Poll: Is Nintendo still in?

[Smeggs]

Paging Dr. Jeffers. Dr Jeffers, you have a thread in the operating room.

Just like the 3DS having a bad start, the Wii U is having a bad start. But like the Wii U, I bet it is going to bounce right back into success. Not as much as the PS4 but enough to survive and thrive. We will eventually see the pad used intelligently rather than "lol let's add a backpack to a port". Smash will make sales. If the next 3D Mario is anything like Galaxy, it will do well and if they make a proper Zelda that isn't like SS or TP with bad dungeon design and motion controls, it will do even better.

You take that back, sir. Twilight Princess is the best game of all time.

I'm assuming he means only the Wii version.

I was still playing on the Gamecube, the gaming console descended from the Gods themselves, and never had any problems with my trusty analog stick and B button.

Didn't have much issue with SS either since it came out with the 1:1 controller, but it did have its scizo moments. I'll chalk those up to just me having been sitting at an odd angle to the detector on the TV, as while sitting upright I really never had an issue. Only the enemies that were fast as well as needing to be sliced a certain way caused me any trouble at all.

 

[Leemaster777]

Whether or not the WiiU "beats" the PS4 is really going to boil down to whether or not they can muster up some decent thrid-party support this time around.

One of the Wii?s biggest weaknesses was poor third-party support... something that Sony is very good at. After the inital dry spells at launch, and after both companies have exausted first-party titles, a system thrives on the third-party.

From what I can see, the WiiU is set to make the same mistake that the Wii made in this regard. So, I think Sony can easily take this gen as long as they don't make a Microsoft-level mistake.

 

[Morsomk_v1legacy]

A Wild Icelandic Zigzagoon enters the thread!

Yeah, I think they've got a better shot this time, considering that they have a buttload of money from the Wii and the fact we are getting maddafacking HD NINTENDO GAMES!!!! is something that loads of people are getting excited about, including me.

Icelandic Zigzagoon ran away

 

[blackdwarf]

I think Nintendo immensely handicapped itself by making the WiiU not really that powerful. Sure, they have some great IP from their own, but last gen showed that most mainstream games just don't appear on the weak console. If I want to play ME, DA, Cod, Borderlands and much more on a console last gen, I should not own a Wii. And I see the same thing happening with the next gen. Xbox and PS will be the main consoles, and nobody bothers with porting those games to the wiiU, because they have to downgrade the games so much to work on it.

 

[EstrogenicMuscle]

I'm thinking and hoping that Nintendo might make a surprising comeback.

They got a major head start on this generation. And while they're doing slow, it is still a major head-start. And unlike the other companies, they already have some pretty major things announced. Bayonetta 2, X, Wind Waker HD. There's a lot of stuff people are going to want.

With Microsoft out of the competition they're left up against Sony. And I think they're going to do surprisingly well. Better than the Gamecube, at least. That is what I am hoping.

I might be biased because I already own a Wii U.

 

[waj9876]

Nintendo was never really out. It's just that people will shit all over Nintendo's name because they have some grudge against it. Yes, the Wii U started out behind what people were expecting. But with how Microsoft just shot themselves on stage yesterday, the worst Nintendo could possibly be this generation is second best.

People seem to forget just how popular Nintendo's titles are. They still own Mario, Zelda, and a ton of other beloved franchises that are most likely going to be made.

 

[Gatx]

...Well considering the WiiU..

I think the Xbox just killed itself on launch. It may climb back to be a contender, but right now no.

The PS4 seems to be doing a lot right, and will probably be the go to system this gen.

The WiiU needs people to do interesting things with it, else it will severely miss out. Mario and Zelda won't be able to carry it into the lead. It's also not really easy to compare it, because the experience on the WiiU is different.

I'd say that....no they aren't back, they are not "in"

Nintendo took a turn during the race...and it's now in a race all by itself.

I think Rayman Legends is actually the best use of the Wii U thus far in terms of gameplay, and since it's a third party game, it could be a sign that maybe it won't just be Nintendo that knows how to use it's unique controllers creatively.

 

[Maximum Bert]

Of course they are they still dominate the handheld market after all and I think the better question would be are Microsoft still in it they seem hell bent on destroying their PC and Console market share. Sony has the upper hand on the reveals so far and Nintendo needs some killer games both companies would be stupid not to take this opportunity to do some serious damage to Microsoft actually atm all they have to do is nothing just let Microsoft try and sell their piss in a bottle and flog it as fine wine then when people are fed up with their bullshit just step up and show them the alternatives which will look so much better.

Providing they also dont have an attack of insanity. Nintendo need games though really badly thats what is killing them the service seems fine and even better now.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

I'm thinking and hoping that Nintendo might make a surprising comeback.

They got a major head start on this generation. And while they're doing slow, it is still a major head-start. And unlike the other companies, they already have some pretty major things announced. Bayonetta 2, X, Wind Waker HD. There's a lot of stuff people are going to want.

With Microsoft out of the competition they're left up against Sony. And I think they're going to do surprisingly well. Better than the Gamecube, at least. That is what I am hoping.

I might be biased because I already own a Wii U.

If they get a 3D Mario or Mario Kart out this year they've pretty much got things locked. Looks like MS pulled a similar-level mistake that Sony did in 2006

 

[Rylingo]

Yes but they need a big price drop and lots more games quick.

 

[Matthew Jabour]

Of course they are they still dominate the handheld market after all and I think the better question would be are Microsoft still in it they seem hell bent on destroying their PC and Console market share.

I made another poll asking that very question. Kindly fix your grammar before you go there.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

I think this makes 2006 look good in comparison. At least Sony showcased games there. Sure, it may have been Ridge Racer and "Giant Enemy Crab!" but they at least tried to showcase the thing as a videogame console. This was just... I don't even know what the fuck it was. It sure as hell wasn't a game console conference.

Sony and MS should definitely play CAREFULLY in the next few months. The prices of their products could really cause a giant shift in the current environment. If they let Nintendo get ANOTHER generation as the top dog then suddenly the entire developer environment 3rd parties have been trying to perpetuate will have to drastically change.

 

[Smeggs]

I think Nintendo immensely handicapped itself by making the WiiU not really that powerful. Sure, they have some great IP from their own, but last gen showed that most mainstream games just don't appear on the weak console. If I want to play ME, DA, Cod, Borderlands and much more on a console last gen, I should not own a Wii. And I see the same thing happening with the next gen. Xbox and PS will be the main consoles, and nobody bothers with porting those games to the wiiU, because they have to downgrade the games so much to work on it.

The Wii was anything but powerful, still running off of last gen graphics, and some even say, had worse graphics than the Gamecube.

And yet the Wii still sold the most home consoles.

I also think you may be getting ahead of yourself as well. It's far too early to tell if the XBone will see as much success in the industry, being a glorified TV and all. I get the feeling the only Devs that will be on the XBone are in-house with Microsoft, or are paid gobs of money to be on it. Even then, I foresee far more multiplatform titles over exclusives in its future if the reveal was anything to go by.