Nintendo President Says Competitors Must Respond to Wii U

[Hungry Donner]

The wiimote was revolutionary tech, even with its semi-reputation for gimmicky and forced implementations. But regardless of that both MS and Sony recognized it for what it was and jumped on the technology themselves.

However, I think Fils-Aime's challenge would have carried more weight if they could point to some games using their new special controller in some really captivating and innovative ways. It may be a useful media tool, but is it revolutionary game technology? Penny Arcade's Game Master suggestion is the best I've seen so far, but the proof is in the pudding. If Nintendo can pull this off than MS and Sony will no doubt play catch up again . . . but otherwise I think the Wii U will be remembered as Nintendo's attempt to catch up to MS and Sony.

 

[mysecondlife]

So its not Wii U that's catching up to PS3 and X360?

Arkham City, Mass Effect 3, Ninja Gaiden 3...

What else did I forget?

 

[mjcabooseblu]

I don't get it when he says "they will respond to us this time" I mean, didn't they respond to the Wii by stealing its gimmick? Kinect is a glorified full body wii mote with only half the functionality. And the PS move IS a wii mote.

Something tells me that PS4 and NextBox will release some kind of BS peripheral that costs an arm and a leg that no one in their right mind would pay for in order to give their customers the "Wii U experience" Microsoft/Sony edition.

Microsoft stole Sonys eye toy gimmick which predated the Wii gimmick by a fair bit.

OT:

Fils-Aime has some harsh words for Sony and Microsoft regarding their next consoles, which will likely be more traditional than Nintendo's Wii U. "In the end, our competitors need to react to what we're doing in the marketplace and need to figure out what their innovation will be," says Fils-Aime.

Oh more traditional? Like just being a damn machine I can play my games on without a lot of gimmicks and such?

Yes please!

They "need to figure out what their innovation will be?" Nintendo, there comes a time when people need to be told to stop. This is that time. WE JUST WANT TO PLAY GAMES. WE DON'T WANT YOUR MULTISCREEN BULLSHIT, THAT ONLY WORKED WITH THE DS BECAUSE THEY WERE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. YOU ARE NOT INNOVATORS, YOU ARE PRODUCERS OF VERY EXPENSIVE GIMMICKS.

Caps for EMPHASIS.

 

[littlewisp]

Can we stop trying to shove more polygons down my throat and get back to making omfgamazing games, please? I mean, updated graphics are cool and all, but when did that start being the defining line between "good" brown game and "bad" brown game?

Also man, I'm glad critickitty linked the actual quote. Spin makes me even more sad than arguing which console has the longest stream of piss.

Ah, hell, it's just going to be a sad sort of week. I can feel it. -_-

 

[ProtonGuy]

Bad mouthing Nintendo is like disrespecting your grandfather. It's rude, ungrateful and you wouldn't be where you are today without him. Remember Nintendo brought the industry back to life after it crashed in the early 80's.

I'm not saying you have to run out and prostrate yourselves at the foot of a Nintendo shrine, but you don't have to hate them just because they released a new system that you don't like. Your own opinion is very important, but it doesn't need to be hateful.

Sure it may be under-powered and a little buggy, but the games are fun and the controller is neat.

 

[xPixelatedx]

God I love posts like this, it's the perfect way to get people riled up and display their true ignorance when it comes to whats going on in the console market. It's like many of you didn't even know the wii completely blew the PS3 and Xbox out of the water, at some point early on it was selling better then both those consoles combined! ouch!

Reggie may be an egotistical douche, and the wiibrand might be my most hated of all Nintendo consoles, but credit where credit is due. The guy has every reason to be optimistic, and as time always tells, Nintendo pulls through. Complain all you want about how underpowered the wiiU is, but the wii beat the other guys while also packing less power. That's a little detail a lot of you seem to keep forgetting, conveniently enough. When the 720 and PS4 appear, they will be vastly more powerful, but on what basis does that make you think they will "win"? Especially when their predecessors essentially "lost" while having the same advantage?

