Absolutely no hype for the new Wii?

I'm a nintendo-fan and even I'm not thrilled for it, simply because I can't see myself spending money on a new console this soon again, seeing as the 3DS just came out and the titles so far are absolutely laughable at. I will probably purchase it in a few years, when there's actually good titles.

It looks horrible.

Almost considered getting it for ACIII, but then saw that it's ALSO for Xbox.

Don't bother.

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Zilch

You're saying it like it's a bad thing. How about we enter this without having preconceptions?

They dumped backwards compatability for GameCube and are not going to support upscaling of original Wii games. All that makes me really disappointed.

Not a big nintendo fan myself. :/

Same shit with a screen in it. Fail.

EDIT : Also, no upscaling? WTF You can upscale a Wii game on the PC with an emulator but you can't with the Wii U? Fuck that!

People where somewhat excited about this technology when it came out some 3-4 years. Why would someone get excited today about old outdated technology? The games can still be good, of course, but that's it.

There is a new Wii? :D

Nothing new except console priced peripherals. Sorry - double console priced peripherals.

The wii got a lot of attention because the control scheme was NEW and interesting, and a lot of non-gamers, as well as casual, and even some serious gamers got interested in trying something new. The Wii-U is abandoning that. So what do we have? More re-hashed versions of the games we grew up on, in the most expensive package anyone is offering. Nostalgia just isn't that strong.

Who were the original creators of the Wii hype? Core gamers. Nintendo fans from the GB/N64 era and older. They spread the word, they spread the hype, they got the majority to listen. This majority became the casual gamers. The casual gamers began to realize that video gaming doesn't have to be nerdy and that you don't neet to know Java or be good at system administration to play a round of Wii Bowling.

The Wii suddenly broke selling records. Every casual gamer wanted one, it was new, it was fun, it was easy. On the way Nintendo lost the core gamers, who became tired of waddeling around their Wiimote in their living rooms, only to realize that buttons are more precise and efficient. Poor graphics, expensive software and above all lack of games drove them to Microsoft, Sony and Valve.

Now every casual gamer owns a Wii. They still use it, but on rarer occasions. They may have bought 2 or 3 party games, but of course their game consumption is way below that of a core gamer.

And in this time Nintendo tries to release the Wii U. The Wii U! Basically a Wii with improved graphics and 3rd party support to satisfy the core gamers. But the core gamers are happy where they are, they don't want to go back to Nintendo. Everything the Wii U could offer them (the 3rd party games they asked for years ago) they already got from the competition. Nintendo lacks decent exclusive titles (and with decent I nether mean dully killing zombies, nor a couple of mini game versions from past franchises). No, the core gamers won't spread the word again.
The casual gamers know nothing about the Wii U yet. How would they? Nobody told them. And those who caught the word won't be willing to invest that much money in better graphics. They were content with the Wii as it is, but it has lost it appealing touch of new.

I view Nintendo is a husband, who enjoyed his time cheating with younger girls and probably having the best time in his life, until he now came to realize, that the younger girls don't find him appealing anymore, because they have learned his (to them) mysterious ways, and his wife is married to a new partner (360/PC/PS3).

WII U only impresses me in such that gamestop will be forced to drop the prices of the WII. I would get one for my kids. It was like some others said. In the beginning, Wii's concept was fantastic. Then Nintendo didn't address the issues fast enough and just like GC they just left core gamers out to dry with poor selections of titles.

Now the other major players both have a motion controller for games. They have the party games. They even have quality 3rd party games. I'm going to believe the hype and also get on-board with the newest next gens being announced next year and released in time for xmas 2013.

I feel the success of the Wii-U will only be granted by mis-steps from Microsoft and Sony. I hope Nintendo doesn't get forced into the world of Atari and Sega but I think the next 5 years might have the breaking point at least in the Home console market. They are pretty unstoppable worldwide on the handheld market. Thanks Pokemon.

I WAS a Nintendo fan long ago (NES-SNES-N64). Quit them when they decided games should be aimed at children and innovative controls were more important than good titles.

Why am I ranting here...

Hmmmm, a new Wii already... I'm Wondering if it gets sold at all.

I hear the WiiU will collect dust of 3X more quality than the standard Wii does!

Yay a new console!, more graphics on a sub-par kid oriented plattform.

Well I know I won't be getting it a launch, but later on I probably will, when I see enough games to warrant buying it.

I do like my Nintendos after all.

No hype and no hope.

Nope.

No hype from my side, but the console will surely sell like hotcakes in Japan....because you know, it is Japan after all.

There's a new one coming? I don't know much about the first Wii so it's safe to say there's no hype coming from me.........................I still love the Metroid games.

I'm waiting for Hitman Absolution, so.. nop.

Wii U get it?