Poll: Has the Wii U scared you off buying an NX console?

[Naraku578]

I bought the wii u because I was falsely promised a new zelda and 3d mario, as well as some other games.
Honestly once kh3 comes out I will get the ps4, so I have like another 2 years.
Honestly, if the nx has a semi-decent controller and kicks back on the gimicks I may try it out.

 

[Chanticoblues]

I'll get an NX if it plays WiiU games. WiiU has the most compelling exclusive library (this gen) in my eyes.

 

[Larry Xiong]

the only games i care from Wii U are Xenoblade Chronicles X and Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE nothing else

 

[RedDeadFred]

Eh, consoles in general haven't been worth it to me. Not enough great exclusive games for me to bother with them (obviously this is subjective, but the killer "system sellers" haven't been appealing to me this generation). If I were to get a console, it'd probably be a Nintendo one simply because it's going to have way more games that I can't get on my PC.

I'd say that if anything, the Wii U almost impressed me enough to get it. Hell, I still might some day.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

You're the one who quoted me, so if you don't care, then why reply/quote me at all?

Yes it is common to *have*, but is it common to use *both* screens for gaming while gaming? That's my initial call to bullshit there, I have two screens myself, and so do many other pc users I know (most of them have a tv they use as a second monitor), but we don't actively use them while gaming...not a single one of them does.

that's common for most industries that sit at a computer these days? my new office I'm getting here in a few weeks is going to have 4 screens...so I'm not sure why that was thrown in there? The thread (and my original post you quoted) weren't discussing multi-screen usage outside of a gaming setting? It might've had some initial impact into saying "look, these people use 2 screens a day all the time for functionality, lets try this in a console." But beyond that, I'm not sure what you're getting at here with this point.

okay you clearly don't know how online discussions work..you're the one that made the claim, so if you want it to be a "fact", then go find a source that backs it up. I openly said that if you have a source that says that, then I'll be fine with it.

I pointed out things to you that you seemed to have overlooked. That's why I quoted. Doesn't mean I give a shit about your life choices.

And you seem to be a big fan of anecdotal evidence. Just because you under utilize your second screen doesn't mean that everyone else does. The myriad of utility that second screens have provided for years just cements the point that it isn't a gimmick.

And yes, I made the statement. However, I already know about the varied usage you can gain out of a second monitor. I don't actually stand to learn anything by seeking out a source. You're the one who should be doing the research. Not to mention, I'm not the one who resorts to demanding a source against any point which threatens my argument.

1) they weren't overlooked, just either not mentioned or touched on, which when you quoted me, I replied with more in depth answers to.

2) I'm not using my anecdotal evidence as a fact though, you made the initial claim, so if you want it to be a rockhard fact, you need to supply a source for it, otherwise why would I believe you? I asked about the second screen being used for pc gaming, I have yet to see someone actually use a second screen for pc gaming purposes beyond the super enthusiast people that have 3 or 6 screen setups to make one monster curved screen with slight edging in-between, in which they are just making the screen bigger, they aren't really "dual screening", but I'll give that one to you if that's the only thing you are referring to.

3) Why should I be doing the research? I didn't make the claim...that really isn't how this works. I can't go into court and claim I'm the 3rd coming of christ, and make someone else prove I'm wrong while I go about being praised and worshiped free as a bird.

 

[The Enquirer]

Duals screens aren't a gimmick.

They kinda feel that way. You're only ever looking at one screen at a time anyway.

There were some games that actually did manage to make good use of it. The gameplay itself would be on the tv screen and things like your inventory and map were on the bottom. I found features like that to be nice at times to allow for quick item switching and easier navigation.

But the games that didn't use it right were absolutely gimmick town all the way.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

Dual screens are nice for rpgs since the inventory can be in the bottom screen, esoecially Pokemon has always used them well and better with each game. Sadly, its the exception rather than the rule.

 

[Estarc]

No, but Nintendo's new interest in mobile gaming certainly has.

Why would that damage your interest in a home console?

Well, unless it's some kind of strange hybrid, but we only have unconfirmed rumours to go on for that.

Yeah, that's precisely it. Everything I've heard about the NX to date has mentioned a strong integration with mobile gaming.

