skeptical. "Fully backwards compatible". Yet they avoiding showing games where you needed to point and click. It's interesting, but I would need to see more.
skeptical. "Fully backwards compatible". Yet they avoiding showing games where you needed to point and click. It's interesting, but I would need to see more.
Wii Controller support, yo. It's fully backwards compatible with even all the peripherals.
I do not think that is bigger and better news than the 3DS. They are working to hard to be like the xbox. Xbox is for hard core gamers and the Wii is meant for family and children.
Looking at the device. I don't think it will be beating the 360 or PS3 in terms of power, so I do think although they've got Darksiders 2, Arkham City, etc they won't be the superior versions. Being able to play on the controller when someone wants to use the tv is an handy feature, but other than that, I can see it becoming very gimmicky fairly quickly. Like how all the developers felt the need to include motion controls in games when the Wii came out, ultimately ruining the control schemes, I fear it will be the same with this.
As for everything else in the conference... More of the same franchises. Sigh.
They completely forgot about normal Wii games as well, focused entirely on 3DS and the new one.
XBOX seems to be trying to be the wii actually. Their focus is kind of off core games. How many did they announce? 2 or 3...and then 15 kinect games. And I'm impartial, I have both.
Tekken Give Tina A Mustache Edition, dudes! Ninja Fricken Gaiden 3! I don't care how crud it may or may not look, the fact that these are coming means that the Wii U at least is on par with the current generation!
-Nintendo got to the point pretty quickly and kept dishing out announcements and relevant information. That was nice, after the stalltastic Sony conference and the completely irrelevant Microsoft conference.
-They still have yet to show a must-have 3DS game for me, yet. Luigi's Mansion 2 looks okay, but not like a system-seller.
-If they have NOTHING to show on the new Smash Bros. game, the thing is way too far out for it to really be a consideration at this point.
-I feel like I just watched the announcement of a controller, not a console. I'm left with so many questions! Will it have internal storage? What kind of discs will it use? What kind of A/V ports will it have? What is the plan for online on the thing? What games are we getting?
-Even some of the usual details for the controllers are vague. What's the range on those things? Battery?
-Color me skeptical about the controller. It looks somewhat awkward to hold and use, to me, compared to a normal controller. It also seems like it must be really expensive, exponentially raising the price of entry to families and people who, you know, want to play with friends.
-I feel like Nintendo is operating by some kind of moon logic with this thing, and it's to their detriment. By going balls-out on this controller, creating this weird THING that doesn't really fit with the way most games are controlled or manipulated, it seems like they're cutting themselves off from a lot of ports again, or opening themselves up to lackluster ports. This is the age of the multiplatform game, and I'm wondering where this device's place is in the overall industry.
I like the concept of wii U, but there wasn't any software that really sold it to me. Given that wii U is essentially nintendo's spin on multi-monitor gaming, it's pretty good. And it'll suit my style of gaming perfectly (I prefer to play games with headphones on, and nearish the screen, so currently handhelds are my thing. Handhelds and laptops. But now I can play console games, and my entire wii catalog whilst laying in bed. Cool.)
Also, Lego city stories is blatantly a child friendly GTA (also on 3DS), but that's okay with me. I feel the GTA series is far too OTT with it's maturity that it's immature. It's like they want to sell it to pubescent teens (the very same people who can't buy it), and the amount of foul language is something I detest.
Oh yeah, and Smash bros! (also on 3DS), and Luigi's Mansion (3DS).
Sorry Nintendo, I won't be buying the console just yet, but I will do eventually. In the mean times, all the games I want are on 3DS>
I'm sorry. The new console could be the best thing since sliced bread, and it may have the best games in the history of ever...
But Wii U?
Bite me, Nintendo. Stupidest name ever. How the hell do you expect to be taken seriously if you can't even come up with a proper name? You just take an old one and shove a letter at the end? Not even a number - a letter. And a stupid one at that.
I'm sorry. The new console could be the best thing since sliced bread, and it may have the best games in the history of ever...
But Wii U?
Bite me, Nintendo. Stupidest name ever. How the hell do you expect to be taken seriously if you can't even come up with a proper name? You just take an old one and shove a letter at the end? Not even a number - a letter. And a stupid one at that.
But if they called it the Wii ii...well, that would be sorta confusing. Though, having said that, the current name sounds like it could be used in a vocal interpretation of the Doctor Who theme song.
But if they called it the Wii ii...well, that would be sorta confusing. Though, having said that, the current name sounds like it could be used in a vocal interpretation of the Doctor Who theme song.
