>The Wii U is the only video game console where no third-party was able to achieve sales of 1 million units.
Why don't Nintendo fans like third party games?
>>321847702
The WiiU is everyone's second console. Nobody who buys plenty of videogames only owns a WiiU.
Why would you play a 3rd party game on the Wii U when you could play it on your PC? Like, off-screen comfy play is nice, but it's not THAT nice.
>tfw didn't fall for the "Get a wii u it's good" meme spouted by /v/ and hipsters
Feels good. Glad that piece of shit flopped.
>>321847702
Name one third party game that deserves to sell a million on Wii U. Bonus points if it's exclusive.
>>321847702
Umm... I think the real question is, why can't most third party devs actually make quality games for the system. They just treat it like it they can't make deep game for it. And yet, PS2 has some of the best games in history and it's markedly weaker.
Devs are just too fucking attached to graphics. I mean I'll admit for a console in the mainstream it's not very good. But damn, nothign is stopping them from making a good quality game. And hell, look at it this way. Knowing that the hardware is older and cheaper to build for and (nintendo's position being in last means they can't force their hand on sales deals) should be all the reason in the world to make something of worth on the damn system.
And if the argument is sales well the console has nearly 11 million sales. If even half of those users "don't buy new games" like they think... well. You still have 5.5 million potential sales on a game that will cost FAR less to make than on other modern hardware. And advertising costs can be less because well... what else do users have to wait for? You'll easily be center of the spotlight.
>>321848791
Why release a Wii U game when they can just release it on PS3 , and sell to a far bigger demographic that buys more games (higher attach rate)? Answer that for developers.
>>321850170
It's a medium though. The WiiU is still more powerful than those consoles but weaker than the other current gen ones. And users of PS3 and Xbox360 are very rapidly dying out and moving towards the other consoles.
Because people want to play their third party games in HD
Because good third party games are rare
Because when you publish games on a nintendo console you have to compete with quality games instead of selling because there's nothing better
Why would I get a third party game on my Wii U when I could get it for my PS4 or my PC? I got the Wii U for first party games, but stuff like bayonetta 2 is a nice bonus.
>reminder that Watch_Dogs flopped so hard Ubi promised to never port a big budget game to the Wii U ever.
>>321848181
ZombiU. It's really good unlike Watchdogs which probably had 30 times the budget and development time.
Buying third party games for the Wii U would be dumb for me, because I play all the third party games on PC. I play the Wii U for Nintendo exclusives.
>>321853537
>reminder that Watch Dogs being shit didn't help it any.
>>321847702
Why the fuck would you choose a game in a particular platform when it is available everywhere? Also, why the fuck would you go with the guys who are doing the same thing that destroyed games 30 years ago?
You buy systems for games to play those games, the exclusive ones, third parties have always made (with very few exceptions) shitty games.
>>321853917I liked Watch Dogs
Nintendo fans don't even buy their own exclusives unless they're Mario or Zelda, and I say this as someone who loves the Wii U. Not surprised 3rd party games don't sell worth a shit, though I do hate hearing Nintendo fans whining about how they don't get 3rd party games but when they do, they don't fucking buy them.
>>321847889
should have got more replies than you did because I think this is accurate. It's my 2nd system after PC, and with the average owner's age being 34 or whatever I think you'd be right about most wii u owners.
>>321854368
It doesn't help developers turn into idiots when they do. See the Rayman situation.
Nintendo doesn't give a fuck about third parties and will barely even advertise them. Their hardware is shit and their multiplats are bad. You buy the console for the inevitible good nintendo games. Any good third party games are the cherry on top. Nintendo has become so out of touch with what the market wants that no one owns their console exculsively anymore. Nintendo can go fuck themselves the Wii U is the last piece of shit they're putting in my living room.
Because if you own a Wii U, you most likely bought it for Nitendo Exclusives.
>>321848039
you make me sick
>>321847702
The Wii U is a casual filter, you won't see kids getting excited to play the newest shooter/sports on it
>nintendo owned the market with the nes years ago with all the third party support
>sega master system had no third party support whatsoever so sega had to make their own shit
>sega eventually backs out of consoles
>nintendo is now struggling for third party support ontop of a losing console that is irrelevant in comparison to everything else
>>321855616
>ignoring the fact that 3ds sold more than ps4
>>321855616
>>321855761
>Also ignoring the fact Wii U has been actually profitable.
>>321855761
no shit the 3DS has been out longer
>>321856203
Did you fotgot it started like shit?
>>321856426
>fotgot
learn to spell
>>321847702
>The Wii U is the only video game console where no third-party was able to achieve sales of 1 million units.
