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PoV: Can Wii U bring in the hardcore crowd? |
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Nintendo's new console was designed to bridge the gap between the casual and the hardcore audience, the specific market that has slowly drifted away from the platform.
Now the Big N wants to make up for the lost time and lure the crowd back by announcing several "hardcore" franchises and games coming to it's Wii U console. The question now is... can Nintendo finally cater to its long lost audience?
“Wii U redefines the structure of home entertainment by fundamentally changing how the TV, the game console and the Internet function and interact together,” said Nintendo President Satoru Iwata during the consoles unveiling at E3 last week. “The experience enabled by Wii U and the new controller takes players deeper into their games, while reaching out wider than ever before to be inviting to all kinds of gamers.”
While I'm very impressed on how the Wii U was built and being marketed upon, I'm still not to sure if it can cater to the hardcore crowd, given, most of the audience they are targeting already own a PS3, Xbox 360 and desktop PC.
“Will U will be equally satisfying to all? No machine has done that before,” Mr. Iwata said. “It will offer deeper and wider experiences than any gamer has realized before. It will let everyone see games in a different way.” The question now, can it deliver the goods?
Share your thoughts below or continue the discussion at the forums.
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Its just what "hardcore/casual" gamers have been clamoring for.
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And to think, i thought the original xbox pad was bad.
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There is little incentive to pick a multiplatform on this over the others. its a good thing
wow, now i can see my map and inventory on the pad without having to pause! GAME CHANGER. No offense but if thats the "game changer" i have to look forward to then i'll pass.
i have my own TV, as do most gamers, and so have no reason to "continue my gaming on the pad while my grandma watches All MY Children"
I've since gotten over my obsession with Nintendo first party games, last mario console game i played was mario 64, and thus goes any incentive for me to obtain one.
the only real reason that a gamer will me enticed by this is the allure of new technology. But i guarantee of the few chumps that actually get this, they'll realize quickly that they've been fooled by the BIG N yet again.
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yeah, they put out a few games that hardcore gamers will like, like zelda, but for the most part the line has been drawn based on the wii.
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Who cares? Bring on the good games!
If the "hard core" crowd actually mattered then then the BILLION dollar industry that is casual and most handheld games wouldn't exist.
The specs of the Wii U are good enough to bring any current game to it, if that's what you mean.
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My answer to the POV is yes and no.
If by hardcore you mean the people who play games for the sake of playing games and just want a good time, then yes. The truth of the matter is that its not really that black and white but a whole spectrum of grays.
I know that I have found an enjoyable experience on every console I played from any developer and this will be no differenct
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