Nintendo WiiU Will Not Feature Gamecube Compatibility

[FluffyLunamoth]

The GameCube will not be compatible with the Wii U, Nintendo's new system to be released in 2012, according to Nintendo of America Director of Public Relations Marc Franklin.

The system, originally released in 2001, was compatible with the Wii, and the Wii even featured GameCube controller and memory card ports. Certain Wii games used the GameCube controller ports, and some of them, such as Namco Bandai's Active Life games required them. The latter games will likely not work with Wii U at all.

On the other hand, all Wii software and controllers will work with Wii U.

I can't say I'm very surprised. The Wii did, after all, have a bit of special hardware, plus the physical Gamecube controller ports, for it. The WiiU didn't seem to have those. Not to mention the memory card slots. Not a big deal, just means we do more of the same: play the games on a gamecube or Wii.

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[epicCreations.or]

*takes glove off*

*slaps OP*

... Please replace "Backwards" with "Gamecube", please.

 

[machomuu]

That title is pretty misleading. I though they turned around and said "no Wii games" when I read it.

 

[Raiser]

That title is pretty misleading. I though they turned around and said "no Wii games" when I read it.

Scared me a little too.. although my first thought was "No way Ninty would do that".

 

[CarbonX13]

Misleading title is misleading. I thought Nintendo announced that WiiU could not play Wii games.

 

[Nujui]

It's sort of like with the ds.

DS: DS And GBA.

DSI: DSI And DS.

 

[granville]

Changed the title to be less misleading.

 

[KingVamp]

That title is pretty misleading. I though they turned around and said "no Wii games" when I read it.

Which would make no sense and I would be slightly raging and disappointed.


Well... still got my GameCube, so no problem here.

 

[FluffyLunamoth]

My bad, didn't realize my typo. Sorry ;;

 

[MelodieOctavia]

How is this news? There is no game console handheld or otherwise that had backwards compatibility going back more than one generation. (Virtual Console doesn't count)

 

[Bladexdsl]

was gonna keep my wii anyway to play emulation on

 

[Nujui]

How is this news? There is no game console handheld or otherwise that had backwards compatibility going back more than one generation. (Virtual Console doesn't count)

The PS3 does. It has both PS2 and PS1.

 

[Scott-105]

Meh, I still have my Gamecube and Wii, so it is not a big deal.

 

[granville]

It's sort of a point of news, at least for debunking a rumor that numerous sources were spreading. An early rumor was that the Wii's successor would feature back compatibility with both GC and Wii.

 

[Goli]

How is this news? There is no game console handheld or otherwise that had backwards compatibility going back more than one generation. (Virtual Console doesn't count)

The PS3 does. It has both PS2 and PS1.

Only launch models have PS2 backwards compatibility though.

 

[Nujui]

How is this news? There is no game console handheld or otherwise that had backwards compatibility going back more than one generation. (Virtual Console doesn't count)

The PS3 does. It has both PS2 and PS1.

Only launch models have PS2 backwards compatibility though.

Still, it goes back 2 generations.

 

[Fudge]

It's news as its very well possible Nintendo could have included GC backwards compatibility. I don't mind that they didn't, the system is getting old now, but it's still awesome.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

How is this news? There is no game console handheld or otherwise that had backwards compatibility going back more than one generation. (Virtual Console doesn't count)

The PS3 does. It has both PS2 and PS1.

Fair enough, but I would hardly say it does PS2. Only a select few have PS2 support.

(totally forgot PS3 plays PS1 games )

 

[Nujui]

How is this news? There is no game console handheld or otherwise that had backwards compatibility going back more than one generation. (Virtual Console doesn't count)

The PS3 does. It has both PS2 and PS1.

Fair enough, but I would hardly say it does PS2. Only a select few have PS2 support.

(totally forgot PS3 plays PS1 games )

Yeah, though you are right, it's not much, but it goes back two.

 

[DeMoN]

Well Gamecube was primarily for Melee and Double Dash, but I guess I could live without them since both series are getting 3DS sequels.

Plus, I'm not gonna sell my Wii or anything when the WiiU comes out, because I still need my old Wii to play hacked games.