 

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

Honestly, the only thing nintendo is really good at is the handhelds, their focusing on it might be a good thing, as long as you can hook up the thing on a tv too I don't see the issue, I'll just think of it as a new nitendo handheld with vita tv functionality or something.

 

[gorfias]

I voted yes. Although I enjoyed Bayonetta, MK8, Splatoon and Wonderful 101, I don't feel like I've gotten enough out of it's short life cycle to warrant adopting Nintendo again.

I would like to caveat that by saying its raw power vs PS4/XBOne was never an issue for for me.

Not exactly a "Dreamcast" life cycle. That was done after its first year, lingered around for another year and died. The Wii U came out in 2012. If NX comes out in 2017, that's 5 years. Very normal. PS3 and 360 were NOT normal. They lived so long, it is argued, because the economy was such that a new $600 console in 2010-2011 would have failed. I think the test will be, will the Wii U linger on, or are there more Splatoons waiting for us?

If it had done more with that 5 years, I wouldn't be so turned off to more Nintendo.

Do you think there are more Splatoons waiting for us? I feel its unlikely

Few Gamestop is announcing: http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot-50/wii-u/ I'm down for checking out Zelda. A new Mario Galaxy and Metroid U is something for which to keep an eye out.

Compared to the XB1 and PS4 library, it is skimpy. But for $300, no online monthly charge, some games on Amazon under $15 and a new and different experimental game experience, I've had a good time. (PS3 and 4 gameplay experience nearly identical, though, I'm a graphics whore of the first order and adore the smooth, superior graphics of the PS4 a lot: worth having as well.)

 

[Yoshi178]

Yeah. I got a Wii U, and a 3DS and honestly they're not really worth the price. Nintendo re-hashes their games more then fucking Call of Duty.

It's unfortunate, really. Their games have gone from being some of the best to... just another mario. Sure, it's a okay game, but nothing remarkable or interesting to play. At least Call of Duty tries every year to do both single player and online multiplayer and keep it interesting if not still familiar. More then I can say about a lot of Nintendo games.

There's just more to do on every other system, and that's unfortunate. I prefer systems that can give me a multitude of experiences for years on end, and honestly the Wii U just doesn't have anything to offer because Nintendo dropped it so hard and wouldn't support it properly. And I have no faith that they'll do the same with the NX.

are you seriously comparing Nintendo games to Call of Duty? fucking LOL.

at least Nintendo games are bunch of franchise's that are actually different genre's and hell even all those Mario games they "Rehash" are a bunch of different genre's too.



way better than playing the exact same brown first person shooter every bloody year XD

 

[Chaos Isaac]

are you seriously comparing Nintendo games to Call of Duty? fucking LOL.

at least Nintendo games are bunch of franchise's that are actually different genre's and hell even all those Mario games they "Rehash" are a bunch of different genre's too.



way better than playing the exact same brown first person shooter every bloody year XD

Ah, yes, the up in arms fan boy.

Look mate, believe it or not, every Call of Duty has a little something different going on. I can easily brush what you say aside because this, 'same brown first person shooter every year' is the most common complaint said by people who don't like CoD who 9/10 don't even play the games. It's generally unfair.

But I could actually argue each Call of Duty does more differently then each Mario game. I'd say the Mario game that takes the most effort each development would probably be the Paper Mario series, as they actually have to write some kind of story as well as designing new levels and worlds.

Honestly, I'd like to see a larger variety of games besides Mario ones get made. They do nothing new or wonderful for me, and haven't since since at least the N64 days. They're a safe bet for a kind of fun game, but one hasn't kept my interest since the first level. It's bright, colorful, cheerful but somehow... bland? I've known what's coming for 80% of the game since like 1990. Oh no way, I have to fight Bowser again. There's little to them besides good design, which is great, but since barely anything else is different, the charm has worn off long ago.

I mean, the charm has worn off of Call of Duty as well, but generally they actually make a new campaign with new characters and some kind of gun-ho over the top shenanigans to keep you interested.

I see the differences in how they're handled, and they're both just cash-in franchises you make to sell a bunch of copies, except that Call of Duty still caters to it's fanbase, and doesn't make all these side games that just cash in on name power. Nintendo's long fallen out of good favor with me, and I have no super nostalgia to keep me from critisizing them fairly.