 

[Altorin]

Microsoft hype up Glass and it's connectivity with phones and tablets as if it's the greatest innovation ever while continuing with the failure Kinect.

I'm wondering how you measure failure. the Kinect has sold 18 million units. seems like a decent success to me. Don't get me wrong, I don't like the kinect, I think it's stupid, but 18 fucking million.

 

[ServebotFrank]

Bad mouthing Nintendo is like disrespecting your grandfather. It's rude, ungrateful and you wouldn't be where you are today without him. Remember Nintendo brought the industry back to life after it crashed in the early 80's.

I'm not saying you have to run out and prostrate yourselves at the foot of a Nintendo shrine, but you don't have to hate them just because they released a new system that you don't like. Your own opinion is very important, but it doesn't need to be hateful.

Sure it may be under-powered and a little buggy, but the games are fun and the controller is neat.

This is the site that belongs to Yahtzee, a lot of people just parrot his opinions.

OT: I love how a lot of people think the PS4 and 720 will blow the Wii U out of the water but let's get real here, Microsoft and Sony will go fucking bankrupt if they release a new console now. The PS3 is easily the most powerful this generation but it was two years before it started getting sales because it literally had no exclusive games and was priced at $600/b]. With that price, you could buy three Wiis.

Also, they're trying to adapt 360 games onto a WiiU when the games were not designed for them. I love how the majority seem to have forgotten about the 360's launch list consisted of stuff from the previous console generation and the 360 did nothing to make the games look any better than the previous consoles.

Good job on doing your research guys. You may call me a fanboy (Which I kind of am, Nintendo is the reason we have video games today) but don't be ignorant to other console fails because they weren't Nintendo.

 

[GAunderrated]

Extreme gaming PC. Now im buying a Wii U. Why? So i have everything. "what about the xbox and playstation console?" Who needs them? Superior PC.

That is kinda my thinking as well. The Wii and WiiU as gimmicky as they are at least provide a different experience. However, if this console cycle has taught me anything, its that BOTH Sony and Microsoft have developed some pretty bad habits that are turning their once great systems into nothing more than crap PC's.

 

[orangeapples]

People, the WiiU isn't just catching up with the 360 and PS3. The WiiU is technically more powerful than both of those systems combined. That power isn't going to graphics, it is going to better data transfer between media and output.

Graphically systems are at a point where I do think they are believable in some games.

While the WiiU is technically superior to the 360 and the PS3, they are all nothing compared to my PC. Also, my PC is a lot more functional than the 360 or the PS3.

I will be getting a WiiU because I like exclusives. Not just exclusive titles, but exclusive experiences. This is why I thought the PSP was meh, but the Vita intrigues me. The Vita offers an experience I cannot get anywhere else. But I can't justify getting one, because I'm not going to drop $300 to play a single game.

I have a PS3, and my gaming library has shrunk down to a handful of games. mainly ones that are "Only on Playstation" or games that didn't come out on PC (Asura's Wrath). Most of the games I don't care for have been traded in and others were repurchased on PC. I still have my PS3 because there are a few experiences I cannot get on the PC.

I used to have a 360, but I saw no reason to hold onto it as the majority of games I wanted to play were cross platform with PS3 and others were PS3 exclusives. I do like the Kinect because of the unique experience it offers, but I'm not going to drop hundreds of dollars to play Dance Central. I have the Wii, I'll play Just Dance.

If Microsoft's and Sony's gaming divisions want to get me interested in the 720 or PS4, they have to offer me more than one game. They need to do something I cannot do on my PC and enough of it to warrant me dropping money on it. Unless they do I'm happy with PC + WiiU.

And Super HD WiiU isn't a unique experience. That's why the Move was nothing but fail. And a better responding Kinect isn't going to convince me.

