Nintendo: Wii U To Be Relaunched E3 2012, New Pokemon Game, New Online Strategy

Called it.

***just ordered a wii this week so I don't mind.

So another massive win for Nintendo at E3? Sweet.

whether they realize it or not. smartphones are gonna make gameboy and psp extinctlloveLamp

These dayzz when it comes to "N", I'll believe it when I see and play it - Wii for me was just about a total disappointment & waste of money except for a few games and to really make the point, mah favorite game and the best time I had was playing the last gen Zelda WW since I skipped the Cube last gen. :P

It's most certainly a, we shall see.

So another massive win for Nintendo at E3? Sweet.

[QUOTE="lloveLamp"]whether they realize it or not. smartphones are gonna make gameboy and psp extinctfoxhound_fox

A massive win? It is likely that sony and ms will preview their next consoles at E3. If the wiiu pales in comparison, that is not a massive win.

A massive win? It is likely that sony and ms will preview their next consoles at E3. If the wiiu pales in comparison, that is not a massive win.Heirren

[QUOTE="Heirren"]A massive win? It is likely that sony and ms will preview their next consoles at E3. If the wiiu pales in comparison, that is not a massive win.foxhound_fox

Do you mind elaborating? Next E3 will prove interesting as it may be a thorough presentation of the next generation from all 3 of them.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Heirren"]A massive win? It is likely that sony and ms will preview their next consoles at E3. If the wiiu pales in comparison, that is not a massive win.Heirren

Do you mind elaborating? Next E3 will prove interesting as it may be a thorough presentation of the next generation from all 3 of them.

E3 2010 and 2011 I loved what Sony announced but I fell asleep watching it they need to work on making their presentations more interesting.

Microsoft E3 2009-2011 I hated everything that I saw but atleast I stayed awake because it was funny and I laughed at how terrible the Kinect showing were (well the people playing Kinect)

Nintendo...please show some Nintendo powerhouses at E3 for the Wii U. No tech demoes, no old multiplat games.

sounds good nintnedo glad your coming down to reality im looking forward to what you got for the future

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Jolt_counter119"]

They better show something awesome this time cuz the WiiU reveal was probably the worst console reveal I've ever seen in my entire life.

Jolt_counter119

Pretty much. And the 3ds still had flaws from the beginning (no second analog) but I still got hyped. I don't think the WiiU showed anything good at all and instead of using the controller for cool things (FPS's and Pikmin with touch controls) they showed gyro and just playing regularly on the screen. Boring.

second analog is not a necessity....... this annoys me to no end

The hell is Nintendo doing announcing a console 1.5 years in advance of their launch? And then publicly announce they plan to re-debut their console? Dunno what's gotten into Nintendo lately but they better start pumping out as many Mario games as fast as they can.

Basinboy

and what is wrong with that exactly?

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[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

What does the 3DS give me? I hate to say it, but there isn't ONE game I want on the 3DS except Mario 3D Land. Not one. Maybe Kid Icarus, but that would be more of a purchase not because I want it, but because that's the only other title that, at least, mildly interests me. I'll admit, I'm excited for Level 5's offerings, and I think I could get into Monster Hunter, but all those titles seem far off and haven't been really shown.

AmayaPapaya

No Resident Evil Revelations, Paper Mario, Mario Tennis, Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 2, Wright vs Layton, Layon: Mask of Miracles, MH3G or MH4, Mario Kart 7, Shinobi, Sonic Generations (I think it'll be different enough from the PC/console version,) Kingdom Hearts 3D, Heroes of Ruin, Ninja Gaiden, Super Smash Bros,Lego City Stories, Bravely Default, Dragon Quest, Fire Emblem, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Tekken 3D, MGS: SE 3D, Nano Assault, or Ace Combat?

I originally wrote out this long thing for every game but found it easier to color code.

Red means I don't like the franchise associated with the game/ don't care for the game.

Yellow, I don't know what it is.

Green means it's too far off for me to consider buying a 3DS.

As for what's left, The whole Layton and MH part I addressed in what was said previously, and Sonic IDK what to think. I don't think it's worth buying for a system, but I'm interested to see how good it is though.

dude if you feel like its not for you then get the vita. an amazing lineup is coming soon if it still doesnt impress you then just wait till something does or w,e

If nintendo wants to sell me on the wii u then they need to make it affordable and include a game thats basically a sequel to super mario world but with more levels and better graphics.

The best thing they could do from a marketing perspective, is to get rid of the Wii-U name. Even Super Wii, or Wii-HD would be less confusing and much more effective as a product name IMO.2Chalupas

This is very very true. I've run into a LOT of people who think it's just a different controller for the Wii. My Fiancee is more up to date than most casuals and she thought it was just a different kind of Wii and that I could play it's games on my regular Wii. They REALLY need to differentiate it or the unwashed masses aren't going to know any better.

I love how bluntly Nintendo admits that the 3ds is a flop.

It's nice we'll be able to download items while in sleep mode, if you can pre-purchase content you want and have it download the moment it launches, so while you're sleeping, it is downloading, that would be awesome. The only other thing I wish, but probably won't happen, is background downloading. It'd be nice if that somehow could be made into the 3DS's multi-tasking functionality. Then again, I'm more worried about chatting/messaging not being able to do that than downloading games and content. yoshi_64

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Heirren"]A massive win? It is likely that sony and ms will preview their next consoles at E3. If the wiiu pales in comparison, that is not a massive win.Heirren

Do you mind elaborating? Next E3 will prove interesting as it may be a thorough presentation of the next generation from all 3 of them.

