One time back in 2014 I was in class and the teacher asked the class what the new game consoles are. I raised my hand and said the Wii U. Then some girl sitting next to me said the Wii isn’t new. And for the rest of the day I started to question life

@chargermaster3716

4 жыл бұрын

MalarkeyMan yikes

@closedcaption6375

4 жыл бұрын

Dead, Dead, Dead. Rotfl 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

These generation recap videos are fun to watch years later.

@brandonlee7382

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@BirdMan00

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, interesting to see the thought process at the time.

@kaneo1

Жыл бұрын

7 years ago, 'predictions for 8th-gen,' and showed a Steam box. No one then saw Stadia, or crossplay, OR COVID??, or supply chain crashes, or...

@krabparrot5724

Жыл бұрын

I mean, isn't that stuff from 9th generation basically?

Do you ever look back on this video and think they just needed to Switch it up?

@notsunnydaysahead

4 жыл бұрын

The Gunman eww no, I respect the launch of the switch but ever since mash came out it feels autistic and no swag just the basic console and nothing really extra

When my mom bought the wii, she thought it was made by apple.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

HA, I can actually see that "making sense."

+Alejandro Ilizaliturri It's not the game I hate, it's the controller and everything that console represented. What kills me is having a legendary game like Mario Galaxy, and then ruining it with those controls.

@adriancho07070707

9 жыл бұрын

Mmmmmm I'm not a big fan of the wii's controller, but I think you're overreacting, I wasn't that bad, I mean I played amd enjoyed Skyward sword, DKC returns and the two Mario Galaxy games using it, sure It wasn't as comfortable as a 360 controller but it got the job done

@bronzedisease

9 жыл бұрын

I really loved Mario Galaxy . That game alone kept me going for a long time

@ivaerak

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Motion controls in Mario Galaxy are amazing. Game is built around them.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

ivaerak A true shame. I would have certainly liked the game if I didn't have to use that turd of a controller.

@ivaerak

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Maybe it is because Wii was actually what got me into console gaming, and the classic ps2 and pc gaming was something I only slightly tried before that and those two could never get me hooked, I could honestly never go back to classic controls after the Wii. Once I tried Mario Kart Wii with the wheel, that was it for me, I was sold. I mean I *can* use the classic controls if I need to, but it is just too many sticks and buttons I have to fight with and that gets in the way. I can see, however, why a traditional gamer would hate on these type of controls.

Wii U has games that are polished unlike PS4/XOne with frame rate issues, bugs, online problems.

@FlintG

9 жыл бұрын

That is true. Nintendo makes much better quality games. I mean look at assassins creed unity that game is garbage.

@elcocho1568

9 жыл бұрын

ShadowReaper One of the reasons I don't own a PS4 or XOne yet.

@Dipper723

9 жыл бұрын

That's not Sony or Microsoft faults, those are the lazy third party devs' faults. When Sony and Microsoft makes a first party game like Infamous or Sunset Overdrive they're polished. Likewise, when a lazy third party company makes a game for the Wii U (Sonic Boom) it's not polished.

@JuanDeLaRosaTV

9 жыл бұрын

True

@MarkManuel15

9 жыл бұрын

Dipper723 Bayonetta 2 isn't first party.

I think the #1 reason why the wiiu is failing is due to the lack od advertising. When was the last time u saw a wiiu ad or if ever. Nobody knows the wiiu exist as a new standalone console. I truly believe nintendo was banking on people buying the wiiu because of wii sales.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

No argument there. I totally agree.

@XxAngiexXRPI

9 жыл бұрын

same here. I only knew about the Wii U thanks to keeping up with E3 and seeing them reveal the Wii U there. I have never seen a Wii U commercial, ever.

@caloricfoil98

9 жыл бұрын

I think the last time I saw a Wii U commercial was in May (of 2014) for Mario Kart 8. Before that? November 2012 for the launch

@thirdpartygamesarelowquali4828

9 жыл бұрын

bingo

@dominictrofa4156

9 жыл бұрын

caloricfoil98 The last Wii U advert was for,sadly,Just Dance 2015 back in October 2014.No wonder most people think the Wii U doesn't exist without advertising.

I would love to see a commercial from Nintendo that literally says "We have a new game console everyone! And it's full of awesome fucking games!" XD

@Matrix803

9 жыл бұрын

xDD Yeah! The Ouya had a pretty controversial advertisement on KZread at one point, where it showed that guy puking out his insides from Call of Duty. Everyone hated it.... LOL!

