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Most Promising Exclusive Wii U Games of 2014 and Beyond

"Join BootHammer as we take a look at the most promising exclusive games currently being worked on for the Nintendo Wii U. The console has certainly struggled to gain momentum but this year looks to change all that with fantastic titles coming from both Nintendo and other talented developers. Get ready to dust off the GamePad and get busy with a nice variety of games ranging from impressive RGP's to high paced brawlers." - BootHammer

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TomShoe3677d ago

If MK8 and Smash Bros. don't boost sales, I don't know what will.

randomass1713677d ago

X might help it. Titanfall boosted Xbox One. I can see a hardcore game like X helping wii U.

DarthZoolu3677d ago

Nintendo needs to make the next Zelda appeal to the same people that love SKYRIM. If Nintendo would make Metroid and Zelda way way way more ambitious. They need to focus on the hardcore crowd that spends more on games because we give systems legs. I get most of the AAA titles and I already have a WiiU but its a dust magnet right now.

ritsuka6663677d ago

Nintendo needs to make the next Zelda appeal to the same people that love SKYRIM'''

Nahhh... Thanks but no thanks.

ABizzel13677d ago

I agree with everything except Hyrule Warriors, which I simply can't see being anything more than another Dynasty Warriors, but this time starring Link and his arsenal of weapons. It'll probably sell decently (500k), but I just can't see it being more than another average Dynasty Warriors, with hopefully a good Zelda twist (not holding my breath).

@random

X, isn't really going to help sell the Wii U. It might bring in some sells simply because it looks epic, and could be a great JRPG if done right. But considering Xenoblade struggled to break 1m on the Wii with its 80m install base at the time, I don't see it helping Wii U, especially if Mario Kart and Smash don't do it, which are consistently smash hits for Nintendo, with both selling over 7 million copies on the GameCube even though it was struggling.

Kart & Smash = 7 million sales on worse selling Nintendo console.
Xeno = 1 million sales on best selling Nintendo console.

Unfortunately I think Mario Kart and Smash will be the make or break for Nintendo. Kart will bring a huge sales boost, then we'll have to see how long it last. If it drops off quickly before E3, then we'll probably get another price drop later in the year before Smash Bros. And if Smash sales drop off quickly even with another price drop or cheaper SKU, then Nintendo is going to call it off for the Wii U.

There's one other game that could really ignite the Wii U sales, and that's a good home console Pokemon with a good online mode / Pokemon MMO. Even being bold enough to make Pokemon Z a Wii U exclusive would help.

Nintendo can get back in this if they launch Kart in May, and show up to E3 with Bayonetta looking amazing, X looking amazing, Smash looking amazing, A real 3D Mario single player looking amazing, Star Fox looking amazing, Metroid looking amazing, A few New IP's and some refresh (F-Zero / Kid Icarus / Earthbound), and that Pokemon game, and the Wii U is saved.

If they pull their E3 2013 stunt then we might as well wait for the next console -_-

thehobbyist3677d ago

Bayonetta 2, the new Zelda that's confirmed to be at this year's E3. There's still stuff. Oh, and the inevitable Mario Party game. Those always sell.

Monster_Tard3677d ago

A known hacking group is close to making a device to play backed up Wii-U games. I'm not condoning piracy but it would bump console sales.

Monster_Tard3677d ago (Edited 3677d ago )

Oh okay, very insightful reason as to why it wont.

BlackWolf3677d ago (Edited 3677d ago )

Well, let me help you with the insight. It could help bump the hardware sales, but it will detriment the software sales.

Nintendo and whoever makes games for the console will have their games hacked, and pirated, so they would not see income from that. They'll lose some money, and any 3rd party left will see more risk in making games for the console. So, in the long run, it's not a good idea.

Monster_Tard3677d ago

Hence why i said console sales and not games sales, this is not something I'm suggesting, it's something that is happening. =/

wonderfulmonkeyman3677d ago

And Nintendo will find a way to shut it down, or to upgrade the firmware in the console so that said devices won't be recognized anymore.

Which will likely lead to problems with other products that legit consumers use with the system.

Once again, hackers become the reason why we can't have nice things...

Monster_tard53677d ago

@wonderfulmonkeyman Nintendo wont find a way to stop them once they are already too far in. Nintendo couldn't stop it on the Wii or DS, MS didn't stop it on 360 and Sony didn't stop it on the PS3 or PSP, Sadly the hackers are winning.

wonderfulmonkeyman3677d ago

The Wii U is a whole different case than the Wii, though, thanks to the Gamepad.
That's going to be significantly harder to do a work-around for than the motion controls of the Wii.
This is a new gen with stronger security.
Game face, boys. Hackers won't always win.

