August 24th, 2012

Adam Sessler is “confident” that the Wii U will not be released in 2012

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Adam Sessler, the former co-host of X-Play, has shared on Twitter that he is “confident” that the Wii U will “not come out this year” and will “not provide the needed stimulation to the industry”. The last point feels pointless to comment on for the moment. Whether or not Wii U will “stimulate” the industry — or if that should even be the responsibility of a single platform — could be debated until the end of time.

As for the Wii U not coming out this year though, that just feels like a strange belief to hold. Everything is pointing toward a release in 2012. Aside from Nintendo just flat-out saying it’s coming this year, there’s also the fact that:

  • Marketing materials have appeared at offline retailers.
  • Online retailers have started to list the console for preorder.
  • Numerous media outlets have shared expected release dates from trusted sources.
  • Multiple publishers have accidentally hinted at the Wii U’s release date.
  • The timing of the media briefing makes sense for a September announcement, then November release.

Yes, there could be a delay. But to me, nothing in particular points to one. I’d be extremely surprised if the Wii U is not in our hands before the end of 2012.

  • jack the hat

    still holding your arm out to play wii games sessler you are one price wolly

  • Plazma

    There is also http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
    That says, in a big, large, font, Coming This Holiday 2012.

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Adam Sessler is a MS/Sony fanboy and a Nintendo hater. Never trust a$$holes like him for any information.
      btw thanks for providing the proof Plazma. :3

    • TurboPikachuISANASSHOLE

      He’s an asshole because he doesn’t like Nintendo? Lots of people don’t like Nintendo doesn’t make them assholes.

    • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

      because there a people who are fans of nintendo but hates them on public just because its “cool” to hate on them.

    • http://www.facebook.com/JonathanRider Johnny Rider

      He’s not saying he’s an asshole because he doesn’t like Nintendo. Yes lots of people don’t like Nintendo but some people are mature about their dislike towards the company and their products and use facts to back up why they don’t like the company. This guy is just saying random things that have no facts behind them to make Nintendo look bad for no reason other than the fact he doesn’t like them. It’s childish and makes him look like an asshole.

    • DementedAvenger27

      nope, cuz he’s a fanboy

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      It’s not because he doesn’t like Nintendo.
      It’s because he HATES Nintendo and acts like everything good that comes from them is because of “luck”, or because “the fanboys bought into it”. He bashes on Nintendo constantly…
      That’s why I called him an asshole…

    • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

      he hated Nintendo ever since the Wii came out. i bet he is a fanboy of patcher.

    • Enigma

      How could you not have a problem with the Wii? It was just as powerful as the last gen, with gimmicky motion control. There is a reason that were was basically no Game of the Years on it.

    • Nintyfan10

      2007 Super Mario Galaxy?

    • Enigma

      I said basically none. There were a few cases, yes.

      Imagine how nice Super Mario Galaxy would have looked on the PS3/360 in HD…..

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Fixed: Imagine how nice Super Mario Galaxy would have looked if the Wii had HD…..

    • Enigma

      It’s not just HD either. The true next gen consoles also have overall much more powerful hardware, allowing for much for polygons, lighting effects, and much more.

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Then I guess the best possible thing to say now is “Imagine how nice Super Mario Galaxy 3 will look on the Wii U…..”

    • Enigma

      Sure, until the next box and Play Station comes out.

    • http://youtube.com/user/Schroedus Schroedus

      @disqus_Q4c6oNcRnr:disqus We’re not going to have huge graphical leaps anymore? This isn’t the
      8-bit vs. 16-bit type era anymore. Graphics aren’t going to be as
      drastically different as back then.

    • Enigma

      It is still going to be a significant enough leap.

      Watch in HD if possible. Just look at what is being produced on the current PCs ATM.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvgETOo5ek

    • http://youtube.com/user/Schroedus Schroedus

      @disqus_Q4c6oNcRnr:disqus Plus, you’d have to have LOADS of money to spend on making a console
      that is more capable than playing games in 1080p native resolution and at 60 frames per second, while streaming to another screen without having to
      work extra hard. (don’t bet on the XBOX 720 and PS4 just yet!)

    • http://www.facebook.com/pelagianylen Shaun Carmichael

      I see why he has hated the Nintendo since the Wii came out. I hated the Wii and I skipped a whole Nintendo console just because of it but now Im ready to get back with Nintendo.

    • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

      Well, to be fair, Adam’s not a total “MS/Sony fanboy.” He’s giving a few nods to Nintendo here and there before during Wii. And he’s definitely not as bad as the likes of Geoff Keighley, who I can safely say IS a “MS/Sony fanboy” (and some other things that aren’t nice to say about a person).

