Why does it seem that noone is really into this new console yet there are news stories about all the preorders being sold out? No hype yet loads of sales....Doesn't make sense.
Produce less consoles than the what the market asks for = Instant sell out.Why does it seem that noone is really into this new console yet there are news stories about all the preorders being sold out? No hype yet loads of sales....Doesn't make sense.
Why does it seem that noone is really into this new console yet there are news stories about all the preorders being sold out? No hype yet loads of sales....Doesn't make sense.
A number of factors..
1) Trust & the hardcore market
Wii won over the casual market to the detriment of the hardcore audience. Now they are trying to go back to that audience and trying to build that back up - but the problem is the hardcore have found a new home in Xbox villa and Sony boulevard, and are not in the mood to move home right now, especially for what could be a short stay...
Add the fact the Wii U offers little more than their console they have been playing for the last number of years other than the tablet screen. The true merit of which is far from proved especially after the early promise of motion controls turned out to be nothing short of inaccurate aiming, imprecise controls for certain game genres and a lot of unnecessary wiggling...
2) Timing (economy & the next gen)
The Timing is awful. With the average age of gamer now estimated to be 30, this hits right at home. We all are still feeling the effects of global recession, and those holding onto their jobs are facing increased uncertainty, lower wages and higher taxes all at the same time. Disposable income has become precious.
It's a a hard sell for a $370 (premium) Wii U right now and with $59.99 retail price for games which have been on other platforms for a long time and are now either available in the cheap aisle (darksiders 2) or even repackaged with additional content (mass effect trilogy), making the full priced Wii u offering a further harder sell.
On top of being price conscious consumers we all know the next next gen consoles will be announced in a matter of months, with predictions of massive hardware / power difference over the Wii U it puts us on guard.
We all know it was third party developers that jettisoned the Wii when it came clear in order to do multi platform titles they would need to produce a stripped down or entirely different Wii game due to the madsive gap in hardware between the 360/PS3 & the wii . To the point where people just didnt buy the poorer wii product and eventually third party's just decided to take the Wii out of the picture altogether.
The Wii U does face this going forward too, not so much in the next 12 months, but in the years after that. It's too easy to dismiss it as a concern, but when reviews and hardware industry analysts are also echoing similar concerns it makes people think a little first.
A lack of clarity on the exact specs (that processor is still looking to be a bit of a dog going forward if the rumours of 3 core 700mhz are true) and the fact games are in many cases nt as good looking as current gen counterparts takes the excitement and expectation levels down to a gentle simmer when they should be at 'boil' with just a few days to go...
3) Interesting pre-order sell out
Despite all that its still seemingly sold out of its pre-order allocation, so maybe this is a clear indicator that the time is actually right for new hardware and there is a thirst for it, but the fact there seems to be little excitement or hyperbole or even care in most consumers you would question who actually has pre-ordered this. Are they people like me, early adopters, who are aprehensivly thinking this might be a short term relationship but I'm gonna enjoy it whilst I can... Therefore find it hard to be truly 'excited' .
We will see how the Wii u fares 'after e3 2013' that will truly be the testing time.
The casuals are still staring at their dust collecting Wii they bought with maybe 1 game in addition to what it came with...
Well, I'm into it!
But the issue is, the games I really want have been delayed I might break down and get Assassin's Creed III, but, I'm so backlogged in games, there really isn't a point.
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Why don't you just play your GC games on the Wii? At least you have one less console attached.
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I guess the difference is that I'm one of those guys that hides electronic TV accessories as much as possible, so I took it for granted that you could switch any consoles as you preferred.My Panasonic Q is the sexiest console ever and puts the Wii to shame and deserves to be seen far more than the Wii. Besides the Wii is an ugly mess with all its flaps open for controllers and memory cards..
But these moments of brilliance are for the moment overshadowed by the clumsiness of the system. It's a brand-new paradigm for video games, and there are clear and frustrating growing pains: the GamePad is too often confusing and illogically implemented, and it creates some really odd gaming experiences, especially when you're playing with friends.
Then there's the fact that the Wii U itself, with its chintzy materials and giant charging bricks, seems more like a prototype than a polished product. The touchscreen is a mess, the controller feels like someone mapped the buttons wrong, and even the console is bigger and clunkier than it should be.
In all, the Wii U is still as much a tech demo as anything else. It can do remarkable things, but exactly what those things are and how we can best use them are yet to be determined.
You're buying for a single game? A game which most reviews have said could have been done on a Wii in terms of concept, it just has slightly better graphics?
Not a bad start!Just read
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-18-zombiu-review
9/10
So that's 8/10 Nintendoland, 9/10 mario, 9/10 zombiU and Scribblenauts got awesome review on IGN too. 8.8/10
I think I'm going to get it and hope Pikmin and Rayman come soon in the new year.
Not a bad start!
My preorder includes ZombiU and Mario, might drop in NintendoLand too (really enjoyed that at E3). The fact that it's just a minigame collection doesn't bother me, I still play Wii Sports once in a blue moon, it's still great in multiplayer.
Just updated my post. IGN didn't like Zombi U Will have to wait and see overall on Metacritic.
I'll rely on you lot letting me know how it is after a few months of play time. I really don't want to buy another system for it to gather dust (Wii, 360).
ZombiU also scored 5/10 from GameInformer and 4.5/10 from Gamespot. Owch. Metacritic user score is 7.1 currently.