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Wii U
magby34:
The system looks cool but like every system before it, the Wii U will only be as good as the games it plays. Personally I won't be too excited until I see what it can do in the way of Mario, Zelda, and most importantly--where is my Pikimin 3? Ninja Gaiden 3 looks fun but honestly with that controller it might be a nightmare. I'm still on the fence but I was that way when the PS3 came out and now I love it Same thing with the Wii. I think that it'll be like every other Nintendo system since the SNES. By the end of its life cycle there will be about 10 core games that you have to own and the rest will be shovel-ware. That being said if the price is right then it will be worth it.
Seraph Man:
I sincerely doubt it'll be backwards compatible with GCN disks, which is a damn shame. What I'm wondering though is what's gonna happen to all those WiiWare and Virtual Console games that were downloaded onto everyone's Wii? Unlike XBL or PSN, there's no account to link your games to, so the games are linked to the hardware. Am I supposed to trade in my console, with all those purchased games, for this new one, thus losing all those games?
Don't get me wrong, I kind of want this system, which I'll simply refer to as "the U" much in the same fashion as I refer to the wii remote controller as "the 'Mote," but that's something that has bothered me ever since DSi came out and you couldn't share Nintendo Point between it and the Wii. They need an account system that allows you to share points between your hardware, and maybe even transfer games over when you get the latest console. I'm still of the opinion that the VC games, with a few exceptions (like N64), should be accessible from both your Wii and DSi/3DS, but I guess I ask for too much.
mariocaseman:
--- Quote from: Seraph Man on June 07, 2011, 03:19:53 PM ---I sincerely doubt it'll be backwards compatible with GCN disks, which is a damn shame. What I'm wondering though is what's gonna happen to all those WiiWare and Virtual Console games that were downloaded onto everyone's Wii? Unlike XBL or PSN, there's no account to link your games to, so the games are linked to the hardware. Am I supposed to trade in my console, with all those purchased games, for this new one, thus losing all those games?
Don't get me wrong, I kind of want this system, which I'll simply refer to as "the U" much in the same fashion as I refer to the wii remote controller as "the 'Mote," but that's something that has bothered me ever since DSi came out and you couldn't share Nintendo Point between it and the Wii. They need an account system that allows you to share points between your hardware, and maybe even transfer games over when you get the latest console. I'm still of the opinion that the VC games, with a few exceptions (like N64), should be accessible from both your Wii and DSi/3DS, but I guess I ask for too much.
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I share your concern here. I usually call Nintendo of America once every couple of months asking how they plan to NOT screw us over with their next gen console. So far, nobody is making any promises. I personally would never download again unless it was an exclusive game like Mega Man 9 which you cannot buy at retail.
Arseen:
--- Quote from: Seraph Man on June 07, 2011, 03:19:53 PM ---I sincerely doubt it'll be backwards compatible with GCN disks, which is a damn shame. What I'm wondering though is what's gonna happen to all those WiiWare and Virtual Console games that were downloaded onto everyone's Wii? Unlike XBL or PSN, there's no account to link your games to, so the games are linked to the hardware. Am I supposed to trade in my console, with all those purchased games, for this new one, thus losing all those games?
Don't get me wrong, I kind of want this system, which I'll simply refer to as "the U" much in the same fashion as I refer to the wii remote controller as "the 'Mote," but that's something that has bothered me ever since DSi came out and you couldn't share Nintendo Point between it and the Wii. They need an account system that allows you to share points between your hardware, and maybe even transfer games over when you get the latest console. I'm still of the opinion that the VC games, with a few exceptions (like N64), should be accessible from both your Wii and DSi/3DS, but I guess I ask for too much.
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Good point had forgotten this.
But they should be able to do ownership move from one console to another, like Xbox transfer kit.
I remember that I had ownership on one of my Xbox 360s so I could play stuff with it without being hooked to live, but when moved my account to another X360 I could only play arcade games while hooked to live.
But there was program on microsoft's site that allowed me to trasfer the rights to my other console completely.
So now I can play them freely on the second console but not first.
Nintendo simply needs to know the digital ID of both Wiis and they can do it online, if they want to.
--- Quote from: mariocaseman on June 07, 2011, 03:24:29 PM ---unless it was an exclusive game like Mega Man 9 which you cannot buy at retail.
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Isn't that game on PS3 and X360 too, I'd buy either of those versions, for this reason, and DLC (or did all three versions have DLC, least one has) and achievments/trophies.
Anubis:
I have to say that, for now, I'm not very convinced about the controller of the Wii U :-\ but this could be perfect, because when I first saw the Wii I didn't like it too ;D
I was specting to see the announce of GTA V in the system as I read some rumours about negotiations between Nintendo and Rockstar *SIGHT*
I like the idea of not needing a TV to play and the compatibility with the Wii accesoires but I'll wait to see the power of the system, what it can offer and the price. I have just read that it would probably be compatible with GC discs too, which would be great.
I'm quite dissapointed with the games for the last days of the Wii, only interested in Zelda SS. Didn't they say that there will be more important titles for Wii for this year? We'll see...