E3: Wii U Lineup Impresses

[funguy2121]

Nintendo Wii U?


Wiiu?

No, silly, Wiiu.

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[Zorg Machine]

That is damn impressive. If they seriously beat PS3 in graphics with something called WiiU...wait a minute, is the name only a giant slap in the face to Sony and Microsoft?

 

[Macrobstar]

Even though I'm not interested at all in the WiiU or 3DS, I do feel that Nintendo Came out on top this E3.

This new console basically screams to me "Look we can play the same games as the other consoles now" I really dont think they where on top, not with the Vita and all the exclusives microsoft and sony have

Nintendo does seem to now be one step behind in the current hardware specs of other current gen consoles if they just announced a system that can now play games we've already been playing, but the new controller adds some interesting design opportunities for developers if it's used right and hopefully the WiiU controller isn't unwieldy, it's probably going to be about 8" wide which I think is the biggest console controller thus far. They would've been better off with handles like in the initial design plans we saw.

Though everything that came out of the sony press conference has gotten me excited, the Vita is a definite buy for me this winter and with it being compatible with the PS3 where you can cloud save your game on the Vita and Play it on the PS3 is an awesome idea, makes me want to actually pick up Ruin. Hopefully you don't have to buy the game twice, if you do that'd be lame =/

Yeh i wonder how they're gonna integrate it with PS3 becuase surely the Vita version of a certain game can't be the same as the PS3 version? I definately don't tink they'll make a customer buy the game twice but my biggest worry is the battery life, the thing looks powerful but its gonna be pointless if i can only use it for 5 hours at a time

 

[josemlopes]

Impressive? I guess to people who only play on Nintendo consoles. The rest of us have been playing these games for a half a decade.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Its all sorts of cool right up until you remember you've had an Xbox360 or PS3 for a few years.

Exactly, I dont get why people are excited with this, these game will launch on the other consoles, the ones that already exist for years. Also, Wii-U wont be released this year so some games will be launched later then the other versions. Nintendo seems to be always one step behind.

This has (at least tentatively) persuaded me not to buy a PS3 or a 360 in the coming months. Not everyone has more than one gaming system. I'll more than likely be picking this up next year. Yeah, I'll be playing some games for the first time that have existed for a while. Are you interested in playing any of the God of War/Metal Gear Solid/Splinter Cell collections coming out for PS3 and XBox? Those games are going to sell.

The point Nintendo was making was that they aren't blowing smoke up our collective ass by saying "publisher X supports us." They almost always release their systems in the Fall, which means we more than likely have over a year until the release. Do you really think Nintendo and their recently reunited third parties won't hold some of their cards close to the chest until next year's E3, as they have with absolutely every single launch?

Prediction: Flagship Nintendo titles will be announced between here and then, and then delayed into well into 2013. Most of the 3rd party games already announced will be right on time, and we'll see more than a few surprises. Fingers crossed for F-Zero-Wii-X and Starfox-U.

If you dont own an Xbox or a PS3 why buy a Wii-U? It will probably be more expensive and have a lot fewer games. I really dont see the point unless you really like the first party games. Thats a perfectly good reason but c'mon, they are terribly late and I would prefer that they waited and just brought a true next gen console alongside with Microsoft and Sony.

With the right horsepower and third party support, Nintendo will offer many of the same experiences as their competitors and also have plenty of unique games that their competitors don't. They have a history of this. This system has the right horsepower and third party support. If Nintendo stays true to their roots, this system won't cost a great deal more than its competitors are currently selling, and the games will remain about $50 a pop.

Nintendo isn't late. They made a good business decision that was in many ways detrimental or limiting to its hardcore fanbase. No company is going to release 2 separate consoles in the same cycle. Instead, Nintendo is going to continue broadening the overall fanbase of video games (which brings in more developers and more money, which broadens our variety of choices in games), while also focusing more on hardcore titles. They announced over a dozen AAA titles just in the press conference. As I said, my decision is tentative. I don't want to spend $300-400 on a console and a handful of games now and do the same in several months. I'll wait and see what other news comes to light.

We can expect a flood of information to come in by year's end.

The PS3 and the Xbox arent very expensive and you have a huge catalog of games since they have been around for so many years. The games for the Wii-U will probably cost the same as the games for the other platforms. Lots of old games for the other consoles are very good and still stand on their own (and they are cheap now), buying a Wii-U wont let you play those games and still only lets you play some games that are multiplatform and the first party titles of course.

I just cant recommend this console to anyone. it basicly says "Do the same of what you can do on other consoles except most of the stuff that is on the other consoles and play some of our games", so I think that it only depends on how much do you like the Nintendo titles.

The console just cant beat the other two in terms of content, while Nintendo has the first party titles Microsoft and Sony have their exclusives and the extended catalog of games from previous years. And most of these announced games will come first for Xbox and Playstation.

 

[airwolfe591]

Even though I'm not interested at all in the WiiU or 3DS, I do feel that Nintendo Came out on top this E3.

This new console basically screams to me "Look we can play the same games as the other consoles now" I really dont think they where on top, not with the Vita and all the exclusives microsoft and sony have

Nintendo does seem to now be one step behind in the current hardware specs of other current gen consoles if they just announced a system that can now play games we've already been playing, but the new controller adds some interesting design opportunities for developers if it's used right and hopefully the WiiU controller isn't unwieldy, it's probably going to be about 8" wide which I think is the biggest console controller thus far. They would've been better off with handles like in the initial design plans we saw.