@Matrix803

9 жыл бұрын

Lundun McMillan xD Yeah. The Ouya was actually a great console in my opinion -- it was just VERY misunderstood because of how different it was from traditional game systems. The Ouya took a lot of big risks by being very experimental and not conforming to standards in the game industry. That, along with a lot of the bugs it had, is likely why it failed. But it was a great underrated game system. ^^

@HylianHero69

8 жыл бұрын

+Lodmot its gonna have little kids playing Mario with their family which completely backfires in America because that same age group they think they are advertising too are the ones who say fuck that Nintendo is for little kids. Their advertising in general is just horrendous.

Retrospectively, the biggest problem seems to be, outside of branding, that they left themselves in this weird middle ground where the gamepad was required to have, but rarely ever used. After DKTF came out, fewer and fewer games used the gamepad to do anything aside from off-tv play, and the only things it was used for was the menus in the Zelda remakes and a few games in the final year of the Wii U's life, and a few niche games like Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, and Xenonblade Chronicles X, and one of those didn't even get a physical release while another had a physical release but no english dub and was full of censorship. Niche titles aside, Nintendo neither took advantage of the technology nor did they take the bold step to make it optional. I find this incredibly frustrating, as to this day, the Wii U is my favorite game console. It had tons of potential, the gamepad was amazing when it was actually used properly, and the interface was charming and community created on the system through Miiverse was great. Now the closest thing we get to Miiverse is the drawing function in Splatoon 2 being taken over by furries cause there is no real way to form a new, organic community on it. Instead other communities choose to get on and take over. The Switch has no charm, it's a sterile machine, and despite the games being great, it lacks a lot of the fun that the Wii U organically had through its form alone. The PS4 doesn't have any real charm either, it's just kinds all business, though it's at least a bit better than the Switch and isn't just squares on a grey background. Xbox has it's own style too, but nothing like Miiverse or the Wara Wara plaza. They didn't have the often cool and useful when utilized mechanical potential of the gamepad, or the diverse selection of control options. It really is disappointing what Nintendo did, cause that really could've been great, and they were too far up their own asses to take advantage of it

The Nintendo Wii U is essentially Nintendo's Sega Saturn. It has a lot of great and innovative stuff that a gamer would love, but due to bad business practices and marketing, it didn't gain the necessary appreciation to attract a big enough audience. I'm hoping to get a Sega Saturn someday, since some of the games look amasing.

Despite this being a slightly old video, and me being a nobody on the interwebs and twitter and all that, but I just tweeted the link to this video to nintendo(even though it won't get seen). I also love Nintendo, grew up on them, and would hate to see them vanish and not make another new console.

Adam must be the only KZreadr who's made the same kind of videos in the same quality both through audio, content and visually. Impressive!

Oh wow! What a great add-on for the Wii you've got there!

+Mason Nugent Yep, it's a real shame isn't it?

After they royally screwed up WiiU marketting, their debut Switch ad was gold. And vital.

I'm really impressed that you talk to a camera for 35 min...

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks?

I am getting a Wii U after i played Mario World 3D at a friend's. I agree however, the gamepad seems an afterthought now, and should be made optional. Oh, I also wanted to thank you for a in depth, INTELLIGENT review and explanation of the economics behind it all. You actually influenced my decision to buy a Wii U.

I do not regret buying my Wii U, nor will I have any regrets when I buy my Switch a little over a month from now. Sony has not really impressed me with the PS4 (it's an entry level gaming PC with no freedom), and Microsoft really turned me off with their initial ideas on the Xbox One. Both companies Are going the direction of media box, rather than pure games... Nintendo will always have a place in my home.

ive seen a lot of your videos, and hands down, some of the best commentary ive heard. great channel.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

I love to listen you talking about games and consoles.You are awsome man,keep doing that.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I really like how in depth you went. Definitely just got a new subscriber

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

DFG Music Welcome aboard!

I already had the xbone and ps4 so I bought a Wii U a few days ago. It came bundled with Super mario 3d world and nintendoland. I also picked up ZombiU for 13$. ZombiU is great. Highly underrated in my opinion. I also got bayonetta 2 and smash bros. Both great games. The Wii U has A LOT of great games for it. Hell I bought it just for the exclusives and theres still dozens of games for it I plan to buy. Great console. Wish it sold better.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed sir.

