Why is bashing the Wii U cool to you people?

It seems like on these boards anyway it is trendy and hipster to bash and dethrone the Wii U, calling it a rehash, a lackluster system with inferior system specs etc. etc. "Gamecube was a fail but Wii U is a bigger one" you guys seem to forget also that the n64 had the longest drought of games and was still considered one of the best platforms nintendo ever produced.

 Like John Carmack said, arguing system specs is completely idiotic at best

the 3DS had terrible launch titles and weaker hardware then the Vita, everybody on this board was like **** 3DS its McWeaksauce VITA is the way to go, well looks like technical specs don't matter because the 3DS has WAY more games and way more sales. Once Wii U gets Super Smash Bros + Mario Kart Wii U and Zelda it will blast to the top just like the 3DS did...

Wii U has unique games that atleast update each franchise, You say that REHASH everything? No thats Call of Duty every year on your precious sony console...BTW the nintendo franchises only come out once every console cycle. 

Only EXTREME neckbearded nerds argue about irrelevant system specs that don't matter, MOST CONSUMERS don't go well this one has 1.8 teraflops and this one has 1.9 teraflops bro, which one? I'm sorry, but not everybody is as nerdy as the general populance of these boards..its like a bad episode of the Big Bang Theory...

So lets have a little respect for the Wii U owners and the people who actually LIKE that nintendo is doing, some people don't want a new Gears of War game every few months and like the bright colorful art style and fun that nintendo brings to the table ;)

It seems like on these boards anyway it is trendy and hipster to bash and dethrone the Wii U, calling it a rehash, a lackluster system with inferior system specs etc. etc. "Gamecube was a fail but Wii U is a bigger one" you guys seem to forget also that the n64 had the longest drought of games and was still considered one of the best platforms nintendo ever produced.

 

the 3DS had terrible launch titles and weaker hardware then the Vita, everybody on this board was like **** 3DS its McWeaksauce VITA is the way to go, well looks like technical specs don't matter because the 3DS has WAY more games and way more sales. Once Wii U gets Super Smash Bros + Mario Kart Wii U and Zelda it will blast to the top just like the 3DS did...

 

Wii U has unique games that atleast update each franchise, You say that REHASH everything? No thats Call of Duty every year on your precious sony console...BTW the nintendo franchises only come out once every console cycle. 

kickingcarpet

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kickingcarpet

I try to laugh about it

Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
Because boys don't cry

Bash the PS4 instead.

What do you mean you people?!

Racist.

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kickingcarpet

People like to hate cool things

you guys seem to forget also that the n64 had the longest drought of games and was still considered one of the best platforms nintendo ever produced.

 

kickingcarpet

Lol whaaaat? NES,SNES and maybe GC is only "good" platforms Nintendo have had(handheld crap not included here...)

cuz it's teh sux0r

You guys are bashing it because it has slightly inferior specs to the xbox one PS4

You guys are bashing it because it has slightly inferior specs to the xbox one PS4

kickingcarpet

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You, you couldn't tell
That I'd been crying over you
Crying over you

When you said, "So long"
Left me standing all alone
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You guys are bashing it because it has slightly inferior specs to the xbox one PS4

kickingcarpet

You guys are bashing it because it has slightly inferior specs to the xbox one PS4

kickingcarpet

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You guys are bashing it because it has slightly inferior specs to the xbox one PS4

Vaasman

Haha. Definitely.

The wii never produced one game better looking than games the Xbox 1 produced. The Wii U will be the same with PS3 and 360.

It's like saying a Mini Metro is slightly inferior to a Ferrari.

On consoles optimization is key to making a game look great, the Wii U has specs close to the xbone and ps4 and since nintendo is good at getting their games to look vibrant and detailed + running at 60FPS...for me.. that is enough..

Photo realistic games forget one thing, fun... 

Gameplay > Graphics - like John Carmack said system specs are irrelevant and arguing them is just down right stupid

SEE some gamers actually want to play colorful vibrant games that are fun, not play the same old BRO GAME releases every 6 months

Same reasons why Wii:U/Wii fans bash the 360/Xbox One and PS4/PS3..
I dont think they'd dare to bash the PC. :lol:

But Nintendo 'bashed' the Wii:U themselves by making it very poor.

It has no gamesJamani

You guys said the same things when VITA and 3DS came out.....Why would anybody get a 3DS guys it has shit games like steel diver on it...Plus the Vita is so much more powerful hardware-wise.

Most consumers don't care about Teraflops, 3DS outsold VITA even tho it was twice as powerful. Games make the console AND its getting great games that fans of the several series have wanted for years. It will sell.

Also I own a Xbox 360 and a 3DS, and will be a future owner of either PS4/X1 depending...I just wonder what is with all the Nintendo hate, if nintendo were to go all games we'd end up with shit games like those 3d Sonic games...be happy we can still enjoy these prime first party games on Nintendo products.

I think it's because some people view games like Mario Kart 8 or Super Mario 3D World to be the exact same game as their SNES counterparts, Super Mario Kart and Super Mario World. 

I like Nintendo's thinking regarding their IPs. Many complain that they don't take risks or they don't have enough new IPs, but Miyamoto has stated that if they can mold an existing franchise to fit a gameplay mechanic they will. That's not a bad thing. Despite there being so many Mario games, Super Mario 3D World will play very differently than Galaxy, Sunshine, even Super Mario 3D Land (these will of course be most comparable in gameplay, but the worlds look bigger and the four-player gameplay will change up the game significantly.) 

