Do you have any interest in the Wii U?

[New Frontiersman]

Yeah, I'm really interested in it. I've enjoyed most of Nintendo's recent work and I'm excited to hear where they're headed with their new system. I'm excited that it will have more modern graphics than the Wii and I think there are interesting possibilities for their new controller.

 

[Epona]

whereas Nintendo actually is trying to do something new.

What's new? The touch screen? No, the motion controls? No, the dual analog sticks? No, the remote play? No, HD Graphics? No, what is new?

 

[Evil Smurf]

I am so pumped, I can't wait to see what id does, only thing is it will cost heaps

 

[Tanis]

No.
Wii took too damn long to get an 'interesting' titles for, like Klonoa and NMH and Deadly Creatures.

 

[Mr. Omega]

whereas Nintendo actually is trying to do something new.

What's new? The touch screen? No, the motion controls? No, the dual analog sticks? No, the remote play? No, HD Graphics? No, what is new?

Let me rephrase. "Different". Not exactly "new", but it's trying something different. There, happy?

To extend response:
I also wish Nintendo would change the system's name...

 

[heroic]

not really, to be honest. i have had a thing against nintendo for a long time. i genuinely do not believe they actually care about their fanbase, what with the rate at which they release stuff and rely mostly on nostalgia to cash in.

 

[Samus Aran but a man]

I'll get it because I love Nintendo games, but I'm expecting a similar console to the Wii.

I know Nintendo will use it in amazing ways, but I'm not sure if third party publishers are going to commit, what with PS4 and new Xbox on the horizon as well as the unique interface of the system.

 

[Signa]

I did, because I'm a die-hard Nintendo fanboy and I used to trust that they knew what the hell they were doing...


... Then I played Skyward Sword. Something is wrong over there in Japan.

 

[rob_simple]

I'd be interested in a new Nintendo console if they'd drop all the novelty bullshit and make something that didn't have gimmicks up the arse and no real substance.

The N64 was my favourite console of it's time and I get a little bit more jaded every time they announce each increasingly ridiculous project.

 

[Epona]

whereas Nintendo actually is trying to do something new.

What's new? The touch screen? No, the motion controls? No, the dual analog sticks? No, the remote play? No, HD Graphics? No, what is new?

Let me rephrase. "Different". Not exactly "new", but it's trying something different. There, happy?

To extend response:
I also wish Nintendo would change the system's name...

Not really, there is nothing in the Wii-U that you can't find in current gen consoles and handhelds.

Like say when the PS2 came out, did any other console have the ability to play DVD-Video? Same with the PS3 and Blu-Ray. When the XBOX came out, were there any other consoles with a hard disk drive? When the N64 came out, were there any consoles with an analog stick and four controller ports?

That's new and different. Nintendo needs to stop with the damn gimmicks and get back to the business of making games, consoles to run those games well and controllers that aren't overly complicated. If you play Wind Waker on the Gamecube, how often does the Gamecube misinterpret your commands?

 

[J-Alfred]

I have no interest in it myself. I've always been a Sony man. My sister, on the other hand, loves the Wii, so there will probably be a Wii U in our house regardless.

 

[Joccaren]

Nope. No reason for me to get it. Primarily a PC gamer and whilst playing the new Zelda games would be cool, it will not be worth the money I'd have to put into the console and a TV to plug it into.

 

[Vault101]

for some reaosn I now have alot of contempt for nintendo games, so I dont know.....I dont really see what there is it can offer me that I dont get from my PS3 and PC

I think I would be better off wating untill the next gen, perhaps upgrade my PC in between then

 

[.No.]

Primarily a PC gamer, hate Sony due to the PS3 and have no interest in MS.

So yes, I'll get a Wii-U as it's the only one that interests me.

Out of sheer curiosity, why the hate for the ps3? Is it the lack of backwards compatibility with ps2 game?

I was really hyped and it was over priced and under delivered, then once they got sales again they stopped improving things. I used to look forward to getting a big update but after a while they stopped adding new things except for PS+ users.

Sony entered the gen extremely arrogant and got humbled this generation.

That's the basics of it, I could go into more detail.

