Your Thoughts On The Wii U

[turkey3_scratch]

What are your thoughts on the Wii U? I have both Wii U, Xbox One, and PC, and I gotta say that I think for $300 the Wii U is definitely a killer.

 

[zeyuanfu]

I say that the PC is better

 

[Lee-m]

The hardware is extremely poor, and so is the 3rd party support. Its life span will most likely get cut short.
But if you like Nintendos first party games, then its worth buying I guess. You cant play them on any other console.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Have you even played Mario Kart 8 Lee-m? If you did you would know the hardware has a lot of potential.

 

[zeyuanfu]

Apparently, Wiis are powered by ATI graphics (at least on mine. It has an ATI logo on the side, barely perceptible).

 

[Lee-m]

Have you even played Mario Kart 8 Lee-m? If you did you would know the hardware has a lot of potential.

Yeah. I have played it. Its a good game. Like I said, if you like nintendos first party games, then its worth it. Otherwise it isnt. It doesn't offer anything else.

And the hardware is about 5-6 years behind the times. Its about on par with an xbox 360 maybe slightly better, and just with abit more ram. It only has 2gig, and only 1 of that 2 can be used for games. Compare that to 8gig for the ps4/xbox1. Most pcs now have 8-16. Whatever potential is has isnt even worth talking about.

The wii u is really only worth the quality and originality of nintendos first party games. Most are good, but its a very short list.

You asked for thoughts, thats mine.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Have you even played Mario Kart 8 Lee-m? If you did you would know the hardware has a lot of potential.

Yeah. I have played it. Its a good game. Like I said, if you like nintendos first party games, then its worth it. Otherwise it isnt. It doesn't offer anything else.

And the hardware is about 5-6 years behind the times. Its about on par with an xbox 360 maybe slightly better, and just with abit more ram. It only has 2gig, and only 1 of that 2 can be used for games. Compare that to 8gig for the ps4/xbox1. Most pcs now have 8-16. Whatever potential is has isnt even worth talking about.

The wii u is really only worth the quality and originality of nintendos first party games. Most are good, but its a very short list.

You asked for thoughts, thats mine.

While it is true that it is behind in hardware, it is $100 cheaper than the other consoles, and developers can optimize their games anyway to run well on it. If developers are still making games for Xbox 360 with its 512Mb RAM, then I think the Wii U has a good 4 years or so left. But the real question is whether or not the 2GB of RAM really affects gameplay, and the answer is no since the games are optimized for the system. But you are correct about 1st parties, which is why people buy Nintendo anyways, for the exclusive great first party games.

 

[Grackinn]

Nintendo has unfortunately positioned the Wii U as a secondary console for this generation due to marketing and hardware. If you're looking to play third party games like Destiny, Halo, Metal Gear, CoD, ect, then you're going to have to play them on ps4/xbone since these developers aren't releasing their games on the Wii U. These third party games are really what is selling consoles now because people want an easy way to play online with their friends. Nintendo has some killer first party games coming out, but their online experience is truly horrendous considering what year it is.

My prediction is that Nintendo's lineup leading into 2015 will sell a lot of consoles, but until Nintendo actually does some marketing that explains what the Wii U actually is (a console, not an accessory), they're going to have a hard time reaching the general public.

As for my experience with the Wii U, I've only had one for a week now, but I can honestly say it was worth the money even if you only play Mario Kart 8 with a few friends and family. No other console offers the local co-op experience that Nintendo has currently and is going to be coming even stronger here in the next few months.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Nintendo has unfortunately positioned the Wii U as a secondary console for this generation due to marketing and hardware. If you're looking to play third party games like Destiny, Halo, Metal Gear, CoD, ect, then you're going to have to play them on ps4/xbone since these developers aren't releasing their games on the Wii U. These third party games are really what is selling consoles now because people want an easy way to play online with their friends. Nintendo has some killer first party games coming out, but their online experience is truly horrendous considering what year it is.

My prediction is that Nintendo's lineup leading into 2015 will sell a lot of consoles, but until Nintendo actually does some marketing that explains what the Wii U actually is (a console, not an accessory), they're going to have a hard time reaching the general public.

As for my experience with the Wii U, I've only had one for a week now, but I can honestly say it was worth the money even if you only play Mario Kart 8 with a few friends and family. No other console offers the local co-op experience that Nintendo has currently and is going to be coming even stronger here in the next few months.

Great points you make thier. I already have preordered Super Smash Bros 4 for Wii U on November 11, can't wait for that game. That, along with Mario Kart, is going to be another killer game that sells another 500k consoles perhaps. I know Mario Kart alone sold an additional 1.2 million Wii U consoles, so you can see how much of a financial help that had on the company. Fortunately for Nintendo, they have a very strong mobile-game market considering how well the 3DS does and the great-quality games that come out for it.

But you are right about coop experience. On the Gamecube I used to play Mario Party 4 with my friends, and we always had such a blast. IWe did it a few times a year, but I'll never forget how much fun we had. Games for the other consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) are typically only good for single player. Multiplayer usually gets boring quickly. So although Nintendo's revenue is not like that of the GCN or Wii era, they are still receiving a good amount of incoming and feeding people with great first-party titlles.