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Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:12 pm
by AppleQueso
Retrogamer0001 wrote:If history has told us anything, it's that buying a new console at launch is asking for disaster to strike - especially since the hardware is new and still has bugs left to work out. Examples include:
PS1: Plastic components melting due to overheating
PS2: Overheating leading to fire hazard
PS3: YLOD
360: RROD
There are others, I'm sure, but I'm personally going to wait for at least the 2nd generation of Wii-U consoles before I take the risk to buy one.
Okay wow this is the first I've heard of that. I remember the disc read errors being a big deal, but
fire hazard?
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:14 pm
by Stark
AppleQueso wrote:Retrogamer0001 wrote:If history has told us anything, it's that buying a new console at launch is asking for disaster to strike - especially since the hardware is new and still has bugs left to work out. Examples include:
PS1: Plastic components melting due to overheating
PS2: Overheating leading to fire hazard
PS3: YLOD
360: RROD
There are others, I'm sure, but I'm personally going to wait for at least the 2nd generation of Wii-U consoles before I take the risk to buy one.
Okay wow this is the first I've heard of that. I remember the disc read errors being a big deal, but
fire hazard?
I can confirm that issue with the PS2.
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:15 pm
by MrPopo
Retrogamer0001 wrote:If history has told us anything, it's that buying a new console at launch is asking for disaster to strike - especially since the hardware is new and still has bugs left to work out. Examples include:
PS1: Plastic components melting due to overheating
PS2: Overheating leading to fire hazard
PS3: YLOD
360: RROD
There are others, I'm sure, but I'm personally going to wait for at least the 2nd generation of Wii-U consoles before I take the risk to buy one.
I thought that was the Oxbox.
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:18 pm
by Stark
MrPopo wrote:Retrogamer0001 wrote:If history has told us anything, it's that buying a new console at launch is asking for disaster to strike - especially since the hardware is new and still has bugs left to work out. Examples include:
PS1: Plastic components melting due to overheating
PS2: Overheating leading to fire hazard
PS3: YLOD
360: RROD
There are others, I'm sure, but I'm personally going to wait for at least the 2nd generation of Wii-U consoles before I take the risk to buy one.
I thought that was the Oxbox.
Both. The oXbox was more prevalent of the two I believe.
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:58 pm
by CRTGAMER
AppleQueso wrote:Retrogamer0001 wrote:If history has told us anything, it's that buying a new console at launch is asking for disaster to strike - especially since the hardware is new and still has bugs left to work out. Examples include:
PS1: Plastic components melting due to overheating
PS2: Overheating leading to fire hazard
PS3: YLOD
360: RROD
There are others, I'm sure, but I'm personally going to wait for at least the 2nd generation of Wii-U consoles before I take the risk to buy one.
Okay wow this is the first I've heard of that. I remember the disc read errors being a big deal, but
fire hazard?
Agree. The Fat PS3 and older 360 are the portable room heaters.
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:10 pm
by Stark
CRTGAMER wrote:AppleQueso wrote:Retrogamer0001 wrote:If history has told us anything, it's that buying a new console at launch is asking for disaster to strike - especially since the hardware is new and still has bugs left to work out. Examples include:
PS1: Plastic components melting due to overheating
PS2: Overheating leading to fire hazard
PS3: YLOD
360: RROD
There are others, I'm sure, but I'm personally going to wait for at least the 2nd generation of Wii-U consoles before I take the risk to buy one.
Okay wow this is the first I've heard of that. I remember the disc read errors being a big deal, but
fire hazard?
Agree. The Fat PS3 and older 360 are the portable room heaters.
It was the power supply and cord, that was a problem.
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:56 pm
by Solus_Emsu
Will we see a repeat of last generation?
In that not trying to push the hardware performance boundaries; Nintendo releases a more reliable system. Followed by Microsoft and Sony's much more powerful yet buggy systems sometime after?
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:36 pm
by isiolia
Stark wrote:It was the power supply and cord, that was a problem.
For the XBox it was the early models. In the case of the PS2, it was a problem with the Slim, so it doesn't make sense in an argument against launch hardware.
Did Nintendo address the relatively widespread Wii laser issues in a revision?
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:01 pm
by Dakinggamer87
I was at PAX Prime last weekend and I played it for the first time and saw some launch games and overall I was pretty impressed with some and others not as much. Pikmin 3 was my favorite next to New Super Mario Bros. U and if they are both available on day one or before the end of the year which seems likely I will definitely be picking one up at launch along with the traditional controller.
Re: Wii-U thoughts so far
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:34 pm
by ZeroAX
Dakinggamer87 wrote:I was at PAX Prime last weekend and I played it for the first time and saw some launch games and overall I was pretty impressed with some and others not as much. Pikmin 3 was my favorite next to New Super Mario Bros. U and if they are both available on day one or before the end of the year which seems likely I will definitely be picking one up at launch along with the traditional controller.
Those are probably the games I least want on that system xD. Anyone tried Lego City and Zombie U yet?