Coming home to a new AdamKoralik video

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Love the WiiU, crazy as it may sound it got me back into gaming. Then I got an Xbox One. Still play both.

no need to fear now R.I.P WII U

This response to you're video may sound heavily dated but I tip my hat to you good sir. You're use of logic with intelligence not only proves a point but also validates what many see and choose to deny. Regardless of those who criticize and scrutinize you're view that there are many who agree and I for one am now subscribed

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Christopher Mooney

I gotta say, you made some really amazing points here that not a lot of people seem to touch on for some reason. Props to you for that, Adam.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

the wii u still costs $428 here in Australia. it hasn't had a single price drop. I've wanted one for years but i cant really afford over $400 for one thing.

Why is it failing? How about the fact that it gets almost no third party support? I just did a quick count and 10 of my 13 Wii U games are first party Nintendo titles. Almost every big game that comes out this generation never sees the light of day on the Wii U. Until Nintendo's home consoles start getting multi-platform titles they're never going to be taken all that seriously by most gamers.

Well, practically, Nintendo is giving the Wii U that treatment, of being your 2nd console at home, like "Yeah, you can have the PS4/XBOX1, but you can also have the Wii U for our good exclusives". They are getting a lot of good exclusives for next year, like Splatoon, Xenoblades Cronicles X, and of course the new Legend of Zelda. It's looking promising for the Wii U, it just needs to keep it alive. If 2015 does nothing for it, nothing will. BTW, i admit that i had my doubts about the Gamepad before buying the Wii U, but now that i have it and tried it, i don't want to drop it, it's just too comfortable for me to be playing on my bed that being on a living room in front of a TV to play most of the games that have been released.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

I love it too, but that doesn't make it sell well unfortunately.

Without the wii I would not be a hardcore gamer. It was the first video game console I had ever played intensely because it was so simple to understand. Today I do see its problems but it still sold 100 million units and converted many causal gamers into hardcore gamers.

I love how seriously you talk about video games. Keep it up

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

diego barba soto Thanks!

Nintendo needs you in corporate

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

That would be fun.

@SpuddyWesker

9 жыл бұрын

Keon Harris you said this in the last video huh

Nintendo totally abandon gamers with the Wii, I agree with that 100%. I share your hate for that console sir

I know this video is old, but all your videos are interesting and informative.

Always well reasoned and entertaining. Really great channel.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Will Mac Thanks!

I'm mainly a PC gamer, but I still want a Wii U. It just has the games that I want and cannot get on PC!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Yep, the power of an exclusive title.

@stratoplayer1988

9 жыл бұрын

More like the power of exclusive titles! There's more on the Wii U that I want than on the PS4 and Xbox One combined!

I strongly disagree about the original Wii; It was a system of Mario Galaxy, The best Resident Evil 4, Virtual Console and Gamecube backwards compatibility (which in my opinion had the best games of any system). I love this video though and your style. I've subbed!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Didn't think I was going to watch the whole video when I clicked on it. 38 minutes later, I feel incredibly informed. Cheers!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Wow, it's incredible coming back from almost a year of this video and find out how prophetic most of the stuff you said were. Just a remainder of how experienced you are in this kind of stuff and how you can base your predictions with facts.

@AdamKoralik

8 жыл бұрын

+Blester Thank you sir.

love the wii u and the gamepad...cant even mention how many times i played it while my kids and wife have watched tv...this is the only one of the reasons and not the xbox or ps4..true story..and honestly this is the only console i am buying plain and simple...hardcore games are pc for me...3ds plus wii u console for the next gen...sold to me at least

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

I love it too, but that doesn't seem to be the mass consensus unfortunately.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

***** I would probably have to give it to the fourth, but that's such a tough call. On some days I'd probably say sixth. Some days it's like 50.01% for one and 49.99% for the other, you know? I guess if you're forcing an answer, I probably would go with 4th, but it's winning by a hair, that hair being nostalgia.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

***** This video should clear a lot of that up: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaN90M-sddDdZqw.html

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

***** Because that's a story most people grossly misunderstood. Not their fault, it was reported very poorly by news outlets. And yes, I do.

You deserve way more views

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ShadowLady1

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik no problem

I missed Adam Sessler when he left. Then I found Adam Koralik's show, a.k.a Intellectual Gaming Discussions. Thank you for making these videos Sir. I use them to help teach my son his gaming history!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

There is something about you that i like its because u talk to your subs and i like that 😄😄 keep this up and u will make your subs happy so ➡️thank you Adam!!!⬅️😃😃

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

The Dome Happy to, thanks for watching!

oh..koralik. i thought you were saying Adam Corolla.