So you hate them because you thought they were douchebags at first? Cause humble isn't bad. As overpriced as the PS3's were at first, Sony still lost money on every unit sold. Eh, to each his own.

 

[Linkmeanie]

I have reserved interest. I bought a wii for smash brothers, and loved it to bits.

Since I'm a pc gamer, and as no nintendo games are ever released on pc, it would be the only console I seriously consider buying. If it is cheapish, and has a new smashbrothers.

 

[Mr. Omega]

whereas Nintendo actually is trying to do something new.

What's new? The touch screen? No, the motion controls? No, the dual analog sticks? No, the remote play? No, HD Graphics? No, what is new?

Let me rephrase. "Different". Not exactly "new", but it's trying something different. There, happy?

To extend response:
I also wish Nintendo would change the system's name...

Not really, there is nothing in the Wii-U that you can't find in current gen consoles and handhelds.

Like say when the PS3 came out, did any other console have the ability to play DVD-Video? Same with the PS3 and Blu-Ray. When the XBOX came out, were there any other consoles with a hard disk drive? When the N64 came out, were there any consoles with an analog stick and four controller ports?

That's new and different. Nintendo needs to stop with the damn gimmicks and get back to the business of making games, consoles to run those games well and controllers that aren't overly complicated. If you play Wind Waker on the Gamecube, how often does the Gamecube misinterpret your commands?

As I said before, it's not exactly "new" but it's different. It's putting a touchscreen in a standard controller, with some motion controls in it. Pretty simple.

You're acting as if the touchscreen will stop all the other buttons from working or suddenly stop the analog sticks on it from functioning.

It's not like 3rd parties need to work around a completely different control scheme like it did with the Wii, it has the standard layout already there. But there are also some extra things there that can make the experience unique compared to the other consoles. A chance to offer a different experience. It's not exactly "revolutionary", but it's a simple addition that could be beneficial, like the second analog stick.

 

[Death God]

Being born and raised on Nintendo, yes. And even if I was not, I am almost always interested in new systems and with the addition of third party titles, it make it even more enticing for me.

 

[Vern]

No I don't have any interest in it. I loved my Gamecube, but with the Wii I didn't see anything more than a glorified Gamecube with motion controls. With the Wii U I don't see anything more than a glorified 360 or PS3 with motion controls. From what I've read Nintendo themselves say that it's just a bit more powerful than a 360 or PS3, so it can play current generation games. But the next generation of the 360 and PS3 probably aren't more than two years away, so I'm not going to plunk down money on a machine released next year that will be able to play games released two years ago. I'm not interested in motion controls, and if I'm going to buy a new console it will be one that can play games that come out five years from now, not games from two years ago (and I'm not talking about backwards compatibility).

 

[Elvis Starburst]

I'd be interested in a new Nintendo console if they'd drop all the novelty bullshit and make something that didn't have gimmicks up the arse and no real substance.

The N64 was my favourite console of it's time and I get a little bit more jaded every time they announce each increasingly ridiculous project.

You are now my new best friend. I have the EXACT same point of view!

 

[Epona]

As I said before, it's not exactly "new" but it's different. It's putting a touchscreen in a standard controller, with some motion controls in it. Pretty simple.

Different from what? That controller is almost like the 3DS bottom half. Different? I don't see it.

You're acting as if the touchscreen will stop all the other buttons from working or suddenly stop the analog sticks on it from functioning.

I said nothing like that, nice strawman though.

It's not like 3rd parties need to work around a completely different control scheme like it did with the Wii, it has the standard layout already there

So did the Wii but many third parties refused to use the Classic Controller opting instead to use the Wiimote with obligatory waggle or using the Wii mote sideways as an NES controller. So your faith that third parties will ignore the touch screen may not be well placed.

But there are also some extra things there that can make the experience unique compared to the other consoles. A chance to offer a different experience.

That's the same line of BS we heard before the Wii launched. It's true though, I can't flip burgers on any other console.

It's not exactly "revolutionary", but it's a simple addition that could be beneficial, like the second analog stick.

I fail to see what it could add that was not already done on the Wii and/or the DS/3DS. There is nothing to see here, nothing to spend $250+ on.