And I know that I said I can't get a console for a single game, but every rule has an exception. Whoever gets Kingdom Hearts 3 is the console I'm going to get. PS2, GBA, DS, PSP, 3DS. I got all of those. Kingdom Hearts is one of the things I would consider a unique experience that for me is worth getting. I am that invested in the universe. If it is on the PS3 or WiiU, horray for me. If it is on the PS4 or 720, I'll bite the bullet. However, if the series doesn't stop at 3, I'm done.

 

[Strazdas]

Yes, they must respond, with laughter. whne your "next gen" console is worse than our "current gen" consoles, i dont really see they should even acknowledge it. maybe they shoudl take note because after all there were 400.000 stupid people in 1 week.

 

[mjcabooseblu]

Bad mouthing Nintendo is like disrespecting your grandfather. It's rude, ungrateful and you wouldn't be where you are today without him. Remember Nintendo brought the industry back to life after it crashed in the early 80's.

I'm not saying you have to run out and prostrate yourselves at the foot of a Nintendo shrine, but you don't have to hate them just because they released a new system that you don't like. Your own opinion is very important, but it doesn't need to be hateful.

Sure it may be under-powered and a little buggy, but the games are fun and the controller is neat.

Granddad may have fought well back in 'nam, but what's he done lately that shows he doesn't belong in a retirement home? Your metaphor is flawed anyway--it implies that respect for your elders and relatives must be absolute.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

I've never seen the obvious stated more clearly.

A lot of my friends got Wii U's and were really excited, though I fail to see why. I rarely judge systems on their initial launch - I'll wait a few years to see what they have to offer us after they've exhausted Mario/Zelda/Metroid titles.

I only just now started using my 3DS and Vita more regularly. I'm pretty sure the system would just sit somewhere on my entertainment center, unused, for the same amount of time.

 

[Starke]

They already have, with the current generation.

Welcome to the seventh generation Nintendo.

Well, the article did point out they were the last to make it to this generation. They kinda neglected to say they hadn't gotten there until now.

 

[Warachia]

Pardon me for being crazy, but isn't that how every company should approach their business strategy? Namely, by saying "okay, here's our product, let's see what our opponents can do now"? And being part of a large popular company, wouldn't you want your figureheads making positive statements and oozing confidence about your new product?

Not really, sometimes it's better for the company to keep their mouth shut, sure you want to look confident in your new product, but this certainly wasn't that. Maybe he should have kept the statement to "Here's our product." That way, you don't get somebody with superior games and hardware laughing at you because you wanted to challenge them.

 

[Danceofmasks]

Am I the only one who thinks they are going to lose a huge demographic with the Wii U? I mean, they lost the "I just bought this for Wii sports and Mario Cart" People without motion control.

I believe you should rethink that checkmate you just blurted out, mr.readybody.

I don't think it's much of a loss, seeing as the wii was barely profitable per unit, and those people tend to have 1 or 2 games.
In fact, the average number of games per wii unit sold, worldwide, is less than 2.

By that reckoning, the wii was a terrible failure.

A non returning customer is just someone who tried your product and decided it's crap.

 

[Fasckira]

Dude. Its the escapist. Nintendo is shit talked in every way possible. They are RIGHT up there with EA in shit talk. Poor guys.

What can I say? The Escapist know their core demographic well and cater to it.

Agreed though, I dont think the comments made are deliberately gauntlet-slap-in-the-face stuff, not even remotely harsh, hes simply made a logical statement. Personally I dont rate the WiiU and doubt it will hold a candle to Microsoft and Sony's respective answers but time will tell I guess.

 

[Adultism]

Lol they are getting cocky, INB4 S&M smash Nintendo when they release their consoles. I feel bad for them....Not really I lied.

 

[Azuaron]

So with all of those sold out pre-order the new Wii U sold 200,000 less than the Wii in week one?

Yeah, this basically confirms that Nintendo is limiting the supply to create demand once again. There's no other reason for the sales to be one third less than its predecessor when they were touting sold out pre-orders so hard.

Yep. 475,000 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/120789-Nintendo-Shifts-400-000-Wii-Us-in-a-Week] - 400,000 = 200,000. Math sure looks like that.