Wii U Black Ops II denied Elite support

 okassar You know why they're able to create the games they create? It's because of the hardware, they basically build a hardware that allows them to explore different options so they can give an experience that's both fresh and very memorable. 

theKSMM

This just in for those wanting more ONLINE Wii U news :

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/373685/wii-u-voice-chat-only-select-games-supported-no-official-headset-planned/

"Only "select games" will support voice chat on Wii U, Nintendo has confirmed."

Bullet Points :

1.) There will be no official Wii U headset

2.) officially licensed 3rd Party ones inbound

3.) No universal support for in-game voice chat

4.) Game-by-game support for in-game chat

5.) The GamePad mic will not, by default, work as an input for in-game voice chat 

6.)The Wii U will support wired headsets (and possibly mic-enabled headphones), but only through the Wii U GamePad 

7.) Wii U Pro Controller does not have a headset port.

No news yet about whether wireless headsets can or will be supported

 ZamboniGamer Exactly.

I'd rather play Tank, Tank, Tank for christ sake.

 registeredpunk

 LOL. spoken like a true fan boy,  You have no idea of what form the gaming industry would be like without nintendo.  You assume it would be for the worse, you will have to lend me your crstal ball.  As I have stated previously, nintendo has borrowed almost every idea from other companies.  Perhaps you need to learn the history of gaming,  look for yourself, how many ideas did nintendo invent?  The key word here being invent.  Your comments are so ridiculous, yet sadly I actually think you believe your outlandish claims.

 Lordcrabfood Hah I knew some moron would twist this with some lame rhetoric. I said standardized, NOT invent. It just makes you mad it's true Nintendo saved the gaming industry from been labeled "nerdish" generations to come.

 registeredpunk

 LMAO!!! and seriously I did laugh when I read this.  It was regarded that back in the 16 bit era it was Sonic and sega that raised gaming to some degree from the stigma that was associated with it at the time.  While nintendo continued to bring out more of the same.   Your last statement was a classic.  What the hell could be more "nerdish" then waving your arms in the air at a T.V. 

 Lordcrabfood Its common knowledge read all about it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983

 registeredpunk

 LOL and how times have changed with the infamous golden seal now nothing more then just a sticker.The Wii being nothing more then a vechile for an unprecidented amount of shovel ware.  Nintendo have casualised the market which may bring in more gamers and more money but at the cost of hardcore games.  This is what nintendo has achieved. 

 Lordcrabfood 

Funny because that same company also makes products for Apple and Sony, so is that a reason to avoid their products also?

 abHS4L88

 The big difference here is that people expect this from the big bad evil MS, but nintendo portrays themselves as a family friendly company.  This is yet another treacherous act.  The response from nintendo could not be anymore formulaic, even more so then the zelda franchise.

 Lordcrabfood 

Pretty sure Sony/Apple's responses are going to sound similar, it's pretty much standard damage control responses. But again, with these 3 huge companies (along with who knows how many other companies) hiring Foxconn, there is the possibility that none of the companies were aware of this. Now if it was ONLY Nintendo, then it would look fishy. 

 abHS4L88

 Nintendo has a duty of care to ensure that these practices do not take place.  They failed to do this and replied with "insert typical corporate response here" .  The family friendly facade has been exposed for what it is.   

 Lordcrabfood 

So why doesn't Sony, Apple and every other company who's hired FoxConn not getting any criticism from you? At least Nintendo responded while they've remained quiet so far. 

 Lordcrabfood  abHS4L88 "The family friendly facade has been exposed for what it is." Anyone who believed that act in the first place is an idiot.

 abHS4L88

 Because Nintendo's advertising campaign was almost solely aimed at families and kids for the Wii. Not just the Wii either, nintendo has always placed a heavy focus on familes with their advertising over the years.   This is hypocrisy at the highest level.  Nintendo's response was ridiculous and completely tranparent.  They would of been better off remaining silent.

 Lordcrabfood 

But if they had remained silent, it would've just been more suspicious. I do feel like none of these companies actually knew that this was going on since it apparently only started happening recently.

 DarkSaber2k  abHS4L88

 I agree, but it still reeks of hypocrisy.

 abHS4L88

 The problem Nintendo and all these other companies is that is very well known on how China preforms when it comes to human rights.  The "We were not aware" defense is a joke.  The use of child labor is even in nintendo's own guidelines.  They are getting products manufactured in a country that is renowned for such illegal and morally offensive activities. 