      It seems like Sessler’s just been generally disappointed with Wii and how Nintendo initially dealt with 3DS. To be honest, I don’t really blame him there–I own a Wii and supported it, and even I know that Wii could’ve been a better generation, in terms of having more good major games. I mean, besides the occasional gem like Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, SSBB, and Skyward Sword,
      Wii for the most part was a console with games you could easily ignore. And despite Nintendo 3DS’s success today, even Nintendo themselves admitted that they could’ve done better with the 3DS launch.

      In general, I wouldn’t call Adam a “fanboy” of other consoles–I would call him as highly opinionated about a company he still has respect for. He’s still rather respect for Nintendo. Though here, I think his opinions here are way off the mark.

    • Deuce

      Giving a nod here and there doesn’t indicate a lack of dislike. It just means he’s patronizing Nintendo. Which goes for pretty much everybody who claims they like “other things” because they say one or two nice things about what they claim they like.

    • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

      It seems to me that you didn’t really read my post carefully.

      First of all, I was referring to Adam giving nods here and there to the Wii, not to Nintendo in general. You don’t have to dislike Nintendo just because you might dislike the Wii. Again, I’ve said it already, he’s expressed a general respectful for Nintendo before, despite his general dislike of Wii and Nintendo DS.

      Second of all, I stated that I couldn’t really blame his general dislike of Wii. Not that I’m bashing Wii here myself, but of all Nintendo consoles, Wii was the most unlike Nintendo of any of their console, and certainly the console with the least amount of quality Nintendo titles. It wasn’t their best console, and even Nintendo admitted that there were things they never meant to have the Wii become.

      Compare the Wii to even the GameCube, and GameCube comes out on top in terms of number of quality titles and awesome exclusives. While you might not agree with this, after experiencing the heavy-hitting GameCube and then the general letdown that was Wii, I don’t blame him if his outlook towards Nintendo changed since then. Nintendo DOES have their hands full in trying to change the stigma that Wii created.

      But I didn’t take Sessler’s second comment as being particularly anti-Nintendo. I take it was considering that Nintendo, quite possibly, will be the last of its kind–the dedicated traditional gaming console, and that, as is, even the Wii U will not be enough to change the fact that console gaming is waning. It’s very likely that Sony and Microsoft might not even produce a dedicated console (in the traditional sense) next generation, and that they certainly wouldn’t be the ones to “stimulate” the staling console industry (because they don’t innovate–they go for the niche FPS markets).

      Now, I’m not defending Sessler here for everything he says, nor do I even agree with him here. I just think he’s just being brutally honest with that second comment. It’s a crude assumption and I still say it’s way too early to make such a call about Wii U like this, but I can understand where his assumption might be coming from. But in any case, you shouldn’t really take him giving only a nod or two to Wii as someone necessarily “patronizing” Nintendo.

      He can appreciate a company and not appreciate a particular product from them. I simply don’t believe in loving wholesale everything Nintendo does simply because they’re Nintendo. I’ve loved Nintendo for 23 years (and I’m 25 now), and owned every Nintendo console (except Virtual Boy) and even I have some things at times from Nintendo I didn’t like. I like necessary fair criticism of Nintendo–when they listen, it makes them better.

    • Ruby Doobie

      Nintendo made the Wii so being patronising toward the Wii is also being patronising towards Nintendo even if it is only in a few cases, he never said Sessler was patronising Nintendo all the time for everything they do.

    • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

      I just think that Nintendo fans can be overly-defensive. (And that’s coming from a lifelong Nintendo fan.) People can be quick to misread something as more than what it really is. Not saying Sessler’s never patronized Nintendo in any way before–just saying that he might not necessarily be doing so here.

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Actually, though I love Nintendo, that doesn’t mean that I liked the DS or Wii.

      In fact, the DS line of systems is my least favorite system out of all the consoles I own… (I’m no graphics whore,) but the DS should have at least been on par with Dreamcast in terms of graphics. But it didn’t even come close to N64 graphics. After having the Game Boy Advance, the DS/lite/i/iXL was a miserable letdown… Despite being my least favorite system ever, I managed to get 17 games for it by the end of its lifespan. Still, none of the games were as good as anything on GB/GBC/GBA…

      And the Wii is not so well off with me either. Aside from Super Smash Bros, Pokemon, Mario Kart, Mario Galaxy, and CoD, the Wii’s library is overwhelmingly made up of shovelware. (again, I’m not a graphics whore,) but the Wii should have at least had 50% of the power of the 360, which was already 1 year old at the time. But I come to find out that the Xbox-1, already 5 years old by the launch of the Wii, was more powerful by a small margin. I find that idiotic on Nintendo’s part.

