@ryanwho said:

@sins_of_mosin said:

I still need to see proof that the wii u can play a xbox 360/ps3 game.  Lets see it do Just Cause 2 or Enslaved.

An 8 year old computer could run the specs on those games. Yeah, that's a real challenge you put out there dude.

Then what game is worhty of the challenge 'dude'.

Who is the WiiU for? I can't figure it out. 
 
When Nintendo announced the WiiU, they opened up with games/concepts which could quite easily have been unannounced Wii titles. They then went on to say "we also have all these hardcore games!! Look at all the blood and violence".  
 
The people who "like" the cutesy games found on the Wii will not be interested in "hardcore" games and the hardcore gamers will not be interested in all the gimmicky and childish baggage associated with the Wii brand. 
 
Help me out guys.

@ryanwho said:

@sins_of_mosin said:

I still need to see proof that the wii u can play a xbox 360/ps3 game.  Lets see it do Just Cause 2 or Enslaved.

An 8 year old computer could run the specs on those games. Yeah, that's a real challenge you put out there dude.

Then what game is worhty of the challenge 'dude'.

Who is the WiiU for? I can't figure it out.  When Nintendo announced the WiiU, they opened up with games/concepts which could quite easily have been unannounced Wii titles. They then went on to say "we also have all these hardcore games!! Look at all the blood and violence".   The people who "like" the cutesy games found on the Wii will not be interested in "hardcore" games and the hardcore gamers will not be interested in all the gimmicky and childish baggage associated with the Wii brand.  Help me out guys.

Who is the WiiU for? I can't figure it out.  When Nintendo announced the WiiU, they opened up with games/concepts which could quite easily have been unannounced Wii titles. They then went on to say "we also have all these hardcore games!! Look at all the blood and violence".   The people who "like" the cutesy games found on the Wii will not be interested in "hardcore" games and the hardcore gamers will not be interested in all the gimmicky and childish baggage associated with the Wii brand.  Help me out guys.

I was not saying that Just Cause 2 or Enslaved had the best visuals to date.  All I was saying is that before I would even think to compare the Wii U to a new console from the other two, I want to see it run a current game from the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Showing footage of games running on other consoles was a bit of a gaf, I'll admit. But the specs aren't set yet. I think the Zelda demo was supposed to be the graphical proof of concept but I guess looking much better than most 360 games doesn't prove it can run them.

Wait, the assumption is that the Wii U is more technically proficient than the PS3 and Xbox 360? And some are saying it'll be on par or stronger than Sony and Microsoft's next systems? What is this based on?

Is it capable of HD even? I haven't read up much on it but that tech demo with the bird isn't representative of the Wii U's games; surely. KOEI made a PS3 tech demo in 2005 that makes their 2011 games look terrible (technically).

I don't know that I believe a Nintendo-made tablet is going to be able to match, let alone exceed the capabilities of the current "Next-Gen" consoles. I'm expecting something more like the Wii again, if that. And that excuses the control methods, tilting and touching issues, wireless connection and battery life.

I really don't know what this is other than what they showed at the press conference. Would I be able to play Super Street Fighter IV AE in 720p at 60 FPS? Or a blockbuster shooter on my 50" plasma connected to my home theater system.

@ryanwho said:

A bunch of bitches pulling fantasies out of their ass where NIntendo's system doesn't add up to their fantasy console. You know what I think? I think once again Microsoft will build a system in an inclosure that can't handle it and everyone will go through about 4 of them, cus they make shitty hardware. My little fantasy scenario is actually based on history, see. And I think the various lawsuits Sony is going through could circumvent a PS4 from existing at all. Again, reality and history. By the same token, most games probably won't use the Nintendo tablet affectively. So really, WiiU will "only" be the place to play the best versions of multiplatform games. Waah, that's all it has going for it for the next 2 or 3 years, that and the best first party in the business seeing as most 2nd parties are freeing themselves up like Bungie and Insomniac. Poor little thing. Now it'll be the market leader and the graphics leader for a while, that's all it has going for it. Not good enough, says neckbeard.

So every Xbox successor will break. Sony will abandon their PlayStation brand. And Nintendo will rule the world. Why on earth would the Wii U be the best place to play multi-platform games? You should be an analyst, though I'm sure you're busy posting tens of thousands of times about how much you love your Wii. You're crazy.

In a year or two people will know where they stand. Whether the Wii U is a comparable alternative to the current two "multi-platform" consoles and is supported well by third-parties despite once again, being unconventional. Just seems weird to me personally. I don't think I want to play those games again (how many games gave Nintendo released with 64, DS or 3D in them that otherwise spell the name of an existing game?).

Still I'll give it a chance and if they manage to be more relevant this time I might buy one. Though there are so many hurdles to climb. Getting past the gimmicks and making innovative use of its features, third-party support and largely, having games that are on par with the 360 and PS3 without being the lesser versions for one reason or another, like handheld ports or the Wii.

Underpowered and gimmicky?

They've said multiple times it runs native 1080p. So you were processing at half capacity dude. Watch the conference again and take notes this time.

@Crash_Happy: Yes, I don't see why Nintendo didn''t go further than the graphical power of the current consoles, because we all know that the PS4/Xbox720 will, which will leave Nintendo yet again by themselves. 

We won't know until the next two consoles are released.

@Riddell said:

Who is the WiiU for? I can't figure it out.  When Nintendo announced the WiiU, they opened up with games/concepts which could quite easily have been unannounced Wii titles. They then went on to say "we also have all these hardcore games!! Look at all the blood and violence".   The people who "like" the cutesy games found on the Wii will not be interested in "hardcore" games and the hardcore gamers will not be interested in all the gimmicky and childish baggage associated with the Wii brand.  Help me out guys.

Its made for both people. This isn't rocket science. Just like you still think the xbox is HARDXCORE when all they give a shit about anymore is reaching the larger casual audience. There is no "real" gamer console, every console wants to hit every market. Some are more successful than other. Sony completely failing to appeal to the casual doesn't make them the most hardcore.

They've said multiple times it runs native 1080p. So you were processing at half capacity dude. Watch the conference again and take notes this time.

@Crash_Happy: Yes, I don't see why Nintendo didn''t go further than the graphical power of the current consoles, because we all know that the PS4/Xbox720 will, which will leave Nintendo yet again by themselves. 

People had the exact same doubts when the Wii was announced.

What I learned from this thread is:
Gimmick - something that is new and different; therefore, it's stupid and dumb because change scares me. 

What I learned from this thread is: Gimmick - something that is new and different; therefore, it's stupid and dumb because change scares me.