This was the most soulful, innovative, and fun period for Nintendo since the new millennium started. We all know it didn’t translate into great sales numbers, but there was so much innovation and creativity coming out during this time period since the guy running Nintendo back then, Iwata, actually cared about games and liked them. Since 2016/2017 and Iwata’s death, Nintendo has gradually become another greedy, soulless company that is pretty much just doing what others are now while also accelerating the demise of gaming as we know it. Early and mid 2010s Nintendo was such a special time and I miss it so much.
no, no it wasn't
>>719584623Shit was cringe as fuck
>wii u>shitty mobile games>the start of DLcs garbage>amiiboyeah, nice "souvl" you got there dumb retard
With the exception of their some 3DS output, this was a horrible time. What are you talking about?I'm not letting some zoomer nigger who was like 5 in 2012 lie so blatantly, the Wii U fucking sucked.
>>719584623>anything from the 14th baktun being the best period since the new millennium startedReality ended in 2012.
>introduced season passes and DLC for first-party franchises, started making mobile games, reduced the number of Virtual Console titles while dripfeeding their releases, and created amiiboI'm glad Iwata died.
>amiibo era>soulthis fucking place is a mental asylum
Everything after the 1920s is corrupted by Jewish influence.I suggest you put down your tendies and read a book for once.
>>719585040Based Jews creating the wonderland of pop culture from the 1950s onwards.
>>719584623Too obvious, OP. At least put in slightly more effort and say the Wii era if you want more people to take the bait.
>>719584774Yea, and it’s impressive just how much worse they got with the switch
>>719585126You are an idiot for enjoying any form of media past the 1920s.
>>719585272Why are you on the video games board if you don't like post-1920s media? All video games were made after 1920.
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>>719584623Yup. Great time to be a nintendo fan...
>>719584774I was in my 20s during this era and grew up with the NES and SNES in the early 90s. This was the best it got since then, maybe the N64 era.
>>719584623>the dark age of Metroid>soulful, innovative, and fun
>>719585457>let me cherry pick two of the worst games from this time period!>look guys! I’m right! Totally owned OP…right guys?
>>719584623>there was so much innovation and creativity coming out during this time period>amiibo locked features>garbage Animal Crossing game made specifically just to sell amiibo (the devs explicitly stated this)>Paper Mario and Luigi's Mansion gutted to "better fit" being on handheld>series like Chibi Robo and Pikmin having new entries that were the most generic 2D platformers imaginable>Star Fox sent out to die because Miyamoto prioritized gimmicks over everything else>Zelda stuck with a semi-remake and ports almost until the very end>Smash Bros. having paid DLC fighters>multiple franchises dormant>Mario Kart with paid DLC and the worst battle mode in the series history>2D Mario became so stagnant they basically told everyone to make one themselves with Mario Maker, an idea lacking features romhackers have provided for decades>third party ports having shoehorned gimmicks just to justify their existence and make up for the worse performance>a portable launch so trash they had to pull a price drop and hand out ROMs that didn't even work properly with the device's tech>the Wii U, period
>>719584897People here are just desperate to see Nintendo lose.
>>719585326Why can't I be here?
>>719584691>>719584709God you people are so jaded and dead inside. The saddest part is I doubt either of you are even in your mid 20s yet.
>>719584623I admit it, that meme of Reggie doing a punch barrage against the Japanese guy was really funny
>iwata revisionist faggotWii U was a dark era for Nintendo
>>719585739Because you hate video games.
not a single game from that time worth playing
>>719585326Like most zoomers on here, he doesn’t even play games. He’s just he for edrama and shit posting. (You)’s are the highlight of his day.
>>719585524Samus is the most weeaboo shit they have next to fire emblem.
What is this astroturfingWere you even on the internet during that time?Were you on /v/? Did you own a Wii U that your parents didn't buy you? As a day one buyer, I recognize how shit it was. The 3DS as a device has so much going for it, but the Wii U struggled literally the entire generation. It was worse than the Vita, and honestly it deserved to fail with how many retarded decisions they made and how tone deaf they were for several years.