      I love Nintendo, and always will, but I hate their 7th generation efforts as much as some MS/Sony fanboys do.

      Though, their efforts for this new 8th generation have been very good thus far. The 3DS has been great to me, and I really love it, and I can only hope the Wii U is as much of an improvement over the Wii as the 3DS is over the DS, or maybe more-so.

    • ginoverseer

      8th gen? Let’s see… NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, WiiU. Console wise, it’s only 6th gen. I don’t know if you’re including Gameboy and DS as generations, but they are on their own in an entirely different way. I’m getting slightly off topic, but yes, they should be more ahead graphics wise than they are.

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Gaming didn’t start with Nintendo… Atari started gaming and almost ended it, but Nintendo saved the industry. We are currently entering the 8th generation of video games.
      1st gen: PONG, Colecovision, Magnavox Odyssey, Nintendo Color TV game-6
      2nd gen: Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Magnavox Odyssey2, Intellivison
      3rd gen: NES, SG-1000, Sega Master System, Atari 7800, Game Boy
      4th gen: SNES, Genesis/CD/32X, TurboGrafx-16, Neo-Geo, Game Gear
      5th gen: PS1, N64, Saturn, 3DO, Jaguar, Game Boy Color
      6th gen: PS2, Xbox, GC, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance/SP/Micro
      7th gen: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PSP/Go, DS/Lite/i/iXL
      8th gen: Wii U, Orbis, Durango, 3DS/XL, PSVita

    • http://youtube.com/user/Schroedus Schroedus

      The sad truth is that the GameCube didn’t sell nearly as much as the Wii did. One of those reasons (a really obvious one): a more casual audience.

    • DeadlyScream

      hey, i opened the link you gave now does that mean black WILL be a launch color now?

  • White Yoshi

    im also confident this guy looks like buzz lightyear……. or maybe thats just me :p

    • http://www.facebook.com/phillip.clancy.1 PHillip Clancy

      ROFL I see it too! and I also see that this guy doesn’t know wtf he is talking about

    • http://twitter.com/Omarsonic9 Omar Ahmed

      Nope it isnt just you, just remove buzz’s helmet thing and change his purple thing or hair into yellow.
      Bam! Buzz Lightyear= Adam Sessler

  • BasementofNerds

    If he’s right I’ll eat my hat, but don’t worry hat there’s no way that’s going to happen.

    • hellztourguide420

      I am “confident” that Adam Sessler is retarded.

  • DonnyKD

    Adam Sessler, YOU’RE AN IDIOT.

  • http://www.facebook.com/samuel.park.589 Samuel Park

    Adam Sessler should be fired & also that the Nintendo Wii U is coming this hoilday 2012!

    • Knarf

      Adam Sessler was fired………….basically.

  • http://twitter.com/Revolution5268 Revolution

    Nintendo does not have to listen to a fool that hates Nintendo, they said it themselves that wii u IS coming to 2012.

  • Andrei

    Is this guy relatives with Pachter?

    • Critical Tiger

      His son…..

    • Co-Wink-Key dink inc

      Of a

    • Nod786

      more like his B*****

  • Critical Tiger

    This guy is stupid hes saying it won’t come out this year but Nintendo says it will who do you think knows more hmmmm…….

  • Carlos

    I think he is only jumping in the Patcher bandwagon and have star saying thing about nintendo new console without having any kind of probe that support that statement.

    But in all fairness, he is really good at this of been a Patcher wannabe, he just need to be more asshole ish to the nintendo fanbase and he is done.

  • Nod786

    Where do people like him come up from? they are like a bunch of cockroaches. These sort of people first said that the Wii would fail and that this is Nintendo’s last console…. but when Sony & Microsoft jumped on the band wagon for new controls they were no where to be seen… I still think If you open up the Sony Move controller you’ll find the Wii mote inside.

  • Hybrilynx

    just dont screw up the freaking wii u like the 3ds then im good.

    • http://twitter.com/Omarsonic9 Omar Ahmed

      But the 3DS is ok now.. o_o

    • Deuce

      That’s not the point. Everybody who had eyes and ears could tell that the 3DS at one point really wasn’t doing well. Say it’s “okay” now all you want; it doesn’t change the fact that at one point it WASN’T. Don’t just say, “Oh, it’s okay now, so it doesn’t matter anymore,” cuz it DOES matter. We have to make sure it doesn’t happen AGAIN.

