Nintendo Wii U

[kurdt_the_goat]

Gamecube was a fine machine in it's time! Lots of my friends call Gamecube Nintendo's heyday even!

F-Zero GX alone for me... but Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Mario Sunshine, Zelda WW & TP, Smash Melee, Wave Race Blue Storm, Resident Evil 4 (& Remake & Zero). I loved that little purple box that could! And only recently with Wii U have they matched the boot-up speed of Gamecube

Personally i hate it when i buy consoles late though. You might not have a flood of games in the early days, but at least you can enjoy them as they happen instead of building an insurmountable backlog (mine is bad enough!) - and possibly missing some of them as a result. It's more fun when the games are new and you can discuss them with others who're playing also.

You save 100 bucks or so by waiting yeah... and after a while you might have more confidence in the console's ongoing support... But, i'd rather just support it from the beginning so i'm doing my part, and have memories that span the entire life of the console.

[twincobra]

Gamecube was a fine machine in it's time! Lots of my friends call Gamecube Nintendo's heyday even!

F-Zero GX alone for me... but Metroid Prime 1 & 2, Mario Sunshine, Zelda WW & TP, Smash Melee, Wave Race Blue Storm, Resident Evil 4 (& Remake & Zero). I loved that little purple box that could! And only recently with Wii U have they matched the boot-up speed of Gamecube

Personally i hate it when i buy consoles late though. You might not have a flood of games in the early days, but at least you can enjoy them as they happen instead of building an insurmountable backlog (mine is bad enough!) - and possibly missing some of them as a result. It's more fun when the games are new and you can discuss them with others who're playing also.

You save 100 bucks or so by waiting yeah... and after a while you might have more confidence in the console's ongoing support... But, i'd rather just support it from the beginning so i'm doing my part, and have memories that span the entire life of the console.

Amen to that, the cube was just amazing! And kup you should get it, it's cheap now and is the best zombie game I've played since remake.

[Reflector]

I pick up my Wii U Mario Kart bundle this week, pretty damn excited

[kup]

I pick up my Wii U Mario Kart bundle this week, pretty damn excited

It is awesome. You'll be very impressed with the graphics, it's what convinced me that the Wii U is indeed Next gen despite criticisms of the contrary. They just need to fully unlock its potential.

[kurdt_the_goat]

What's your NNID kup? We could get a few online games going.

It does indeed look very good, but so does Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (PS3/360/WiiU etc). I think if you've been playing PS3/360 for a while it's understandable to think that Wii U isn't that much of an improvement graphically.

I know you can't really compare something like Mario with a realistic looking game, but Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes, which i played through on PS3 - that game's graphics impressed me more than anything i've seen on Wii U so far.

[kup]

What's your NNID kup? We could get a few online games going.

It does indeed look very good, but so does Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed (PS3/360/WiiU etc). I think if you've been playing PS3/360 for a while it's understandable to think that Wii U isn't that much of an improvement graphically.

I know you can't really compare something like Mario with a realistic looking game, but Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes, which i played through on PS3 - that game's graphics impressed me more than anything i've seen on Wii U so far.

What? No, as I said "it's what convinced me that the Wii U is indeed Next gen despite criticisms of the contrary." which means that I do think the Wii U is technically up there in the Next Gen crowd and better than the previous generations. Don't misunderstand my disappointment at absent standard features like licensed surround sound and media with gaming capability.

I am a PC gamer also so I will always be above the curve when it comes to graphics and I will say that the Wii U is up there. Just look at Mario Kart 8, it looks great.

I will check with my NNID is and let you know. Can't remember as I don't usually play online but Mario Kart seems fun enough to give it a go.

[kurdt_the_goat]

What? No, as I said "it's what convinced me that the Wii U is indeed Next gen despite criticisms of the contrary." which means that I do think the Wii U is technically up there in the Next Gen crowd and better than the previous generations.

Yeah i understand, i'm just disagreeing - sorry my wording didn't make it clear it was my opinion! The Sonic Racing game is in some ways even better looking than Mario Kart 8 - even on PS3 and 360. MK8 runs at a solid 60fps though; obviously the Wii U is the more advanced machine, but in practice i don't think it'll get pushed as hard.

Particularly with the styles of games it gets, the end results are only marginally better or the same imo. Lazy 3rd party ports are often worse too, not that that's the hardware's fault. Have you seen God of War on PS3? That and others are still absolutely stunning for a machine so old.

[Reflector]

It is awesome. You'll be very impressed with the graphics, it's what convinced me that the Wii U is indeed Next gen despite criticisms of the contrary. They just need to fully unlock its potential.

Yep, i love it. Mario Kart is sooooo much fun. Got the wife and kids on it for some 4 player madness, getting hit with a blue shell thrown by my son on the last lap builds up the fury inside but i still had a heap of fun

Cant wait to get Mario 3D world, my NNID is Jordo387 if anyone wants to add me.

[Tfiguy]

Yep, i love it. Mario Kart is sooooo much fun. Got the wife and kids on it for some 4 player madness, getting hit with a blue shell thrown by my son on the last lap builds up the fury inside but i still had a heap of fun

Cant wait to get Mario 3D world, my NNID is Jordo387 if anyone wants to add me.

Sure! mine is evatron86, how do you add people just by typing it in?

[kup]

I got to check mine. Is it whatever name you login as?