>>719585826>best Mario Kart game released>best Zelda released>almost the best Smash Bros released>best 2D Mario released>best Yoshi game released>Xenoblade became a prominent series>Fire Emblem became a prominent series>Splatoon releasedYep, it sure was the dark ages…
>>719584623>Since 2016/2017 and Iwata’s death, Nintendo has gradually become another greedy, soulless company that is pretty much just doing what others are now while also accelerating the demise of gaming as we know itIwata fucking spearheaded Nintendo making mobile games. He said okay to a new Fire Emblem being split into THREE separate FULL RETAIL PRICE games WHILE STILL HAVING SEPARATE DLC. He okayed amiibo which resulted in every single game trying to utilize them in some way either by having significant content you couldn't get any other way like a whole dungeon or skins to just material drops. Reggie and Iwata revealed they WANTED to make make VC into what would eventually be NSO because it wasn't making as much money as they had expected. Iwata WANTED to make a mobile Nintendo app so people could talk to each other instead of just using a basic mic.
>>719584623You sound underage as fuck.
>>719586065>astroturfingThe minute you used that word incorrectly was the moment no one took you seriously.
>>719586147I’m almost certain I’m older than you are.
>>719585584>cherry pickIt's actually kind of funny how many times he's revived his space puppet opera from the grave just to have it raped to death again.>>719585826>>719584623People who think Iwata was great should be taken out and shot along with their opinion. Iwata is the reason Hiroshi stayed out of retirement and had to hire Reggie to hold his hand because he knew they were dead in the water without western money.
>>719586289Zero was the last new Star Fox game released and was never ported. What the fuck are you even talking about?
>>719584623I'd say everything up until before the Wii U launched was pretty soulful. GBA, DS, Wii, etc. You got more experimental games like spin offs, they didn't cost a fortune, graphics were shitter but they didn't need to be hyper-real like they are now.It probably was more soulful, but a lot of it is purely nostalgia bias. Everyone says that "2016 is when the world ended/stopped" about everything; cartoons, music, games, fashion, media, etc.Give it another 10 years and young zoomers and gen alpha will be reminiscing about Nintendo Switch, TikTok, etc. Skibidi Toilet will be to Zoomers and Gen Alpha what Nyan Cat was to Millennials.
>>719585584You're pretty asshurt, so yeah
>>719586529I’m asshurt because I replied to you? What level of autism or cope is this?
I thought Gamecoobers were bad enough but holy shit Wii U kids straight up live in another planet. That piece of shit got one game every six months and you were lucky if it was above a 7/10. The Switch era has been a massive improvement if you actually like to play videogames and not just jerk off to system menus
>>719584623>post-mandate era>soulful, innovative >funHa
>>719585797im older than you. people mocked it then and people mocked it now.
Anon, the Wii U era is where most series fucking died. Even the 3DS went out like a bitch with nothing but shittier remakes the last 4 years or so.
>>719586410>Zero was the last new Star Fox game released and was never ported. Okay, thanks for proving my point?>What the fuck are you even talking about?It wasn't even the worst Starfox he tried making, the fact he actually made one for Wii U is more of a red flag that it's a bad console. I can't wait for the next abomination on Switch 2.
