Wii U (formerly Project Café)
I'm sure we've all read the rumours about Nintendo's Project Café by now. There are rumblings that Nintendo want to recapture the hardcore market.
What do you think? Is this exactly the direction they need to take or are people skeptical?
What do you think? Is this exactly the direction they need to take or are people skeptical?
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I'm a bit of a Nintendo fanboy so I can't wait to see what they've come up with. For all the hate they get at least they try to keep things fresh
For all we know, Nintendo could be splitting their console lines in two!
Wii 2 for the casuals (eventually)
Project Cafe for the "hardcore"
(A pipe-dream I know, but who knows what could happen!!)
I mean the Wii got a lot of bad rep for not having many great "core" games on it, (I personally agree with that. In my experience I gave up on the wii a few years ago (this is from the guy who stubbornly stuck with the Dreamcast!!). I was almost drawn back by Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns, but the 360 still keeps me hooked in!
The "Wii" was meant to be universal, but in reality people really do want different things out of a console. I grew bored of the gimmick controls, and then got annoyed at how restricted they really were once mastered.
The lack of hard-drive and the poor online store really killed it for me.
(I mean in a 360 retail glut, I can at least use the Arcade store. There was nothing to help me cross the Wii's abyss)
Also Wii Music.
Once that came out, I knew it was game over....
I think my main problem with the wii is the party games. I have no one willing to play with me, which kind of defeats the object. So I'm forced to play single player games and there just aren't that many good ones out there for the wii.
Yeah, and even when you do get people, there is no garuntee you're going to have any fun either.
Typical Mario Party 8 game with family.
-First few turns, everything is going well
-Half way through dad start accusing everyone of cheating
-Soon after everyone begins mocking and heckling each other
-Someone goes too far.
-Game plays with more awkwardess and shouting (as dad is still accusing everyone of cheating) till the end, or someone leaves and the session ends abruptly
(THANK GOD WE NEVER PLAYED DOKAPON KINGDOM!!!)
See what I did there?
The rumours spreading around are that Nintendo want to recapture that market. The news hasn't been confirmed by The Big N but multiple industry insiders are all saying the same things. The big question is are Nintendo only going after the hardcore market or are they going to try and please both hardcore and casual alike? We'll likely find out at E3.
Mario Galaxy.
Mario Galaxy 2.
Zelda Twilight Princes.
Cursed Mountain.
Sonic Colors.
Donkey Kong Country Returns.
A Boy and his Blob.
Punch Out.
Sonic Rings.
Metroid Prime 3 Corruption.
Endless Ocean.
Super Mario Brothers Wii.
Metroid Other M.
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition.
No More Heroes.
House of the Dead 2/3.
House of the Dead Overkill.
Madworld.
Dead Space Extraction.
For XBox 360 I have Halo 3 and ODST.
For PS3 I have Ghostbusters, Heavy Rain, Resident Evil Solid 5, Metal Gear Solid 4.
There's really not much that comes out on PS3/XBox 360 that I've wanted that I couldn't get on PC.
Individual Telltale episodes are listed separately on my checklist, which greatly skews the number under "PC".
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter
Call of Duty 3
Epic Mickey
Excite Truck
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Link’s Crossbow Training
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime: Trilogy
Metroid: Other M
Red Steel
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Resident Evil 4
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 3
The Beatles: Rock Band
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Sonic Unleashed
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Wii Fit
Wii Fit Plus
Wii Play
Wii Sports
It's not a great list. There's games in there that I dislike (at least two of which are my dad's), there's games in there that were better on PS360, and there's a few that are just plain mediocre. And honestly, there's very few games outside this list that I would even want for the Wii. But there's also games in there that I love, games that wouldn't have been possible on another console before the Move was released.
So would I call the Wii a mistake? No. I'd call it mishandled, partially because the Wiimote, while amazing when implemented correctly, is highly exploitable as a gimmick, partially because developers don't care for the system because "graphics are everything" and a bit because of the lack of HDD, and partially because Nintendo has its head up its ass when it comes to having any idea what makes an online system work. But beneath all that, the console has so much potential. I've seen that potential realized to an amazing degree on a few occasions. If Project Cafe turns out to be more than a rumor, I hope that it can retain that same potential while eliminating some of the problems that kept the Wii from realizing it.
WiiWare is a horribly restrictive service thanks to the 40 MB size limit, and Telltale's attempts to release games on the Wii have ended poorly because of it. Maybe things will get better here?
Unless they're just bigging themselves up, but Reggie wouldn't lie to us. Would he?
Look at that face! Is that the face of a dishonest man?
Also, WHERE IS MY LAYTON GAME. DAMMIT I NEED PART FOUR!
NONSENSE! The Frog Prince would never go back on his word.
LONG LIVE PRINCE REGGIE!! LONG LIVE NINTENDO!!
If I did my phrenology right, his eyes are too close together.
I hope the Café will have some unique surprises. I've become a PC gamer and only play Wii for the first party and unique titles. ...I might be part of the reason Nintendo has third party issues.
Ah, the face of Nintendo for the last few years. I was wondering when it'd turn up here.
But dammit, I still love them.