Originally Posted by
Delevicton
It shouldn't be that way. Everyone saying "hardware specs don't matter, it's gameplay!" is deluded. While I agree to an extent, obsolete hardware means having the same fantastic third-party titles as Xbox and PS4 is nothing more than a fantasy. Wii U isn't going to get Unreal 4 games, Frostbite 3 games, etc. There will be no Mass Effect 4, no Dragon Age 3, No Elder Scrolls VI. All the Wii U will receive is watered-down ports and family-friendly party games.
As a consumer, I should NOT have to choose between first party Nintendo titles and triple-A third party ones. If Nintendo had BOTH, it would truly be unstoppable, and it boggles my mind as to why they haven't chosen to go down that path this generation. We still haven't seen a compelling and convincing use of the Wii U's gamepad, there's literally no Wii Sports equivalent on the Wii U to demonstrate the controller's potential. It's not a must-own.
Any first-party Nintendo titles that we've seen just look like more of the same, playing-it-safe content. Another sidescrolling Donkey Kong Country Returns, Super Mario 3D Land part 2 for Wii.... they should have come up with something better and more inventive for the first 3D Wii U Mario game. This just makes it seem like even they couldn't think of a compelling idea for how their controller could be put to use in interesting and fun new ways.
Once again, graphics DO matter when the lack of them holds a system back from getting great games. "That's how it's always been" isn't even true, and it's a stupid, narrow-minded way of looking at the situation.