I like the WiiU also very much. I love your pasion about Nintendo and you have good ideas. Adam for CEO Nintendo! ;-) Greetings from Hamburg Germany ;-)

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Greetings from the US.

You addressed some really great points about the Wii u. Just a great overall video Adam!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

PIKNIK -when you play all the pikmin series.

Wii u is amazing. one of the best consoles ever. i Love it, amazing titles on it.

Nintendo has abandoned us Wii U owners. As I speak, I still play my Wii U every single day! I hate the switch, and I truly love my Wii U to death and in online on it every day! Wii U forever!

@anthonyettner9981

4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand where Nintendo is coming from with these Switch cartridges. I love the GameBoy Advance.

I've been slowly working my way through your channel and I have to say you have such an amazing ability to hit me right in my nostalgia bone. Thanks to you I finally got around to buying Shenmue and It's the best thing ever. Part 2 is in the post and I can't wait to play it. Also, you're super funny. Keep it up man.

Hey Adam, i like your pession about video games consoles and also your sarcasm about some of the topics. Besides all that your videos are 100% authentic without crap jokes, without overused video effects and full of details. Keep up the good work man! :-)

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

+joshua powell Yes.

@BJSSJ5

9 жыл бұрын

Dude Adam if nintendo put old pokemon games on the virtual store it would be gold

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Adrean Vega Eh, I'm not much for handhelds. I'm sure more enthusiastic people would be better at that.

@FtwXXgigady

9 жыл бұрын

i was thinking, what about monster hunter 3 ultimate? while you were mentioning exclusives, did you not count it because it is on the 3ds as well, because if that is why i can understand.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Adrean Vega I mean people who are more passionate about them.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

***** Best Buy. A company named Atlantic.

+AdamKoralik what's your Nintendo Network ID?

Really good video, very informative and enjoyable!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I am part of the casual no-nothing 80% gaming group who needs a first console for my kids. I love nerd level discussion about whatever it is I am learning about, and you engage in it very well - it's compelling to me. I am a nerd in many topics, but not gaming, but I understand your POV very well. Most gaming reviews are skin deep and relevant only to 15 year old kids (or 28 year olds who still think they are 15). They are passionate yes, but speak so informally that it is hard to follow and I usually wind up going to another review. I like you going behind the scenes that a real grown up in the business world can start understand. So thank you for your perspective and insight that smart people, not necessarily gaming peeps, can understand. I haven't played a video game console since the original Nintendo (I was an expert on Mike Tyson's Punch Out!), but I feel your insight gave me the largest "catching up", so I feel I can make a better decision. Thanks again!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, thank you for watching and for the kind words.

With the PS4, you can remove the internal 2.5 inch internal hard drive and replace it with any other 2.5 inch Hard Drive whether it be Solid State or Hard disc based without voiding your warranty which in my opinion is better than using an external drive. PS4 is better, it's as simple as that.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

kicksoffs I put in a 1 TB SSD, my point still stands. Lack of external storage is just...asinine.

@kicksoffs

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah Adam I totally get you, I only made that comment for people who thought the PS4 had no way of increasing the hard drive space on the PS4. Big Fan by the way, love your stuff man. I'm from the Caribbean on an Island called St lucia and here we game like crazy. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge on gaming. Do you think Shenmue 3 is gonna be the last and final Shenmue, or do you think that after all the hype going around with the new game other game developers are gonna try to cash in on this. Thanks in advance.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

kicksoffs Greetings from the US. Yu Suzuki claims if people like Shenmue 3, he'll find a way to do the 4th. He said he'd want five games total to wrap it up.

@kicksoffs

9 жыл бұрын

I love it, I hope they keep at it. I think i'm a bigger fan of Shenmue than you Adam. Shenmue was my first real story based game that made me feel for the character, can't wait to play it.

@johnnyscifi

8 жыл бұрын

Yea, ps 4 will be my eighth gen console. At first wiiu was gonna be mine, but ps 4 just has my interest. Especially with the exclusives!!!

Did your cousin end up buying her kids a Wii U?

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@zachmanrulez

9 жыл бұрын

Coolio

I definitely agree on your points. I remember before the Wii U was released, I predicted that the Gamepad wasn't a selling point and people don't know what the Wii U is. People disagreed with me, but it is exactly what happened. I really hope Nintendo turns it around.

