TheVileOne
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Geo, you say behind, but I mean I think in 2007 Nintendo surpassed both Sony and Microsoft for videogame hardware and software.
Geo, you say behind, but I mean I think in 2007 Nintendo surpassed both Sony and Microsoft for videogame hardware and software.
They didn't use to. They're being as innovative as they always were, it's just that audiences have started favoring style over substance.
They have also made me extremely revision aware. I refuse to buy a 3DS because I know they will release a new/better version in a year with better battery, better form and hell possibly with a second circle pad. Why buy a Wii U when in 1-2 years they will release a Wii U Plus that fixes all the issues with the original? It's a weird mentality they have settled into this generation, and I don't much like it.
Well... That's why I said "on the next Xbox." What better way for Microsoft to get that exclusive content that people say they need than to buy up Nintendo.
The Wii had the worst software selection of all three systems.
there are alot of hidden gems in the wii catalog. the wii just doesnt get respect because of the controller and the gimmicks
Ok, sure the Wii sold an insane amount and Nintendo made a lot of money from it... but it's 2011. A year that saw a huge/early price cut for their new handheld coupled with an actual apology to the owners, and the announcement of a new console that will be on par (possibly slightly ahead) with 7 year old hardware by the time it is released.
I literally have no idea what the last significant 3rd party game for the Wii was.
The idea of a modern console that plays all the best new games and has the new Mario and Zelda sounds fantastic. The problem is, Nintendo is content to target the super casual audience, the ones who bought the Wii in droves and never purchased a game outside of Wii Sports Resort, because they make money on the hardware. Good on them for making money.
As a gamer excited for Skyrim, Uncharted, Battlefield, Arkham City and Zelda, I will be perfectly content to skip the Wii U and wait for the Xbox 3 or the PS4, which is where all the good developers in the industry will focus. I'm not interested in which company is selling more units, I'm interested in the games and owning a system that doesn't collect dust. The Wii has been extremely disappointing to me, and I'm not even close to being alone in that thought.
Oh hell no. Going 3rd party's fine, but I'll be damned if Nintendo ever gets eaten alive by some soulless conglomerate and loses its identity.
Two things, Nintendo will never let itself be bought by Microsoft.
And they've made gritty Zelda games. Majora's Mask being the bleakest.
Quite frankly, these days, we could use some more grittiness in Zelda games.