>>719586450same I loved getting link's crossbow training instead of sequel to TP, really soulful
>>719586102Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is betterBreath of the Wild on the Switch (and Switch 2) is betterSmash Ultimate is betterNew Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is betterCan't say anything about Yoshi, it got a 3DS version with more contentXenoblade became a prominent series with 2, 1 and X are still relatively niche. In fact 2 is the only one that really keeps on giving.Awakening did great but it was also a step down in many ways. Conquest was great gameplay but retarded story. Nobody remembers Echoes. Three Houses was the first actual Fire Emblem that deserved its success. Also the 3DS/Wii U era was filled with "Remember FE1 and Awakening", as is apparent with #FE.Even Tropical Freeze was better on the Switch.>>719586193Hey fellow gamers, remember when things were like this? Yeah, it was pretty SOVLFUL, everyone knew it, and we all knew it at the time. The Wii U was a console everyone loved and it had so many games, unlike the Switch which was a dark age nobody cared about. Yeah, I may have been 8 years old and my parents got it for me instead of any other device and I had no idea what the public discourse was like, but does that really matter? Honestly, I would take the Virtual Boy over the PS1 if it was what my parents bought for me and I was stuck with it for 3 or 4 years. Why can't Nintendo go back to being like when I was happy?
>>719586654You made a false claim like a lying retard>oh haha, well actually you just proved my point! HahahaSure I did.
>>719586848nice schizo babble
>>719586594Calm down buddy, it's going to be okay
this was the lineup of this direct btw>Amiibo Festival>Mario Tennis Ultra Smash>Paper Jam>Star Fox Zero>Metroid Prime Federation Force>Skylandersthis is what Wii U revisionists unironically miss
>>719584623Sesame Street puppets that ACTUALLY look like the celebrities they're meant to represent.Genuine talent in art creation sure was fun.
>>719587094You should also mention this wasn't a random Nintendo Direct, it was their fucking E3 show. That's when you're supposed to bring the biggest ones and they had that. It's probably one of Nintendo's worst showings.
>>719586757You can't win them all
>>719587094>directThis was E3The final one before Iwata fucking died
>>719584623this happened because iwata was dying and didnt have eneragy to show up in person btw
>>719586289Yamauchi was responsible for the DS. Before it, Nintendo's GBA successor was more traditional, and Nintendo (including Iwata) were so hesitant on the idea of the DS that they were ready to bail with the third pillar talk as a get out of jail free card. The original GameCube successor was also far more traditional and was closer in line to the PS3 in terms of power according to leaked presentations from 2003.I think Nintendo chose the correct route by mixing it up that generation, because they weren't achieving anything just trying to compete. People who want specs and power are people who want realism in games, and Nintendo wasn't going to win that fight without becoming a completely different company. The Wii U was retarded, but the Switch was great because that's something that a lot of people would want. Playing your handheld games on a TV has always been cool, but if you're obsessed with specs, you weren't really playing handhelds to begin with. But there's a massive market for people who want meatier games akin to a console, but able to be played in a convenient form factor. I think Iwata was around for some really strong years, but 2009-2013 were a dark age as they doubled down on the fleeting success of the casual market, while 2014-2017 was all about course correction.
>>719585457this was from 2015 thoughever
>>719586251I'm 31. And you?
>>719587094E3 2015 was so shit, but E3 2014 was unironically good, and maybe the only decent year for the Wii U. It made you hope that maybe there WAS a future for the console. 2015 was more about getting out the promised vestiges (#FE, Xenoblade X, Yoshi's Woolly World) and some solid stuff like Splatoon and Super Mario Maker, but it was also a lot of life support garbage like Ultra Smash and amiibo Festival that was made quickly and shoved out there. 2016 was dead and people talked more about the mini clone consoles than the Wii U, a sacrificial year, and 2017 had BotW as the final promised game, but the Switch was taking over.
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>>719588069Assuming you're not trolling, you're like 1 foot in the grave. What the fuck are you doing on 4chan, let alone reminiscing about the fucking Wii U?
I'm a zoomer who grew up mostly with the Wii U era and I wish I could've had access to the huge selection of series and genres Nintendo actively supports now as opposed to a million mediocre Mario games that all blend together. Nintendo is shit and will always be shit but the Switch era mogs the Wii U era so hard that I can only assume that anyone who says otherwise is the reason my generation is considered retarded.
>>719588242Life expectancy is like 85 in first world countries, Pablo.
