Poll: What do you think of the WiiU now?

[Riverwolf]

I already had a WiiU, and frankly love the thing. Mario Maker will definitely be on my to-buy list(though I'm disappointed that it won't also be on the 3DS, even though I don't have one). Nice to see that the new Zelda is going to be more open-world, too.

I'm just glad to see Nintendo actually attending E3. That alone might buy the WiiU a bit more life.

 

[TrevHead]

Really weird how this gen is turning out as the less power the console has the more interesting exclusives it has.

 

[Story]

They sold me the WiiU when they announced Smash Bros.
That was literally all I needed to buy one, just as Pokemon X/Y was all I needed to buy a 3DS.
The more games the better I say!

Honestly though, most Nintendo fans probably already have a WiiU at this point. Most of those announced games probably aren't going sway anyone else not already in the Nintendo camp.

 

[Riverwolf]

Keyword is "getting" games. The wiiU has been out for almost 2 years are people are still singing the same song. " Getting games, getting games" release the damn game already. Now don't go posting a grocery list of games, because that doesn't convince anybody. "Getting" games can only go so far, "Has" games is what people want.

Hey but maybe in 2015, the wiiu will "have" games.

To be fair, the PS3 did kind of the same thing; it took a very long time for it to have any kind of solid library, and even now, I'd only get one (don't have one at this time) to play Journey.

'Course, it didn't take the PS3 NEARLY as long as the WiiU. I love it, sure, but I got it last Christmas. I doubt I'd have loved it if I got it at launch or even the next year.

 

[anthony87]

I think the same of it now as I did before.

Hell, I still don't even know what the console looks like.

its looks like a rounded off wii.

and while i might be seen "defending Nintendo" on occasion, you're not by any means alone by any means...even major media outlets were running pieces suggesting the controller was the console after complete fuck up that was the original reveal.

hell, imo it was even worse and more damaging that the xbones "it's a TV!" one...

Huh, it's actually very nice looking as far as consoles go. I'm 100% with you regarding the marketing thing though, despite how my post may have sounded I'm actually more interested in the WiiU than the Xbox One, having said that I knew early on what the Xbox looked like y'know?

Although that may have been helped by all the VCR comparison jokes.

 

[V4Viewtiful]

There's no "I was holding off for a larger library" Option?

 

[FillerDmon]

There's no "I was holding off for a larger library" Option?

If I were to genericize that into one of the above choices, it'd be "I wasn't interessted before, but am now.", since you weren't interested immediately yet, due to the library.

Also did anyone else laugh when Reggie and Iwata fought during the Smash Bros part of their confrence?

That was stupid, and completely ridiculous. I loved it. The biggest faces of the company so willing to take the piss out of themselves, while advertizing some pretty cool features. Especially since that completely dispels the "Nintendo is going to make people purchase individual characters" rumor that was mentioned a little while ago; Nintendo doesn't operate that way!

Honestly though, most Nintendo fans probably already have a WiiU at this point. Most of those announced games probably aren't going sway anyone else not already in the Nintendo camp.

You're probably right, but I was still interested in seeing what the numbers are. I saw one thread before e3 noting many people, even after the Xboner180 went back on the majority of it's horse-crap, still won't be investing in a Microsoft system. I wondered if the same might be true for the WiiU, given its similarly troubled first few years.

Quite frankly, they should have released the WiiU and all the games for it at Christmas this last year, not almost 2 full years ago. Just the hype from everything about to come out for it, along with a decent roster out now, I honestly feel would have had people singing an entirely different tune about it. 8 Incredibly solid launch titles, plus the promise of these 14 additional, would have seen better starting sales, less 3rd party support revoked, and the like and such. More time for development couldn't have hurt sales any more than them prematurely releasing a Fresh Prince'd Console. And god, more people than the token few that accessed the Miiverse at first should have been informed about the WiiU.