I get a feeling of desperation from Nintendo, unlike Sony and MS. Unlike Ninty, Sony/MS have third party support... they currently have high hardware sales, high software sales. The Wii put up amazing numbers most of its life, but also died much faster than anyone could have imagined. The Wii U is Nintendo's attempt to get back on the horse and start profiting and generating interest again.

But - no mistake - the reason they're launching a new console right now is because their own didn't last as long as competitor consoles did.

If I were MS or Sony, I'd have confidence that the PS3 and 360 could handle the Wii U and its port-filled lineup instead of rushing into next-gen.

I love how bluntly Nintendo admits that the 3ds is a flop.

argetlam00

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

I love how bluntly Nintendo admits that the 3ds is a flop.

charizard1605

We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"]It's nice we'll be able to download items while in sleep mode, if you can pre-purchase content you want and have it download the moment it launches, so while you're sleeping, it is downloading, that would be awesome. The only other thing I wish, but probably won't happen, is background downloading. It'd be nice if that somehow could be made into the 3DS's multi-tasking functionality. Then again, I'm more worried about chatting/messaging not being able to do that than downloading games and content. ShuichiChamp24

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]

I love how bluntly Nintendo admits that the 3ds is a flop.

argetlam00

We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]

We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.

They bluntly admit they didnt have a successful launch. Sales isn't everything. Its about meeting expectations that Nintendo bases their whole business around.argetlam00

Nintendo stilling clinging to hope. Its sad :cry:

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Yes, they admitted the launch was not successful. They have done this multiple times in the past, and that is because it was not successful. However, the wording of your statement made it sound as if the 3DS was a failure period, and that is a misleading and inaccurate representation of the situation.charizard1605

Nintendo stilling clinging to hope. Its sad :cry:

Not yet by I'm predicting it will be. I believe that Vita and 3DS will be the last of the handhelds.

. If there is just a way to send text messages (no cursive via touch screen, pics, etc) I'd be happy for now. So, I'm hoping, if it's like the camera's functionality, it's limited to at least messaging, but we'll see. The 3DS doesn't really open up anything except for the icons on the top of the screen. I hear the 3DS has about 32 MBs of RAM that's saved for the OS, hopefully they could find a simple way of making these functions added into the system. yoshi_64

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] That all depends on their pricing and what (if any) games they show. And the past performances of both MS and Sony at E3 have been, well lacklustre.SakusEnvoy

Do you mind elaborating? Next E3 will prove interesting as it may be a thorough presentation of the next generation from all 3 of them.

I get a feeling of desperation from Nintendo, unlike Sony and MS. Unlike Ninty, Sony/MS have third party support... they currently have high hardware sales, high software sales. The Wii put up amazing numbers most of its life, but also died much faster than anyone could have imagined. The Wii U is Nintendo's attempt to get back on the horse and start profiting and generating interest again.

But - no mistake - the reason they're launching a new console right now is because their own didn't last as long as competitor consoles did.

If I were MS or Sony, I'd have confidence that the PS3 and 360 could handle the Wii U and its port-filled lineup instead of rushing into next-gen.

thats retardted ms and sony will not let ninty have a 2 year lead over the next generation thats just basically giving it to them

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"]. If there is just a way to send text messages (no cursive via touch screen, pics, etc) I'd be happy for now. So, I'm hoping, if it's like the camera's functionality, it's limited to at least messaging, but we'll see. The 3DS doesn't really open up anything except for the icons on the top of the screen. I hear the 3DS has about 32 MBs of RAM that's saved for the OS, hopefully they could find a simple way of making these functions added into the system. ShuichiChamp24

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="argetlam00"]

Nintendo stilling clinging to hope. Its sad :cry:

argetlam00

Not yet by I'm predicting it will be. I believe that Vita and 3DS will be the last of the handhelds.

[QUOTE="ShuichiChamp24"][QUOTE="yoshi_64"]. If there is just a way to send text messages (no cursive via touch screen, pics, etc) I'd be happy for now. So, I'm hoping, if it's like the camera's functionality, it's limited to at least messaging, but we'll see. The 3DS doesn't really open up anything except for the icons on the top of the screen. I hear the 3DS has about 32 MBs of RAM that's saved for the OS, hopefully they could find a simple way of making these functions added into the system. yoshi_64

Wii U is gonna be generation behind again when PS4 and nextbox launch in 2014-2015

This time casuals won't buy it because it offers nothing innovate

I want to support Nintendo, but at the same time I feel like I'm throwing away my money when I buy a 3DS. This is good news. I may get a 3DS with upcoming Pokemon game (assuming they mean a REAL one, not a spin-off). What would really make me buy it in a heart beat though would be Metroid Dread.

AmayaPapaya

More on topic, I am excited that these bad times will maybe push Nintendo into the modern age. Im not a huge Online gamer but it is a huge part of the current industry. Also the re-launch of the Wii-U is a fantastic idea. Everyone thought the tablet was the system, on top of that most of the demos they showed weren't even from the Wii-U. I just want them to clear up the controller issue, price (which is confirmed) and of course the games.