Wii U Is Nintendo's Last Console

Stumbled across this article.

The Wii U experience is so terrible that it took over an hour to update the software on the console recently, and apparently that wasnt that bad. People have told me their updates took over 4 hours when performed closer to Christmas. Do you know what that 7-year-old is doing during those 4 hours you're making him wait? Playing Temple Run or Angry Birds on his iPad mini. Way to go Nintendo.excerpt

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What are your thoughts? I personally facepalmed.

wut?

Not sure if article is about Nintendo or Apple.

On some level I think this has truth to it but overall it just seems to be hyperbole. shadowchronicle

Funny, my cousin was able to download the update in 30 min and we were playing the Wii U the rest of the day. This was on Christmas Day. The 3DS eShop was down though later that night. Doubt it will be Nintendo's last console. I want to see the Christmas sales figures.

Last console?

They outsold Microsoft and Sony in the same months of their releases back in 2005 and 2006. So Nintendo beats both in sales with the Wii, and outselling both with the Wii U in the same release months, and it is their last console. Hmmm

http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/wii-u-sales-data-some-good/783765

So tell me why they would stop selling consoles?

With that said....I love my Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U (but not my Wii.That thing stunk. How in the heck did Nintendo conn so many people into buying that thing?)

Eh I kinda hope it is if Nintendo keeps going the casual and underpowered route on consoles and milks Mario to death. Not that I'm saying the article has any truth to it or that Nintendo will die out lol.

Well that article was awful.

First of all, what the hell does he mean when the Wii-U intface is so Japanese? I never thought or felt that way at all with the system. :?

Secondly, I think it is silly to think Nintendo would put their games on I-phone or androids or whatever. They do have handehlds as well, and those have always done well (outside Virtual Boy), and 3DS is only continuing the trend. That plus I highly highlt doubt the Wii-U will be Nintendo's last console. The Wii did so incredibly well sales-wise so, and a company like Sega had far more issues going for it than Nintendo ever did.

It doesn't help that the hyperbole was through the roof in that article either.

No, not even close. But Nintendo does need a wake up all, they are just NOW getting with the times and releasing a current gen system. Nintendo will always be a gen behind it seems.

The interface is too Japanese? The menu on the controller is a bunch of small square boxes that launch applications. Yeah way different.

And people complaining about this update. It needs to stop, is it ideal? No. But whatever. You know, you don't have to just like, sit there when your system is updating. You are allowed to do other things.

If you are 7 years old and have a brand new iPad mini, you suck. Seriously, just go to hell, and take your parents with you.

The interface is too Japanese? The menu on the controller is a bunch of small square boxes that launch applications. Yeah way different.

And people complaining about this update. It needs to stop, is it ideal? No. But whatever. You know, you don't have to just like, sit there when your system is updating. You are allowed to do other things.

VendettaRed07

Nintendo really dropped the ball on that dumb Update.

Sad thing is that Update is quite vital for the system too.

my update didn't take anywhere near an hour. they should get faster internet.themagicbum9720

not everyone can afford that...

inb4 b-b-but if parents buy a Wii U they can afford it,thats not always the case for example my parents saved up for 6 months back when we were'nt that well off just so i could get a PS2.

I guess any numbnut with money can have a website and write an "article". :(

That article was painful to read and not something you'd associate with professional journalism, just an awful piece of rubbish you'd see posted on System Wars

Get over it. You only need some patience. Is that really so hard? Even if it was Christmas and you were 7, waiting a few hours ain't gonna kill you. Infact it might teach you a thing or too about patience.

I don't get why people are bashing Nintendo for this update. The Ps3 launch update took longer than an hour, early games took literally over 30 minutes to install. MGS4 had a 10 minute update between chapters for crying out loud.

