MasonicGamer.com: There’s no doubt about it, the Wii U will go down as one of the worst console launches of all time, if not THE WORST! After kicking everyone’s ass last generation from a sales perspective, Nintendo decided to start the next generation by going first. It sounds like a solid plan and they even called the system Wii U just so they could ride off the success from the Wii before it but they made one fatal mistake. They clearly weren’t ready and instead released a system about one year too early onto the market with nothing to play on it. Even now some 8 months later, we’re still relegated to slim pickings.
Much has been said about the Wii U since it’s launch, pretty much everyone has already poked fun at and taken jabs at Nintendo. Rightly so I might add and even I was taking shots at Nintendo last year in regards to how poorly they handled just about every aspect of the Wii U. The Wii U trashing however has gotten stale as of late and now everyone is just trying to score some hits by beating a dead horse, guys we get the point, Nintendo f**ked up.
What I’m here to do is take a look at Nintendo’s response to all the complaints, namely the lack of games for the Wii U. Pretty much every system not named Dreamcast has had a lacklustre first year but eventually many of them get going once the right games start to come along. I think the Wii U is FINALLY reaching that point where some good stuff is on the way soon and we at least have some idea of what we can expect in the more distant future.
Let’s all take a moment to put down our pitchforks and see what potentially cool stuff is coming to the Wii U.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
Ubisoft barely have a leg to stand on lately, so do they need to crack open the vaults and return platforming royalty to glory for some goodwill?
We need Rayman 4, they could make a great platformer game if they wanted. With the open hub levels and the like.
Better than relying on Rabbids and Assassins Creed all the time
Yeah agree id love a Rayman 2 style 3d platform game over another 2d platformer I know people loved legends but it never gelled with me same as Rayman 1 back in the day on PS it just felt like a average platformer with sonic and Mario offering something better on what was then last gen hardware
Yes..but I am sure it won't be the Rayman game fans want. Not from the company that is Ubisoft today.
Ancel is retired from games. His hoodlum/rabbid team are doing their own thing. It would not be the same if Ubisoft did.
Probably far more profitable to make low effort Rabbids games aimed at kids over a next Rayman
Experience points, skill trees to fill up, level gating, endless menial tasks and side quests, constantly scrounging for resources. Always having to upgrade your gear. A.KA. "The Ubisoft effect".
No thanks, don't ruin Rayman's legacy.
The writing duo behind Sonic games like Sonic Colors and Sonic Lost World reveal they have little creative control over their game scripts.
They need to start letting people take inspiration from the comics, there's a ton of great stuff to take inspiration from.
My beef is why even hire writers if you're just going to control the whole process. I'd be very upset as a writer if someone did that. A job is a job though.
Performative for optics, I would think.
It's like the US Congress holding a vote to "denounce the evils of socialism." It literally did absolutely nothing about anything and was a complete waste of everyone's time (and tax dollars—which is its own irony, by the way)
Dumbest thing in the world, but if you hire writers, it looks like you made a serious effort to make something great.
Do you remember when the original Suicide Squad movie was coming out? How much did we hear about Killer Croc's actor watching cannibal videos to get into character? Or even the "incredible lengths" Jared Leto went through to personify Joker on and off set?
It looks better when people think you're taking it seriously.
Pretty much confirmed that SEGA controls everything about sonic no derivations fr
Nothing new sonic forces was meant to be far darker then sega got cold feet and they did the same old power of friendship ending
Good Article. Lots of good games coming this fall for the Wii U. I will have tons to keep me busy as I plan on buying almost every game on that list.
Well for Nintendo fans at least. If people don't have an interest in Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Donkey Kong or a new IP then they probably won't get a Wii U for some time, if at all.
I personally think the lineup is decent at best and worst. Nothing massive, but hey, six good games in such a short span of time is no skin off my nose.
"Smash Bros. 'nuff said."
I like that.
That's the line-up that was supposed to happen a half year ago already.
No insult towards the Wii U, but if Nintendo could release a couple of these games before, I'm absolutely sure all of those bad sales won't happen, and EA not making games for it wouldn't even happen.
So far it has the best upcoming game lineup if we are talking about 2013 and 2014.Other than PC of course.