They cant compete with Nintendo's games. Its that simple.
>>321855761
3DS outsold the PS4 + Vita combined. Let that sink in for a moment.
Only idiots buy third party games for the worst console
>>321847702
I get the Wii-U to play Nintendo games and play third parties on my PC.
>>321857110
Nintendo's IPs are the only reason to buy Nintendo consoles, certainly not for the shitty hardware and game variety.
Even without Nintendo games, other platforms (PC, sony, xbone) seem to be selling far more overall games.
>>321857680
>Nintendo's IPs are the only reason to buy Nintendo consoles
Same thing with their handhelds.
I buy Nintendo consoles to play Nintendo exclusives. That all. Anything I can just play on PC I'll get for that. Same for other consoles as well, exclusives are one of the only reasons I'll get them
>>321853537
mfw Ubi blamed Nintendo when they delayed the hell out of the game and didn't release it with all content. Can't tell which is worse people bought it for the WiiU after it released on every other platform first or people bought it full price on the WiiU after it was pretty much assured shit in general.
If you are a third party why would you make a game for Wii U when you could make the game for 3DS, or Xbox/PS/Steam and have a MUCH larger built in customer base.
The wii u not being easy to port to, and it having small sales numbers makes it a bad investment to port games to.
If third party garbage is what you care about, you'd own a MultiStation 4.
>>321853537
>reminder that Ubi delayed the Wii U version heavily, coming out way after everyone stopped caring about it/played it on other systems
>>321847702
>Why don't Nintendo fans like third party games?
>why dont nintendo fans buy poorly coded trash that dont even runs well, is months or years later at full retail price, and has features removed for no reason
>>321863190
>is months or years later at full retail price
nintendo fans buy into that
>>321855616
is this an stealth "When will Nintendo do games for my console of pledge" post?
>>321847889
this.
it's a secondary console you only play exclusives on, most people on /v/ have it as their secondary to their PC. also children play this as their main console and they tend to just by the first party nintendo games as well.
>>321863295
boy. yeah why didnt people buy Mass Effect 3 WiiU at 60 when the Ps360 version were 20$ and fucking Mass Effect Trilogy were comming out 2 weeks later for PS360 for 40$
:^ D
>>321847702
Maybe they should release some third party games that aren't just lazy, buggy ports
>>321847702
The sad part is not that Nintendo fans dont buy 3rd party. is that Sony and M users set the bar sooo low that 3rd party thinks their trash is good and will sell no matter what.
>>321850919
The wiiU is not more powerful than 360/PS3, it´s on par at best.
>>321863868
(you)
>>321863868
I'm sorry, but your personal opinions can't change facts.
>>321855761
PS4 completely shits on 3DS saleswise. Stay mad Nintoddler.
>>321864008
>>321864008
>>321863926
That´s true so why are you arguing against the fact that the WiiU isn´t more powerful than 360/PS3?
>>321864008
???????
>>321853537
Is Watch+Dogs really that bad? It's 15 bucks on Wii U and I heard you can go full /pol/
>>321853537
>Reminder that the port was delayed by SIX MONTHS
>Reminder that they provided no screenshots or information until one week before launch
>Reminder that it was the same copy paste port shit (off-screen gameplay and map on the gamepad) that Ubisoft did with every port on the Wii U instead of making the gamepad into a hacking device
>>321864194
>>321864246
>Is Watch+Dogs really that bad?
>>321864161
3DS
Release:2011
PS4
Release:2013
PS4 has almost sold as much as 3DS although it released more than 2 1/2 years later.
On top of that, PS4 is going to outsell 3DS and WiiU and probably NX combined.
>>321864413
>PS4 is going to outsell 3DS and WiiU and probably NX combined.
and still wont ever reach Wii nor PS2 due to market reduction
look if you like to suck Sony dick. is cool, but make a separate thread for that
The problem is that 90% of the WiiU userbase are autistic Mario fanboys, they don´t even buy the first party games without Mario.
Just look how Donkey Kong, Pikmin and Bayonetta all sold like shit.
>>321864413
>PS4 has almost sold as much as 3DS although it released more than 2 1/2 years later.
Yeah except 3DS sales were abysmal for the first year and a half.
>On top of that, PS4 is going to outsell 3DS and WiiU and probably NX combined.
Good joke.
>>321864514
The PS4 is going to outsell the Wii easily, even the PS3 almost managed Wii numbers while starting at $ 599.
>>321864413
> comparing handheld to console
> actually believes it's an accomplishment
Can you be any more of a Sony sucking fagget?
