Just Cause 2 Dev "Wii U devkits were collecting dust"

[Bladexdsl]

Nintendo had better have quite the E3.

They are not, remember they said their not going to bother with it much anymore.

 

[shakirmoledina]

See that's how to express your feelings EA.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Hacks and only hacks will sell this hardware (down side, devs will worry about piracy).... ninty fucked this launch up, no game is saving this piece of shit system, with each passing day this system is looking more and more like the virtual boy system.

Instead of being Cutting Edge, it's simply a cutting edge. See the difference?

Lol okay, this discussion is over. You can't be taken seriously.

 

[nukeboy95]

Where is the 3rd party supporting hardcore gaming console Nintendo promised?

 

[pwsincd]

I like my WiiU games or no games, I play what I've got and get what I can... The games will come. I'm more than a little tired of reading these threads, same ole faces with same old opinions under the guise of a new thread... I'm astonished really people can continue to fukkin whinge.. get a grip it's a games console.. ffs.

 

[Foxi4]

I think you underestimate the power of nostalgia.

Spoiler

Like it was said numerous times before in the thread, while developing for the Wii U would be a just cause, I can see how publishers don't greenlight any projects for the system. I'm sure that if it starts selling due to first and second-party C.P.R dev's will start cooking things up, so everything's up to Nintendo now.

 

[the_randomizer]

Hacks and only hacks will sell this hardware (down side, devs will worry about piracy).... ninty fucked this launch up, no game is saving this piece of shit system, with each passing day this system is looking more and more like the virtual boy system.

Instead of being Cutting Edge, it's simply a cutting edge. See the difference?

Nintendo f***ed the launch? You clearly weren't around when the Virtual Boy was around. Do you even lift? Don't forget, the PSVita had a good launch and is selling like hotcakes.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Nintendo f***ed the launch? You clearly weren't around when the Virtual Boy was around. Do you even lift? Don't forget, the PSVita had a good launch and is selling like hotcakes.

Your argument is pretty weak if you have to say "Well there's worse out there".

It was a bad launch, plain and simple.

 

[the_randomizer]

Your argument is pretty weak if you have to say "Well there's worse out there".

It was a bad launch, plain and simple.

keyword, "was" doesn't mean it will fail. I was proving a point, but it was flawed, I won't deny it. The 3DS had a bad launch too, but the fact so many games came out saved it. The same can happen with the Wii U. You should see the thread on IGN, it's pretty bad and unintentionally hilarious to see their reaction. The fact so many rumors are going around, I don't know what to believe. But Nintendo will not go under, and people who claim the Wii U will be doomed to oblivion, they should wait at least till E3 and more games are announced. Once the console begins to sell more stably, third parties will be more inclined to support. It's grim now, I won't deny that either despite my fanboy-blindness, but there is no reason to assume the console is dead.

 

[Devin]

 

[air2004]

Nintendo f***ed the launch? You clearly weren't around when the Virtual Boy was around. Do you even lift? Don't forget, the PSVita had a good launch and is selling like hotcakes.

I Was 18 when the VB came out.

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

The 3DS was doomed too, Nintendo has a recent history of being able to turn things around.

Release some decent games, throw out a price drop and sales will happen, not a hard formula to understand.

 

[Geren]

Tbqh, at this point I don't care about Nintendo's exclusives anymore.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not like most other people in other threads, I'm not saying my opinion is automatically the opinion of all gamers, but for me personally, I just have no desire to hold onto the wii u anymore.
The fact that I can see third parties bailing ship left and right just doesn't look good to me.
Perhaps I'm worrying to early, but at the Same time, I'm trying to pay attention to the ordeals going on right now.
I have a 3DS, which I enjoy the living death out of and can enjoy tons of Nintendo exclusives on it, and third party games that are actually being released for it.
I can stand not owning a wii u anymore, and can stand not being able to play a console Mario or Console Zelda.

