tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post6372192310153094644..comments2023-10-21T06:21:26.431-07:00Comments on Hugo Smits devlog: Shut up! Nothing is wrong with Nintendo WiiU!Hugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13832882628247753379noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-36384291148676270082015-06-24T00:29:06.042-07:002015-06-24T00:29:06.042-07:00Now the Wii U is competing with the likes of Xbox ...Now the Wii U is competing with the likes of Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and -- on paper, at least -- it still has its shortfalls. The graphics lag the newer Microsoft and Sony consoles, and the Wii U is the only one of the three that can't play DVDs and Blu-rays. You also won't find many of the latest and greatest triple-A third-party titles like Call of Duty and Madden on the Wii U. I really love playing games on the Wii U. You might too. <a href="http://www.gamereviewstop.com/" rel="nofollow">Wii U</a> | <a href="http://www.gamereviewstop.com/" rel="nofollow">3DS</a>hiteshraohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164747275159631590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-47147226541650185392014-12-29T22:27:04.943-08:002014-12-29T22:27:04.943-08:00Great post! This really helps people to understand...<br /><br /><br />Great post! This really helps people to understand better! Thanks for share this information. <br />I am providing this <a href="http://controllermodz.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">xbox one modded controllers</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563881700405233337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-42509585855394174932014-01-29T18:55:57.293-08:002014-01-29T18:55:57.293-08:00This sums up exactly how I feel. Nintendo needs to...This sums up exactly how I feel. Nintendo needs to fire it's marketing team and aggressively cater to indie developers. More than anything else, I think Nintendo has lost it's competitive edge. I don't Minecraft is going to be much help to them at this point (Minecraft has pretty much reached full saturation at this point), but coming up with a new IP somewhat like Minecraft (but also new and innovative) might help.The Arkwelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156847150929492694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-21436643927810108962014-01-28T09:58:07.812-08:002014-01-28T09:58:07.812-08:00Yes they do, but the analog stick was a little ste...Yes they do, but the analog stick was a little step after the simple dpad controll cross, jump from generic/analog gamepad to a completly different kind of game controller it's not that simple.<br />When Wii come out, people thought that the only way to play was wagging the WiiMote around, and they didn't see any alternatives to this, not so immediatly.<br />Nintendo makes a long jump, expecting that players follow it with no problem.Pix3lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062465631942185624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-12690943062303313152014-01-28T08:16:16.464-08:002014-01-28T08:16:16.464-08:00Very good thoughts, embracing Mobil for advertizin...Very good thoughts, embracing Mobil for advertizing purposes I think is a ok move after all Xbox games are found on windows devices (some any ways)<br /><br />how ever I think Nintendo has many better options for the long term.<br /><br />1) honestly they should buy both Sega and platinum games. Let platinum work on new and ambitious IP, Sega can still work on 3rd party games for Xbox if they really find a good match like Kinect games such as rise of nightmares or sonic snowboard. But for the most part Sega has a huge library, but many of those games are T or M rated which could give Nintendo some edge, games like vactorman, golden ax, and house of the dead, those could all be Nintendo equivalents to oddworld, Skyrim, and zombies. Plus platinum has only ever published with Nintendo or Sega any ways so they might as well be picked up once Sega is bought out. This would also technically let Nintendo have a second publishing company, which means if Sega was focused as a US companie it would Borden their developing scope.<br /><br />2) they could partner with Lego and work on some projects that embrace the "maker" culture. They could create create products that can cater to things like 3D modeling, 3D printing, programing, robotics, game design. As well as many other avenues. <br /><br />3) they could partner with WB/ cartoon network as well as Netflix and create showed and movies based on their IP they could create some shows for an "adventure time" demographic ( pikmin, Mario, donkey Kong) and other showed for the "adult swim" demographic (bayhoneta, w101, metroid) these shows don't even necessarily need to feature the main characters of those games to be great showed. <br /><br />4) they also need to look into developing some of their IP with big US developers. They could combine efforts and experience to make something truly special. Imagine if they announced they were making the next Zelda or ice climbers with Skyrim developer Bethesda, tell me that wouldn't fly off shelves. Or a star fox made with desteny developer bungi.<br /><br />5) I wont lie they need to shuffle some things around and really plan a great strategy next round. Virtual console needs to be two different things, part 1 us a 8$ a month service that lets you play older games like Netflix, works on several devices and can use cloud saves. With the option to still buy the games if you want. <br />part 2 is a fully remade HD/4k remake of a game as if it were a modern tittle. All new 3D models, added color, lighting, physics, maybe even new content. Then call them like VCHD games or something. <br /><br />their controllers need all updating. The pro controller was ok at best. Their next system needs all new updated versions. And the game pad needs to work as a stand alone product (maybe powered by WebOS) but of course is a controller first...call it a "smart controller" <br />they should also brand family game as "Wii" games and remove Wii from system names. They should also move away from DS as well (we get it, it has duel screens) their home system needs to focus on it being the base of the Nintendo ecosystem. And the handheld needs to focus on being something you play when your not at home, and that's actually made for gaming, rather then a phone.<br /><br />all those things are more simple then they sound. They would also help BIG joker gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295442032116676625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-85341271692218155912014-01-28T07:45:02.793-08:002014-01-28T07:45:02.793-08:00New technology or innovation is not the problem. N...New technology or innovation is not the problem. Not explaining it well is. So this is all a communication problem, not a hardware problem.