The Nintendo Wii U Thread
 

Yep, I'm a fanboy. And proud of it. lol

So it's just a rumor at this point, but sounds like it's a pretty solid one. It would make sense I guess.

Super excited about this part.

Nintendo Set to Reveal New Console - Wii News at IGN

Anyone else excited about Link, Samus, Mario in beautiful hd?

just seems that nintendo is always playing catchup with microsoft and sony. lucky they have all the old school exclusives cause if they didn't noone would buy a nintendo system over the others.

my oldass computer setup is more powerful than the ps3 or xbox.

im always up to get the next gen systems...as long it doesnt give me any blinking lights of death or red ring.

Wii 3D? O_o

Ummm, I'm pretty sure that Nintendo not only has sold more consoles this generation, but was also, what 3-4 years ahead of Sony and MS on motion controls? It was Sony and MS that have been playing catch up this whole generation. One thing this generation has proved is that graphics are not necessarily as important as gameplay. In fact Nintendo has had that same mindeset since the NES, hence why they do have so many classic franchises that are constantly the best games in their genres.

Actually, they said recently that they will for sure NOT do a 3D console. They felt it worked better int eh handheld market.

It's going to be Wii HD...They're going to drop the price of the Wii as it is to $149 (Leaked information).

This new console cannot be marketed as a "Wii HD" if they want it to succeed.

This new product is going to have to be revolutionary and not evolutionary.

It needs a new name, and it needs a new industry leading core feature if Nintendo wants to duplicate the success of the Wii.

People will probably still buy a "Wii HD", but to me that just says "I'm the same as a Wii, but now I come in HD!"

Nintendo keeps setting themselves up to be each generation's Dreamcast.

I thought that about the gamecube and the Wii as well, until the Wii sold like candy coated crack. I think Nintendo seems to just do whatever they want despite current trends.

I am excited for this. I hope to see some 3rd party support for a Nintendo console.

I would pay serious money for No More Heroes 3.

Only Link you are going to see anytime soon is Ocarina of Time 3D.

+1!!!! i got a ps3 and had to buy the wii for the classics, netflix( over ps3 due to the fan being loud) and kid games

Don't tell me that. I need more Link.

I don't know how "speculation is they might announce a new console" turned into "NINTENDO REVEALING NEW PLATFORM" shit is urban legending real fast.

Speed of the internet. I hope they do reveal a new platform. Even though I just bought my Wii lol.

Subscribed. Lets see if anythings comes of this.

Bitches need to get on this an translate officially Mother 3. With graphical updates. FUCK YEAH!!!

Skyward Sword comes out this year...Nice try though. :w00t:

I think it's funny the Dreamcast comparisons and talking about Nintendo and failure. Yes, Gamecube was a letdown, but the Wii is THE #1 SELLING CONSOLE OF THIS GENERATION. It's hardly a Dreamcast. Not only that it was the console that the others tried copying.

Man Dreamcast had AMAZING games! Anyways, The 3DS is not selling as well as previous handhelds. It will be interesting to see what they're going to do this time around. I wonder if it going to be a graphics powerhouse this time around (now graphics don't make a game fun but it would be nice to game in HD).

And yes the Wii sold rather well, and everyone bought one but do people still use theirs? I sold mine after I imported Tatsinoko vs Capcom and it wasn't as good of a fighter as hyped.

Dreamcast was the shit.

The rumor is it's going to geared towards the hardcore gamer and it'll be HD.

Saying the Wii sold "rather well" is like saying the GTR is "kinda fast".

But yes, studies have shown that people play their Wii the least of of the three current systems. I can actually see them supporting BOTH systems. This new one and the Wii. Keeping the Wii as almost strictly a casual gamer console, and this new one for the core gamer. That would actually be pretty cool. Although the downside to that is it would be very hard to have so many Mario, Zelda, etc etc titles in development at once if they decided to continue to offer those type of titles on the Wii.

My personal speculation on price is $299. I don't see Nintendo releasing a $400 system.

i have Wii and 360. i never play the wii and always play the 360.

That would be a good business model but like you said, splitting titles would cost the developers more money and in turn will delay titles.

Also if it is worth it, people will pay for it. Sony and Microsoft both have proven that we are willing to pay for the hype. I really hope they blow my socks off as I haven't been really impressed with the big N's home consoles in a while...

I really only play 2-4 games a year now-a-days, so it depends on what games are released for what systems. The last game I played on my 360 was RDR. Last game I played on my Wii was Metroid Other M.

So both have been sitting for a while for me. I'm currently, sort of playing, GT5.

I don't think anything is on the horizon that I want to play until fall.

I agree. While I was initially impressed with the Wii, it wore off kinda quick. As much as I think the controls are probably the biggest innovation in video games since the CD-Rom (and that was more inevitable then someone trying to innovate), as a core gamer, the novelty wore off quick and I just wanted to use a regular controller. I didn't even finish Twighlight Princess because the control got annoying after a while. Metroid Other M did a better job of using the motion controls to add to the game instead of changing it. Same with Mario Galaxy.

I loved my Gamecube though. That still has two of my favorite games of all time on it. I can't say that about the Wii, 360, or PS3 at this point.

i meant more like, it's the slowest.
also Nintendo sells more units because they're way cheaper.

They sell more units because they have a broader demographic that the other two are only now trying to tap into. Price is second.

^this all day. lets get better controllers and game selection for the nintendo systems and then we can talk.

naw. every kid nowadays needs a video game system for christmas, you're 40, fuck it, you're not playing that crap, get them a Wii.

i'm biased because buying a Wii with RE4 was the worst video game purchase of my life.

New details. The console's codename is "Project Cafe". Woo woo woo!

And another long article.

http://controversy.typepad.com/contr...ndo-at-e3.html

I'm interested in what they come out with. I had a PS1 and a PS2, but when the PS3 came out with a $600 pricetag, I had no interest in wasting that kind of money. I got a Wii a year or 2 after it came out, and have enjoyed it non-stop since them. Frankly, I think in general the gameplay is better on Nintendo. More creative games with better replayability.

Nintendo DS is going to struggle from now on out as people do more and more gaming on their phones and as kids carry more and more sophisticated phones.

That article is retarded and misinformed. The move is the most advance controller.it's nothing like the wii. The ps eye was release way before kinect and does the same thing. It just didn't get developers attention. Mircosoft probably pushed lots of money for developers to make Those kiddie kinect games.

Btw I have the move and the wii . Move can actually move in a 3d space unlike kinect or wii and kz3 is actually good.

ALSO when developers make multiconsole games, the 360 games comes out better because its easier to program. look how nicer exclusive titles are for ps3 are, way better than xbox exclusives!

basically this. this can be attributed to their high sales. one could only imagine if the 360 and ps3 was going for the same price what the sales figures would look like.