    • lol

      What is your point? Are you saying it matters that they learn from the 3DS’s shitty launch to make the Wii U’s launch better? Otherwise, I don’t think Nintendo is crying over the crappy launch anymore. Those days are well in the past.

    • Hybrilynx

      im talking about built in software. i dont care whatever happened to nintendo. i cant draw on pictures or really do anything when the dsi had it.

    • Kaizar

      The Nintendo 3DS sold 3.61 Million by April 1st 2011, and had only been out since March 25th in Europe & March 27th in US & March 31st in AUS.

      So the 3DS had a more better Launch then any other Video Game System ever made.

      Its just it’s Launch Titles that sucked, but almost all Video Game Systems have had Bad Launch Titles since the PS2/GameCube/XBox Generation, and the PS3/Wii/360/DS/PSP Generation was even worser in Launch Titles and its upcoming games (that are all out now).

      so stop acting like its anything original for its Launch Titles”

      But I’ll admit that the Wii U actually has great Launch Titles to add to its Launch.

      So please research before you assume half ass reports are right about anything.

      WE THE BEST! FOREVER!

    • Hybrilynx

      im not talking about the 3ds and nintendo’s business with it. its just a terrible system. you cant send someone a message or email or just stuff even the wii had. you cant even zoom in a freakin picture. its software is just so pathetic. the dsi had better software then the 3ds.

    • Ice Climbers

      Pathetic software? So Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart 7, Resident Evil Revelations, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Super Mario 3D Land, and many others are pathetic? Not to mention the backlog of classic Virtual Console games and games like Pushmo. You are lying to yourself. 3DS is a great system.

    • Hybrilynx

      built in software. the dsi was way better. you can even have a background picture.

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      The DS is garbage. Not even as powerful as N64, and DSiware is all shovelware… IMO, it was trash in 2004, the Lite was trash in 2006, the DSi (and its crappy gimmicks) were trash in 2009, and the XL was trash in 2010.

      The 3DS is the first great handheld Nintendo has made since the GBA. Who needs a freakin’ camera on a GAME SYSTEM. That doesn’t make the DSi any better than the garbage it is…

      You obviously have been around apple too much. I hate peoples’ mindset these days that EVERY device NEEDS to do EVERYTHING or it’s crap. When I was a kid (not even 10 years ago), iPods only played music, DVD players only played DVDs (Not freakin’ netflix), cell phones could only make calls, and game systems only played games (the exception being PS2 with DVDs).

    • Hybrilynx

      i dont think i have anything that belongs to apple, for one thing. i just know how powerful and easy certain things are when it comes to technology.

      [insert convincing explanation here that if necessary involves what google does with their software]

    • http://twitter.com/Omarsonic9 Omar Ahmed

      “Miiverse coming soon” “Flipnote Memo Coming Soon”

    • Critical Tiger

      but its ok what year are you in.

  • Nintyfan10

    Adam: I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I am confident that the Wii U will not be released this year.

  • Tails the Foxhound

    And I’m “confident” you’re an idiot, Sessler. I never cared for you even WAAY back in the Gamecube days.

  • http://twitter.com/Omarsonic9 Omar Ahmed

    Oh great, another “patcher” guy

  • RequiredName

    STOP UPDATING ABOUT RANDOM PEOPLE.

    • Deuce

      He’s hardly random. Or you’re probably just saying that because you hate him.

  • Wade Havick

    I respect his opinion however I disagree, i doubt Nintendo would delay the Wii U until 2013 for it will be bad for business especially when the holidays is the perfect time to sell their product.

  • Durango

    After the announcement of the event on September 13th, I’m confident the Wii U is coming out on September 14th or some time in November.

  • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

    Yeah, everything’s pointing to a 2012 release of Wii U, including Nintendo’s own saying that they’re targeting the 2012 holiday.

    As for Sessler’s second comment, though, while I do agree that it’s a good stretch to make such assumptions now, I do consider that Wii U just might possibly be the only true console during the eighth generation of console gaming. Of course, Nintendo’s going to have a struggle in facing console gaming’s decline in recent years, so in that sense, the Wii U is a console trying to help revitalize console gaming, though I don’t think Sessler’s really considering all the factors for any one such console to truly do that. I mean, it’d have to be an industry effort to truly revitalize console gaming–not just Nintendo alone. And really,

    But I do consider that Sessler might possibly be right to assume that the weight of the industry might fall on Nintendo’s shoulders. If Microsoft and Sony go the way of consoleless/discless gaming and cloud-based gaming respectively, as both have well shown indication towards doing (with Microsoft knocking on OnLive’s door and pushing Windows 8 everywhere and Sony recently acquiring the cloud-gaming company Gaikai), then their lack of support with traditional console gaming would put the weight of console gaming all on Wii U’s shoulders.