Though everything that came out of the sony press conference has gotten me excited, the Vita is a definite buy for me this winter and with it being compatible with the PS3 where you can cloud save your game on the Vita and Play it on the PS3 is an awesome idea, makes me want to actually pick up Ruin. Hopefully you don't have to buy the game twice, if you do that'd be lame =/

Yeh i wonder how they're gonna integrate it with PS3 becuase surely the Vita version of a certain game can't be the same as the PS3 version? I definately don't tink they'll make a customer buy the game twice but my biggest worry is the battery life, the thing looks powerful but its gonna be pointless if i can only use it for 5 hours at a time

What I remember from what I was watching on gamespot is that what they're saying is that the battery life will be comparable to the PSP, though they aren't giving any specifics at the moment. Hopefully you can change the screen brightness like on the original PSP to help conserve battery life.

 

[Korten12]

Not really that good, since byt he time they launch they will already be out for other platforms... At least some of them, like Battlefield, which imo would be stupid to play with that thing.

 

[monojono]

Online multiplayer support will be better and have more support.

I.... wait what?

Their support will now have supports supporting it to support multiplayer support in supporting games to support the system. Support.

 

[Jonathan Wingo]

I don't find that lineup at all impressive... We've got multiplatform games and weird games about Miis? Oh, I can play Super Mario Brothers with a character that looks a bit like myself if I had no fingers, an outrageously sized/shaped head, and well, everything looks different except the hair color... Yeah... I'm not too excited... As someone said earlier... PUT A FUCKIN' STARFOX TITLE IN THE LINEUP IF YOU WANT TO IMPRESS! Seriously... Give us something that we will want to spend the money on it for. It's one of the problems the Wii had when it launched... You got the new Zelda game on both it, and the gamecube... It's a big game that lots of people will want, but you put it on two platforms so that no one has to buy a whole new system to play it. And the controller design looks terribly uncomfortable and impractical. The idea of having a touch screen that you can play games on without having to use your TV is nice, but isn't that EXACTLY WHAT HANDHELD GAMING SYSTEMS ARE FOR? I suppose you can have cool little extras to do on the controller when you're not playing on the system, but the whole point of a console is to play on your giant TV screen with games that are long and complicated and look really pretty! On the up-side, at least they seem to have ditched the damn motion sticks that inspired both competitors to copy, and one of them to at least make unique. But I can't get over the fact that the only launch title, unique to Nintendo, that I have any interest at all in is Lego City. You know something's wrong if a Lego game is the only unique title that seems interesting. Oh, and the Super Smash Bros. 4, but since it doesn't even have a name, just a number, we can't expect it to actually come out with the Wii U, and anyways, SSB needs to end. It had a good run, but when you have to throw in Sonic and Snake just to fill out the roster a little more, you know you've reached the end...

 

[Blanks]

WiiU: It plays the same third party games the other two consoles have had for the past 5 years.

Impressive? how?

 

[Kufaz]

I actually like the touch screen controller...it worked for the DS

 

[digital warrior]

Its a DS were the second screen is your tv. I see potential here the only thing I can say thats really negative is that the controller design does not look comfortable, it looks big and clunky. Oh well they will come out with a classic controller and charge us extra for that.

 

[SNIPERFOX ft. Harry P.Ness]

name, retarded, tech: impressive. controller, stupid & gimmicky. linehup: Holy Shit this sounds awesome

 

[Mr. 47]

At least it isn't motion controlled, now I will even consider getting this. Pretty screwed up controller though.

 

[GeorgW]

As soon as I heard that, I was like "Nintendo wins".
I loved the screams when they mentioned Arkham City, glad I'm not the only one excited for that game!
As for the actual line-up, I don't know. I'll have all the consoles anyway, so I don't know about if I'm gonna get core stuff for the U (stupid name). It will completely depend on if they do anything interesting with the extra screen, otherwise I'll just choose like I always do, single player for PS3, multi for 360, unless special features.

 

[Greg Tito]

Online multiplayer support will be better and have more support.

I.... wait what?

Their support will now have supports supporting it to support multiplayer support in supporting games to support the system. Support.

Yo dawg, I heard you like support so I put support in your support ...

 

[Krantos]

You know, I didn't think the Big N could top naming their system the Wii.

I was wrong.

Not sure if that's a win or a really bad fail....

 

[jpoon]

Who exactly did it impress? Must not be talking about real people, maybe it impressed nintendo execs since they can continue their money stamping. Didn't impress me very much though. Yay, Nintendo can finally play real games, join the crowd...

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

I'm sold. They had me at new Smash Bros. And that Zelda cinematic took me way back to Spaceworld 2000 days. But...

I wanted F-Zero/Starfox damnit. I'm not a graphics-centric kind of guy, but F-Zero on Wii-U would probably melt my eyeballs. GX is still the best racer ever made.

Online multiplayer support will be better and have more support.

I.... wait what?

Their support will now have supports supporting it to support multiplayer support in supporting games to support the system. Support.

Yo dawg, I heard you like support so I put support in your support ...

This is why you're awesome.