It's the NIntendo Wii Uuuuuuuuu....Wiii-iiii Uuuuuuuuu....
It's the NIntendo Wii Uuuuuuuuu....Wiii-iiii Uuuuuuuuu....
Wii wii U, it is the, Wii Uuuu....
Precisely! I now have an inclination to go and make this tune a reality. Luckily, I also have a very high resistance shield to my own inclinations or I might actually do it.
Precisely! I now have an inclination to go and make this tune a reality. Luckily, I also have a very high resistance shield to my own inclinations or I might actually do it.
Yeah no, it's cool, if you don't really like Doctor Who that much. I mean, what's so great about Doctor Who anyway?
I think i've gotten used to wii U now. If you pronounce it quickly, it sounds like Wiiyu, which is bearable. The console on the other hand looks like a Sky TV box.
-I feel like I just watched the announcement of a controller, not a console. I'm left with so many questions! Will it have internal storage? What kind of discs will it use? What kind of A/V ports will it have? What is the plan for online on the thing? What games are we getting?
-Even some of the usual details for the controllers are vague. What's the range on those things? Battery?
-Color me skeptical about the controller. It looks somewhat awkward to hold and use, to me, compared to a normal controller. It also seems like it must be really expensive, exponentially raising the price of entry to families and people who, you know, want to play with friends.
All valid points. I hadn't thought about the increase in barrier-to-entry for local mutiplayer.
yeah..the only real positive for me is the button placement and graphics. Know the games where you have to turn the controller sideways? How awkward the wii is to play....nevermind the fact that when they brought out the Plus(why is everything named Plus these days), it became practically impossible to use the buttons unless you kept taking it off. And graphics... Looks like the days of everything looking cartoony may be numbered. I'm looking at you EA Sports! Finally.
They're just going to keep adding misspelled pronouns from here on out. After the Wii-U, we'll get the Wii-U-Aiie and so on. I can't wait for the Wii-U-Aiie-Hii-Shii-Ihtt-Theii. Maybe they'll even throw a Thow in there for retro appeal. And those are just the subject forms of the personal pronouns! They'll need to throw in a nice interrogative/relative objective Hoom too for good measure.
This line of attack is very persuasive. But I must keep my resistance shield firm, lest I waste another perfectly good hour singing at my computer.
Yeah no, you're absolutely right. You should probably use that hour productively, on dull, menial, uninteresting work that you have to get done at some point in the future. Fun really is a nasty waste of good, productive time.
I'm still waiting for someone to actually remix "Wii U" into the Doctor Who theme.
also, back on topic, it makes me curious how the DS analog sticks feel, since the WiiU's analog sticks are similarly flat.
Newsflash: Reggie says U in Wii U stands for Utopian. He said so on the GT live feed.
Further, the Wii U controller must talk to the console. Reggie says it's not intended to preform in extended WiFi range.
-High definition display, up to 1080p resolution via HDMI output
-6.2" touchscreen on New Controller, running in non-HD resolution
-Internal flash-based media storage, upgradeable via USB and SD carts
-Games ship on proprietary iDensity discs of unspecified, but "large capacity"
-Games will also be available as downloadable content
-Console compatible with Wii games and devices
-Release date between April 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012; or after the end of Nintendo's fiscal year
They're just going to keep adding misspelled pronouns from here on out. After the Wii-U, we'll get the Wii-U-Aiie and so on. I can't wait for the Wii-U-Aiie-Hii-Shii-Ihtt-Theii. Maybe they'll even throw a Thow in there for retro appeal. And those are just the subject forms of the personal pronouns! They'll need to throw in a nice interrogative/relative objective Hoom too for good measure.
...Have I killed this joke yet?
Lol! A few years ago I thought the next gaming system woud be a yuu. And it would have sensors but no remote. Kind of like the kinect, but on its own and you put sensors on you feet, legs, arms, etc... I am semi close though!
Yeah no, you're absolutely right. You should probably use that hour productively, on dull, menial, uninteresting work that you have to get done at some point in the future. Fun really is a nasty waste of good, productive time.
Nice try. But you forget, I never said that I would be doing work...
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The new "wii u"...thing. The next lego game is "lego city stories" and looks a whole lot like GTA (open world, circular mini map in corner).
I wonder if you get bonus points for running over Lego's with your car and stealing their component blocks.
Wii Controller support, yo. It's fully backwards compatible with even all the peripherals.
As for everything else in the conference... More of the same franchises. Sigh.
They completely forgot about normal Wii games as well, focused entirely on 3DS and the new one.
