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Nintendo, Quit Making My Soul Cry

Posted on Tuesday, August 28 @ 15:23:19 Eastern by sara_gunn

I’m a Nintendo fangirl from way back. My very first console was an SNES, and I destroyed Super Mario World for about three straight years. My entire adolescence I only owned Nintendo consoles, not venturing into other territories till well into my twenties. I have a fraking Master Sword tattooed on my arm, for crying out loud.

So, Nintendo, you and I need to have a little talk. I love you, fo’ reals, but you gotta stop. You know what I’m talking about. Metroid: Other M. Epic Mickey. Wii Sports of any kind. It’s bloody depressing. You’re making me hate you, and I don’t like it. I mean, we still have good times! We’ve been replaying Mario Galaxy right now, and it’s tons of fun! Right?!

Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, let’s talk about the Wii U for a bit. Most likely coming out in time for Black Friday this year, the new Nintendo system will be backwards compatible and may or may not be able to play DVDs. Oh, wait, it’s only backwards compatible to the Wii? *Pfffft.* I’m not relying on anything that won’t play Eternal Darkness or Wind Waker. Dammit, Nintendo, you’re doing it again…

Anyway, there’s no official price yet, and I’ve found rumors ranging from $251 all the way up to $600, which seems unlikely. Using my retail-fu, I’m guessing it will probably be about $300-400. Christ, even I can’t imagine paying $400 for a Nintendo.

So here’s my suggestion, Nintendo, and I’m gonna say it clearly, so I can be sure you get it: MAKE SOME GOOD GAMES. *Ahem.* You can have all the fancy touchscreen controllers you want, all the social connectivity your little heart desires, but if you can’t make some games that don’t suck, no one is going to care about you. ZombieU actually looks pretty cool, but that’s what we said about Other M, so I’m not getting my hopes up.

And stop trying to copy Microsoft’s controller. We can all see what you’re doing there.

Tags: Nintendo, Wii U

Comments

ShadeTail
Joined: Nov 2006

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
I never get this, I really don't. When I look back to the Wii, I see great stuff, first- and third-party both. You have your Marios and Zeldas and Kirbies, and off-beat but ambitious titles like Xenoblade. And then you have the likes of Zack&Wiki, No More Heroes, Crystal Bearers, Red Steel 1&2, Muramasa, Deadly Creatures. And that's just what I can pull off the top of my head.

And what's wrong with titles like Wii Sports and Wii Fit? OK, *we* don't like them, but having a wide range that appeals to different tastes is a good thing. The gamer base is bigger than our little bubble, and pushing that expanded base was a very good move by Nintendo. They're the only console company of the big three that made a profit over the past seven years. The other two are deep in the red.

Also, Nintendo's WiiU titles will come. Keep in mind that they're really hyping third-party participation this time around, so they're putting the spotlight on the third-party multiplatforms and exclusives for now.

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wildmario
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Blasting the Wii over 3 games? Really? I really wish people would at least wait until the Wii-U is actually here with a year's worth of games rather than wildly speculating because of past mistakes. No one thought Nintendo would get rid of the friend codes, but they finally did.

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moretokes
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Idk just judging Nintendo from my new 3ds ... I go to the e shop to download games but yoû can only get demos

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moretokes
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 10:42 pm
So Ive downloaded mgs3 demo , resident evil revelations,but I wanted to be able to just download purchase the full game straight to my ds so that I have more games on the go. I think Nintendo needs to work on their online shop and even online in their multiplayer games *starfox*. Overall though I do think nintendo is slowly fixing their mistakes.

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wildmario
Joined: Jan 2007

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Well Nintendo did start to sell NSMB2 as a digital download so that's a start.

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Chunibrow
Joined: Mar 2010

Posted: Aug 28th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
This rant sucks. Not only do you not have a good argument, you actually said "fo' reals". Ew.

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Lok-Nar
Joined: Feb 2012

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 12:13 am
Announce Super Smash Brothers Kart Racing or Mario Prime and then I'll consider buying a WiiU.

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Barth_Vader
Joined: Nov 2005

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 6:57 am
i accept you growing up with nintendo and all that stuff but it's clearly you're now at an age where you must shut up and show obedience to your superior husband who will play the superior playstation four

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Chunibrow
Joined: Mar 2010

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 8:06 am
This comment made me laugh.

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Anthony_Severino
Joined: Oct 2010

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 9:37 am
Spit out my drink laughing at it. But I only read it because you said it made you laugh, so you get an upvote, too.

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sara_gunn
Joined: Oct 2008

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 10:28 am
This comment also made me laugh. Well done.

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moretokes
Joined: Apr 2011

Posted: Aug 29th, 2012 at 7:39 am
Tell her how it is puke vader!!!! Ps4

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