>>321847702
Third party games run and look better on any other platform.
>>321864614
>>321864546
>Bayonetta all sold like shit.
>1/20 of PS360 Userbase
>price didnt plumbed to 20$ after 1 month
>not counting online
memelord please
>>321864614
what did I say about making your own thread?
>>321864613
>Yeah except 3DS sales were abysmal for the first year and a half.
3DS sales are still abysmal compared to every other Nintendo handheld.
>>321847940
This includes third party exclusives, and any third party games that heavily use the Wii U gamepad.
>>321864778
market reduction.
still Nintendo onw whatever 90% of the handheld market and give sony dropped out of it, by next handheld Nintendo will have 100% of the handheld market which translated a 100% dominance of Japan
>>321864773
>implying Bayonetta 2 didn´t sell like shit
Listen manchild, reality isn´t going to change just because you don´t like it.
>>321864413
To be fair, Nintendo's handhelds outselling home consoles isn't hard given they practically have a monopoly.
I bet you think the PS Vita is outselling the 3DS too.
>>321864883
mhmmmm, salty
>>321864514
The ps4 won't reach xbox360 numbers over it's entire lifespan because of the way the system is built and the way the industry has been made to llke it's overtly hostile to the very people that made it a hit last gen.
Hell I doubt there are even 15 million unique ps4 owners out there right now.
>>321847702
Because it has a relatively small install base, nintendo didn't make buying games that weren't nintendo attractive to their audience, AND last but not least, no one was producing the type of games that would sell to the people who would buy a nintendo.
Buggy and feature anemic 60 dollar versions of games that are already 10ish dollars or in the bargain bin and on consoles that they already own or could pick up for letterally 1/4 the cost of a wiiu is not a good third party game.
It's just a place to crap out a quick profit. They were honestly under the impression that they were thirsty as fuck for those games but didn't realize that the people who buy those systems could not give a single shit about those games.
>>321864943
Nintendo´s handheld isn´t outselling the PS4 though.
>>321864246
Do you like the GTA formula? If so it's a pretty neat twist on it, since you have a notable amount of control over the environment itself. From a gameplay perspective I think it has a really interesting core and the game overall was alright, though a lot of the criticisms are valid (especially the difference between the reveal and final game).
If you're interested and fairly confident you enjoy these types of games, I think it's definitely worth checking out. I got it as a gift and enjoyed it enough to 100% it.
Also online tailing is fucking awesome.
>>321865017
I calculate market should be around 100 unique million user
>>321865017
>The ps4 won't reach xbox360 numbers over it's entire lifespan
The amount of delusion and autistic denial in this thread is truly a sight to behold.
>>321847702
>Why don't Nintendo fans like third party games?
Because there is only one worthwhile 3rd party game and it's a sequel to a game with a fan base on a different system. Not to mention the Wii U only has two games, so no one bought it.
>Publishers jump on board Wii U prior to release
>Launches with mediocre ports of 2+ year old games with gamepad controls tacked on that everyone already bought on PC or PS3/360
>Exclusives get delayed to make them multiplat and then sales for Wii U versions tank due to arriving far later than originally planned
>Publishers go into full damage control mode and swear off the Wii U by claiming there's no market for it
Ubisoft and EA are the worst culprits for this. Then you have SEGA, who knows Sonic is their best seller for Nintendo platforms and ends up just pushing mediocre to poor quality Sonic games on both Wii U and 3DS. Yakuza 1 + 2 HD got basically thrown onto the system later than the PS3 version and to little to no push, causing it to tank in sales.
At the end of the day - the major problem stems from no one actually pushing their content properly and then throwing a fit when people don't lap up their shit.
>>321847889
Who only uses one console? Idiots? I have five hooked up right now as well as a PC.
>>321847702
Because they play them on PC.
>>321848039
>Shitting on Wii U while purposely taking a PS4 picture
Thanks for making your troll obvious.
>>321847702
Wii U is for homebrew and USB game loading
>>321868613
thanks for replying :)
>>321847702
Because none of these games are Splatoon.
The horrible controller means I will play all of the multiplats elsewhere.
Besides Bayonetta 2, there aren't any good 3rd party exclusives I can think of.
>>321847702
Because the majority of Nintendo fans are kids who don't know any better or grown men who own a PC/PS4 as a substitute
>>321864246
Yes its good for that price, only people shitting on it were GTAV normies and cocksuckers
Watch Dogs is fun for what it is but its owned by a cancerous company so I would buy it used to make sure Ubisoft doesn't see a penny of it
