Wii-U thoughts so far

[ZenErik]

I can't think of many consoles that were great in the first year..

SNES had alot of great titles in 1991 for the NA release

F-Zero
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fight
Gradius III
Darius Twin
ActRaiser
Pilotwings
SimCity
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Super Mario World
Super R-Type
U.N. Squadron

Now only if Modern consoles could even have a chance against that line-up!

Now how about strong 3rd party lineups on POST-SNES consoles from Nintendo.

[Hazerd]

Now how about strong 3rd party lineups on POST-SNES consoles from Nintendo.

I can agree with that, my GameCube sat in my basement for over a year after Super Smash Bro Melee, wasnt till Super Mario Sunshine came out that i really played it again.

[MrPopo]

I can't think of many consoles that were great in the first year..

SNES had alot of great titles in 1991 for the NA release

F-Zero
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fight
Gradius III
Darius Twin
ActRaiser
Pilotwings
SimCity
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Super Mario World
Super R-Type
U.N. Squadron

Now only if Modern consoles could even have a chance against that line-up!

I'd argue that isn't the fairest comparison. There was almost an entire year between the JP launch and the NA launch, so there was going to be a higher amount of quality titles by the time the NA launch occurs. Nowadays you only have days between launches in different regions.

[AppleQueso]

I can't think of many consoles that were great in the first year..

SNES had alot of great titles in 1991 for the NA release

F-Zero
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fight
Gradius III
Darius Twin
ActRaiser
Pilotwings
SimCity
Super Castlevania IV
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
Super Mario World
Super R-Type
U.N. Squadron

Now only if Modern consoles could even have a chance against that line-up!

I'd argue that isn't the fairest comparison. There was almost an entire year between the JP launch and the NA launch, so there was going to be a higher amount of quality titles by the time the NA launch occurs. Nowadays you only have days between launches in different regions.

Hazerd isn't talking about launch lineup, she means the entire first year.

[Hazerd]

Maybe Japan should get the PS4 a year before us, that way by the time it comes out, will have more titles, less bugs, and more dlc!

[MrPopo]

I'd argue that isn't the fairest comparison. There was almost an entire year between the JP launch and the NA launch, so there was going to be a higher amount of quality titles by the time the NA launch occurs. Nowadays you only have days between launches in different regions.

Hazerd isn't talking about launch lineup, she means the entire first year.

That only furthers my point. NA got two years worth of releases in a single year.

[o.pwuaioc]

I'd argue that isn't the fairest comparison. There was almost an entire year between the JP launch and the NA launch, so there was going to be a higher amount of quality titles by the time the NA launch occurs. Nowadays you only have days between launches in different regions.

Hazerd isn't talking about launch lineup, she means the entire first year.

That only furthers my point. NA got two years worth of releases in a single year.

Actually, it doesn't. All the games which Hazerd mentioned were released within one year of the Super Famicom's debut in Japan, ignoring North America.

F-Zero November 21, 1990
Super Mario World November 21, 1990
ActRaiser December 16, 1990
Final Fight December 21, 1990
Gradius III December 21, 1990
Pilotwings December 21, 1990
Darius Twin March 29, 1991
SimCity April 26, 1991
Super R-Type July 13, 1991
Final Fantasy IV July 19, 1991
U.N. Squadron July 26, 1991
Super Castlevania IV October 31, 1991
Super Ghouls N Ghosts October 4, 1991

What a fantastic group of games all released within the first year of the SFC launch in Japan. The NA launch was sweet, but the first Japanese year was phenomenal still.

[Jamisonia]

I was pretty underwhelmed by the PS4 announcement. On the plus side, Sony is being smart and giving the system a large amount of very fast ram, and I'd be lying if I said that new Killzone trailer wasn't just plain cool.

Lets see what it costs first. Nintendo was trying to make a next gen console without it costing an arm and a leg. Sony has upped the processors, upped the RAM, and added a me too controller touchpad (much like sixaxis). So lets see what the price is. Likely more than the Wii U, but by how much?

[jay_red]

I was pretty underwhelmed by the PS4 announcement. On the plus side, Sony is being smart and giving the system a large amount of very fast ram, and I'd be lying if I said that new Killzone trailer wasn't just plain cool.

Lets see what it costs first. Nintendo was trying to make a next gen console without it costing an arm and a leg. Sony has upped the processors, upped the RAM, and added a me too controller touchpad (much like sixaxis). So lets see what the price is. Likely more than the Wii U, but by how much?

I cant see them pricing it under $500, but I dont think they will go the $600 route of the ps3 (which is a price that really turned people off)

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I really don't think it will cost much more than $400.

It lacks the screen, NFC, and other doodads that the WiiU controller has, and Sony is far more willing than Nintendo to take a loss on a system. The WiiU is only sold at a very, very minor loss. A single game sale turns it profitable.