It's the idea of "when it rains, it pours" with fanboys and haters, I think. If a company like Nintendo does something that person A doesn't like, such as not creating a new IP that caters to you after some time, or creating a system that is just as powerful as last gen consoles, everything Nintendo does person A views it as crap. 

This, of course, is a general statement and is certainly not a fact; it is more of an observation if anything. 

On consoles optimization is key to making a game look great, the Wii U has specs close to the xbone and ps4kickingcarpet

Whatever, screw the haters. Wii U has the best 2013 of any console. I don't care what they say.

They jelly cuz they can't play The Wonderful 101.

WiiU....lolAtariKidX

WiiU....lolAtariKidX

I think it's just because it's under powered. And people are fed up with last gen graphics.

The industry is in dire need of a new impressive and exciting graphics in games filled with post processing effects, impressive lighting, particle effects, advanced shading, subsurface scattering tones, etc..

e.g. an impressive photo-realistic racing sim with tarmac heat haze shading effects, reflection and specular paint (forza 5 example pic below), realistic cockpit wind shield high resolution transparency materials, etc...

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kickingcarpet

On consoles optimization is key to making a game look great, the Wii U has specs close to the xbone and ps4 and since nintendo is good at getting their games to look vibrant and detailed + running at 60FPS...for me.. that is enough..

 

Photo realistic games forget one thing, fun... 

 

Gameplay > Graphics - like John Carmack said system specs are irrelevant and arguing them is just down right stupid

 

 

SEE some gamers actually want to play colorful vibrant games that are fun, not play the same old BRO GAME releases every 6 months

kickingcarpet

When exactly did john carmack say system specs are irrelevant?

I think it's just because it's under powered. And people are fed up with last gen graphics.

The industry is in dire need of a new impressive and exciting graphics in games filled with post processing effects, impressive lighting, particle effects, advanced shading, subsurface scattering tones, etc..

e.g. an impressive photo-realistic racing sim with tarmac heat haze shading effects, reflection and specular paint (forza 5 example pic below), realistic cockpit wind shield high resolution transparency materials, etc...

Mystery_Writer

When I am busy playing Wonderful 101, SW will be bashing Wii U. It is all good. I will have far more fun than they will wasting time crying about what they will never play :)

It really is the same with every system. When poeople waste time complaining, I get to enjoy the best games on all of the consoles. The only ones that really miss out are the SW fanboys who fail to understand that every system has great games.

Bashing the Xbox One worked out pretty well for Xbox fans, wouldnt you agree?

I figured people were bashin' Nintendo more so than the Wii U itself.

Same reasons why Wii:U/Wii fans bash the 360/Xbox One and PS4/PS3..
I dont think they'd dare to bash the PC. :lol:

But Nintendo 'bashed' the Wii:U themselves by making it very poor.

g0ddyX

LOL how often do Wii and Wii U fans bash the other consoles? We aren't "Cows" or "Lems"

The vast majority of us own one of the other two consoles each generation.

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You guys are bashing it because it has slightly inferior specs to the xbox one PS4

AtariKidX

On consoles optimization is key to making a game look great, the Wii U has specs close to the xbone and ps4 and since nintendo is good at getting their games to look vibrant and detailed + running at 60FPS...for me.. that is enough..

 

Photo realistic games forget one thing, fun... 

 

Gameplay > Graphics - like John Carmack said system specs are irrelevant and arguing them is just down right stupid

 

 

SEE some gamers actually want to play colorful vibrant games that are fun, not play the same old BRO GAME releases every 6 months

kickingcarpet

i) No, actually it has specs close to the PS3/360.

ii) good for you

iii) That's generalising a lot, please give some examples (without using the word Crysis) as to games that are photorealistic but not fun.

iv) Gameplay and aesthetics in games go hand in hand.

v) A valid point... when comparing systems with close specs, but the fact is that the WiiU is so dated that the specs comparisons are not irrelevant at all in this case.

vi) Again, more generalisations, you may not have noticed, but there are far more games than that on PS3/360 and looking to be a wide range on PS4/X1 as well.

While I appreciate the WiiU does get bashed an awful lot, it is still deserving of the bashing, because at the moment the WiiU sucks:

- medioce specs (it's basically a glorified 360 except without the decent online)

- few decent games

- almost no third party support

- expensive for what you get

Look, I want to like the WiiU, but frankly Nintendo is currently giving me no reason to. Hopefully that will change in the coming years.

Bash the PS4 instead.

Michael0134567

I dont think its the fact that is "cool" to bash the wiiu, its the fact that it is a complete joke. You can nitpick the 360/ps3 bs fights all day, and in the end they are both good systems. The wiiu is just complete trash, it deserves to be bashed. I hope it gets discontinued. Nintendo will never ever get back to being close to what they were if people support garbage like this.

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Bash the PS4 instead.

louisfoxton

No bashing its just the truth.

I figured people were bashin' Nintendo more so than the Wii U itself.

Trail_Mix

They are. SW always goes after Nintendo. SW is mostly a bunch of kids crying (yes if you are under 18 you are still a kid) about Nintendo being Kiddy. They cry about dem graphics (I play 8 bit games that are still fun so this I never really understood). They complain about games with color becuase color is only for kids. Bro.....color....WUT. But at the end of the day it comes down to one thing. Most can only afford one system. This makes most feel the need to bash all besides the choice that they can get.

I get. If I could only afford one system there is no way in hell that it would be a Wii U (It would be a Ps4 at this point).

People that are over 30 years old and have a career, no longer have to bash systems, being that we can buy whatever we want. At that point just sit back and enjoy all the good games. System becomes irrelevant.