The experience of buying WiiU on National Day made me meet Nintendo again, the former king, I grew up playing console games, I was a post-80s player, I have experienced all kinds of console handhelds in depth, talk about some shallow and immature views on Nintendo WiiU and games. Because of the age, many materials are more difficult to find, I directly quoted not to watermark, if there is infringement please contact to delete.
【E3 2011】Nintendo Wii U initially announced trailer
Various wiiU features are displayed
The game lineup leads to a lack of demand for player purchases
WiiU is a failed console, entering the next generation ahead of schedule, but sales have not improved, and the entire game market has changed, and it is helpless to leave early. Wii late HD game is weak, because the game developers are familiar with the Xbox360 and PS3 features, the screen quality of the late HD game has been improved by leaps and bounds, coupled with the mainstream game types began to change, hardcore players have begun to embrace HD games, but the wii at this time relatively backward performance began to highlight, coupled with the highest 480P picture quality, the two combined is the tomb of the AAA game, so the name of the Wii three grave machine is not covered, In the same period I played The Call of Duty 7 and 8 above the Wii, the operation is no problem, but the picture always feels that something is missing, as if the computer high configuration open special effects and low configuration off the special effects, and then 9 and 10 to the WiiU, WiiU performance is only comparable to PS3 and Xbox360, and I already have Xbox360 and Wii, why buy WiiU?
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Picture Quality Comparison
Call of Duty: Ghost Wii U vs PS3 vs PS4 vs PC vs Xbox 360 Game Screen Comparison 1080P Video
Watchdog picture quality contrast
In the hands of hardcore players, there are generally Xbox 360 and PS3, these two goods of hardware are ahead of the curve, so the initial loss. Now look at the WiiU game lineup, not to mention the quality, the quantity is small and pitiful, in the early days, many Nintendo first-party games did not land, because WiiU is premature, their own games have not been developed in advance, have seen the Legend of Zelda Demo, and the actual launch of the Wilderness Breath comparison, regardless of style, gameplay is different.
The Legend of Zelda demo
Two versions of Breath of the Wild Comparison
In this case, the third-party cross-platform games such as Batman, Call of Duty, Ninja Dragon Sword, Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed, Watchdog, etc. that WiiU initially co-opted, everyone did not have to buy WiiU in the same situation. Capcom, which has a good relationship with the old Ren, unexpectedly did not let the Resident Evil Orthodox series land on wiiU, and the two sequels 1 and 2 were also ported on the handheld platform 3ds and psv respectively.
WiiU backward compatible with Wii games, it is destined that its hardware architecture and Wii is similar, WiiU's relatively unique development environment so port optimization is not PS4 and Xbox1 convenient, coupled with dismal game sales, so later cross-platform games have become WiiU exclusive, the perfect inheritance of the Wii three grave machine name. In the later period, the number of old Ren's own masterpieces came up, but it was still unable to reverse the momentum of comparing PS4 and Xbox1. The old Ren family is mainly based on a lineup of platform jumping casual games, which may be effective for children and women, but it cannot attract the next generation of new computer hardcore players. PS3 and Xbox360 era membership subscription system is perfect, players will not easily give up the previous free game, coupled with the lack of WiiU in the early Nintendo's own masterpieces, so the old players who own Wii also do not need to buy WiiU. The combined strength of the two factors is equivalent to Debuff.
Hardware and software sales statistics as of December 31, 2017
"Redundant" flat panel handle with screen
Although the WiiU has more than one tablet screen, few people can play it clearly.
The appearance and function of other gamepads are basically the same, and Nintendo's controllers cannot be seen as a mother, because they all cooperate with the evolution of the old Ren's own games and also promote the development of game types.
