The Wii U is crap

rikolaw said:
Did I strike a nerve sweetheart? Exhale your puffed up chest because you are coming off real desperate for my attention... Did you even ask where are my facts coming from or what is my background???? No, because to you "opinions" are valued more than facts when they are truly equal to ass holes -- everybody has one! The twitter post was pulled - that alone should tell you something.
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Why do people who get called out for saying stupid things claim they have hit a nerve? If you say stupid things, you'll get called out over it. That's not hitting a nerve, that's just you getting called out.

You don't have any 'facts' at all. All you do is write untrue things that you personally think and call them facts and ignore any real facts you don't want to acknowledge.

His tweet was pulled because his opinion was controversial. What's your point? Opinions aren't 'like assholes - everyone has one' when the people having them have the power to make decisions affecting millions of people's lives. That's the simple true 'fact' you still keep missing.

If a high profile games developer has the opinion that a machine isn't worth supporting and recommends his company doesn't make games for it, that's an 'opinion' which carries real weight.

A nobody on the web with an opinion that the Wii U is or isn't good IS an opinion that is like an asshole as it carries no weight.

By now, a dyslexic monkey with learning difficulties could have gotten this oh-so-simple point, but you still seem to be struggling.

You seem to want to argue for the sake of it instead of acknowledging a simple point akin to 1 plus 1 equals 2.

If you don't get the fact that people in positions of power and influence have opinions worth more than your average nobody because they have the power to affect millions of people, you should probably stop posting permanently and log off for good.

If anyone else reading this feels they have the medium to illustrate to rickolaw this simple concept in a manner he may understand, be it a cat meme or a cartoon or something, feel free to post it.

rikolaw said:
To clarify my stance - The demographic that EA is known to please may not be Nintendo's prime audience and never has been. So the opinion on one employee (Sr position or not) will not change their business venture bounded by contract in Headquarters Electronic Arts. Just as most developers have, EA has a Wii U team dedicated to them - dropping Nintendo is = to losing 100 employees + lawsuits from nintendo and the fired people.
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As I said before, EA have already committed to making a certain number of Wii U games, do you not understand? Early on they were enthusiastic about the Wii U and committed to it for a certain number of games. There was no issue about their demographic not being right for the Wii U.

But as time went on, and when it got to post Wii U release, EA started cooling off on the machine and showing a lot less enthusiasm. Then they came out and made the statement that they had no further immediate plans to make any more games. Seeing as you love 'facts' so much, get them right and stop making stuff up.

And you have no idea whatsoever of the extent of this developer's influence in EA. You have no idea what projects he may or may not influence. Stop making out he has no influence when you have no clue at all what you are talking about.

Regardless of whether or not he has any influence, the fact remains that senior developers coming out and trashing a machine is bad for the machine. It's especially bad when a whole load of developers do it from different companies.

To suggest that a bunch of respected high level developers in A-listed companies trashing a machine has no influence on anything is just wrong. The more of these people who come out negatively about the Wii U, the more it will turn off certain others.

Throughout history, the sales of not just games and consoles but products from all walks of life have been destroyed and reputations buried by bad reviews from prominent people. Again, Mr Fact Lover, this is just a simple part of history. There are plenty of examples of things which have gotten a bad rep unfairly and which then went on to fail as a result.

You trashing the Wii U will not harm it.

One senior developer on his own from a major company trashing it will possibly contribute a little bit to harming it.

A bunch of senior developers from major companies all together trashing it will almost certainly harm it.

Companies showing they don't support the machine and announcing they will make less games for it will definitely harm it.

If you don't get this, I don' t think I can make it any more simple.

Ok sweetheart?
 
FWIW, I think it's noticeable that the Wii U is having the same issues the 3DS had for the same reasons: lack of compelling games. Once the 3DS started having games that people were interested in, it became another license to print money like other Nintendo handhelds have been.I'm not sure why they repeated the same mistakes with the Wii U, but I'd expect it to grow in proportion with the amount of games available.
 
[sek] said:
FWIW, I think it's noticeable that the Wii U is having the same issues the 3DS had for the same reasons: lack of compelling games. Once the 3DS started having games that people were interested in, it became another license to print money like other Nintendo handhelds have been.I'm not sure why they repeated the same mistakes with the Wii U, but I'd expect it to grow in proportion with the amount of games available.
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Well, that's the thing the Wii U is not a handled so I don't see how the comparison can be made. Also the 3DS received a price cut early on which helped a lot, something that the Wii U desperately needs in order to get the momentum going.
 
When both systems came out, there was a lack of games available for each one. Yes, the price cut helped, but even at a lower price if there's no games there's no reason to buy one.

There's only one must buy game out for Wii U now, the new Super Mario Bros game. Most people picked that up when they bought their console. They need another must have game (preferably more than just one) to get people interested no matter what the price of the system is.
 
[sek] said:
FWIW, I think it's noticeable that the Wii U is having the same issues the 3DS had for the same reasons: lack of compelling games. Once the 3DS started having games that people were interested in, it became another license to print money like other Nintendo handhelds have been.I'm not sure why they repeated the same mistakes with the Wii U, but I'd expect it to grow in proportion with the amount of games available.
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Another issue that might potentially boost Nintendo's market share is the on-going DRM debacle involving Microsoft, and possibly Sony. Unfortunately, despite the awareness being raised, I have reason to believe that there's too many mindless sheep (including some on this very forum, who I will not mention by name) who will fall for all the gimmicks (OMG...NFL GAMES) or the gaming library (OMG...CALL OF DUTY) being offered to them, in some cases not even realizing they're being screwed over in the long-term. It's no different than big fast food chains using toys, cartoons, and clowns in order to push junk food to children.
 
