Comments on: Nintendo: We Hope The NX Will Be A Very Big Hit

By: Nintendo Fan 4 Lif3

Nintendo Fan 4 Lif3 — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:31:00 +0000

Failure is them exiting the console business entirely, but they haven’t, so rather it’s a setback.

By: Orion Wolf

Orion Wolf — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:23:00 +0000

In reply to Mark.

Exactly.

There’s an article I’ve read where devs complained how Nintendo threated 3rd party.

Basically, Nintendo never really cared about 3rd party and the devs had to almost beg for any help with the console. It’s no wonder (besides the abysmal sales of 3rd party games) there’s no actual 3rd party support.

In addition, their comments on how hard it is to make a HD game and all the things they’ve said about online is making them look like they’re (still) stuck in the 90s.

By: Drewidian

Drewidian — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:46:00 +0000

In reply to Swiftright Right. Don't forget that it also was a system that allowed for whichever user had the controller with the screen to have a competitive advantage as well as a better gaming experience over those who didn't and you could connect only one of those.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:21:00 +0000

In reply to Swiftright Right. Let alone 3rd party multiplat support & comparable online functionality rivaling the X1 and PS4....

By: SpecialNewb

SpecialNewb — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:51:00 +0000

Wii U had fun group games but it just lacked the power to deliver the single player experience I like, that’s why I just wasn’t interested.

By: Swiftright Right

Swiftright Right — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:27:00 +0000

OR maybe it was they sold an entire series of Wii Us that had a hard drive that could barely store the OS let alone game saves. Or maybe it was how on opening night people stood in line till midnight and got the thing home only to be confronted with a 2-4 hour long mandatory update. Or maybe it was the bad joke of a release line up coupled with the fact that new releases were anemic for a year.

It certainly was NOT people’s inability to understand such a complex and nuanced system

It’s kind of sad since a mid 2013 launch would likely have lead to a somewhat competitive system.