Wii-U thoughts so far

[Octopod]

Maybe Nintendo just doesn't want to give $10 per console sold to Sony?

Or they could just consider it unimportant I guess. Doesn't Nintendo consider their console pure gaming machines or something of that nature?

[ZeroAX]

I wonder why Ninty is so against achievements?

Yes specially with the Mii-verse thing they have going on. They could include user made achievements so friends could dare one another

[Opa Opa]

I wonder why Ninty is so against achievements?

Selling the console would be an achievement.

[fastbilly1]

No way to have a digital download to cover the license? Like pay $10 - $15 for BD/DVD playback. Would be worth it to some people.

It would depend on how the Bluray license agreement is written. It should be doable, but I highly doubt it will happen. That said, I would pay for it if it was released.

[ZeroAX]

Or they could just consider it unimportant I guess. Doesn't Nintendo consider their console pure gaming machines or something of that nature?

They didn't mind putting netflix on their consoles, so I hardly think that's it.

[isiolia]

Or they could just consider it unimportant I guess. Doesn't Nintendo consider their console pure gaming machines or something of that nature?

That's probably what they'd say, but, they didn't exactly rationalize cartridges over optical media to gamers by explaining the business side of things then either. They came up with a sales/marketing friendly answer, and rolled with that.

[ZeroAX]

Some times Nintendo seems like a very conservative company. I wonder what would it get for an engineer (or a game designer) to get something new done in there.

[Lazer]

I wonder why Ninty is so against achievements?

They don't want to copy competitors. They probably want to have achievements, but they don't want to be seen as copying Microsoft.

Remember when Kinect and Move came out, and someone in Nintendo said that Microsoft and Sony should be embarrassed for their blatant bandwagon-riding/copying of motion controls? I think Nintendo doesn't want that line of reasoning reversed onto them.

They kind of (not really) sort of have achievements in NSMBU.... nevermind.

I will always buy Nintendo stuff (fanboy) anyway, but, God, I wish they had achievements.

[Lazer]

Because I'm not only a fanboy, I'm also an achievement whore.

[Reprise]

I don't know, I kind of agree with Nintendo when they say they just want to focus on games and not additional costs to their consoles. I don't really know why people still care about DVD and Blu Ray playback. Well especially DVD playback anyways. I don't need a 400th DVD player and I already have a Blu Ray player.

As for achievements, I've never cared for them, but I do think Nintendo should have them. People can get a lot of enjoyment and replay value out of games trying to get them.