How is the Wii-U crap? It doesn't charge you to play used games, it doesn't require you to be online once a day and it's backward compatible with the Wii.
 
My toaster doesn't charge me to play used games either. Doesn't mean it's a good console.



Sword, have you heard any rumors regarding the WiiU at e3? Some guy posted something in there about it. Apparently some guy on Neogaf knew about what Nintendo is going to show.

Holy crap I better address all these quoted posts really damn fast!!

Regarding Retro, it's Star Tropics U. I posted that a few weeks ago and stand by it.

Regarding Mario,,giving the exact title's a lot riskier..rather ill state one of the titles that was being debated and that should give you a good idea what the final title is...Super Mario Retroverse U.

Regarding Mario Kart..believe me, I expected an all new game too and am surprised its just a souped up 7. If you wanna sell to a potential username, with guaranteed sales sometimes you need to play it safe with something that's sold well.

Regarding Smash Bros...in the trailer, with the silhouette stuff, the camera is flying down an open space with the characters standing on the sides. There's a LOT if characters this time. Samurai had said he didn't want as many but they decided to go all out this time for the fans. They're wanting to do a Dojo type thing again since the last time was received very well.

Regarding 3DS direct: the U and 3DS directs are bith happening period. They had to decide 3DS or U first. Due to the U's situation and anxious people U is going first. 3DS a few days later.

Regarding Zelda: I saw one post say bs because how can I be so detailed with a 2015 game. I don't know the exact storyline for the new game. I only know its the longest in the series. I also stand by they're trying to decide which core concept to go with..they're looking for a happy middle between those that want an easier, more hand hoody experience and those that want something far more difficult. At the same time provide something more open world. THAT'S what's making development take quite a while.

Here's why I hate rumor mongering..some people who do get inside info are in fact correct but this stuff can change daily, hell hourly and if that happens then you have egg on your face. Look at Retro last year. That trailer was in the actual presentation schedule and got pulled at the last possible moment. That's why this rumor stuff can be so shaky. Some of us try to be generous and if it changes on a dime you're left in a bad spot. As of right now, Retro, 3D Mario, kart, Smash, trailers for X and Yoshi..all 100 percent sure to be in that direct. If any mod has any questions or concerns, please feel free to PM. As of this hour I can stand by my statements.
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FACT: Wii U games are permanently playable. Can you say that about Xbone? Can you guarantee the same out of PS4?

My NES, SNES, N64, PS1, PS2, and PS3 games are still playable to this day, and will be until I'm dead and gone.
 
EA assures it won't drop Wii U support
May 23, 2013 5:54pm
Wii U fans can breathe easy now: Contrary to rumors, game publisher Electronic Arts is not dropping support for the platform, a video gaming site reported.

The Market for Computer and Video Games UK said EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen said the publisher is still making games for Nintendo's newest platform.

Jorgensen, however, admitted the games EA will produce for Wii U will not be as many as those for Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PS4.

"We are building titles for the Nintendo console, but not anywhere near as many as we are for PS or Xbox," it quoted him as saying.

He added the consumer can expect "a lot more powerful gameplay" and excitement with the new consoles coming out.

Yet, he said it remains to be seen "as to the services associated with those as to how consumers decide which direction they might want to go."

MCV said EA had announced that Wii U releases for both Madden NFL 25 and FIFA 14 would be left out.

It said FIFA 13, one of the console's launch titles, had "disappointing" commercial results. — TJD, GMA News



http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/309742/scitech/gaming/ea-assures-it-won-t-drop-wii-u-support



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EA IS Developing Wii U Games After All

On Friday we found out that a Senior EA Engineer referred to the WiiU as a "piece of crap" and EA Spokesman Jeff Brown said they currently have "no games in development for the Wii U."

Well, now Polygon has heard from EA's chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen who said that EA is developing games for the Wii U, but just not as many games as they are making for the PS4 and XBox One.

Jorgensen also said, "You know, I think Nintendo's business was more [an] extension of their last console. I think what the consumer will find is a lot more powerful gameplay with the new boxes that are coming out, and a lot of excitement, but it'll remain to be seen as to the services associated with those as to how consumers decide which direction they might want to go."

Other than that, no more details were offered. Maybe we'll find out more at E3.

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/122282-ea-is-developing-wii-u-games-after-all.html
 
Sonic Generations was hailed as the best Sonic Game in years.
And you go back to the slower paced parkour style that everyone hates?



WHERE DA SPEEEEEED?!?!?
 
Kurtis Stryker said:
Wii U games are permanently playable, but who wants to play them?
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Think about this for a moment; Halo 5 might be a great game to you, but would your children....grandchildren...great-grandchildren, etc. be able to play Halo 5 with the "always-on" DRM crap, or even that "every 24 hours" BS? HELL NO! Once MS pulls the plug on the servers, it's out-of-order...FOREVER! If THAT is what you want to subject future generations to, then you have lost sight of what's important in life. There's a good reason why we are still able to play the classics today.
 
Sadly, even some games of this current generation don't work properly out of the box. Developers in recent years slacked in quality assurance. They try to get their games out the door and release patches later down the road. In the past generations, every bug in the game was there forever. Unless you already have your X360 or PS3 game installed and patched, you are stuck with the buggy game when the servers go down.
 
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