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3-4-53677d ago

* Every game will help boost sales in the short & long term.

* Right away, there will be an initial boost in sales from every somewhat major game that is released.

* The more games that are released, the more appealing the console becomes in the long term from a buyer's perspective.

* Every game matters, every game counts, for every system.

greenlantern28143676d ago

They might gives sales a push but all the wiiu owners are the ones waiting these games I know I have been wanting MK8. I want some of these games but idk they will push consoles. Nintendo needs an aggressive advertising campaign that shows people the wiiu is different and new.

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kraideral3677d ago

Good lineup but the Wii U needs a new IP

LOL_WUT3677d ago (Edited 3677d ago )

Something that caters to the west! ;)

Concertoine3677d ago

Why do people keep saying X is a new IP? Its most likely a new Xeno game

iplay1up23677d ago

Zombi U, is not Nintendo, but you can't play it anywhere else and it is a new IP.

chronoforce3677d ago (Edited 3677d ago )

I agree Ninty should invest in more new IP but gamers have a bad habit of being very unrewarding in regard to new IP. Nobody really purchased wonderful 101 which actually attempted to use the game pad in ways other than a map,inventory or mini-games. the you-tube channel The Game theorists does a good job of explaining the disconnect between the "Innovation is dead!" mantra many people including developers seem to take and the actual spending habits of gamers.

As for Nintendo, their gamers are the worst offenders and seldom reward Nintendo for creating new franchises take a look at the GameCube. look at the 2D Mario games which are very derivative yet seem to sell way more than 3d titles which are by far more innovative.

It is sad that people disagreed with you, then they hurl insults at call of duty fans.

marloc_x3677d ago

Aww..I enjoy Wonderful 101 and Finest Hour for my Gamecube is my favorite of the four COD titles I own across three Nintendo consoles. Don't paint us all in one stroke chrono :)

wonderfulmonkeyman3677d ago (Edited 3677d ago )

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW50...

Small example right there.
Nintendo HAS new IP's.

People just don't want to freaking LOOK for them, let alone give them a chance!

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Whatsupdog3677d ago

Dont own a Wii U, but Bayonetta 2 might just be the game that pushes me towards it!

randomass1713677d ago

Psst, get Smash! It's also super fun and fast paced. ;D

KonsoruMasuta3677d ago

I want to know about Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem!

randomass1713677d ago

^This! we haven't seen so much as a screenshot since the teaser trailer. :( Must know more!

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory3677d ago

that because when it was announced it barely started development

Drithe3677d ago

The Wii U has some good games. It has more great games on it than the PS4 and Xbox One combined. Mario Kart is gonna rock. So will Zelda.

PrinceOfAllSaiyans3677d ago (Edited 3677d ago )

"It has more great games on it than the PS4 and Xbox One combined." I hat when people say something that dumb. The Wii U has been out for over a year now, and its just starting to get good games slowly. The PS4 and XB1 have been out for 4 hold months so what do you expect ?

OT: The Wii U has a solid lineup this year, not amazing but decent. Hopefully at E3 they announce some more good games. I want to see Zelda U, a new Metroid, and Super Mario Sunshine 2.

thehobbyist3677d ago

Good news, Wii U Zelda confirmed for E3 2014

Realplaya3677d ago

Don't forget to add that Nintendo has been making games in HD for a year so that.

Also don't downplay the lineup for 2014 for a company a year in that is amazing.

But I hope there is a mario galaxy 3 announced along with with some surprises.

Benjaminkno3677d ago

Except WiiU has Wii's entire catalog. So it's not that dumb.

And Nintendo is gravitating more towards Indie games, which is quickly becoming the future of gaming. And WiiU supports Indie games better than any other, least from my point of view.

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Looking Ahead: The Lingering Questions About the Next Mario Kart

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."

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Yi-Long31d ago

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.

gold_drake31d ago

there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.

nintendo needs their bangers early on

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PlayStation Removing Twitter/X Integration for PS4 and PS5 on November 13

PlayStation has announced that they will be removing Twitter/X integration from PS4 and PS5 systems on November 13.

shinoff2183189d ago (Edited 189d ago )

I never used it or had no intentions to. I am curious to why though.

Nitrowolf2189d ago (Edited 189d ago )

the API prices, Musk is insane
Even if PlayStation could afford it, it's a waste

GamerRN188d ago

It was never that useful when it was free for Sony

excaliburps189d ago

Elon that's why. He put a large amount to use Twitter API. Dude is killing the platform and once BlueSky launches, it's game over. I mean, assuming BlueSky works and all.

gerbintosh189d ago

Just like when Threads launched, it was game over but look at it now. If a company wants to replace twitter they need to innovate not copy

Spenok189d ago

Lol, yeah, THAT'S going to happen.