The cross key of the FC gamepad determines the direction of the game's movement;
The 1st key of the FC handle
SFC adds shoulder keys L and R to add more key combinations to the game;
The Mini SFC was later introduced
N64's joystick and trigger, Zelda Legends Ocarina of Time and 007 GoldenEye together give the console 3D perspective and how to play the game shooter to make an example, compared to Resident Evil 2, 3 the first version and the recent remake version you can feel this huge difference in progress, the addition of the vibration pack, greatly increase the player's sense of game interaction;
The third-person rear-end view on the remake, and the fixed perspective under the first version
4 handles can be connected at the same time
The joystick and trigger are the precursors to the wii chicken leg handle, as well as the expansion memory card
NGC optimized the layout of the handle buttons and joysticks, introducing a wireless grip for the first time, and has since been freed from the shackles of the wire;
Borrowed from the PS series double joystick, but the layout is more user-friendly
Wii directly subverted the definition of the handle and brought about a change in body feeling, opening up a huge blue ocean market;
Looks more like the handle of a remote control
Except for the B key on the back of the straight handle, none of the other expansion handles are designed with triggers
Over the years, the goods have been removed from the shelves, pictures are difficult to find, these accessories are used to play somatosensory games, although not installed can also be played
WiiU's right stick is also customized for Zelda Legends Of the Wild Breath, of course, other games may have an impact on some players, gyroscopes in the game can make the shooting aim more accurate, NFC's Amiibo provides another way for the game Krypton;
The flatbed handle has a built-in gyroscope and NFC module, returning ZL and ZR triggers
eshop uses amiibo's free game
It is also good to be independent as a handmade ornament
The old Ren comprehensively considered the traditional joystick layout on the NS, and the cancellation of the cross key was also for the split 2P use of the handle.
But on NS Lite there is a return to the cross key.
Following the WiiU's NFC module and adding a gyroscope, it is different from the Sony Microsoft controller
The 6-inch screen size is closer to the handheld
But most of Nintendo's own games are not necessary for the shooting design of the Wii controller, the legend of Zelda on the Wii and Link's Crossbow and the Galaxy Warrior trilogy collection and another M is probably all of Nintendo's big games involved in shooting, and there are some mini-games involved in the Wii play.
The main shooting warrior on the WiiU used the gyroscope to make the last bit of fine-tuning aiming, including zelda Legend of the Breath of the Wilderness, especially in the game's mobile shooting scene, which is much better than pushing with the right stick.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a scene where you shoot while moving, and it's hard to hit when you use a joystick to have automatic aiming
Let's take a look at the Sony PS3 with a 6-axis gyroscope as standard with a Sony handle,
The male protagonist brushes his teeth in the opening scene of the rainstorm
Although I used to the PS3 and Xbox360 kind of automatic auxiliary micro-aiming, and then use WiiU, at first I will forget to use the gyroscope to fine-tune the aiming, but after familiarity is really easy to use, than the automatic aiming participation is much stronger, I don't know when Sony joined this feature? The old ren patented it, like the original cross key? But I have never heard Lao Ren publicize this design, so I don't know why.
Lao Ren's hardware contribution to the game market has always been very large, cross keys, joysticks, triggers, vibration handles, wireless controllers are all made by its old people.
For the first time, WiiU introduced a 3.5mm headphone jack to the gamepad, which was quickly learned by Sony and Microsoft. This idea was not understood before, but now the family sees me playing games with the TV, not to say that the electricity is too noisy or to say that the TV is broken, but I use the flat screen to plug the headphones, there is no opinion, the old Ren is prophetic!
The 3.5mm headphone jack has become the standard for this generation of host handles
In fact, the successful double screen on Nds is not two screens, but a screen plus a touchpad, at that time, many games on Nds only put the small map prop progress bar and other handheld screens are too small, the original main screen display screen as a second screen display.
There is a screen used as a second screen to display information
Cross-platform games are basically not specifically designed for dual-screen features, but only for the secondary screen, and other platforms seem to be more eye-catching on the home screen, without frequent switching of viewing angles. In fact, from the perspective of Nintendo first-party games, few of them have used this screen well.
Nintendo Continent this game, basically is to introduce the characteristics of the WiiU console tour guide, this tradition from the Wii play, of course, the old Ren's own 3ds and Sony's PS5 have a very thick built-in game but the first version is expensive.
3DS promotional video
PS5 comes with the game "Controller User Guide"
Ren Continent covers almost all the ways to use WiiU that Lao Ren himself can think of, except for one or two that have the feeling of drawing snakes, most of which I think are very good.
There is also the Wii Party U and Game & Wario mini-game collection that fully invokes the characteristics of WiiU, which is very suitable for gatherings of family and friends.
Add Wii gameplay with WiiU features
There is also a tablet handle touch, most of the time the tablet as a handheld machine is more appropriate, then the two screens you can only choose to look at the tablet, after all, the player is not a martial arts master, can see the six ways. In some scenarios, it is actually a sense of PARTICIPATION of AR somatosensory, but like the controller to solve a button will feel very cumbersome, especially if the design in the combat system to do repetitive operations, it will make the player feel bored, this is a kind of grasp of playing the game or being played by the game.
