Watch Dogs will be Ubisoft's last M-rated game on Wii U
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Makes sense from a business perspective IMO. They have to sell what they think people are going to buy. I don't know if they should be ditching M rated games for good though. Maybe just stop selling Assassin's Creed on WiiU.
To a certain extent yes. I think once in a while you might see some success, but only if it's like a Call of Duty 4 port to the Wii type of deal. Really though, this continues to be a problem for Nintendo. They really need to invest in hardware that isn't just passed off as something not worth developing for by so many devs. Especially in the west. It's a ton of cash and I doubt Nintendo is gonna be able to do another Wii revolution. They really need a modern version of the Super Nintendo in my opinion. Too much money left on the table. Who knows, they might be able to do Wii-like numbers again if they're able to do that next time.
I think this has to do with Nintendo's major audience? I mean, on average more young children get the Wii U instead of the PS4/X1 right?
I don't think there are any statistics to show that one way or the other. But the way I see it us that the original NES was Nintendo's best-selling console with exception to the Wii, and with each new console, Nintendo is losing tons of customers because everyone caught on to the stubbornness and poor workings of Nintendo. Even the SNES sold less than the original NES despite the overall gaming population growing, and the same with the N64 and Gamecube.Nintendo even lost Final Fantasy the moment the Playstation was created, and it just shows that Nintendo has always put off developers. And I think it has gotten to a point where both developers and gamers understand that buying and playing any non-first party games for a Nintendo consoles isn't a feasible reality and furtherly understand that Nintendo doesn't care to change itself or try to encourage third party support.
Sorry I can't say I'll miss them. I know that doesn't make me very popular, but I always was more into the Japanese and silly Western releases than the "M Rated" games. I mean a game like Splatoon pulls me in far more than say WatchDogs. Just as Warcraft used to pull me in a lot more than C&C. (C&C: Red alert was also fun because it was so silly 
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I have the same problem with GTA, I loved Vice City but I just can't get into the newer ones. The controlls seem off and it seems far to serious for my taste. So if Ubisoft will choose to only release their "Mature" content on other platforms and keep the "beheading of French Nobles" on those consoles.. good riddance. Nintendo can invest that money that it cost to cater, into first party studios and try to see if there are Indie Studios interested in full blown boxed releases on Wii U. I know it isn't that much, but it would be a start for a very attractive line up.
).I have the same problem with GTA, I loved Vice City but I just can't get into the newer ones. The controlls seem off and it seems far to serious for my taste. So if Ubisoft will choose to only release their "Mature" content on other platforms and keep the "beheading of French Nobles" on those consoles.. good riddance. Nintendo can invest that money that it cost to cater, into first party studios and try to see if there are Indie Studios interested in full blown boxed releases on Wii U. I know it isn't that much, but it would be a start for a very attractive line up
.It has to do with their Audience yes, but not because of their age. Nintendo fans are usually not that into games like Watchdogs, and if they are they'll play them on PC or another console.
I believe a good chunk of Nintendo's audience is composed of multiplatform owners. And in that case still, gamers of their audience owning more than one console will most likely opted to play Watch Dogs on their more preferred console, the Playstation or Xbox, in spite of it looking worse on the 360/PS3, and that is because the Wii U is just just not up to the standards set by even last gen consoles.
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Even then, on the Gamecube these kind of games didn't sell either. Nintendo fans are just a bit more picky regarding these things than Xbox or Sony Fans. And I cannot say I disagree really. I had far more fun with a Game like Wonderful 101 (I keep being amazed by that masterpiece) then I would ever have with Call of Duty or Watchdogs.
Yeah, but I don't think it's about being picky either. I'm sure there are plenty of people who have played Wonderful 101 who would buy Watchdogs but buy it for their Xbox or Playstation instead of their Nintendo console.
I believe a lot of Nintendo fans are multiplatform owners who do just this. I've always presumed that given how similar the 360 and PS3 were in their game catalog and given how different Nintendo's game catalog is from the two former that people find it more desirable to buy either a 360 or PS3 and buy a Wii to compliment rather than buy a 360 and PS3 for gaming. The 360 and PS3 have 90% of the same games so it's not entirely a big loss to chose one and not the other, but the Wii has hundreds of games that can only be experienced on Nintendo's console, making it very desirable even if you already have one of the other consoles. I think that is why people always considered the Wii as a good complementary console to their 360/PS3.
But when these multiplatform owners are given the option to get Call of Duty for the Wii or for their Xbox, I think it's obvious Xbox will get the game sale. And I think it is why "core games" don't sell well on the Wii and Wii U; it is because these "core games" are also usually also available on the Xbox and Playstation where people would prefer to play the game and avoid messing with the Nintendo console and the stupid friend code/s***ty online service that comes with it.