Musk has been doing nothing but make the platform a better place to communicate, making truth easier to find or point out.

People keep saying it's dying, or he's going to kill it, but it's somehow still the most used platform of its kind than any other.

shadowknight203189d ago (Edited 189d ago )

Twitter is 1 of the few social platforms that allows us as people to speak freely, and I mean everyone, so him ruining the platform as u say, is a big joke of a statement.

Sometimes it only takes 1 person, but it takes a large group of people and a need, a purpose, to make a change happen. There was obviously a need for change. Spew your propaganda filth all you want, but if API prices ruins a platform, a 'use' that PS never really used or needed, then you otta reprioritize what matters to you when you speak nonsense. But that's actually what that is "non" "sense".

Moegooner188d ago (Edited 188d ago )

Lol @ the last two comments. It lost around half of its value. Try again.

Jin_Sakai188d ago (Edited 188d ago )

“Musk has been doing nothing but make the platform a better place to communicate, making truth easier to find or point out.”

“People keep saying it's dying, or he's going to kill it, but it's somehow still the most used platform of its kind than any other.“

Exactly. The Elon hate is funny. Twitter was headed for bankruptcy before Elon acquired them and now with 80% of the workforce gone X continues to operate just fine and has gotten more features than before in a record amount of time.

X is seeing 1.5 million new sign-ups every day.
Back in March, X reported that it now has 253 million daily active users, an increase of 15 million on the 238 million mDAU that Twitter reported in July 2022.

SyntheticForm188d ago

Thank god for community notes.

RioKing188d ago (Edited 188d ago )

Expecting the guy who ran Twitter to not turn BlueSky into the same left-wing echo chamber it was is hilarious. Have fun with that. 👍🏼

fr0sty188d ago

@spenok, that isn't even close to true. Twitter has lost almost all of its sponsors, and usage rates are plummeting faster than any other social network out there. At least try to look up the facts before you speak.

fr0sty188d ago (Edited 188d ago )

@ Jin

X currently has 225 million daily active users – a decline in tens of millions or 11.6 percent of users from just before Musk acquired the company. Ad revenue is down 50%.

https://www.cbsnews.com/new...

https://mashable.com/articl...

fr0sty188d ago

Elon lets the nazis roam free, and in turn the sponsors roam free as well, away from X. I give it another year, he'll try to sell it once his dream of turning it into an unregulated bank come crashing down around his feet.

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thorstein189d ago

MS had already dropped it, so this really isn't a surprise.

I used it just to post screenshots. But that was years ago when the feature and twitter were new.

Gamingsince1981189d ago

Twitter was always trash, the faster he kills it the better.

Army_of_Darkness188d ago

X and rumble. The only platforms with genuinely true free speech for us all! Everyone should support them by signing up. It's free after all 👆👍 heck, I never had Twitter until Elon took over😁

FunAndGun188d ago

There is no such thing as "free speech" when you sign a Terms of Service Agreement. X and Rumble still delete, ban, and censors users.

shinoff2183188d ago (Edited 188d ago )

Man I get the free speech and all but the biggest ones clamoring about that are the ones I'm not interested in hearing their bs from anyway. Free speech shouldn't mean being able to flat out lie with no evidence what so ever. Just saying

Will say twiiter is one of the few places besides reddit I could advertise one of my ventures

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OptimusDK189d ago

Price for the Musk adventure

kneon189d ago

Price for the Musk ̶a̶d̶v̶e̶n̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ debacle

ZeekQuattro189d ago

Musk is doing his damndest to kill X the artist formily known as Twitter. Oh well. 🤣

cammers1995188d ago

It'll be gone within a few years thanks to him.

Army_of_Darkness188d ago

Why would you say that? The dude is undoubtedly a great human being. Donating to charities, helping the environment, allowing free speech on X even though his actions are causing other huge companies and elitist to become his opposition as a consequence, his quote to them was“Offer me money.. Offer me power.. I don't care.” 🙌 the man!

shadowknight203188d ago

People have more hate for him than Jeffrey Epstein. It's not the people's fault, it's just people are too easily brainwashed by propaganda. Happened with the Germans and Hitler, and it's happening again but on a world scale.

Babadook7188d ago (Edited 188d ago )

Musk is a breath of fresh air compared to other tech big wigs. He’s not even woke.

Zuck on the other hand. 💩

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Wii U Versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon's Online Play is Back

Nintendo has recently restored Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online after five months of being offline.

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