Incredible video, Thank you Adam!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@punkexplorer77

9 жыл бұрын

No problem! Have a great night

so the very first PS3 is actually the ultimate playstation ? :O I think you could even install Linux or Windows on it :0

Cool video Adam. I like your passion about video games a lot. Although I disagree with your opinion most of the time. But non the less - great video and good points you put out there :-) I love my Wii U and it is amazing in deed :-) The game pad is great as well. Oh yeah - the Wii is pretty cool also, so - fuck you on that Adam lol Cheers gamers!

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

Gaming God True - Adam is a SEGA junkie and a fanboy to its core. I know he's a bit biased towards Nintendo as well, although he'll never admit it. Back in the day when SEGA died and was raped by Microsoft (because that's what happened in my opinion) all the fanboys like Adama, which were worshiping SEGA and bashing Nintendo for not doing things (lol at that mindset) jumped shit right in the open arms of s0ny! Yes. Some of them even went to Microsoft which replaced their beloved SEGA... Why - because they were hating on Nintendo way before s0ny and M$ enter the field. But as I've already said - Adam do have some legit points in his videos, and his passion for the topic is what makes him so popular, and I consider myself his fan.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

martinbd4 I am by no stretch of the imagination a fanboy of anything. I'm nearly 28 years old, it's rather immature to have that kind of absurd bias at that age. It's genuinely baffling when people claiming that undeniable facts, such as Nintendo's financial woes, is somehow fanboyism.

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Umm, I don't know Adam... How about Shenmue? Being of that age doesn't shield you from fanboyism :-) I'll take your statement with a grain of salt if you don't mind :-)

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

Gaming God LOL I see what you did there :-)

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

Gaming God I'm not expecting a reply from him :-)

Would love to see some Dreamcast games on virtual console for Wii U. They've done it on the Wii for other Sega consoles, it only seems right to relive some of those Dreamcast memories.

As an accountant, I'd say you've done really cool and good video game industry focused corporate finances vulgarization in that series. Awesome job, Adam! Plus, as usual, your opinion is nicely documented!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Have you been able to pick up Lego City undercover scince this video? I higly recommend it if you haven't!

scribblenauts isnt wii U exclusive... i have seen it for PC... might be a port, im not really sure...

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I meant as far as consoles go. I should have been more specific.

Great video, Adam! You were able to explain everything that was important in an intriguing and easy-to-understand way. You make very good points in how the Wii U is doing, how and why it should change, and the consequences if it doesn't. I am also glad you discussed not only Nintendo's successes and downfalls, but also mentioned Sony too (and Microsoft a little briefly). Overall, great video; it was entirely worth watching!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

You know I'm mostly a PC Gamer but like to keep in touch with consoles and your channel is quickly becoming my favorite serious console gaming of all: It's bittersweet to know you're one of the only console gamers that's really rational and analytic Adam so kudos for that.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

The first game console I played was the WII and it was fucking awesome but it tired the shit out my arm and some bad sonic games with dumbass motion controlls but i did have some of the good games

Hmm..... game developers that only work with Wii U. I don't know..... Cough cough Platinum games cough cough

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

You're aware Nintendo paid for that right?

@coreylineberry8557

9 жыл бұрын

Well, this gen, Platinum ONLY worked with the big N. I mean, Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 1 AND 2, and there will be more.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Corey Lineberry You do understand what I'm saying right? Third party developers take the financial risk to make an exclusive title, or titles at all, for a console out of their pocket. In the examples you've presented, the risk is low if there at all as Nintendo paid them to make the games.

@coreylineberry8557

9 жыл бұрын

Well, it was a risk worth taking, the games were AWESOME, and I leave it at that.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Corey Lineberry Well I agree that the games were awesome, but that tanked financially.

I want nintendo to watch this video entirely. I have a Wii U but ONLY because it was a gift and otherwise I would have never bought one. I want more people to experience what the wii u games have to offer and I have to go myself and convince people to get one and annoying when you have to EXPLAIN what this thing really is

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Would be nice, but I doubt anyone there would ever see it, or even care if they did.

@BaltaBueno

9 жыл бұрын

I would like to ask Iwata directly what is the purpose of the region lock? I want to play Fatal Frame but I can't because it's only available in Japan

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

***** Recent reports indicate they're considering dropping it. Which is amazing to hear.

@BaltaBueno

9 жыл бұрын

And upcoming games that don't require the gamepad at all, but having the option to buy it or not is still the best alternative. I love the idea of the GameCube adapter by the way.

very insightful look on the gaming industry, you know what your talking about, you got me sub. keep up the good work man

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Adam I actually read about Nintendo finally turning a profit time.com/3545580/nintendo-wii-u-sales/

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

Yes, he missed that entirely - I wonder if he would have changed his opinion if knowing this.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Guys...come on...it's just math. That's a quarterly profit. Not annual. It's still offset by the losses made during the rest of the year. Though if those patterns continue, then they could actually have a profitable year for the first time since like 2011.

