How is the Wii doing?

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sevin0seven wrote:
Pichu wrote:
The Nihilist wrote:With the Wii 2/Wii U coming out, is it worth pursuing the new system? Anyone heard anything good about it so far?
Not really. I'd wait until E3 when they'll hopefully show off some actual, full games and not just demoes. Plus we don't know much else like price point, 1 or 2 Utablet support, 3rd party support and the like. It clearly has potential, but for now we should just wait.
the only updates i've read so far about Wii U is that EA are allegedly in talks with Nintendo to supply Wii U's online services through Origin, their digital distribution platform. Plus an "anonymous" developer said that Wii U may be adjusted to operate with two touch screen pads instead of one. But take that as rumors until E3 comes this year.
Oh yeah I remember hearing about that. I pray to the game gods that isn't true, I don't want EA to have a part in the Wii U's online structure. Fine for their own games, but everything through Origin? Nope.
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Do you think the original Wii service will continue after Wii U launches? That's what a lot of gamers were bringing up in the early days of online downloads that were anti-digital.
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I don't think that they would drop it immediately, but it's sure to happen as the wii dies away. If the WiiU is backwards compatible though, I hope the keep the game servers going though.

Is the DSi shop still running?
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Since the Wii U is suppose to be 100% compatible with the Wii, here's what I think: The Wii U might have a new online service, but everything that's available on the Wii Shop Channel will be brought over to the new Wii U service. So maybe the Wii online service will be shut down eventually, but we wont loose anything since it'll be on the Wii U.

I think game services will stay up for a long time. Maybe, for example, Mario Kart Wii's online service will be shut down when (assuming) a Wii U Mario Kart comes out. But a game like Goldeneye, for example, I can see staying up for a long time. Especially since people will be able to play it on the Wii U. Hell, here's hoping that the Wii U will have some sort of punk buster!
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I've really been enjoying my Wii a lot lately. Have logged in 70+ hours into Skyward Sword recently and just got Kirby's Return to Dreamland and played it with a bunch of my friends yesterday. The Wii and I have been having good times.
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