Still, while it would require Sony to hammer themselves in the nuts for Nintendo to have a chance to reclaim the dominance they once had in the market, I don't see the Big N going down anytime soon anymore.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I got a Wii U on day one and I'm feeling really gratified after watching the digital presentation on the Nintendo Youtube Channel. As for what was announced/expanded upon;

Smash Bros characters - The Mii characters confirm my thought that characters will have multiple final smash's & Paulatina vs Rosalina will probably be a big thing on Tumblr a few hours ago.

Mario Maker looked like a semi-lame 3DS digital thing but what they showed off took me by surprise. I'm probably not gonna get it but it looks a lot better than I expected. Kinda reminds me of Scribblenauts in a way...

I want Hyrule Warriors and I want to know who else is playable. I want to brawl as Groose dammit!

Bayonetta 2 is one my GF is really hyped about. It looks great and since they're packaging the first with it, I'll have no excuse to not play that one when she inevitably gets it.

Yoshi's Wooly World looks like a mix between the same-old-same-old that are the Yoshi games with Kirby's Epic Yarn. I'm interested but will probably wait on it. It looks adorable though.

Kirby's Canvas Curse...did we enter a timewarp? I remember claymation being a thing in some 90's games. It looks really great in this though. I'm probably going to get Yoshi's Wooly World before this though.

HOW THE HELL IS DEVIL'S THIRD EXCLUSIVE TO THE WII U?! It looks like it'll be a lot of fun but damn, it also looks like something you'd find on the other consoles first. I want it if only to see if I can play the drums in-game.

Mario Party 10 is like all of the others; it could be good. I hope it's good. I don't like that everyone is in a car/train/whatever again but playing as Bowser is a great new way to dick around friends.

I've said in a few posts how Sunset Overdrive LOOKS like an actual video game...then I saw Zelda U and, Splatoon and forgot about SO. Zelda U looks beautiful but I want to see more of it. I thought Link was a girl...from behind I could have sworn I saw a pony tail nub thing...Splatoon also looks like it'll be really good but I could have just been blinded by the colors and, fun.

Amiibo is something I'll likely buy into since I haven't been tempted by Skylanders or, Disney Infinity...

I'm on the hype train.

 

[TheSapphireKnight]

They introduced a lot of stuff and its not as if I dislike any of it. Nintendo just isn't offering what I want right now, under different circumstances I would totally enjoy the WiiU.

They seem to be happy with their niche and I respect them for it. I hope they can bounce back and continue well into the future. I am sure I will want to jump back into the Nintendo ecosystem again at some point, just not right now.

 

[kilenem]

I got the Zelda Bundle because of Watch dogs and X by monolith. Sold it when watch dogs was delayed and looks like I'm not getting one until X comes out.

 

[krazykidd]

Keyword is "getting" games. The wiiU has been out for almost 2 years are people are still singing the same song. " Getting games, getting games" release the damn game already. Now don't go posting a grocery list of games, because that doesn't convince anybody. "Getting" games can only go so far, "Has" games is what people want.

Hey but maybe in 2015, the wiiu will "have" games.

To be fair, the PS3 did kind of the same thing; it took a very long time for it to have any kind of solid library, and even now, I'd only get one (don't have one at this time) to play Journey.

'Course, it didn't take the PS3 NEARLY as long as the WiiU. I love it, sure, but I got it last Christmas. I doubt I'd have loved it if I got it at launch or even the next year.

That is very fair. And when the WIIU does the same thing and get games, then it will be noteworthy. Don't get me wrong, i want the wiiu to have games, but i just find it funny how people have been going on for a year and a half about things it's going to get.

 

[Rebel_Raven]

Very glad I have one!! Why?
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*Gigglegiggle* Whee!! Thank you Tecmo-Koei!! *Wipes some slobber* hehehehehehehehe!

The other open world Zelda game seems to have some promise, too.

I might actually get smashbros, too. I don't have a ton of time to throw parties with people to get together for smashbros.