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Hey Adam - I didn't know you are so aware of Nintendos financials. But I didn't knew they are in such trouble, if we assume what you are saying is right. Either way - I hope they do better for now on. We as gamer may only lose if some of the three go away. Well, as you have maid your point several times now, this might just happen, but let's hope it's not that soon after all :-) But if Nintendo is making such loses, why are they hiring people, buying buildings and overall expanding their business operations? Anyway - I love your videos man, although I rarely agree with you, it's still a pleasure to hear you making valid point here and there :-)

@Fallkkaaoo

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Of course it's a just a math. They make profit for two quarters, and they will surely make profit for third quarter (holiday season), I am pretty sure there will be annual profit for this financial year. For rest of the video you have logical point, but I love they decided to keep gamepad and make him more useful. And yes, Nintendo saw what's all wrong with Wii U, and they also see what's all good with PS4, I am pretty sure that next Nintendo console will be pretty good, like PS4 after PS3, and yes they will drop Wii brend and gamepad. ;) As for Wii U, they will keep Wii U userbase happy and try to make a profit, wille in silence they preparing for next console. You still dont have DKTF!?

@martinbd4

9 жыл бұрын

Damir D I will be sad if on the next Nintendo console the game pad is missing. Think about it - all Nintendo consoles are backwards compatible - at least a generation back. So, if they remove the game pad from their next console, this pattern will have to break. And that would be a bad thin! I love the game pad - it's amazing. Zombi U for one can't be played without it, and many others. As for Nintendo - many guys have tried to bury them and all failed. At the end - only time will tell :-)

Or Nintendo could just drop the price AND keep the Gamepad bundled in! That would be the best option really. . .

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

For you, the customer, yes. For them as a business, no.

@TerminatorJuice

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Why not? They could easily make that money back in extra amiibo and first party game sales! For every extra Wii U that would sell, there would be at least 3 extra game sales to go with it! Nintendo makes a lot more off of their first party games then they do off of each Wii U that sells!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Terminator Juice It's a nice thought, but it's more complicated than that. Also highly risky for a company that doesn't tend to take many financial risks. More likely Nintendo will go half way with a budget console (removes extra USB ports and stuff) and a smaller gamepad.

@Lufienthedarklord

9 жыл бұрын

Trouble is Nintendo already cut the price. Yet it still did nothing.

@DJT.on.Ethereum

9 жыл бұрын

***** I'm pretty sure the gamepad has to have some sort of ati video card in it in order for it to be able to stream the video from the WiiU with as little lag as it has, so it really isn't a cheap device like people think it is. People are clouded by the low price of phones and tablets that are sold at a lower price than they are actually worth because of the 2 year contracts attached to them.

Adam, predictions on point like "Kobe".

I've just seen this. Adam, I said exactly this to a friend about the Wii. He disagreed. I own like 11 games for the Wii. 5 are Resident Evil, I think 2 are house of the dead and 1 is Wii sports. It is used as a emulation machine. Wii U was awesome.

You can't compare Sony's losses to Nintendo's as Sony loses money on their phone division, television division, tablets, cameras, etc. Nintendo loses all that money SOLELY on games/consoles.

@AdamKoralik

8 жыл бұрын

+Jc Future Pretty sure I made that point pretty clearly sir.

@jcfuture1045

8 жыл бұрын

+AdamKoralik First time a channel owner ever responded directly to one my comments. Awesome! Thanks man. Will continue to watch your vids.

@AdamKoralik

8 жыл бұрын

+Jc Future Happy to dude.

To be fair, the Wii U and the UDraw tablet were released around the same time...

Well said Adam, even my brother who is 29 years old and a pretty hardcore 360 and PS3 gamer didn't know the Wii-U was a new console. I bought one and he said "not into motion controls and bowling and shit", I had to explain that it wasn't an add-on for the Wii, it was in fact an entirely different console. I've had arguments with Nintendo fans who claim naming it 'Wii' wasn't a mistake at all, I think it was the show-stopper for the console though.

