Nintendo has done quite a number of stupid things as of late. In case anyone didn't hear the breaking news, in summary, Nintendo is corporate scum and they don't care who they screw over just to squeeze more money out of consumers and their investors.
Yesterday, Nintendo rolled out their future plans in front of everyone and it doesn't look pretty. They not only confirmed that the NX is being launched March 2017, but also Zelda Wii U is being delayed and missing the Zelda 30th Anniversary simply for the sake of porting it to the NX because Nintendo decided to be money hungry to get more sales. From what I've seen and heard, the NX is nothing more than an idea full of empty promises. We don't know the name of the system, and Nintendo is already putting all their eggs in one basket. There is absolutely no way Zelda 2017 will live up to the impossible hype because I feel the silence has hurt the game more than anything. Aside from those bombshells, Zelda Wii U will be the only playable game at E3 and the NX will not be at E3. It sounds to me like Nintendo is trying to do horrible marketing with their next system. Oh, and Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem are going to mobile, but I don't give a **** about that.
The Wii U is quite possibly one of the worst investments I have ever made in my life. Even after buying it in 2014 when there were plenty of hit titles, I still feel the buyer's remorse from it. Nintendo didn't even try to make this system look like it could hold up on its own. Such an incompetent way to capitalize on a brand most well known as a dust collector. And if this video is accurate when talking about the Wii U's "marketing," which wouldn't be hard to believe, then it just goes to show that there was absolutely no heart put into this thing, and I honestly feel deceived and cheated as a consumer.
And then this happens. Nintendo publicly admits that the Wii U is not their future. Sure, Kimishima said the Wii U would likely cease production by March 2018, which is five years and some change for the system. But does that really count as its true life span? Wii U has had numerous droughts that lasted months, and you can combine that and deduct about two years off the system's "life" cycle. So it's safe to assume Nintendo put no effort in making the system perform better. Even the PlayStation Vita of all things is outselling the Wii U! That's how badly Nintendo ****ed up. It's not only the quantity of Nintendo games leaving fans dry, but even the quality in some cases has taken a decline. I don't think I can put anymore faith into this nostalgia-driven company. There are even cases where they are practically neglecting fans' demands and expectations when Nintendo tries to shove "innovation" down our throats at every turn. My expectations for the NX were already very low. Like, VERY very low. But I couldn't even imagine something like their investor meeting could go this horribly. If I end up buying an NX, which I would try to get as cheaply as possible, it would be just for Smash because I want to continue supporting Sakurai and his masterpieces, it's just that he's only making games on Nintendo platforms. **** Nintendo!