2013-04-26, 12:01 PM
CarrionCrow Wrote:It is not like Nintendo must choose between innovation and decent hard- and software. It certainly does not justifies that they are pretty much one generation behind the competition.
If Nintendo wants their reputation to get back up, they'll need to bring the best of both worlds. Kind of like they did during the NES, SNES and to some extent the N64 era.
They do not need to beat Sony or Microsoft in specs, and would never be able to, but they need not be so far behind.
The level of innovation and the quality of the Nintendo brand games are not all that fantastic these days either.
I do have to agree with this in some regard. I don't really care that the specs are lower, but I do care that their network and overall home screen system is terrible. I get that it's their first attempt, but the PSN and XBL systems have been around for years, and I don't remember them having half the issues the NN does.
For example, if I'm online in a game I can't touch the Home Screen at all. I can't check my friends list, I can't send messages, I can't even open it. I've always been able to do that on the PSN. Not only that, why am I forced to go through Miiverse to send friends messages? It's silly. Their hardware's firmware/operating system is so horribly outdated, it hurts the overall experience. I'm sorry to say I would not have gotten a Wii U if it wasn't for Monster Hunter at this time. I don't think I would recommend it to non-MH fans either. There's too many flaws with the NN and operating system that need to be fixed, and it doesn't seem like they are trying to do anything about it. Fixing Loading Time is not remotely close to what they need to do to overall improve the experience.
Their game software is superb, but their hardware's software is pathetic, borderline unusable in some situations. We shouldn't be happy that Nintendo has FINALLY adopted the patching concept when it has been around on other systems for about 5 years, if not more. I couldn't care less that their hardware isn't top grade, the newest crap, etc. I care that their hardware's software is pomegranate.