The Wii U is definitely my favorite of this gen, and in fact is my second favorite console of all time (that SNES is hard to top). I adore the Gamepad and I find myself just fucking around on it randomly and having fun but yeah, I think you are right, if it goes they can do an $80 price drop (and then sell the Gamepads right next to the consoles for $80 or even $50, no big deal), as it is it's too close in price to the PS4 and Xbone. But the biggest issue is that nobody knows that it exists, still. For exclusive content and great games, you can't get any better than Nintendo, but how sweet things would be with third party support. Talk about a juggernaut. Then it could take on my beloved SNES. Then it would BE my beloved SNES.

25:37 Thank you, that dust on that Wii U was really bothering me :P

You really seemed to work extra hard on this one. Great job here.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So Wii U today, is basically the Sega Dreamcast on that gen

Like shigeru myamoto said the console doesn't have to be most powerful to be most fun like WiiU

I love your videos and I think it's awesome how you actually respond to comments on them. I see your replies more than any other youtuber I'm subscribed to and really enjoy that you share the same extreme passion for this industry as I do

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I try to reply to as many as I can. It's hard though.

@stephenmelin2871

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah I bet, great work though!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

stephen melin Thanks!

you raise a lot of very good points and I completely agree about the gamepad. great video, man. because of the length, I honestly didn't expect to watch the whole thing but wow, here I am at the end and I'm glad I decided to watch it all. I hope that shows you how entertaining and insightful your videos/opinions are. :-) keep up the good work, Adam!

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Once you have finished this series of vids I'll be looking forward to a 4th gen consoles retrospective series.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, though that may not happen for a while.

Even as this year comes to a close, the Wii U gamer has a lot to look forward to in 2015. Seeing such demonstrations and sneak peeks of upcoming games really has me interested I have also just picked up a PS4 earlier this month bundled with GTA V. I've put quite a few hours into the game on the PS4 despite already having the same game on PS3. It's awesome to see what a new generation system can do to an existing game but I'm also a bit torn. I really haven't found much of anything yet that really captures me to spend on it. Most everything so far has been a cross generation multi platform title with very little that shows the generational leap that really shows me just what the PS4 can really do on it's own. This is in stark contrast as the Wii U and all of it's exclusive titles thus far have shown me what the systems technology is capable of, but knowing what I can expect out of the Wii U in capable hands. Even from some of the multiplats such as Assassin's Creed: Black Flag which I have had spent hours and hours of sleep simply since the game was actually fun for me to play. Super Mario 3D World and Mario Kart 8 have been wonderful and amazingly smooth and when I had picked up Bayonetta 2 and Smash Bros. 4U, seeing the Wii U run such games at 1080p/60, simply floored me with the rising quality of exclusive games. I can't believe that the underdog is doing well in some areas but floundering in others. With my PS4, I still haven't made a "want list" while Nintendo has me excited for the year to come. I'm sure Sony will gain traction as the exclusive games make a showing.

I do agree with most of your points, thank you.

Adam, I've been watching a ton of your videos and I really enjoy them. You remind me a lot of my late cousin who was a few years older (I'm 23) who introduced me to gaming. Thanks for all the work you put into your videos and for taking the time to answer to so many commenters, even the ones that pretty much just wanna be assholes. Keep up the good work dude, and game on.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Dude you are friggin Awesome!!!! Totally subbed. Keep up the Great work bro :-D

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Timothy Gale

@tizzlefoshizzle3132

9 жыл бұрын

Im watching all your Vids man and wow im lovin it. I live in Aussie and am off to buy a Wii U as im with u I Love Nintendo :-)