 

[WeepingAngels]

are you seriously comparing Nintendo games to Call of Duty? fucking LOL.

at least Nintendo games are bunch of franchise's that are actually different genre's and hell even all those Mario games they "Rehash" are a bunch of different genre's too.



way better than playing the exact same brown first person shooter every bloody year XD

Ah, yes, the up in arms fan boy.

Look mate, believe it or not, every Call of Duty has a little something different going on. I can easily brush what you say aside because this, 'same brown first person shooter every year' is the most common complaint said by people who don't like CoD who 9/10 don't even play the games. It's generally unfair.

Not that I want to defend the up in arms fan boy and I don't think that I am doing so but people have to decide if something is worth buying BEFORE they play it in most cases (do they do demos for CoD?) and it's not wrong here either. Besides, those specific complaints can be determined without playing it, it is brown and a first person shooter.

But I could actually argue each Call of Duty does more differently then each Mario game. I'd say the Mario game that takes the most effort each development would probably be the Paper Mario series, as they actually have to write some kind of story as well as designing new levels and worlds.

They stopped that story thing in Paper Mario series because Miyamoto decided to make Sticker Star as bare bones as possible. Yeah though, we really didn't need 4 New Super Mario games, one was fine, the world themes really are all the same. Grass, Desert, Water, Forest and so on...

 

[Citizentropy]

I'd love to play some Wii U games, but I'm not buying a console just for a few games. NX would have to be mind blowing for me and offer amazing backwards compatibility for me to spend the money.

 

[The Lunatic]

A little bit.

The Wii and WiiU's complete lack of effort to gain support from third parties has essentially relegated them to a console you only really buy if you want to play the latest rehash of whatever nintendo series.

As somebody who's not really into nintendo series, there's just no appeal. There's maybe two or three games I'd actually want and there doesn't really seem to be any effort to attract a wider audience than just "Nintendo games".

 

[earthworm_v1legacy]

To be honest, I'm really looking forward to it.

As I'm mainly a PC gamer, Wii U is a perfect secondary console. Nintendo's games this gen have been excellent and it far and away has the best 1st party library so far this gen, MS and Sony have been really poor in this area. I've an Xbox One here that gets the odd use as a Halo box, and PS4 offers very little that I can't get a better version elsewhere.

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

I voted yes. Although I enjoyed Bayonetta, MK8, Splatoon and Wonderful 101, I don't feel like I've gotten enough out of it's short life cycle to warrant adopting Nintendo again.

I would like to caveat that by saying its raw power vs PS4/XBOne was never an issue for for me.

Not exactly a "Dreamcast" life cycle. That was done after its first year, lingered around for another year and died. The Wii U came out in 2012. If NX comes out in 2017, that's 5 years. Very normal. PS3 and 360 were NOT normal. They lived so long, it is argued, because the economy was such that a new $600 console in 2010-2011 would have failed. I think the test will be, will the Wii U linger on, or are there more Splatoons waiting for us?

If it had done more with that 5 years, I wouldn't be so turned off to more Nintendo.

Do you think there are more Splatoons waiting for us? I feel its unlikely

Few Gamestop is announcing: http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot-50/wii-u/ I'm down for checking out Zelda. A new Mario Galaxy and Metroid U is something for which to keep an eye out.

Compared to the XB1 and PS4 library, it is skimpy. But for $300, no online monthly charge, some games on Amazon under $15 and a new and different experimental game experience, I've had a good time. (PS3 and 4 gameplay experience nearly identical, though, I'm a graphics whore of the first order and adore the smooth, superior graphics of the PS4 a lot: worth having as well.)

I'm by no means saying it was bad, but Skimpy summed it up well. I liked the look of some of the games on the link you sent me, not many exclusives there.

My main machine is my PC, the WiiU just felt like the most consoley console this gen, and although i enjoyed it, it just wasn't enough to make me want to adopt another new N console

 

[gorfias]

My main machine is my PC, the WiiU just felt like the most consoley console this gen, and although i enjoyed it, it just wasn't enough to make me want to adopt another new N console

I wrote on this site once that I didn't know if I'd ever buy another $60 game ever. Too many PC game sales out there. Someone challenged me. Wrote something like, "Really. Uncharted 4 comes out and you won't buy it new?" Yep. Even I, with all my PC bargains, will still get that too.

If the NX is as powerful as a PS4 with added gameplay at a $300 price tag? I won't be able to resist.