Will you buy the next Nintendo Console after Owning a Wii?

With the escalating rumours of the "Wii 2" or "Project Cafe" being announced by Nintendo at this years E3 I just wanted to see how gamers who bought the Wii feel about buying another Nintendo console? I personally will not buy another Nintendo home console at launch if ever again.

My G/F bought me a Wii for my xmas on the year of release and I must say I loved the console, quite quickly it became apparent that Nintendo's ability to have 3rd party support equal to the likes of Microsoft / Sony was lacking. The lack of games available that appealed to me left me going else where (PS3) for my gaming fix.

It annoys me that the 3rd party support for the Wii has been so poor in comparison to the other consoles and it's an area where you think Nintendo would have learned from their previous efforts. I like what Nintendo do - which I think is from my love for them as a kid and it's always interesting to see how they develop but for me they don't enough to keep me buying their products.

What are your thoughts?

I will likely buy Microsofts next console as my friends own it and I want to play with my mates.

I will wait for a year.See how the third party support is doing.

Yes, but I will wait quite a time to get the new system

Yes I would I have 24 Wii games that I love playing so if they have the games I want then of course I will purchase one.

It'll be the same situation that happened this generation for me.

I got a DS lite first, then I got a Wii a month later. Then two years later I got a Xbox360.

I already have a 3DS. I will get a Wii2, however I'm waiting about a year before I pick one up. I won't end up getting another console (Xbox720, PS4) until a good 3-4 years after.

Yup, could be my first day one console ever, especially if the rumors are true that Retro is designing a game for it already

if its motion control centric then i will probably not buy it. Wii was a disappointedcampzor

Of course, while I greatly enjoy my PS3 nothing can match Mario and Zelda

Yes, because while I know some people like to think otherwise, nintendo does learn from their mistakes... They thought possibly having lower tech on the wii would make it easier for third parties to make games for it, they also didn't think people would convert to HD tvs as quickly as they did... While it did make it easier for developers to make games for Wii sadly none of them were good... Anyone capable of making a good game could also have made one for a higher spec. system and anyone who couldn't could only really do shovelware. It actually had a reverse effect because any good developers simply didn't want to make games for the wii they wanted to work with the best tech available and push themselves.. ESPECIALLY the japanese who are in my opinion the biggest people nintendo needs to win over here..

Because of the initial failures of the Wii and the Ps3, all japanese developers converted to handhelds. For a console the wii was too outdated to really interest the japanese, and the ps3 was too expensive and too difficult to develop for.. Sure things changed about 2 years or so later, somewhat.. but that time span was enough to make the japanese market completely handheld obsessed.. so developers didn't even bother with the consoles even though they had made strides forward because thats not where the japanese hardcore gaming attention was.. Because I mean, think about it.. Where did all the Japanese developers go?!... How many good japanese games where even RELEASED this gen.??.. Like 4 or 5 TOPS?.. compare that to how many were released on the ps2... it was like about a MILLION.....So many awesome games it actually is unbelievable.. these guys who made all these awesome awesome ps2 games didn't just fall off the face of the earth they went somewhere.. They just all got too distracted making brain age clones..

So if Nintendo is going to recapture the japanese they are going to have to make the system have really good specs and I'm pretty sure they realize this. Because if you look at the history the japanes only care about making games and playing on the systems with new cutting edge tech.... They had fantastic third party support for the Super Nintendo, but when they failed to keep up with the times with the n64 and stayed with cartridges, everyone jumped ship to sony.. And then people stayed with sony when they came out and the ps2 and it had a dvd player, which they all went crazy for over there...But they need to find the right balance, the one sony had and the one they used to have between power, price and ease of development......

They also will have to go back to a more standard controller because I don't think that motion control really captured the eyes of the japanese developers and gamers nearly as much as nintendo had hoped, in fact it repelled them.

So if nintendo is able to recapture the japanese developers attention and bring them back from the weird handheld limbo they are all caught up in, then yes I will buy it, heck it might be the only system ill play, or have time for if all goes according to plan.

yea loved the Wii.:)

yes. the only console i dont regret buying was the wii.... though ibdid get the ps3 and 360 as gifts, i still neveer really played them

What about an option for those of us who are still unsure? Anyway, I might but it wouldn't be right away just like this gen. I didn't even get a Wii until this Christmas.