 Lordcrabfood 

Bleh, I'm not completely informed on the full details of this so there's not much else I could say. The dude from ReviewTechUSA has stated that it's purely because they can make the parts much cheaper there than anywhere else and everything else comes 2nd and while I don't agree with that ethic, ultimately that's business and there's really nothing we can do to stop it, and no I'm not going to not buy a Wii U in attempt to protest XP

 Suikogaiden  Frankenstrat247 M$ does pay Activision to get the timed exclusive dlc

 Megachaoz it will happen just at a later date like all the other cod games M$ pays Activision to make them time exclusive

 NoelXYeul 

I don't see what's wrong with being an early adopter for Nintendo's systems, since price drops usually don't occur until 2-3 years later and there aren't any "updated versions" being released like with Sony/Microsoft.

For me, I really don't care about Call of Duty, getting a handful of Indie games along with Assassin's Creed 3 (since my dad hogs my 360), Mario, and Ninja Gaiden 3 (mainly for my sister who fangirls Ayane) along with the exclusives that will come within the next few months. 

 abHS4L88  NoelXYeul *cough ... no price drops ?? no new hardware configs on a nintendo system??? What about the 100$ price drop on 3DS less than 5 months after launch .... what about the 3DS XL less than a year after launch.  Or what about going back another generation.  We had the DS, then shortly after, the DSlite, then the DSi, Then the DSi XL ... i think you seem to be overlooking things as Nintendo has done exactly what you say they havent, and in fact that 100$ price cut so early really pissed off a lot of early adopters because all they got out of it was some VERY old games that likely many (like myself) still have for our older consoles of yesteryear.

 ColdfireTrilogy  NoelXYeul 

Handhelds are ALWAYS a different situation than home consoles. Look at their home consoles, did that happen with the Wii, GameCube, N64, SNES and NES? 

 ColdfireTrilogy  abHS4L88  NoelXYeul You notice how you only talked about the handhelds there... Because it doesn't happen with their consoles.

 Jecoh  ColdfireTrilogy  NoelXYeul 

Indeed, with handhelds it's really hard to get it right the first time in terms of design and since you carry it around with you, of course you want it to be light and comfortable, along with nice looking so redesigns are a given, and considering how the DS became hugely popular when the sleek DS Lite came out, that only proves how important it is.

Home console is bulky and doesn't look pretty? Not too big a deal since it only stays in your house most of the time and even then that didn't stop many people from hauling around the ever so massive XBox. 

 abHS4L88  NoelXYeul 3DS had a price drop rapidly, and with the Wii U's rather extremely high price point considering the lower end 2012 tech in the box, I expect the same thing to happen in exactly one year. The Wii U will price drop right before the 720/PS4 release.

Of course, if the Wii U sales great, then Nintendo will keep the price high like the Wii.

 SolidTy  NoelXYeul 

Depends on how Microsoft/Sony price their new consoles also, but if it's supposed to be some beast of a console, then there's no way it can retail for a price that would make the WiI U's price seem unreasonable, especially considering how much 360/PS3s cost right now. 

I still don't think $299/$349 is extremely high considering what you're getting and still compared to the PS3 not even being $100 less. 

 SolidTy  abHS4L88 The problem is, Nintendo has been hush hush about the Wii U for months. Then at the last minute announce the price and everything, and even then we don't know everything. I love Nintendo to pieces, I don't want to see them fail. But thinking of the position they are in, I have to think that most of the people at the top are dealing with feelings of uncertainty. "Is the Wii U going to do good? Are we going to crumble and fail?" I wish I could be like some people who can blindly follow a company to the ends of the earth, but there are times where I just don't have the means to do it.

 NoelXYeul  SolidTy 

They've done it with the Wii, revealing the price and release date two months before launch. 

I'm pretty sure the executives at Nintendo aren't thinking that because if they do, then they will most certainly not do well, plus Reggie and Iwata have shown nothing but confidence for the Wii U.

I'm not one to blindly follow anyone, I go to whoever gives me the product that I find appealing and right now, the Wii U looks very appealing to me. Before it was the 360. I like new ideas, new ways to play which is why I have been more towards Nintendo in the past few years whereas I absolutely loved Sega/Sony growing up because I just played fighting games, RPGs, platformers and action games.