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"Nintendo are still operating like it's 1990. They should have "done a Sega" and offered Mario/Zelda as PS4/Durango exclusives. It is an utterly intentional decision to focus our resources on markets which actually matter ... like mobile, and Gen4. Yep, we've got plenty of problems, but WiiU isn't where that family/casual market is. It's on mobile/tablet now!"

Kai Dracon from GAF said:

Less powerful than a 360? Hmm. Who do you listen to for opinions about Wii U hardware.

A silly ranty sports game engineer who sounds like a gamefaqs poster.

An programmer from Criterion who worked on a real Wii U game that got released, and was everything it was claimed to be.

At this point, it all just sort of bleeds together into dogpiling while grasping for every possible negative thing to say since Nintendo is actually in trouble. It's not that nobody should criticize a company. It's just the sense of sheer, giddy eagerness lovingly woven into every line you read about Nintendo these days.

Nobody I've seen is phrasing it as "it's a damn shame Nintendo walked into this position given their storied history. What can they do now to save themselves." Instead it's "Yes! This is it! Nintendo's going down and it's going to be so good. These fuckers are finally getting what they deserve!"

And I would say the same thing if such drivel, and bargain basement forumite behavior was directed at another company, like Sony

How in the world did Nintendo manage to make a console that takes longer to download and install shit than the PS3. I thought that was impossible. I just downloaded Revelations on both, PS3 finished up much quicker, installed quicker. It did have a smaller download but I started it a few minutes after the Wii U download started.

Why is no one talking about the Best Buy thing? (well us US guys)

We are getting a mini-E3 at our Best Buys, that is so awesome! We will play Super Mario Universe while its at E3!  This is very smart of Nintendo cause that week the wii u display will have big crowds. Everyone will be standing around wondering what is going on and they will pay attention to the Wii U.

Dvader said:

MEGATON.

Hints at Sonic vs, Mario Kart!!!!

How crazy would that be.

Sumo doing Mario Kart huh? Well Sonic All-Stars was a damned good racer. It could have used some extra refinement particularly with the online. But if Nintendo is looking over their shoulder holy shitsnacks.... could be very very epic. Plus they'd offer enough to maybe even freshen up the series.

Dvader said:

How in the world did Nintendo manage to make a console that takes longer to download and install shit than the PS3. I thought that was impossible. I just downloaded Revelations on both, PS3 finished up much quicker, installed quicker. It did have a smaller download but I started it a few minutes after the Wii U download started.

Something being slower at downloading than PSN defies the laws of physics.

robio said:

Dvader said:

MEGATON.

Hints at Sonic vs, Mario Kart!!!!

How crazy would that be.

Sumo doing Mario Kart huh? Well Sonic All-Stars was a damned good racer. It could have used some extra refinement particularly with the online. But if Nintendo is looking over their shoulder holy shitsnacks.... could be very very epic. Plus they'd offer enough to maybe even freshen up the series.

If Sumo did the game, that would be awesome. But they are probably just talking guest appearances (Cross/promotional).  Would traditional MK fans revolt if a non-nintendo dev handled MK (even as great as they are)?  Probably not.

robio said:

I'm not excited because the Best Buy by me is dirty and scary people go there. It's like the K-Mart of Best Buys.

In my exp there are two kinds of BB's  Gleaming icons of consumerism where everthing is orderly, clean and just right.  And the ones that look like a liquor store during the 1992 LA riots, sorry revolution.  Where I used to live the ratio was 8/2 in fovor of the first.

and in thinking back, how much cooler would an urban riot be these days with the internet and smartphone/ cameras?

Man that was cool (and very scary) to be there:

robio said:

I don't know what most are like today, but the one by me is a shadow of what they once were. It just feels empty. Compared to all the things they used to carry though I guess it kind of is.

The company is going under so your store is just ahead of the curve.

My local Media Play became a crappy Entertainmart.