So you are not enjoying your Wii U, but you are enjoying the 3ds, that was in this very same situation for like a year.
Let's look at some sites in the past:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/29/history-says-the-3ds-is-doomed
http://3dsforums.com/nintendo-3ds-3/nintendo-3ds-doomed-fail-maybe-4038/
http://seekingalpha.com/article/297640-nintendo-seems-doomed-in-the-face-of-strong-competition
http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/18/nintendo-3ds-the-failed-launch
http://www.postdesk.com/the-3ds-is-nintendos-last-stand
http://ds.gamespy.com/articles/117/1172578p1.html
http://daxgamer.com/2011/09/nintendo-3ds-failed/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/five-reasons-why-the-nintendo-3ds-is-bob-ombing-with-gamers/
http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/4144/article/how-nintendo-failed-the-3ds/

Sure, the 3ds is the cause for the first losses in nintendo's recent history. But the thing is: with some support and games it's enjoyable, and it doesn't seem like it's going to stop any time soon. Try to wait a little more, who knows, maybe you'll regret selling it. The same goes for the vita... people cry "doomed" waaay too quickly.

 

[2ndApex]

Meh, Nintendo just needs a highly anticipated 1st party title or two and well-priced Wii U bundle and a whole bunch of people will hop on like I did on the 3DS.

I just hope I don't have to wait a few years again.

 

[DSGamer64]

You can't sell a system without games though, that is the ironic thing. Maybe they should make a fucking game and move more systems as a result.

 

[Foxi4]

You can't sell a system without games though, that is the ironic thing. Maybe they should make a fucking game and move more systems as a result.

It's not ironic or tragic - developers have complained about Nintendo's approach to third-party developers for years now, they have even when the NES/SNES days but back then there weren't really any viable alternatives except for SEGA which bailed out after the Dreamcast. Now that there are alternatives, namely Microsoft, Sony, Valve, EA and other publishers/console developers, third-party just doesn't care about relations with Nintendo which are usually difficult.

Nintendo has to change their attitude when it comes to third-party, they need to do their best to attract attention, they need to create a comfortable environment for development including hardware and software support and they need to get real because it's no longer the 1990'ties and their first-party won't be able to keep their systems afloat.

 

[jacksprat1990]

Every console must be "doomed" soon after they launch. Seriously, you people that truly believe that the WiiU is "doomed" are beyond stupid.

You can't sell a system without games though, that is the ironic thing. Maybe they should make a fucking game and move more systems as a result.

Good games need time to be developed. Common sense and all that.

 

[Arm73]

LOL I remember a few months ago in similar topics, some guys were selling their 3DS because they thought there was no future in it.....
I asked what was wrong with them, getting a 3DS on launch day and selling it (at a huge loss ) only 3 - 4 months later for lack of games.....
Games need to be developed, eventually the 3DS became a power house of handheld gaming for years to come !
Considering that home consoles require even longer development times, I really don't understand people not willing to wait at least until this year E3 to pass judgment on the Wii U.
Everybody is whining and screaming DOOMED ......
I'd say go ahead, sell your Wii Us, and maybe be ready to re buy it in a few months when the right games inevitably start to come along.

 

[war2thegrave]

LOL I remember a few months ago in similar topics, some guys were selling their 3DS because they thought there was no future in it.....
I asked what was wrong with them, getting a 3DS on launch day and selling it (at a huge loss ) only 3 - 4 months later for lack of games.....
Games need to be developed, eventually the 3DS became a power house of handheld gaming for years to come !
Considering that home consoles require even longer development times, I really don't understand people not willing to wait at least until this year E3 to pass judgment on the Wii U.
Everybody is whining and screaming DOOMED ......
I'd say go ahead, sell your Wii Us, and maybe be ready to re buy it in a few months when the right games inevitably start to come along.

Because that massive price drop had absolutely nothing to do with it, right?

 

[pwsincd]

/me pops head into thread ,, ffs groundhog day... slopes away again....