Yet, a 1 hour update is creating all the fuss? I don't buy it. Wii-U's launch was pretty much a let down mostly because of the games. The hardware itself and all its features are fantastic. Not up to par yet, but certainly in time. People should be upset over that, but not over some update.

this guy is critiquing the whole of the wii u experience based on one long software update? lol what a stupid cvnt. not only does his reasoning make little sense but his "journalism" reads more like a fanboy's rant than an actual review



i love this crap: "When you see a beautiful iPhone apps interface, theres a good chance you couldnt tell if it was designed by a company in San Francisco or Paris or Hong Kong. But Nintendos interface is blatantly Japanese, and it lacks any and all sophistication." apple product slobber-knocker and the guy seems almost offended that the UI has a japanese feel to it? what the fvck does that even mean?

inb4 Nintendo announcing a new version of 3DS on next year's E3... ("forgetting" the 2nd analog again. :P )

Yet it sells like hotcakes. These threads and news things are getting old. PS3 was said to fail at launch as well...look where it is now. People need to grow up.

No, not even close. But Nintendo does need a wake up all, they are just NOW getting with the times and releasing a current gen system. Nintendo will always be a gen behind it seems.

ShadowMoses900

No, not even close. But Nintendo does need a wake up all, they are just NOW getting with the times and releasing a current gen system. Nintendo will always be a gen behind it seems.ShadowMoses900

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]No, not even close. But Nintendo does need a wake up all, they are just NOW getting with the times and releasing a current gen system. Nintendo will always be a gen behind it seems.Zeviander

But are you a company representative or a gamer?

Because if you are the later, you should be wanting impressive tech for an affordable price...

[QUOTE="Zeviander"][QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]No, not even close. But Nintendo does need a wake up all, they are just NOW getting with the times and releasing a current gen system. Nintendo will always be a gen behind it seems.nameless12345

But are you a company representative or a gamer?

Because if you are the later, you should be wanting impressive tech for an affordable price...

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

[QUOTE="Zeviander"] Nothing wrong being a gen behind when it gives a company first place and oodles of profits.BrunoBRS

But are you a company representative or a gamer?

Because if you are the later, you should be wanting impressive tech for an affordable price...

Incorrect.

The Sega Dreamcast costed, like 200 bucks and it blew away everyone when it came out (even PC gamers).

The NGC was pretty impressive when it came out too and also quite cheap.

And the N64 blew away everyone back in 1996 with it's smooth 3D graphics. (except for some stubborn Sega fanboys)

It's that type of visual jump some of us hoped the U would deliver but that doesn't seem so...

and MGS4 was kojima's last MGS game.BrunoBRS

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

But are you a company representative or a gamer?

Because if you are the later, you should be wanting impressive tech for an affordable price...

nameless12345

Incorrect.

The Sega Dreamcast costed, like 200 bucks and it blew away everyone when it came out (even PC gamers).

The NGC was pretty impressive when it came out too and also quite cheap.

And the N64 blew away everyone back in 1996 with it's smooth 3D graphics. (except for some stubborn Sega fanboys)

It's that type of visual jump some of us hoped the U would deliver but that doesn't seem so...

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] except there is no "impressive tech at an affordable price". look how much wanting to be next gen has damaged sony and, to a lesser extent, microsoft. sony had an absurdly priced machine, and microsoft cut costs on critical areas that led to the insane failure rates of early 360 models, and it was still expensive as hell. and in the end, they were still essentially low-grade PCs.Bigboi500

Incorrect.

The Sega Dreamcast costed, like 200 bucks and it blew away everyone when it came out (even PC gamers).

The NGC was pretty impressive when it came out too and also quite cheap.

And the N64 blew away everyone back in 1996 with it's smooth 3D graphics. (except for some stubborn Sega fanboys)

It's that type of visual jump some of us hoped the U would deliver but that doesn't seem so...

Same as WiiU.

Except on WiiU, they sacrificed the hardware for the controller...

Funny, my cousin was able to download the update in 30 min and we were playing the Wii U the rest of the day. This was on Christmas Day. The 3DS eShop was down though later that night. Doubt it will be Nintendo's last console. I want to see the Christmas sales figures.

MajorPain10

Same here, it only took me 30 minutes to install the system update.