Mario Maker looks cool. They kept calling it Super Mario Maker, wonder if that's just the name in Japan, or if it'll get rebranded as that later. Yoshi's Woolly World still looks awesome, ready for it. There was also a crapload of I-don't-care stuff for 3DS (no new 3DS-only stuff), and we're going to be waiting for Fire Emblem: Fates and STxFE, as both are for next year (wonder if the latter will just get delayed into become a 2017 NX release).
lol just watched the vid on youtube. man what the hell happened to nintendo. how they have fallen.
(and i don't give a crap about their finances and how much money they make, i'm talking strictly from a gaming standpoint and all the franchises i grew up loving)
I'm with you. My friend was choosing between WiiU and PS4 for his son since he got Straight A's all year and he wanted a new game system. I'm glad I persuaded him to go PS4.
It really is a crap shoot. I don't want to buy a Wii U honestly and still may not, but really the PS4/Xbox just don't do it for me either. Not that it should be a loss, I've such a fricking backlog on PC (and past consoles) to catch up on. I will say though, last year/this year have netted the largest "want" catalog for me in a long time. Just most of it is multiplatform. There haven't been many exclusives I care about.
Well, I mean from my point of view Playstation offers a larger variety of games. That's basically what I told him. I mean you'll never be able to play Batman Arkham Knight, Witcher 3, Grand Theft Auto 5 etc on a WiiU and those are games my friend might want to try out himself. You'll still get games that are ok for kids too. His son is 10, so not exactly a little guy. Just felt it was a better investment to go with Xbox One or PS4 and they went PS4 since a couple of his friends from school had PS4.
Well, I mean from my point of view Playstation offers a larger variety of games. That's basically what I told him. I mean you'll never be able to play Batman Arkham Knight, Witcher 3, Grand Theft Auto 5 etc on a WiiU and those are games my friend might want to try out himself. You'll still get games that are ok for kids too. His son is 10, so not exactly a little guy. Just felt it was a better investment to go with Xbox One or PS4 and they went PS4 since a couple of his friends from school had PS4.
Funny, I thought Nintendo's presentation was fine. Though I watched about 75% of the Nintendo presentation and haven't seen much of anyone else's, other than the individual trailers for games I was interested. I will say that, so far, the Uncharted 4 presentation wins the award for getting me excited about a franchise I've had no prior experience in.
I'm looking forward to Yoshi, Mario Tennis, Star Fox, and Fire Emblem. Triforce Heroes and Metroid Prime Federation looked fun, though I don't think I know anyone else who'd co-op with me on 3DS. Xenoblade Chronicles looks like it could be a good game. Haven't played any of the prior games (unless Xenogears counts), so I'll probably wait for the reviews.
Agreed. I still believe that the Wii U is the #3 option for a primary console, but it's #1 for being a secondary console. There are nice experiences on Wii U PS4 and XBO can't match (MK8, SSB, and SMM are good examples), but the lack of overall gaming options and networked gaming puts Wii U behind the competition for a first choice.
It depends on what you like traditionally. Me, I never cared about Star Fox or Metroid, or even Zelda (plus, that Tri-Force Heroes looks lame). Mario Tennis is sweet, but I'd prefer golf myself. Yoshi's Woolly World looks fantastic, but there's also a limit to how long you can just shove a million platformers out there. YWW, NSMBU, SLU, SM3DW, DKCTF, etc. It's too much, given the dearth of variety on the platform now. Fire Emblem would get me excited if they'd put it out on Wii U (have a 3DS, but never once played it, not sure if I ever will, or if I'll just sell it).
Like you said, you didn't watch the competition. I can look forward to Super Mario Maker, Woolly World, and Mario Tennis this year, for my Wii U. On my Xbox One, I can choose between Halo 5, Rare Replay (and its 30-game package), Forza Motorsport 6, Fallout 4, the standard stable of EA/2K sports games, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Fable: Legends, some stuff I have already forgotten, and backwards compatibility. I'll realistically pick up 3-4 Wii U games this year, but I could end up playing twice as many Xbox One titles, ignoring the 30 in Rare Replay. There's just so much more variety and quantity (and before you say, "quality > quantity," it's not like the Xbox/PlayStation titles are bad games).
The Last Guardian: Another game I was interested in with another boring-ass gameplay trailer.
Assuming this game ever actually comes out, given the past games, and that trailer, that is going to be one fricking sad tearing up game. Spoiler Alert: that birddog dies at the end.
Well, I mean from my point of view Playstation offers a larger variety of games. That's basically what I told him. I mean you'll never be able to play Batman Arkham Knight, Witcher 3, Grand Theft Auto 5 etc on a WiiU and those are games my friend might want to try out himself. You'll still get games that are ok for kids too. His son is 10, so not exactly a little guy. Just felt it was a better investment to go with Xbox One or PS4 and they went PS4 since a couple of his friends from school had PS4.
The controller for the cockpit view didn't make any sense. Looking back and forth between avoiding stuff on the TV and aiming on the game pad doesn't look like much fun.
You mean the folks demoing the game and saying how awesome the GamePad view was every 30 seconds were lying?!?!?!
The wii u is a great first console for someone with a gaming pc...
Or they are just hyping themselves cause it's new and its e3.