I believe a lot of Nintendo fans are multiplatform owners who do just this. I've always presumed that given how similar the 360 and PS3 were in their game catalog and given how different Nintendo's game catalog is from the two former that people find it more desirable to buy either a 360 or PS3 and buy a Wii to compliment rather than buy a 360 and PS3 for gaming. The 360 and PS3 have 90% of the same games so it's not entirely a big loss to chose one and not the other, but the Wii has hundreds of games that can only be experienced on Nintendo's console, making it very desirable even if you already have one of the other consoles. I think that is why people always considered the Wii as a good complementary console to their 360/PS3.
But when these multiplatform owners are given the option to get Call of Duty for the Wii or for their Xbox, I think it's obvious Xbox will get the game sale. And I think it is why "core games" don't sell well on the Wii and Wii U; it is because these "core games" are also usually also available on the Xbox and Playstation where people would prefer to play the game and avoid messing with the Nintendo console and the stupid friend code/s***ty online service that comes with it.
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The gamecube was arguably more powerful than the Xbox (Arguably as the Xbox had a few aces up it's sleeve as did the Gamecube). Yet still Nintendo fans where not the type to buy multiplatformers that where a bit "generic". They would buy them if they where less generic though. It seems to be a a bit of a different audience then what gravitates to the Xbox and Playstation platforms.
On top of that I do think many of them own PC's capable of handling those games. As I think the average age of a Nintendo fan is higher than that of a Playstation fan or even an Xbox fan.
As for your remarks abuot Friend codes and s***ty online service? Do you even play Nintendo these days? It is a free Online service that doesn't use friendcodes any more. It hardly is s***ty and you can see the moment your friend logs in or out. Yes it is a bit simpler in set-up compared to Xbox Live or PS Online, but at least it is free and does what it has to do. Facilitate online gaming without addding a lot of frills and commercials.
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That's because Nintendo fans don't buy multiplat games for their Nintendo for the same reason they don't buy Assassin's Creed for their Nintendo Wii U instead of their Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. Because no one prefers their Nintendo as their main console for gaming unless the game is flat out exclusive for Nintendo.
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Most multi platform games also just SUCK! Sorry but I said it. With some exceptions most of those games simply can't interest me and I'm sure many other Nintendo fan thinks similar. That said games like Rayman do seem to sell as did Resident Evil on the Gamecube.
Just games as COD and their many clones will not do well on a Nintendo console as it just is not the target audience for it. For instance Sonic Games sell a lot better on Nintendo platforms then on Sony platforms. Again different target audience
I'm sure there are games that more popular on Nintendo than on other platform just as Final Fantasy will always be more associated with Playstation over Xbox.
At least the Nintendo fans didn't threaten people with death over the series going to Sony. Again showing just how crazy Sony Fanboys can get.
Isn't that just because nobody has to worry about Mario going multiplat? Fanboys are fanboys. No one group of fanboys is worse than the other.
Mario is first party, and very different from Final Fantasy. And yes, Sony Fanboys do go into worse extremes than others, always have. Not saying other fanboys aren't bad, but if you've study a bit what Sony Fanboys have been up to in the past 20 years you just can only sigh at how far they take it.
Yes there are annoying Xbox fanboys out there and the same with Nintendo Fanboys. But hardly ever will they as a group start threatening people with death. For god's sake the people at SquareEnix and Crystal Dynamics got death threats lately.
No. Nintendo fanboys are just as terrible. And so are Xbox Fanboys. If Mario or Halo all of a sudden went multiplat, a bombardment of death threats would ensure. And I'm surprised you do remember the death threats back when Rare was sold. They are all terrible, not just Sony.
No those are both first party not a second party. Final Fantasy was always on Nintendo consoles before being on a Sony console and thus your comparison is not valid. On top of that nobody was send a "Death Threat" over Rare being sold. But Nintendo Fanboys have been immature about it.
I am also not saying they aren't bad, I'm just saying that Sony's Fanboys tend to be worse, and recently they have proven it over and over again. No fanboy group goes into circle jerks as much as Sony Fanboys do.
No, Final Fantasy was exclusive for 15 years. It is as valid as you can get. But I won't argue it then if you've really convinced yourself Nintendo gamers and fanboys are the cream of the crop.
I'm sure you can see why this is different, you cannot put SackBoy on the Xbox.. it just doesn't fit. But you are using this straw-man argument to skew the conversation your way.
Also you again use rather aggressive language like "If you've really convinced yourself", which falls straight in line with your earlier assaults on Nintendo's Online services. Forgetting that some of us like it actually as it is simple, free and does it's job. I"m not saying they are the cream of the crop, but I do rather have an Nintendo Fanboy or even an Xbox Fanboy than a Sony one. The latter two I can talk with and even get respect from.
And yes, my language is now also aggressive as I've been patient long enough I think
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Nobody prefers Nintendo consoles as their main console? I'm sure plenty of old school Nintendo fans do as it's the only console they own. There might not be a lot of them left out there but there are still some people that won't touch a PlayStation or an Xbox. It sucks that third party developers don't band together and support the console. If they all did their part things would be better. But i guess you can blame Nintendo for the underpowered hardware in the end. The whole situation just sucks.