Wii U

[smurphy]

So as you probably all know, the most significant event in gaming currently happening is E3. And during their conference Nintendo unveiled the successor to the Wii, the imaginatively named................Wii U.



Frankly after looking at that controller I think Nintendo are showing how reliant they are upon gimmicks. It looks like a wiipad f*cked an ipad. Not exactly built as a streamlined device capable of maximising fun derived from the game. With this new wii u, as with the wii before it, the games will suck simply because the developers are only interested in exploiting the gimmicky sh*t as opposed to making the best possible game. Wont stop the console from breaking records though and wont stop Nintendo taking stupid peoples money either.

[ZantetsukeN]

Thing is gimmicks sell, and Nintendo are going to be raking it in once this hits shelves.

The controller concept is interesting though. Yes it is very gimmicky, but it could be fun. It does look awkward though, especially with the triggers. I guarentee if I get one I'm going to be dropping it all the time.

The console itself looks sweet.

Also some of the launch titles could be good, like Assassin's Creed. Also the rumoured Ninja Gaiden 3 port could be fun too.

Other than this though, I have my reservations. Like the 3DS before it, I will avoid it for now.

[Feuw Makai]

Well I was hoping for a gamecube successor like G4 was talking of, and during the conference i kept on thinking ' this is project cafe?'. I like the concept, growing up I remember getting up extra early to get some gaming time in before my parents got up and dominated the tv, so this would of been nice to have. We still have a year till it comes out ( well Nintendo is known for delays so maybe more than a year), so I am still on the fence. We where shown what ti could do, sort of, but I feel like important details where left out, ( I was at school watching it with the guys gathered around a laptop, so i could be wrong here ) for example I am pretty sure that the conference did not clear up if it was a console or a controller. It it wasn't for G4 showing my images of the console I would of never known. I felt left out in the dark.
I think I will stay on the fence until next E3, if its not out by then.

Unlike WiiU, I know where I stand with Vita ( I LOVE IT!!!!! ).

[Taco-Calamitous]

Screw Attack put up their impression here. My impression is that it looks interesting. Glad to hear that they finally decided to go HD. Some of those games they'll be releasing on launch sound good (although if it's like the 3DS and those games aren't actually released on launch...) I also saw in another video someone using the controller like a drawing tablet.

I am interested. Skeptical maybe, but interested nonetheless. I realize that my Wii has been gathering dust for the past year, but my PS3 does the same most of the time anyway. And Skyward Swords is coming out soon, so... Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Unknown Entity]

It looks... uh. Interesting to say the least. I don't like it though. Everyone I've spoken to at work, both co-worker and customer alike who've seen it aren't too sure about it.

I'm still not even sure about the 3DS. After having a go at work, all it seems to do is make me feel a little sick and hurt my eyes. Nintendo need to bring out something better than this. I don't see how it'll compete with the PS3, Xbox 360, and the new PSP Vita. Nintendo fanboys and fangirls might go apeshit for it, but... eh. I won't.

I'll wait and see.

[Calvan]

I'm a nintendo fan boy without a doubt.
But the Wii U. It just looks kind of silly to me.
Like the Wii's mentally handicapped little brother.

[Rowan]

Ive always been a loyal PS fanboy and nintendo had never really appealed to me. I wish to break this pointless cycle and im wondering if this console should be my next buy. I dont really see a point in getting a Wii now if this is coming out soon. Seeing as to how most of the people who posted here think this is going to be a fail, im questioning weather or not it will be worth the buy for someone who hasnt owned a nintendo before.

what do you think?

[Andromeda]

It is pretty funny that the Wii U looks like a Wii that's been sanded around the corners. But I'm going to have trouble actually wanting to be holding to something that big for hours while I play a game. I don't know how heavy it is, but it is not like it is a handheld. It does not even look like it is very comfortable as a controller.

Plus, I think they are going to be facing the problem of what they are showing off and the appearance of it. People will think it is a tablet, which it is not. It is a controller with a display screen that is receiving a wireless signal from the console. It doesn't do anything without the console being on. And it is only single touch, not multi-touch. So I think the average person that bought the Wii and goes in for the Wii U thinking it is a tablet or iPad will end up a little upset.

But I don't think the success of the Wii financial means success for the Wii U. The 3DS isn't doing so good right now, in part for the lack of games. And that is riding off of the coat tails of the DS. So I think the success of the Wii U is still a question mark. Especially if the casual person, which the Wii targeted, gets turned off from misunderstandings.

There is also going to be the fear that it will just be getting ports of games that have since been released. So they'll be playing catch up.