Even CNN thinks the Wii U is a Wii accessory controller? http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/05/tech/gaming-gadgets/wii-u-demo-e3/
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The Press Weighs In: E3 Conference Reviews
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Enosh
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I think I've heard that every year since I am on gaf to the point that this description becomes completely meaningless hyperbole
personally, like every year I have seen a lot of great games I plan on getting and playing well into 2013 and I have seen games I don't care about
the only problem I see is the push to ESPN and shit MS does, they should keep this stuff to their own conferences or that tech conference and focus on games for E3
Yea Nintendo really dropped the ball with this.
Yikes. There's gonna be some confusion this holiday I'm sure.
To be fair, no one watches CNN nowadays anyways.
MMaRsu
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hahahah great going Nintendo
echoshifting
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XD omg :lol
Am I laughing at Nintendo or CNN? I'm just not sure. Either way that is fucking hysterical. Might deserve its own thread.
OldJadedGamer
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I think this is pretty obvious as only two of them criticized Sony for the lack of Vita support during their conference. This was Vita's time to shine. It won't get another E3 since next year will be PS4. It really should have been "The Vita Show" and it wasn't by a long shot. So surprised that so many game sites seemed to not care in the least but they will be the first ones to write "Vita is doomed" articles after the fact to get hits.
Makes no sense to me. I can only guess they don't want to mess up their backstage access during E3 by saying bad things.
Yup. Every year it's the same cry of "this is the worst E3 ever!" This one was pretty bad, I'm willing to admit. But there were some good games on display. The big three conferences may have been pretty bad, but it's not like that wasn't to be expected. Microsoft and Sony aren't going to unveil their new hardware until the year it comes out. They're just coasting on what they have right now, so we're not going to see a lot of amazing new IPs demoed or announced this year. Nintendo always puts on a terrible show it seems like.
I really expect next year's conferences to be great with all of the next-gen announcements and new games coming out. But it's not as if there isn't a lot of stuff coming out between now and then to keep us satisfied. This holiday quarter is still pretty packed and the first half of 2013 looks absolutely insane.
Boss Man
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Pretty sure it does. It's probably worth discussing the name/image Nintendo is giving off. This is a pretty good example of what 'people' might think about Wii U.
Who IS their audience? I never quite figured this out.
The reviews sound about right to me for the most part. Weak showing by MS and Nintendo was lacking as well. EA was nothing special. Sony and Ubisoft had the strongest showings by far.
nintendoman58
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Game Informer actually gave a positive review about Nintendo?
O_O.
Well, these are the people who gave Sonic Generations about the same score as Sonic 06.
O_O.
Well, these are the people who gave Sonic Generations about the same score as Sonic 06.
thecouncil
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LOL. Very nice, CNN.
...and this article is your proof that nintendo should've called this thing Wii 2. At least.
I think it is more Sony=Nintendo>Microsoft. CvG is the only one who REALLY hated N's conference.
Wow... And isn't Nintendo calling it 'asymmetrical' gameplay? When I think of 'asynchronous' I think of playing Carcassonne or Ascension on my iPhone.
BlazingDarkness
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Yeah, this is a real problem
The console unit itself has almost no exposure at all from Nintendo, just the tablet controller. It does come across as a peripheral
It doesn't help that Wii U launch games are basically updated Wii games we've already seen before
Sony had a terrible conference, it was just saved by having some great demonstrations from proven developers (well, the Beyond demo was lackluster, but if you liked Heavy Rain you're excited for the game).
On the strength of live demos of exclusive games, Sony did well. But those games not coming out this fall, and they spent a TON of time on Move stuff that will never sell and virtually ignored their handheld that just came out. In other words, things are still great for people who love first party PS3 games, but the overall focus of the presser was bewildering.
They just kind of had the least stupifyingly awful conference. Microsoft has a big first party title coming out this fall (Halo 4) so despite the onslaught of terrible Kinect stuff, they are for all practical purposes ahead of the curve in the near term.
Maybe these conferences are just a reflection of how bleak the fall is looking. A lot of games got delayed, so they were not being shown, so we got to see more Assassins Creed and Call of Duty. Zzzzz.
I think it actually never was. Is about getting the press and investors to know stuff, a lot happens backstage and is secret.
However it also morphed into a showcase show, which is obvious from the big three streaming their conferences to everyone and stuff like that. I think this E3 specially sucked because we are right at the gates of the next generation, and the big players are keeping stuff still under wraps.
I hope at least
lazybones18
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http://www.destructoid.com/e3-reviewing-the-big-three-press-conferences-228815.phtml
Microsoft: F
Sony: C+
Nintendo: B-
Microsoft: F
Sony: C+
Nintendo: B-
lol, this
Or .. Which pile of shit was the biggest, smelled the worst, and gave off the biggest pile of steam.
Pretty much the reason for their abysmal rating. Clueless and unreliable source of news.
Freezie KO
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Honesty.
Wow. Talking about clicks, they won mine.
EDGE is the only one daring to say the obvious truth? How could people say the confs were ok for "late-cycle consoles", that's absurd!
Mama Robotnik
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EDGE's review of Nintendo was actually thorough. I agree that if we had to rank 3 shitty conference its PS3/Nintendo>>>>>>>MS
We may have been disappointed by Nintendo but holy shit MS basically told all gamers to fuck off. All they are doing is setting the next Xbox up to be a casual HTPC for those inept to have an HTPC and stupid enough to pay for access to things that should be free
Nintendo and Sony have problems though, the Wii U is confusing to many and the Vita is a 2nd attempt to revive the PSP platform that has failed. Meanwhile the 360 is not doing anything much for console gaming
We may have been disappointed by Nintendo but holy shit MS basically told all gamers to fuck off. All they are doing is setting the next Xbox up to be a casual HTPC for those inept to have an HTPC and stupid enough to pay for access to things that should be free
Nintendo and Sony have problems though, the Wii U is confusing to many and the Vita is a 2nd attempt to revive the PSP platform that has failed. Meanwhile the 360 is not doing anything much for console gaming
(CNN) -- Will Nintendo's forthcoming Wii U controller breathe new life into its aging Wii console?
Fail. Epic fail Nintendo. If the market generally get the same question/impression...
ReturnOfTheRAT
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This is not good.
Quicksilver4648
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People are going to get Wii U controllers for Christmas and not understand why it wont connect to their Wii at home.
They'll need to dedicate roughly half of the packaging to a disclaimer that it doesn't work on the Wii. Even then, it will still happen.
When reporting on games, CNN has proven themselves in the past far below the intelligence of even the most middling among us. I wouldn't take them too seriously.
Nearly identical to my grades
I was a bit more lenient on Microsoft though.
Nearly identical to my grades
I was a bit more lenient on Microsoft though.
I basically agree with you. Nintendo was by far the most disappointing, but largely because of my outlandishly high expectations. I should have known better. Still, for a hardware launch, they should have known better too.
Sony was acceptable, if mostly banal, and Microsoft, as you said, just clearly doesn't give a shit anymore. They're riding high on their recent 360 and Kinect sales success and have taken a dump on people who actually want original games from them.
Quicksilver4648
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"But they both have Wii in the name..."
"Moooommmm, I want the new Wiiiiiiii"
"Okay honey, okay."
Cut to Christmas morning:
"MOM! THIS IS ONLY THE CONTROLLER WTF?!"
"....."
OldJadedGamer
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I call bullshit on Nintendo's B-
CNN and the "journalist" that wrote this article should be ashamed.