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Atari founder is 'baffled by the Wii U

One of the pioneers of gaming, Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, recently did an interview with The New York Times where he gave his two cents on the new Nintendo Wii U console.

And Bushnell didn’t have many good things to say, if any at all. He doesn’t believe the Wii U will be a success, and actually thinks that this will be the last Nintendo console. When asked about this thoughts on the Wii U, he said,

“I actually am baffled by it. I don’t think it’s going to be a big success.”

“These things will continue to sputter along, but I really don’t think they’ll be of major import ever again. It feels like the end of an era to me.”

While he was a view game pioneer in the 1980′s, Bushnell hasn’t been directly involved in the video game business for many years. In fact, he had similar comments when the original Wii launched in 2006. We all know how that turned out.

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The Nintendo Wii U is HERE



In totally unrelated news, the Nintendo Wii U is launching right now. The launch games total up to a whopping 24 releases varying from casual to hardcore to party to shovelware. Here is a little preview to the release games. Enjoy




Assassin's Creed III

A version of the latest chapter in the Assassin's Creed saga, a week after it
was released on other console.




Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition

Although Arkham City was released last year, this new edition allows the player to manage
Batman's inventory through the GamePad.




Call of Duty Black Ops II

This version of the immensely popular military shooter allows players to play simultaneous
multiplayer, with one player using a TV and the other using the GamePad.




Darksiders II

THQ's action adventure title about one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
received a Wii U port.




Epic Mickey 2 The Power of Two

The sequel to the creative platformer featuring Disney characters will give voice to Oswald the Rabbit, one of Disney's first cartoons.





FIFA Soccer 13

EA's popular soccer title is being ported to Wii U, with extra features for the GamePad.





Game Party Champions

A budget title with many sports minigames meant to optimize the Wii U's controls.




Just Dance 4

Ubisoft's fourth entry into the dance game genre. Web denizens will be happy to know this title
includes Carly Rae Jepsen's inescapable hit single "Call Me Maybe".





NBA 2K13

Neat additions to the Wii U version of this title include the ability to check out your players'
biometrics and fatigue level with the GamePad.




New Super Mario Brothers U

The newest 2D Mario title takes players across many inventive worlds. The most enticing
feature to gamers might be the multiplayer, which supports 5 players at once.




Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge

This updated version of Ninja Gaiden III features lots of new touch screen
options to enhance gameplay.




Nintendo Land

Nintendo Land serves as the orientation game for the Wii U, using mini-games to orient
players to the system's controls. All the games are themed like attractions at a theme park,
all featuring Nintendo franchises.




Rabbids Land

It wouldn't be a modern Nintendo without Ubisoft's Rabbids, who will return
with a new batch of minigames.




Scribblenauts Unlimited

The newest Scribblenauts brings back what players love: the ability to conjure any item they
can think of to solve puzzles. It's made even easier with the touch screen of the GamePad.
There is also the new feature where players can alter any of their objects in the editor.



Sing Party

Sing Party is a singing title that encourages players to all sing with each other. The
GamePad is also useful in acting as a second place to display lyrics.




Skylanders Giants

The sequel to the popular action-adventure game that harnesses real world toys for characters
and powerups heads to the Wii U.




Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic the Hedgehog foregoes his favorite speedy method of transportation in favor of kart racing.




Tank! Tank! Tank!

Tank! Tank! Tank! is a multiplayer game where players in tanks blow up monsters -- and each other.




Tekken Tag Tournament 2

The classic fighting franchise is coming to the Wii U with some very strange
looking Nintendo-themed modifications to characters.




Transformers: Prime

This brawler is based on the Transformers: Prime television series.




Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper

Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper is a hack-and-slash fighter that was originally released in 2011.
This version was updated for the Wii U.




Wipeout The Game 3

A game based on the ABC reality show.




Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013

This game utilizes a camera to guide players along through various exercise routines.




ZombiU

Ubisoft has developed a realistic zombie-survival shooter with a frightening single-player mode,
and multiplayer that utilizes the GamePad as second, asynchronous screen.

 



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Intellivision On Wii U, That Would Be Awesome.

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