Let me finish whydoncha... It won't be as fun as the last 7 for the second half, but the first half will be all info. It probably won't be as exciting as the last 7 with a downward slope as history gets more and more recent, but I'll be discussing The Build up to this generation, a few of the games (considering that's the whole worthwhile library of the Wii U... oops. What? A long time Nintendo fan can't pick fun at The Wii U struggling), and what caused them to fall on their face. No turning back, It's the big end...
Read Part 7 if you haven't already...
In 2011, The big question on every gamer's mind was Was Nintendo going to make it this generation? Will they be in 1st place like last time in all areas? Nintendo had a lot in the bank, Iwata was probably bathing in melted gold and swimming in a pile of cash, but what they didn't have was foresight. They thought getting a year headstart would help, unfortunately for them, they were being cocky.
The 3DS was an upgraded version of the regular DS, but now with better graphics, an analog pad, 3D capabilities, and better online. This is Nintendo's breakthrough hit this genreation, still it didn't have the same ripple effect the DS had. It did have games like Super Mario 3D Land, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Pokemon Generation VI, Kirby Triple Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Fire Emblem Awakening, Bravely Default, among others, but It did have a lot of N64 ports, like the 2 Zelda N64 Games, and Star Fox 64 (not to say they weren't good ports).
On November of 2012, the Wii U was released, It had everything going for it, HD Graphics, Hardcore games, indie games, A Tablet controller, but what went wrong? I'll tell you after the great things to come from the Wii U. Games like Mario Kart 8, Smash 4, Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101, Mario 3D World, and that's about it... All the other games aren't coming out for months at least (with one big release not coming out until 2016) or aren't good enough at best. That's the least of the Wii U's worries...
Another good thing to come of the Wii U was Amiibos, unlocking features like more Intelligent AI, Memory savers, yeah this is essentially glorified overpriced DLC, but they were great collectibles...
The TL;DR version of why the Wii U underperformed was because it didn't know what it wanted to be, was it a Tablet controller for the Wii? Was it aimed at hardcore gamers, or was it a casual gamer system? What games did it have on it? MAKE UP YOUR MINDS NINTENDO!!!! You're not Lucasfilm and you don't want to be bought by Disney or whoever after the NX!!!!
Nintendo needs to cut their losses and make their last couple of years for the Wii U memorable, end it with a bang, put aside your egos for 5 minutes, Get with the times, and get people hyped for the NX. Don't make the same mistakes Sega did. The marketing games on mobile platforms without ditching what you're best at is a good start, but there's a plethora of opportunities to do so. You should also endorse fan creations rather than censoring them, because it's bad enoughwe're getting a movie where Adam Sandler is fighting Centipede, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong you actually endorsed, but not the supposed Zelda Netflix show, show some love, not censorship. Endorse guys like Chuggaaconroy, non profit fan projects, because what you're telling me is that we'll probably get a Pokemon Movie staring Justin Bieber before we see you give a damn about your fans (knowing them the'll already start pre production on it and... you know what I refuse to go there). YOU GUYS AREN'T JUST STRONG, YOU'RE NINTENSTRONG!!!!!! You probably make millions off of merchandise sales, and if that whole Zelda TV Series was a thing, it could have been huge... Don't Frak up the NX...
The New 3DS is still young and announced not too long after it's release, so I won't judge it yet, but The NX is probably going to be released in late 2016/sometime in 2017? What do you want from it? What do you expect from it? Will it be another home run, or will it crash and burn like the Wii U is currently doing? If Nintendo stops making consoles, will you stop playing video games like I probably will if that happens? Answer in the comments below...
I won't end it with homework or key people, but I want you to experience the Wii U and 3DS for yourself.
Congrats on almost 126 years of service, #NintendoNowAndForever!!!!
Now that the series is Donezo, What did you think? Was it informative? Did it Suck? Why? Reasearch failures? Boring? Let me know...
For almost 45 years, gaming has played a pivotal role in our lives, it helped people, it hurt people, it made people feel all kinds of things, This series will be talking about gaming history, gaming nostalgia, gaming series, gaming systems, Gaming Companies, games in general, and everything in between. I'l be talking about some of the systems of the late 90s/very early 2000s (Windows 9x and it's games, the Dreamcast, The N64 (REVISITED), Playstation 1, and maybe the handhelds of that era (Game Boy Color (REVISITED), Neo Geo Pocket Color, and the Japan only Wonderswan (Color))), I'll be talking some systems not many people know about (PC Engine/TurboGrafx, MSX/MSX2 Computer Systems, and the Japanese computers that birthed many franchises, ports, and little known companies like Nihon Falcom and Game Arts), I'll be talking about games from all eras and systems (like Pokemon for it's 20th anniversary in a year), I'll be talking about Companies that are interesting in one way or another, and most of all I'll be talking about anything and everything gaming.
BUT WHEN DOES IT COME OUT?
I'm looking to a release sometime in May or June, if nothing else september, remember, Summer has lot's of movies coming out and the Kinnikuman retrospective, but Look forward to this series, on my blog, and Screwattack...
New Series: Kinnikuman Retrospective... An In-Depth Retrospective on the best manga series of all time, coming May 29 only on anonymousyoshi007.blogspot.com...
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