Complain all you want about the conference, but that alone makes it worth it.
Oh and I agree, Microsofts conference was rubbish too.
Sony won for me, though even theirs wasn't great either.
Portable.
Wait a second....
Smash bros. on 3DS?...
OHMYFREAKINGODTHATISSOAWESOMEITSTHEGREATESTTHINGEVERANDIWILLBUYITDAYONEANDLOVEITANDLOVEITANDLOVEIT!!!!!
-Nintendo got to the point pretty quickly and kept dishing out announcements and relevant information. That was nice, after the stalltastic Sony conference and the completely irrelevant Microsoft conference.
-They still have yet to show a must-have 3DS game for me, yet. Luigi's Mansion 2 looks okay, but not like a system-seller.
-If they have NOTHING to show on the new Smash Bros. game, the thing is way too far out for it to really be a consideration at this point.
-I feel like I just watched the announcement of a controller, not a console. I'm left with so many questions! Will it have internal storage? What kind of discs will it use? What kind of A/V ports will it have? What is the plan for online on the thing? What games are we getting?
-Even some of the usual details for the controllers are vague. What's the range on those things? Battery?
-Color me skeptical about the controller. It looks somewhat awkward to hold and use, to me, compared to a normal controller. It also seems like it must be really expensive, exponentially raising the price of entry to families and people who, you know, want to play with friends.
-I feel like Nintendo is operating by some kind of moon logic with this thing, and it's to their detriment. By going balls-out on this controller, creating this weird THING that doesn't really fit with the way most games are controlled or manipulated, it seems like they're cutting themselves off from a lot of ports again, or opening themselves up to lackluster ports. This is the age of the multiplatform game, and I'm wondering where this device's place is in the overall industry.
An open world LEGO game. Not based on the GTA franchise or anything, it's just LEGO Cities, and it will be on both the 3DS and the "Wii U".
Also, Lego city stories is blatantly a child friendly GTA (also on 3DS), but that's okay with me. I feel the GTA series is far too OTT with it's maturity that it's immature. It's like they want to sell it to pubescent teens (the very same people who can't buy it), and the amount of foul language is something I detest.
Oh yeah, and Smash bros! (also on 3DS), and Luigi's Mansion (3DS).
Sorry Nintendo, I won't be buying the console just yet, but I will do eventually. In the mean times, all the games I want are on 3DS>
But Wii U?
Bite me, Nintendo. Stupidest name ever. How the hell do you expect to be taken seriously if you can't even come up with a proper name? You just take an old one and shove a letter at the end? Not even a number - a letter. And a stupid one at that.
I... I just can't stop laughing.
But if they called it the Wii ii...well, that would be sorta confusing. Though, having said that, the current name sounds like it could be used in a vocal interpretation of the Doctor Who theme song.
Wii wii U, it is the, Wii Uuuu....
Precisely! I now have an inclination to go and make this tune a reality. Luckily, I also have a very high resistance shield to my own inclinations or I might actually do it.
This line of attack is very persuasive. But I must keep my resistance shield firm, lest I waste another perfectly good hour singing at my computer.
All valid points. I hadn't thought about the increase in barrier-to-entry for local mutiplayer.
Depends on which Doctor.
Wyu? Isn't that the guy fwom Stweet Fightew?
...Have I killed this joke yet?
I'm still waiting for someone to actually remix "Wii U" into the Doctor Who theme.
also, back on topic, it makes me curious how the DS analog sticks feel, since the WiiU's analog sticks are similarly flat.
Newsflash: Reggie says U in Wii U stands for Utopian. He said so on the GT live feed.
Further, the Wii U controller must talk to the console. Reggie says it's not intended to preform in extended WiFi range.
Well, here's John Barrow singing it. Sort of.
Ooh! Wii Yu!
-6.2" touchscreen on New Controller, running in non-HD resolution
-Internal flash-based media storage, upgradeable via USB and SD carts
-Games ship on proprietary iDensity discs of unspecified, but "large capacity"
-Games will also be available as downloadable content
-Console compatible with Wii games and devices
-Release date between April 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012; or after the end of Nintendo's fiscal year
http://a.yfrog.com/img616/5915/b16s.png
Oh and more trailers here
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2011/03/paper_mario/index.html
Lol! A few years ago I thought the next gaming system woud be a yuu. And it would have sensors but no remote. Kind of like the kinect, but on its own and you put sensors on you feet, legs, arms, etc... I am semi close though!
Nice try. But you forget, I never said that I would be doing work...