I'm learning that I'm more into handheld gaming anyway, so I will eventually be getting a 3DS first.

[QUOTE="campzor"]if its motion control centric then i will probably not buy it. Wii was a disappointedLastRambo341

What about an option for those of us who are still unsure? Anyway, I might but it wouldn't be right away just like this gen. I didn't even get a Wii until this Christmas.

I'm learning that I'm more into handheld gaming anyway, so I will eventually be getting a 3DS first.

darksongbird

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="campzor"]if its motion control centric then i will probably not buy it. Wii was a disappointedcampzor

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] Motion controls made it succeed, expect Wii 2 to have motion controls.LastRambo341

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

Yes, I dont know why I wouldnt. I mean, I loved the Wii, I loved the Game Cube, I loved the N64. I dont see the trend stopping.

I gave nintendo a chance to impress me this gen, and they failed. So i won't waste my money on a nintendo home console next gen.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="campzor"]well.. we'll see. I hope they dont force motion controls into their games this time.1080pOnly

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

Both controls have a place in gaming and I don't think you can have a console that only uses one of these methods. Street Fighter with Motion Control?

Both controls have a place in gaming and I don't think you can have a console that only uses one of these methods. Street Fighter with Motion Control?

Beck1110

*drools*

8) Imagine

I can see a lot of trips to A&E :)

Both controls have a place in gaming and I don't think you can have a console that only uses one of these methods. Street Fighter with Motion Control?

Beck1110

I agree completely with this statement. There are some games that work great with it and others that are left better to traditional controls. I love Red Steel 2 with motion controls, but Monster Hunter Tri is much better off with standard controls. Too many examples to count, but developers knowing what would work best for their particular game is what is needed, not either one trying to be forced into a game where it doesn't go well. Street fighter would be a disaster :O

I can't play Metroid or Zelda on the 360 or PS3 successors so yeah...

I loved the N64. I loved the Gamecube. The Wii has Skyward Sword (as long as it's a proper LoZ game & not a stupid showcase for motion controls) Monster Hunter Tri, Xenoblade & with a bit of luck, The Last Story & Pandora's Tower. As a console, I hate the Wii's motion control gimmick but love the Nintendo trademark sturdiness of the console. If the Wii 2 is more core focused than the Wii, something more akin to the N64 & GC, I'll pre-order it. But with the casual success of the Wii, a title called 'project cafe' & the rumour of a screen in the controller (......), I'm having serious doubts.

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[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] And be stuck with the dated gamepad? Please...LastRambo341

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

No, obviously you can make games that work for motion control and if you love to stand of an evening and play Wii fit then good for you. I like strategy, RPG, racing etc. These are TERRIBLE with motion control, absolutely awful in the extreme. Give me a M&KB or gamepad/wheel setup anytime.

Enjoy your Red Steels and Boom Blox,if they are the epitomy of motion control gaming then count me out.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

1080pOnly

No, obviously you can make games that work for motion control and if you love to stand of an evening and play Wii fit then good for you. I like strategy, RPG, racing etc. These are TERRIBLE with motion control, absolutely awful in the extreme. Give me a M&KB or gamepad/wheel setup anytime.

Enjoy your Red Steels and Boom Blox,if they are the epitomy of motion control gaming then count me out.

[QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] And be stuck with the dated gamepad? Please...LastRambo341

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

I didn't think they played fun on their respective peripherals either to be honest.

[QUOTE="Beck1110"]

Both controls have a place in gaming and I don't think you can have a console that only uses one of these methods. Street Fighter with Motion Control?

WreckEm711

I agree completely with this statement. There are some games that work great with it and others that are left better to traditional controls. I love Red Steel 2 with motion controls, but Monster Hunter Tri is much better off with standard controls. Too many examples to count, but developers knowing what would work best for their particular game is what is needed, not either one trying to be forced into a game where it doesn't go well. Street fighter would be a disaster :O

I also agree that it has it's place.

Biggest problem for me? Having enough room to play with multiple people on my Kinect or my Wii. It's painfull trying to cram people who are waving arms about into the space I have available. Not all of us live in countries where houses are bigger than the park I walk my dog in.

[QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] And be stuck with the dated gamepad? Please...LastRambo341

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

Of course, while I greatly enjoy my PS3 nothing can match Mario and Zelda

LaytonsCat

*cough* Valve and Blizzard *cough*

[QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] Yea because games like Wii Fit, Red Steel 2 and Boom Blox SUUUURREEE work or play fun on the gamepad, right?LastRambo341

No, obviously you can make games that work for motion control and if you love to stand of an evening and play Wii fit then good for you. I like strategy, RPG, racing etc. These are TERRIBLE with motion control, absolutely awful in the extreme. Give me a M&KB or gamepad/wheel setup anytime.

Enjoy your Red Steels and Boom Blox,if they are the epitomy of motion control gaming then count me out.

Err no. The Kinect is horrible if there are other people around in your roomand no amount of programming will change that. People like to move about, sensors pick that up. Hell the damn thing thought the arm of my chair was a person the other day and kept telling me to move them out of view *boggle*. The Wii has a massive lack of decent driving games and this is not because developers couldn't 'work it out right' it's because driving with your hands in the air or holding onto a small batton does not feel good and is not accurate enough.

Tiny movements with motion control suck and suck hard. Fighting games as mentioned above suck hard. So many things that it can't do well :(.

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

You mean the dated gamepad that makes many types of games possible that motion control alone doesn't?

Motion control is so ... bleh.

campzor

No, they will not work well on the gamepad. Motion controls have place in gaming

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"][QUOTE="1080pOnly"]

No, obviously you can make games that work for motion control and if you love to stand of an evening and play Wii fit then good for you. I like strategy, RPG, racing etc. These are TERRIBLE with motion control, absolutely awful in the extreme. Give me a M&KB or gamepad/wheel setup anytime.

Enjoy your Red Steels and Boom Blox,if they are the epitomy of motion control gaming then count me out.

1080pOnly

Err no. The Kinect is horrible if there are other people around in your roomand no amount of programming will change that. People like to move about, sensors pick that up. Hell the damn thing thought the arm of my chair was a person the other day and kept telling me to move them out of view *boggle*. The Wii has a massive lack of decent driving games and this is not because developers couldn't 'work it out right' it's because driving with your hands in the air or holding onto a small batton does not feel good and is not accurate enough.

Tiny movements with motion control suck and suck hard. Fighting games as mentioned above suck hard. So many things that it can't do well :(.

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="LastRambo341"] Yea because games like Wii Fit, Red Steel 2 and Boom Blox SUUUURREEE work or play fun on the gamepad, right?LastRambo341

No, they will not work well on the gamepad. Motion controls have place in gaming

[QUOTE="LastRambo341"]

[QUOTE="campzor"] they could easily work with a gamepad :| Only that they wont get noticed cause u wont see people flailing their arms playing it with a gamepadcampzor

No, they will not work well on the gamepad. Motion controls have place in gaming

If it has some games that appeal to me then I will definitely buy it. By that I mean, some great new exclusives other than Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong type games. Nothing against those games, I have simply had enough of them is all. No, I am not talking about just 'TeH MatUrE BlOoD aNd GuTz GaMeZ' either, lol. Just some new and interesting titles that offer a nice variety.

If they have decent 3rd party support and hardware that's a noticeable upgrade, then maybe. Heil68

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[QUOTE="LastRambo341"] If the developers make them work sense and work well, then they will be no problemLastRambo341

Err no. The Kinect is horrible if there are other people around in your roomand no amount of programming will change that. People like to move about, sensors pick that up. Hell the damn thing thought the arm of my chair was a person the other day and kept telling me to move them out of view *boggle*. The Wii has a massive lack of decent driving games and this is not because developers couldn't 'work it out right' it's because driving with your hands in the air or holding onto a small batton does not feel good and is not accurate enough.

Tiny movements with motion control suck and suck hard. Fighting games as mentioned above suck hard. So many things that it can't do well :(.

Like I said, it has a few applications it works well with. A few.

Does that mean the main control system on your console should be that and only that? No. Mario Kart can barely be called a racing game and is so noobified with motion controls that anyone decent playing it is using the classic controller, as was discussed in detail after launch.