????上周末,，任天堂對(duì)Wii U進(jìn)行了軟件升級(jí)。雖然我們?nèi)匀粺o(wú)法證明Hulu Plus及亞馬遜（Amazon）Instant Video等流媒體視頻應(yīng)用的進(jìn)展如何,，但Netflix這次倒有如神助,。它全新的用戶(hù)界面和Wii U手柄配合得甚是完美。所有內(nèi)容都加載得很快,，我能在觸摸屏上非常方便地進(jìn)行視頻搜索,、跳過(guò)片頭片尾、快進(jìn)和后退等操作,。整體效果明顯強(qiáng)于PlayStation 3和Xbox 360上的Netflix,。

????不過(guò)并非所有一切都完美無(wú)缺。舉例來(lái)說(shuō),，退出游戲或應(yīng)用程序時(shí),，我發(fā)現(xiàn)Wii U主界面的加載時(shí)間非常長(zhǎng)。最快也要16秒之久,，最慢一次長(zhǎng)達(dá)28秒,。（平均用時(shí)20秒。）雖然這并不是個(gè)影響全局的問(wèn)題,，但用戶(hù)很快就會(huì)對(duì)此感到厭煩,。手柄的觸摸屏也經(jīng)常掉鏈子。我有時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)屏幕對(duì)我的點(diǎn)擊毫無(wú)反應(yīng),。

????此外還有價(jià)格問(wèn)題,。對(duì)于一臺(tái)新款視頻游戲機(jī)而言，300美元是一個(gè)很中規(guī)中矩的價(jià)格,。但眼下,，父母?jìng)兺耆梢越o自己的智能手機(jī)裝上1美元、5美元或是10美元的游戲,，然后給孩子玩,，相比之下，300美元就是個(gè)大數(shù)目了,。因此,，韋德布什證券（Wedbush Securities）分析師邁克爾?帕切特預(yù)計(jì)，任天堂今年能在國(guó)內(nèi)賣(mài)出350萬(wàn)臺(tái)Wii U,，其后再賣(mài)出1,000萬(wàn)臺(tái)Wii U,，可能不及Wii上市頭兩年半的銷(xiāo)量。

????現(xiàn)在,，任天堂比以往任何時(shí)候都更需要一次巨大的成功,。該公司將本財(cái)年的凈利潤(rùn)展望從2.51億美元下調(diào)至7,520萬(wàn)美元,，而休閑游戲只會(huì)更加普及。但是,，Wii U會(huì)為任天堂帶來(lái)馬里奧,、林克和銀河戰(zhàn)士那樣的經(jīng)典熱賣(mài)大作嗎？Wii U具備很多必要的元素,，包括可靠且具有創(chuàng)新的硬件,。假如在五年前，我會(huì)毫不含糊的說(shuō)：“會(huì),?！钡缃裱劭粗稇嵟男▲B(niǎo)》出了無(wú)數(shù)續(xù)集，我感覺(jué)沒(méi)那么確定了,。

????譯者：項(xiàng)航

????Over the weekend, Nintendo updated the Wii U's software, and while we still can't testify to how video-streaming applications like Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video fare, Netflix worked like a charm, with an entirely new-interface that uses the GamePad very well. Everything loaded quickly, and I could handily search out content, skip around around movies and episodes, fast-forward, back-track, and so on with the touchscreen. The experience overall is superior to Netflix on the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360.

????Not everything's perfect. For one, I found that loading up the Wii U's main menu, say, when exiting out of a game or an app, took too long. At best, I counted 16 seconds; at worst, 28. (The average time was 20.) It's not a dealbreaker, but it gets old quickly. The GamePad's screen can also be hit-or-miss. Once in a while, I found the screen didn't recognize my finger taps.

????There's also the price. $300 is pretty standard pricing for a new video game console, but may now seem like a lot to parents who could more easily load up a $1, $5, or $10 app on their smartphone and hand it over to their kids. This reasoning is why Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter predicts Nintendo could sell 3.5 million units domestically this year, and then 10 million units thereafter, potentially less than what the Wii sold during its first two-and-a-half years on the market.

????Now, more than ever, Nintendo needs a homerun. The company slashed its net profit outlook from $251 million to $75.2 million for the fiscal year, and casual gaming devices will only proliferate. But will the Wii U be that for the company that spawned memorable properties like Mario, Link, and Metroid? Many of the ingredients it needs are there, including solid hardware with an innovative twist. Five years ago, I would have given an unequivocal "yes," but in a time when Angry Birds persists with its umpteenth sequel, I'm not so sure anymore.