New Wii Console - Wii UFollow

Stupid name, but can't deny it looks pretty awesome. The play between the controller (which has a 6.2" touchscreen, basically a DS as a controller) and the console/TV is promising.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/the-wiiu-nintendos-next-console/

The HD is a big deal to me. I look forward to playing Mario and Zelda in 1080p.

I'm with Turin on this one. Nothing about that console got me hot in the pants.

As it stood, Zelda was the only game I really cared about on the console anymore. And that alone isn't enough to convince me to buy it. And I didn't see any special features I felt were particularly nice.

Put me in with the rest.

It's a kind of neat idea, but that's about the extent of my interest. "Kind of neat."

I feel the same way about it that I did about the original Wii: I figure there'll be a game or two that seem interesting, but not enough to justify purchasing the console. I don't see any reason to believe that this'll have much content for the "hardcore" gamer. I'm expecting its games to primarily be shallow, casual fare, and for the applications of its unique controller to mostly come off as gimmicky or niche.

I'd be happy to be wrong, but right now I feel like Nintendo took a step in the wrong direction.

Same here. My wife, not so much. "That's money we don't have to spend on something we don't need."

Sometimes I wish I'd married a gamer.

QFT.

Heh. My husband will probably roll his eyes at me for wanting it. But I tend to want every new console or gadget that comes out.

I need to win the lottery.

You can come over to play mine. I showed the video to my fianceé and she said she wants it, so I think we'll almost certainly get one :P.

This looks rather silly. As of now, I'll wait for the line-up and third party support as Nintendo along is not enough to get me to pay $300+ for a console anymore (see Wii paper weight previously resold).

As has already been stated, I'm super hyped for the Vita. Seriously hope there's some promise for the homebrew community.

lol wut?

The Wii U looks interesting, but I doubt I'll buy it. The Vita I'll probably grab, just so I can turn my PSP into a portable emulator and not have to worry about it.

My biggest issue is that every console out has maybe three or four games I want, that's it. I just can't justify spending more on a console than I'll end up spending in games anymore. As is I have an original 360 from '05 that has yet to red ring, it gets that much use. I have a Wii that gets used three or four times a year when the wife wants to play Mario Party or MarioKart, a PSP that get's pulled out once every few months when I want a FF fix, and a DSi that gets used once or twice a year. Between all of them I have spent more for a single console than I have for all my console games combined.

Another experimental controller, I wonder if Sony and Microsoft will copy it again.

I'll buy it and play it if it has worthwhile Zelda, Mario, and other assorted flagship series. If Microsoft and Sony continue their next gen with the same strategy as the last it'll again be the only console I find worth buying.

Edited, Jun 7th 2011 9:46pm by Allegory

Al has terrible taste in games. He's just the sort of person Nintendo loves.