 

[FillerDmon]

Very glad I have one!! Why?

*Gigglegiggle* Whee!! Thank you Tecmo-Koei!! *Wipes some slobber* hehehehehehehehe!

So, I'm not the only one who saw some of these and literally lost his/her shit.

I might actually get smashbros, too. I don't have a ton of time to throw parties with people to get together for smashbros.

That is why you organize such parties online ahead of a predetermined date. Possibly through a group made up specifically of people who enjoy playing said game, who might meet on the forum of a video game / media news outlet.

 

[The Goat Tsar]

Same as before. I want it but I don't own a TV and I've invested a lot into my PC gaming rig. Also, still waiting for a F-Zero game.

 

[GodzillaGuy92]

So, what are we supposed to be excited for, again? The only new announcements that actually show promise is that open-world Zelda (and all we've got of that is thirty seconds of what might not even be real gameplay) and Mario Maker (the core functionality of which has existed for years and years in the form of romhacking tools). Apart from a handful of things we already know about - Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2, and maybe Hyrule Warriors - every other future Wii U game just looks like a dull slog. With the exception of Sonic Boom, which looks actively painful.

 

[JagermanXcell]

What do I think?

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[Rebel_Raven]

Very glad I have one!! Why?

*Gigglegiggle* Whee!! Thank you Tecmo-Koei!! *Wipes some slobber* hehehehehehehehe!

So, I'm not the only one who saw some of these and literally lost his/her shit.

I might actually get smashbros, too. I don't have a ton of time to throw parties with people to get together for smashbros.

That is why you organize such parties online ahead of a predetermined date. Possibly through a group made up specifically of people who enjoy playing said game, who might meet on the forum of a video game / media news outlet.

Assuredly not the only one! I mean, FINALLY a game where one can play as Zelda? Nevermind all the cool characters that aren't link? And Zelda opens up a chest of whoopazz? Koei loves trying to get in a variety of characters.

Oh, I still don't have the time. 10 hours at work 5 days a week, nearly as much on the 6th, with an added 2 hour commute.

 

[FillerDmon]

So, what are we supposed to be excited for, again? The only new announcements that actually show promise is that open-world Zelda (and all we've got of that is thirty seconds of what might not even be real gameplay) and Mario Maker (the core functionality of which has existed for years and years in the form of romhacking tools). Apart from a handful of things we already know about - Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2, and maybe Hyrule Warriors - every other future Wii U game just looks like a dull slog. With the exception of Sonic Boom, which looks actively painful.

I'll give you that I hope that the open world Zelda doesn't fall short of the showing it just demonstrated (though I didn't know emulation could even be talked about in public without mod interference). But nothing else looked interesting at all?

The Wiiu Exclusive Devil's Third, brought to you by the guy who made the good Ninja Gaidens? Multiplayer Hyrule Warriors gave a lot of info a lot of people knew nothing about: Multiplayer alone, not to mention Zelda or Midna being playable. Xenoblade Chronicles was dull looking? Splatoon not interesting either? Miyamoto and his secret black projects?

Eh, I guess I'm just too easy to impress.

Assuredly not the only one! I mean, FINALLY a game where one can play as Zelda? Nevermind all the cool characters that aren't link? And Zelda opens up a chest of whoopazz? Koei loves trying to get in a variety of characters.

I know, right? The second I saw Zelda, I immediately started working on a pre-order. It's actually perfect for me and my best friend: she prefers playing as guys, and I enjoy a good strong heroine.

Oh, I still don't have the time. 10 hours at work 5 days a week, nearly as much on the 6th, with an added 2 hour commute.

That stinks... I feel for you, and hope that more time could somehow find its way into your schedule. We need more Smashers in the world.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

I really liked how Bayonetta 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles X looks, but I'm currently saving money for PC upgrade for October games so I don't see myself buying one any time soon, if ever.