loss then make the money back on the cut they get from game sales (its why pc games are typically £10 less than on console). So in that regards I'm not sure the Wii was a "bigger success" than the xbox 360 & ps3, they seem to shift a lot more games.

Im glad someone understood my point as i was sure a Nintendo fan boy would come jump on something i have said.  The Wii was bought by everyone and their grandmother, but these people only buy 2 games a year, vs the 18+ market in which the PS3s and Xboxs are aimed with people who often than not have much more money to buy games and would buy i would think a minimum of 12 games a year.

Dont get me wrong the Wii was a great little console, and had some gems, but lets be honest even in the last 12months how many Wii games were launched, i would hazard a guess in about 10, and im sure that is being nice, were as xbox/ps3 would have 4 to 5 a week launching.

And other reasons why i could see Wii selling really well is like me i have donated several Wiis to younger members of the family and then always replaced them (3 in total)

I won't be buying one for various reasons:

• Your online nintendo account is tied to one single console
• The online ecostructure is old fashioned, seperate on Wii, Wii U and DS/3DS.
• Laggy menus and applications
• in the EU you can only view and buy 18+ content between 11pm and 3am
• the battery life of the controller is poor
• it costs too much, to get one with no games is £300 +
• I don't know anyone that plays on nintendo consoles anymore
• All the major selling points, online/HD, other than the controller already exist at a cheaper price

Not every title on the original Wii was a knockout, but there are several that I thought were very fun and innovative.

Wii Sports was just hard to beat - sure it didn't have any depth, but with a young kid (or a bottle of booze and some challenge shots) it was very fun. And MarioKart - this game continues to be fun. They made good use of the motion controller - they didn't need extremely deep gameplay or high end graphics - they just needed to be easy to pick up and fun in short bursts.

I expect the WiiU will have some similar titles. We bought ours on pre-order... I haven't done anything except hook it up to patch and make sure it worked, then wrap it to stick it under the tree. The controller has me pretty excited, especially if the TVii thing eventually lives up to it's claims (it would replace a few aging Harmony remotes that the dogs have taken to mistaking for chew toys).

That, and the kid can play games on the controller while I can still watch TV/Movies - bonus.

Originally posted by ShakyMo
You do know Sony, Microsoft and nintendo sell their consoles at a loss then make the money back on the cut they get from game sales (its why pc games are typically £10 less than on console). So in that regards I'm not sure the Wii was a "bigger success" than the xbox 360 & ps3, they seem to shift a lot more games.

/facepalm

WiiU is the first console nintendo has every sold for a loss at release.