Compared to the three generations of PS controllers that have not changed, this generation of Xbox 360 controllers wins without suspense
PS3, Xbox360 and Wii three family of the controller I have used for a long time, ergonomically, this generation of standard controllers I think the old Ren family feel more comfortable. But WiiU is such a big tablet controller, when playing the game with a brick in the hand, I have more than five hundred grams! And the battery life is a big problem, the original 1500mah small battery is only 1.5 hours, although the battery compartment can completely put down a larger battery, online shopping can buy a suitable large battery, can be at least 3.5 hours of battery life, there can be more than 7 hours, but the price can buy an original pro handle, the hands-on ability to buy a cell of the right size to replace the original protective panel homemade battery. Although Lao Ren also fully considers plugging in video games, the flat charger cable is very thin and light, and the deluxe version is also equipped with a seat charge. Maybe it's for cost reasons, or Nintendo's anti-addiction system for minors, it is indeed a game company for all ages.
The original charger cable has little impact on plug-in video games
Homemade replacement battery protection board battery and replacement under the battery cell
Most of the time do not look at the flat screen of the game, a lot of complex continuous key operation, the feel is affected, there is an adaptation process, so equipped with a pro handle is necessary. But whether it is a tablet controller or a pro controller, there is only one motor, and the Xbox1 controller has evolved four vibration motors, so the pro vibration layer is not as rich as the Xbox 1. There is no headphone jack, no gyroscope, the price is the same as the PS4 and Xbox1 controllers, pro estimated to refer to the player to operate the pro level only used by the controller. However, after I bought a third-party pro handle, the flat seat was charged, and the two were rotated, which is the benefit of the "true" deluxe version.
Microsoft's Xbox 1 debut bundled with Kinect sales, expensive, and the ban on second-hand games, playing the game must be verified in real time (for the digital version of the game account sharing to make the foundation), the head of Don Mattrick resigned shortly after the end of the E3 exhibition, even if leading the Xbox360 to play half of the country.
Famous shoulder-slapping event
Sony has won this twice, the first time was the PS1, this time the PS4. If you cut off the tablet handle and launch a pro handle real basic version, will the price reduction promotion be a miracle like 3ds? However, the tablet controller is necessary to enter the system settings, and will be started with the host, you need to go outside the range to close separately, the system menu can only turn off the screen display, these software on the binding behavior (the most conservative is the use of accounts and digital versions of the game, the game is bound to the host), to the player to use a lot of inconvenience.
During that time, the Monster Hunter sequel was exclusive to Nintendo 3ds, allowing us to be "mosaic" hunters on 3ds for several years, surviving the PS vita.
The 3ds, which are similar in image quality to PSP, have allowed us to be mosaic hunters for many years
Monster Hunter World, which left the 3DS platform, immediately became the highest-selling game in Capcom's history, which really spoiled a lot of hunters
During the Mosaic period, Tencent's OL online game HD failed
It can be connected to the 3DS version, and the online service still exists today
WiiU's 3G is only the HD version, after which 4, 4G and X are exclusive to 3ds, and XX is only synchronized with the NS platform. 3ds for this purpose specially designed to expand the right stick accessories, I bought 3dsXL and expansion stick, with a feel of invincible, get the hand feeling is the WiiU tablet handle this feel, but the volume suddenly lost the portability of the handheld.
The right stick assists in moving the angle of view, and it would be nice to add an extended battery function
Camera and microphone are two phone must-have hardware that appears on WiiU game consoles. Compared with the data collected by the Internet company's mobile phone software background for so many years to kill, the success of Wii and the fiasco of WiiU have made Nintendo more focused on its own first-party games, and the host feature is leisure and entertainment family fun. Now play monster hunter 3G online port, hear players in the voice chat to remember, Nintendo in the nineties of the last century there was an attempt to play games with satellites, Sega began to explore the Internet and games,
Sega Dream Cast that uses dial-up Internet access
Connected games matured on Xbox live services (during which the Gameboy series also had attempts to connect to mobile network battles and exchange items). At that time most of the mainland was fighting in the Internet Café LAN CS Counter-Strike, Red Alert, Age of Empires
Mainland online games have also gradually taken off from Internet cafes. With a headset in the Internet café, boys in the game of the battle, girls in the chat room dialogue, now this kind of large-scale young people gathering occasions, in addition to nightclubs, it is estimated that it is difficult to find.
The camera mounted from Ndsi is basically useless.
