It's all or nothing for Nintendo, as the once undisputed heavyweight of console games is poised to release the Wii U on November 18th.
Nintendo has an uphill battle on its hands, because the greatest challenge of all, will be removing itself from its past kiddie image, and moving toward an image that will attract hardcore gamers.
See, here's the issue in a nutshell. Many hardcore gamers like myself, that purchased the Wii (the predecessor to the Wii U) back when it launched in 2006, grew quickly bored with the system. A lack of innovative games by 3rd party developers, and graphics that were inferior to that of the X-Box 360 and the PS3, were instant turn offs.
Nintendo had its trinity of games developed inhouse, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid - but lacked the firepower of titles such as Call of Duty and Madden.
Instead gamers received watered down versions - which really, really left a bad taste in consumers mouths.
Nintendo has to rebuild that trust and at the same time gain a strong footing, to regain its title. It can do this, but perception is perhaps the greatest key.
The technology sounds amazing.
Nintendo said that the Wii U supports 1080p graphics and has 2 GB of memory; 1 GB as system memory and the same for game memory. The console will be released in two versions; a basic white version with 8 GB of internal storage, and a premium black version with 32 GB of internal storage, which includes stand and docks. An HDMI cable will be included with both versions.
The Wii U features a new controller, called the Wii U GamePad, with an embedded touchscreen. The controller allows a player to continue playing games by displaying the game even when the television is off.
As amazing as this might seem - it's all for naught if gamers who lost confidence in the Wii, don't flock over to Ninetendo's upcoming system. Truly the game is on.
Nintendo has an uphill battle on its hands, because the greatest challenge of all, will be removing itself from its past kiddie image, and moving toward an image that will attract hardcore gamers.
See, here's the issue in a nutshell. Many hardcore gamers like myself, that purchased the Wii (the predecessor to the Wii U) back when it launched in 2006, grew quickly bored with the system. A lack of innovative games by 3rd party developers, and graphics that were inferior to that of the X-Box 360 and the PS3, were instant turn offs.
Nintendo had its trinity of games developed inhouse, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid - but lacked the firepower of titles such as Call of Duty and Madden.
Instead gamers received watered down versions - which really, really left a bad taste in consumers mouths.
Nintendo has to rebuild that trust and at the same time gain a strong footing, to regain its title. It can do this, but perception is perhaps the greatest key.
The technology sounds amazing.
Nintendo said that the Wii U supports 1080p graphics and has 2 GB of memory; 1 GB as system memory and the same for game memory. The console will be released in two versions; a basic white version with 8 GB of internal storage, and a premium black version with 32 GB of internal storage, which includes stand and docks. An HDMI cable will be included with both versions.
The Wii U features a new controller, called the Wii U GamePad, with an embedded touchscreen. The controller allows a player to continue playing games by displaying the game even when the television is off.
As amazing as this might seem - it's all for naught if gamers who lost confidence in the Wii, don't flock over to Ninetendo's upcoming system. Truly the game is on.
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