Hi Adam. Really enjoying this series. I think the Wii U is hanging in there despite Nintendo's gormlessness. It all started with making an underpowered system (though the same could be said about the PS4 and Xbone) but then they compounded this by making life hell for early developers with their lack of support before launch. That got things off to a bad start with third party developers and we know how that has gone. You said it; arrogance. Couple of things I'd like to say as an owner for almost a year. I love the Wii U. As a father of the sons under the age of seven it's perfect. The list of exclusives keeps me happy and I have my PS3 and 360 for the adult orientated stuff. They love Nintendo (it's in the genes) stuff and I grew up with it, so we're all happy. I don't need a constant stream of releases and shovelware like the Wii had, just enough quality titles to keep us entertained - and that we get. And more are coming. Just not from Ubisoft or the others Nintendo has pissed off. I agree with you on the gamepad, much as it pains me. I tend to go with the pro controller if I can but have nothing against using the pad. But all it seems to be used for is maps. Dropping it would help sales. Definitely. Nintendo need to grit their teeth and just do it. Apart from anything else, in the UK you can't buy the gamepad separately, so even if you really like it - or drop one in the sink - you can't get another without buying the whole console. Which is utterly, utterly dumb. But it can be done. See Kinect for further details. One idea I had to kind of compensate for this would be to allow 3DS owners to use their handheld as a Wii U controller. It might not be the greatest idea, but there are millions of them and a lot of kids would love the novelty. I know you have a thing about dlc, but that is another area Nintendo could exploit. I don't mean in the rip off way favoured by the competition. But with Nintendo's support for HTML5 it could become the platform of choice for indie developers. And look at games like Guacamelee or Shovel Knight. It can be done. Also, the way Nintendo handled the Mario Kart 8 dlc was a good example of what is possible. Lots of tracks and karts at a good value price, and long enough after the original not to look like cashing in Destiny-style. Nintendo marketing also sucks. Nintendo Direct is not a replacement for proper, well-funded advertising campaigns that reach the target audience. Ones that explain that Wii U is not a tablet add-on, for example. The last amiibo advert I just saw was patronising crap. And Nintendo Direct? Having some Japanese executive in a suit explain in broken English why you should buy some game is foolhardy, if not downright idiotic. Cool it ain't. Now that the official Nintendo magazine is dead in the UK, they need to get the message out in more effective ways. OK that's enough from me. Only ranting because I actually care about this system and wish Nintendo would stop shooting themselves in the foot. Would love to hear your response.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I will say...I did support the Mario Kart DLC because it actually seemed worthwhile. I don't have much else to say, you hit it pretty hard on the head.

@NIGonzo

9 жыл бұрын

AdamKoralik Without re-watching the entire video, I seem to remember you predicted 2017 for the next Nintendo console. Hey, guess what. You were basically right. Looks like the Wii U has only another year or so before Nintendo turn their attention elsewhere. Here's Miyamoto to AP: "We're focused on providing a robust line-up of Wii U software for next year. It seems like we've managed to do that this year and people are very happy with what we've done on Wii U. For the time being, our focus is on the Wii U hardware, but Nintendo as a whole has groups working on ideas for new hardware systems. While we're busy working on software for the Wii U, we have production lines that are working on ideas for what the next system might be." That's a pretty clear hint that the Wii U's days are very numbered. But while it may look like the Wii U had a short lifespan (compared to the 360 and PS3) people forget that five years is really the norm.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Belfast Gonzo Yep, seems about right.

Thanks Adam for liking the Wii U! I own one myself and I think it's great. The gamepad's an awesome piece of hardware. I just think it's not selling well because of poor advertisement on Nintendo's part.

I don't have a Wii U but i started collecting games for it. Might as well before the game values skyrocket in the next few years. I may buy one if I can find one under $100

Great video Adam, I have all 3 systems and have had my U from launch... It has gathered a bit of dust but Smash and MK8 are two of the finest games ever made... Keep up the great videos

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This was genuinely, A very entertaining video.

@AdamKoralik

9 жыл бұрын

devilishmode Thanks!

Another great video Adam. The Wii U is a console I went to get alongside the ps4. As I said on your ps4 video I'll get the ps4 in a few years, and would like to get the wii u alongside it as I have a soft spot for Nintendo. I got the gamecube at launch in 2002 for €200 (compared to the Wii u which is €220 two years after launch!). I was a playstation kid but switched to the gamecube for the 7th gen because of all the great games from rareware on the n64 that I was jealous of. I was looking forward to perfect dark 2 amongst others. Sadly Nintendo sold rare and I was crushed! The gamecube had some great games but it was blown away by the ps2 and gta. I have 4 gamecubes now and love playing the classic games on it. I also have a wii, which is essentially a gamecube with motion control (and the later models remove the GC compatibility which is pretty terrible), to play the handful of good wii games and complete my Nintendo collection. I would love for the Wii u to come down in price and get some quality innovative Nintendo games like the good old days. Super Mario 3D World looks amazing and bayonetta 2 looks great as well. I think mass effect 3 is coming out for it as well, so there are some ports. Oh well lets just see what Nintendo do. Although I saw a pretty pathetic statement from them this week, saying that people will buy it over the other two because 'its the cheapest of the three.' Sad bullshit.

What's funny is that while Sony made no profit from PS3, it did end up outselling the 360 globally.

Part of me wishes the Switch failed so we cold get more videos like this from you every year lol

Very nice discussion Adam and I agree with the dropping of the gamepad. It will be interesting to see how Wii U sales do this holiday season, there seems to be a discrete price drop here in the U.K. and Ireland!