<br /><br />Those gamers you mention that grew up with a gamepad, also learned to deal with analog sticks and touch screens on their mobile phones. Learning how to use Wii or WiiU controls therefore should not be a problem is explained well. <br />Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832882628247753379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-56509326848727226682014-01-28T07:41:54.982-08:002014-01-28T07:41:54.982-08:001. It’s not my mother language and I’m dyslectic. ...1. It’s not my mother language and I’m dyslectic. The fact that I write these blog posts at 4am after a heavy night of coding probably does not help either :)<br /><br />A good solution could be to write these blog posts in Dutch from now on ;)<br /><br />2. I think from a hardware perspective the WiiU is definitely a last-gen console. In terms of innovation and gameplay I consider the WiiU a nextgen console. Therefore I do think it will do fine over the next five years.<br /><br />3. Sure, but it’s time to stop and try to get EA and the other on board. It’s pretty clear this won’t happen until the user base expends. On the otherside Nintendo is also missing out on a lot of indie titles because their focus has been too much on bigger companies.<br /><br />So currently they are missing out on both fronts. Minecraft isn’t ideal, but with games like that at least the indie front will be covered. <br />Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832882628247753379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-60906412860506756762014-01-28T05:54:19.492-08:002014-01-28T05:54:19.492-08:00If they have not sold enough, how do you say that ...If they have not sold enough, how do you say that they are successful?<br />The success is sales, if it remains on the shelves, I don't think you can call it "success".<br /><br />And yes, my last sentence means that if you enter a strange kind of technology, as a new type of gamepad (Wiimote for example), there is a risk of scaring the big chunk of gamer that until the first generation had a basic gamepad, whose form is the applicant for the major consoles .<br />I have been startled by the WiiMote and the Nunchuck too, and this has delayed the purchase of my first Wii for quite some time.<br />Many of my friends have not bought a Wii, just opted for a ps3 or xbox 360, because frightened by the WiiMote, according to them, "too extravagant".<br /><br />Now I don't feel particularly bad to use the WiiMote, especially if I can use it as a classic gamepad (as in new mario bros for example), but even now I can't make me go down the nunchuck...<br /><br />On the PS3, this problem has been dealt differently, a device type like the Wiimote was released later as supplementary addon to the console and along with a few compatible title, I think that's the way Nintendo would have to move...<br /><br />(Sorry for my bad english, I'm Italian :] )Pix3lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062465631942185624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-9538863140126453642014-01-28T05:34:43.116-08:002014-01-28T05:34:43.116-08:00So true! I completely agree with you, although I m...So true! I completely agree with you, although I must point out several things about your post:<br /><br />1. So many grammar errors (sorry, it's true, and I know you don't care, but I had to point it out)<br /><br />2. You were comparing the Wii U to the XBox 360 and the PS3, instead of the XBox One and PS4. Does that mean you consider the Wii U to be a last-generation console? Do you think it will hold up for the next five years?<br /><br />3. The Wii U is also suffering from a severe lack of good third-party titles. Many of you will compare this to the XBox one and the PS4, but realize that the Wii U has been on the market for well over a year now, and you can't really ignore the first year of a console's life. I don't think getting Minecraft on Wii U will be particularly easy. <br /><br />Overall, though, I agree with your post. Mario Maniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866622078250825164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-53345242247262689342014-01-28T04:52:36.947-08:002014-01-28T04:52:36.947-08:00And yet both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS wher...And yet both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS where huge successes. Innovating is not a problem, Not selling enough systems is. <br /><br />When the user base of Nintendo WiiU will expend drastically, you will see developers like EA put out games for it. <br /><br />Those big companies do not run on sentiment or emotion. If they think the userbase is big enough for them to make money, they will jump at it.<br /><br />Also your last sentence; is that not exactly what a communication problem is? When players are not able to follow or understand your product?<br />Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832882628247753379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-91266425036501005772014-01-28T02:52:06.616-08:002014-01-28T02:52:06.616-08:00The problem is that Nintendo has tried to beat the...The problem is that Nintendo has tried to beat the competition by imposing new technologies on the market, difficult to understand, especially from longtime players.<br />This has convinced many people to buy products like playstation or xbox because closer to something they already possessed or with they were most familiar.<br />This then led many developers to give up any ports to the Nintendo consoles, like as you said, for reasons of adaptation to the new devices.<br />I think their real problem is not "communication", but having taken choices that players hardly fail to follow or understand...Pix3lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062465631942185624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-46519523693299999112014-01-27T21:46:08.656-08:002014-01-27T21:46:08.656-08:00Very well thought out, I agree entirely.
I'm...Very well thought out, I agree entirely. <br /><br />I'm currently developing a game for Wii U and so far Nintendo has been great to work with.Gojiguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216402243602043453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-29279329214595923362014-01-27T21:03:14.976-08:002014-01-27T21:03:14.976-08:00Love your games and attitude. Thanks for the posit...Love your games and attitude. Thanks for the positives!Russell Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065247256638013560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871195708658212343.post-78145813920029195712014-01-27T19:01:24.549-08:002014-01-27T19:01:24.549-08:00You, sir, are great. An incredibly thoughtful sent...You, sir, are great. An incredibly thoughtful sentiment, full of sound reasoning. I hope to see some of your work on the Wii U eshop in the near future!honeybohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10484872135217403300noreply@blogger.com