Only in the 3ds era with AR made a lot of interesting ideas,
3DS comes with AR games and a face-swapping shooter.
Use the face of the photo as fodder for the enemy
Material face enemies will attack you from all directions, you need to move 3ds using the built-in gyroscope to aim and shoot
But did you know that the inspiration for many mobile phone software comes from here.
iDS's picto chat, fun photos, funny sounds
Software games that use 3ds to draw, since the Nds era, there have been many creative software games to log on to Nintendo consoles or handhelds, and now most of them have turned to login mobile phones.
The camera still exists even to the Switch, and although the backend is cut off, leaving only the front end of the player, the game that uses the camera is basically absent.
And the top chicken rib microphone, from the FC when it was configured on the 2P controller, now only in a few games to blow the wind, I remember Nds has a rebellious Lulu xiu game can also voice recognize your battle commands,
You can choose speech recognition or key press to launch an attack, and students who are good at Japanese also have to face social fear, but they are full of participation
In today's situation where speech recognition is very mature, it has not done anything on this hardware. Microsoft has made a voice control system menu in the milk kinect, but only English can recognize the operation.
There is innovative but imperfect software
The above is the hardware, the system software, this time WiiU than the Wii more advanced interactive functions, to the interaction between players to create a community, to the game as the theme of the division of the area, after booting the TV is this community, a lot of mii around, will be updated in real time, mii will pop up the dialog box, very interesting.
Turn on the square on the TV screen
WiiUchat, because I don't know how to operate because of the suspension, I have seen the previous promotional ads, probably a video call chat software like Steve Jobs's Apple face time. (If these sharing is based on a player ID account, can Nintendo move closer to the social circle instead of simply stopping?) ）
Try face time with web video calls as a selling point
Even if it is not used by many people, it has always been built-in. Hardware manufacturers have also made their own social software efforts, and these cross-circle experiences do not know what Nintendo has learned.
WiiU chat
Compared to xbox1 can take screenshots at any time to record screen upload their own social networks, free cloud archive, Nintendo not only did not record screens, but also did not take screenshots. Online members are only accounts used for digital game consumption, sharing game results should be built into the game and rely on the host software rather than with the member ID homepage, console games and save transfer offline operation is extremely cumbersome. The Japanese are too conservative, or Nintendo is just a Japanese company that sells consoles and games, rather than an international company with a growing pattern like Sony and Microsoft.
First-party games have a lot of options for interacting with miiverse, because I don't know the specific content of the suspension, it's not good to evaluate, but this route to the social direction is absolutely correct, and the Nintendo eshop online store and membership I think will be further improved.
First-party games have a lot of Miiverse interactions built in
Then there are the applications of AR. This feature, which was developed on 3ds, has not been carried forward on the WiiU. Because looking at the screen back and forth, a TV and a flat panel, two screens that are too far away, the player will feel interrupted by moving his eyes back and forth, and the continuous zoom of the eyes will aggravate fatigue.
Zombie U Promotional PV (WiiU)
Wii U stock as well as AR somatosensory shooting using a gyroscope
In fact, when the WiiU first came out, Sony quickly adapted to the LAN connection function of psv and ps3, and displayed the game screen on the same screen.
PSV is known as the origin of the handle fitting
Microsoft has also developed an Xbox 360 that uses a WP phone to connect. As early as after the wii, Sony Microsoft immediately followed up with their respective somatosensory ps move and kinect, but only a few support ps move, Sony's own studio did kill zone 3, other do not know which games support,
PS MOVE looks like an upgraded version of the Wii Double Stick Handle including usage
Eye toy has tried somatosensory as early as PS2
Sony's own production of game resources are limited, and third parties are diverted by other new platforms, and have to abandon psv and focus on ps4. In addition, ps move and milk need to be purchased separately, compared to the existing computer players direct mouse and keyboard, and Microsoft almost went off the door. (That famous TV launch was simply a disaster day for Xbox1, maybe Netflix was too successful?) )
It is a pity that microsoft's Holographic virtual reality scene projection at that time has not progressed on the xbox series now.
This "new" attempt is also available on Wii U, Wii SportsU and Wii FitU both adopt a free download, time-based charging model, which is an early way of spending online game point cards.
In addition to this, there is a karaoke game, which has been around since the Wii era.
Karaoke is a popular entertainment in Japanese culture
There are still many contents that are not perfect, I write more and more, here is the first to sort out some wiiU content, others have been added.