Nintendo Wii U

[scottcr]

yes - of course I could...

if I had a gaming PC which I don't. Graphically, sounds like WiiU BLOPS is BEST CONSOLE BLOPS

[MDY]

Anyone looking to pick up the (supposedly improved) version of Ninja Gaiden 3 for their Wii U might want to hold off on some more reviews..

The Verge reviewer who gave PS3/360 Ninja Gaiden 3 5/10 has tweeted this:

Worse...??

[mushashi]

Well if you care about pointless thing like teh graphics and are a resolution whore, of course you'd be playing on a PC. Otherwise, you'd just pick the version for the machine you own or the cheapest one.

[scottcr]

but what if I own all 3 consoles and not a PC - but I want the best one?

[mushashi]

You hand back in your gamer badge, obviously

It's like a ranking of the fastest man in world, and excluding Usain Bolt (2009 version). Consoles always mean some form of compromise, if you care about performance and graphics, and the game is available for PC aswell, get the PC version, otherwise, it's all about rather minor differences in comparison to the PC version. Most people won't even be able to tell the difference in this case, or more likely care, considering there are people who have publically defended the PS3 version of Bayonetta, on this very forum.

[Smitty]

Crispin hasn't seen = Fail.

Possibly tiny screens, overly plastic construction and shit battery life might be other issues.

[Massive Invisible Dog]

overly plastic construction

First time I've heard that one.

[Smitty]

First time I've heard that one.

Really? I find that hard to believe considering you watch every Nintendo thread like a fucking hawk.

People here, 3DS owners, have complained that the construction felt a bit more like that of a prototype.

[iris]

Nintendo's hardware is generally considered to be pretty durable so it's disappointing to hear they might be scrimping.

[FSW]

Oh, and BLACK OPS II RUNNING AT SOLID 60FPS (resolution not confirmed): http://www.officialn...ntendo-console/

New console just as good as 6 year old console shocker!

Shut up; I'm gonna buy one.

[Massive Invisible Dog]

Really? I find that hard to believe considering you watch every Nintendo thread like a fucking hawk.

People here, 3DS owners, have complained that the construction felt a bit more like that of a prototype.

I've honestly never heard someone describe either version of the 3DS as having an "overly plastic construction". I don't even know what that means!

[JPickford]

Nintendo's hardware is generally considered to be pretty durable so it's disappointing to hear they might be scrimping.

They aren't. The 3DS is a lovely bit of kit. Battery life is poor though.

[El Spatula]

It has the best poor battery life though.

[JPickford]

Just the right amount of not enough.

[Smitty]

And yeah the whole ”WII U does better graphics than a 6 year old console ZOMG” was well overplayed 6 months ago.

[iris]

And yeah the whole "WII U does better graphics than a 6 year old console ZOMG" was well overplayed 6 months ago.

There are many valid reasons to knock the Wii U, lack of games, poorly thought-out circuitry, no 6 way party chat or large internal harddrives, no global achievements, too plastic, too expensive and with poor TV advertisements, but to criticize it for being more powerful than its competition is really a bit unfair.

[scottcr]

Poor thought out circuitry??

What

[JPickford]

Ninja game reviewed. Meh.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/11/13/ninja-gaiden-3-razors-edge-review

[Herbalizer]

As long as ZombiU and Mario review well then ill have a happy launch day. The only other game I may possibly pick up is COD, and that's only if they use the pad in interesting ways.

[JPickford]

Sonic Racing Transformed looks pretty decent. Wii U version seem significantly enhanced too. Two players getting a screen each is a brilliant feature.

[scottcr]

I also really like the two player screen thing... We enjoyed Coop CoD on split screen. Having your own screen is going to be great

[hub2]

Wiiverse looks great, and NSMB U looks fantastic.

[NEG]

There are many valid reasons to knock the Wii U, lack of games, poorly thought-out circuitry, no 6 way party chat or large internal harddrives, no global achievements, too plastic, too expensive and with poor TV advertisements, but to criticize it for being more powerful than its competition is really a bit unfair.

It won't have any Rare games on it.

...I wish that was a thing to be able to say with a straight face.

[JPickford]

A bit cheapskate of Nintendo not to make new videos demonstrating this stuff.

[mackemansj1]

Sonic Racing Transformed looks pretty decent. Wii U version seem significantly enhanced too. Two players getting a screen each is a brilliant feature.

Yeah deffo picking this up on wii u, ssems a bit of effort has went into making this version.

[Yiggy]

I know you can use wiimote plus controllers but can you use non plus controllers?

[jonnatar]

I know you can use wiimote plus controllers but can you use non plus controllers?

only for playing Wii games apparently.

[scottcr]

I'd be nonplussed if I can't use non plus controllers...

[Massive Invisible Dog]

Yes.

only for playing Wii games apparently.

Nope. Wii U games can use either, depends on the game. Mario works fine with either since it's not using any of the fancy motion stuff, some of the Nintendo Land games need Motion Plus.

[rubberducker]

very bizarre they didn't film an american version of that demo. it would have cost next to nothing to make. plus the guy in it looks like he murders young women.