    So I think Session’s first comment is way off the mark, and his second comment is too far away to judge from here, but he might not be so off the mark in the long run.

    • http://PolyKhromeGames.blogspot.com/ Brian Lockett

      Additionally, on the subject of Nintendo possibly being the lone bearer of console gaming, I think many Microsoft and Sony gamers keep forgetting just how much both of these companies have no steadfast commitment to console gaming, nor do they even need it for their companies’ whole livelihood.

      Gaming’s always been just a dabbling for them. It’s just another marketable venues to them, something to they dip their hands into with their own generic tries at video games. It’s just another industry on their checklist: Music, software, mobile, movies, games. It’s more a move from suits than game developers–it shows when you consider that there’s not a single game developer among either of these two game companies’ heads. They’re suits, operate by a “suits” mentality, and it’s always been about suits success with them.

      As such, these two are very capable of drastically change however they want to–and most likely, if things prove too challenging, they’re the most willing to do such a radical change of “consoleless” gaming rather than trying to adapt console gaming forward. I think their recent business moves are showing that. I mean, Microsoft’s not knocking on OnLive’s door and pushing Windows 8-based gaming for nothing. And Sony just lost billions last year and yet they felt motivated enough to buy Gaikai for $380 million–which means they’ve got something in terms of cloud-based gaming in store.

      They’ve got no obligation to console gaming, no prior commitment to gaming before 1994, nor really (to be honest) any passion for it. Nintendo’s the last of its kind, and will probably see that even more than ever, should Microsoft and Sony do what I think they’re getting ready to do. If Nintendo’s going to be left as the sole contender in the console gaming industry, they’ll either have a chance to capture it all for the taking, or (most likely), they’ll have the weight of the whole industry on their shoulder.

      Oh, how I miss you as a contender, Sega.

    • Deuce

      Sega needs to stop retiring.

    • http://www.nintendoworlds.com/members/turbopikachu.22921/ TurboPikachu

      Now that Sega has kicked out their previous president (the former lucasarts CEO), this new president should be more open towards the idea of re-entering the console race. (especially if MS/Sony leave in favor of PC/Smartphone/Cloud gaming.)

  • http://www.facebook.com/tony.lane.35 Tony Lane

    Adam Sessler belongs in the same leagues as Morgan Webb and Michael Pachter– PINHEADS!!!!!

  • Deuce

    And in other news, Adam Sessler looks like Vic Mignogna.

  • http://www.facebook.com/B29056 Broady Cats

    ugghhh this dude is a fucking troll any thing he say don’t be accurate

  • Mseevers95

    Really all this guy proves is never listen to the strange hater who has a head that looks like Frankenstein.

  • Roo~

    hehe this guy wants smome attention…

  • prometheus.lv233

    who the hell is
    Adam Sessler ? LOOL

  • Gentle Benj

    Sessler’s a G4 douche. He actually uses the phrase “big daddy consoles” with a straight face, and he was leading the brigade of disingenuous “confusion” about the WiiU at E3 last year. Not to be taken seriously.

  • CGV

    I agree with him, Nintendo has been too proud to listen to the demand of gamers, better graphics, improved gameplay, etc. Still people here judge and say “oh you don’t like wii u, you’re a MS/Sony fanboy” and that’s not the case.

    I hear people complain all time cause Apple releases a new iPhone/iPod/iPad to high prices and say the same people on here says, they must be X brand fanboys, but reality is this, we get quality when we ask for it, how do we get it? by not buying their crap, so Nintendo wil get better when we stop seeing stuff with nostalgia. The Nintendo of now is not the Nintendo of the old days, the one with good games (please don’t bother mentioning Super Mario Galaxy, tired of the old story of “that was a great game” yes it was but nothing compared to the N64 days games, not even SNES days games).

    Right now they’re just saying here’s a new console with Xbox 360 graphics but with touch controls, no one can do it, oh but wait MS is in fact doing it with old tech, so wow, I already have a WiiU, just different brand.

    Nintendo has to come up with something better to get money, since the Wii, they have left much to be desired.

  • AxGamer

    No chance in cold hell I would trust G4! Their reviews are biased,besides they dislike Nintendo anyway.

  • AxGamer

    I forgot to say this….Fanboy!