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Successes of the Wii U
Cordova, TN; December 3, in the year of our Lord 2014--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games took a good, hard, long look at the
failures of the Wii U. Now in the spirit of fairness it is time
to look at the successes of the Wii U. Four of them come to mind
immediately. They are Mario, Offscreen Play, Sonic, and
Backwards Compatibility. Some of them are more impressive than
others. It can depend on your personal perspective, and outlook.
The biggest one to Family Friendly Gaming is the Offscreen Play.
Followed closely by Backwards Compability. Rounding them out is
Mario, and finally Sonic.
Offscreen Play is the biggest success of the Wii U. There is
something really cool about having one thing on the television
screen, and something else on the Wii U Gamepad. Family Friendly
Gaming routinely has one person playing a game on the Wii U,
while another one is playing something on the Xbox One.
Sometimes we even turn off the television set and just use the
Wii U Gamepad. It is just such a handy little feature. One that
took us by storm. One that we have analyzed thoroughly for
months. One that we continue to appreciate and enjoy two years
after the release of the Wii U.
Nintendo is the only one of the big three that decided to allow
Backwards Compatibility. Microsoft and Sony both failed at this.
Nintendo decided that families want to be able to play Wii games
on the Wii U. Want to know something? Nintendo got this one
right. Sony and Microsoft are wrong, especially when we look at
the price of the systems. Not only did Nintendo allow us to play
Wii games on the Wii U, they also let us transfer a small
portion of our game saves. Their heart was in the right place.
Mario games have been all over the Wii U. Not only that, but
Nintendo has locked Sonic the Hedgehog video games down to their
systems. That exclusive nature with Sega means Sonic gamers have
to play on the Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS. We have had countless
hours of fun with Mario and Sonic games over the years. So it is
a pleasure to continue to play them on the Wii U. Sonic and
Mario continue to put up impressive sales numbers on the Wii U,
so we expect to see more of them in the coming years.
Hopefully Nintendo can build on their successes on the Wii U.
Family Friendly Gaming Nation is also hopeful they will learn
from their mistakes. What successes have you noticed on the Wii
U?
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming