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Wii U Thread - Now in HD!
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ShockingAlberto
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It will certainly be...higher budget, to say the least.
Oh but I agree, but I was a bit hyperbolic when I posted that comment especialy the part about "glorified". The real point I was trying to make was about the launch line-up.
Btw, I do think that to a certain degree Wii Sports is a techdemo. (which isn't a bad thing) I mean, I had tons of fun the first three months with it and as a tool to introduce the possibillities of the Wii was a stroke of genius. And yes, as a game it's good because of it's simplicity. But, I always felt that Wii Sports was positioned differently than any other software Nintendo ever published. It's hard for me to explain.
You know, I don't care that much for PS Allstars but I just don't understand the inclusion of Big Daddy and New Dante. Allthough, it surprises me we're seeing Raiden in this game instead of Snake.
Screens look like crap huh.
What about a Red Steel HD remake using Wiimotion plus controls with online multiplayer, and improved AI. On the WiiU eShop
I would like that, Red Steel was a good game just with bad controls, its still one of the best looking Wii games, with some of the best effort put into it.
I would like that, Red Steel was a good game just with bad controls, its still one of the best looking Wii games, with some of the best effort put into it.
I wonder if Xenoblade has elevated them in Nintendo's eyes. The game received pretty much universal critical praise and surprising demand from the West; probably sold more than they could have reasonably expected it to sell given the lateness and method of delivery.
I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility they start giving Monolith soft's games a more worldwide treatment.
I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility they start giving Monolith soft's games a more worldwide treatment.
Chet Rippo
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She's got pretty big tits too.
ShockingAlberto
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Bioshock, DmC and Revengeance all due out "soon" is why.
Oh yeah. Still cheap though.
I hope small-time publishers like XSEED are prepared to rescue us if Nintendo pulls the kind of stunt it did with Xenoblade and Last Story.
Nintendo Gamer's megaton, before its death.I always just assumed they delayed the release of those games as long as they did because they had literally nothing for the Wii in it's final year.
That would be rather nice actually. I really thing RS is one of the most underrated games on Wii. The controls are rather crap though, but I think the game shines in it´s level design. Very Nice.
Talking about remakes.
I would transcend to a higher state of being if Retro did a Wii-U version of Metroid Prime Trilogy with some uppdated gfx and some WiiU Gamepad awesomeness..!
I kind of agree with it really.
I'd more likely say a "glorified proof of concept" that was exceptionally polished. I don't see that as a detracting statement either: The friggin' thing was free.
who wrote that?
Agent Unknown
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Grand Theft Toonces with Dana Carvey and Victoria Jackson doing the voices as Toonces' "parents" who are now in dire straits and in desperate need of money. "It's OK, honey! He can drive, terrorize the city and pull off heists...just not very well!" Scenarios/missions written by Jack Handy, of course.
Sadist
Shikamaru Ninja put it perfectly - it's one of the purest games of this generation; plug and play with no problems for anyone. Most people don't know how hard it is to pull off such simple concepts correctly.
VGChampion
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Didn't Japan get the Wii for $200 and no Wii Sports?
That's basically what Nintendo did but we still faced a terrible software drought in 2011. For most of us, we had nothing to play until Zelda.
Xenoblade was out in Japan since June 2010 and even Europe got the game in the third quarter of 2011, but what about North America ?
Okay, but could you imagine 2012 without Xenoblade and Last Story?
At least 2011 had Zelda.
They had to buy it, yes.
But I'm not Japanese, so why do I care.
He basically says that the wii u is a lot harder to market than the wii because you have to try it to actually understand how it works. It was difficult also for developers to think of great ways to implement this new technology. He thinks that the gamepad adds a lot to the gaming experience
Hey hey hey I explained myself
Wii sports is my third most played game on my Wii, and I've put over 100 hours of that in juat by myself, that's how fun it can be. (I have had over 50 games for the Wii).
If Monolith do anything, it might be something short like Disaster: Day of Crysis first, and then maybe a long JRPG afterwoods, although there's still that one piece of concept art from acouple of years ago with the castle.
Then again, one of Monolith's teams is developing Project X Zone at the moment.
If Monolith do anything, it might be something short like Disaster: Day of Crysis first, and then maybe a long JRPG afterwoods, although there's still that one piece of concept art from acouple of years ago with the castle.
Then again, one of Monolith's teams is developing Project X Zone at the moment.
I think 2012 would be a more understandable year for its lack of software support on Wii. It still had Rhythm Heaven and Mario Party 9 in the first half of the year anyway (for North America). The second half of the year didn't really need much since many Wii owners are saving up to buy a Wii U anyway.
Ok I'll do my best to translate Michael Ancel's Wii U interview.
He starts saying Nintendo has a tough job to do to explain Wii U. It's like having a whole new cooking recipe, and you can't put words on it: people have to taste it.
He says it's hard to see, but for him Wii U is a core gamer concept. It brings new tools to gamers, and to games, while not removing what they already had. Instead of simplifying, like the Wii did, we are now facing a monument in videogames in terms of potential complexity.
He comments the multi layers approach: touchscreen ; classic joysticks ; or both mixed, which is a whole different thing. Nintendo's direction was hard for developpers to understand at first, since they had the impression they had to merge two worlds that had nothing in common. Eventually, it's this problematic that creates its value.
He then talks about Rayman Legends, and how it's as if there is a level designer that changes the playfield in realtime. He mentions a gameplay feature he's not allowed to talk about yet: the GamePad player will be able to litteraly dig in the scenery a la Dig Dug. He says asymmetric gameplay is great, because of this new kind of interaction, people will shout at each other.
He then says Wii U is a machine that has an enormous memory. They have almost no limitations in terms of memory. This is perfectly suited to 2D games, which use memory a lot for textures, drawings, etc.
He says Wii U is a surprising machine, which can display full HD on the main screen while streaming a different image at 800X480 on the tablet, and keeping a 60 i/s framerate.
He loves how Wii U opens LAN possibilities.
Despite being a rather powerful machine, he says Wii U is not a traditionnal next gen, with graphical revolutions. Nintendo made different next gen choices.
At last he says he's not sure yet if Wii U can handle his vision of BGE2, because he only has a 2D experience with it so far.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm interested to know more.
Edit: Just read he's only had 2D experience with it. That makes more sense.
i want viewtiful joe and donkey kong. now.
why would there be a sensor bar on the gamepad itself to play games only on the tv? It will be very easy and worthwhile to allow wii game use on the gamepd.
nordique
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Awesome, thanks for sharing this marc, he is certainly very positive about the system
I have to say though, the iPad Rayman game looks great but the guy just hitting the screen was funny
I love JRPGs rather they are anime style like tales or realistic like FF. I want an exclusive JRPG for my Nintendo system, that is all, and I'm excited for it.
Agent Unknown
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Or....Grand Theft Wurwolf:
Awesome, thanks! I'm especially excited about the memory being well suited to hand drawn art/2D games. We need a Yoshi's Island U!
Awesome, thanks! I'm especially excited about the memory being well suited to hand drawn art/2D games. We need a Yoshi's Island U!
i loved twilight princess a lot. i think it's the best zelda. but nsmbu and rayman legends right at the start are a pretty powerful combo for me. pikmin 3 is icing on the cake.
*swoon* bge2 talk
nordique
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I know this is an older post, but I just wanted to mention that the conceptions of wholesale RAM being cheap equating to the same RAM Nintendo is putting in the Wii U, even if both are DDR3, is not the exact same
When RAM is at wholesale, it usually refers to single sticks
Wii U is going to be manufactured and have RAM soldered onto the guts; the price of RAM for Nintendo is NOT simply a wholesale price, it is the cost of the specific RAM + being soldered + being soldered in a specific place that can all contribute to a higher cost, among other things, than what a typical stick of RAM may be
One thing I have noticed, on gaming threads in general, is this idea that simple computer parts at wholesale value or newegg prices are what goes into consoles; this isn't true.
I know other posters addressed this, and many have done multiple times in the past in various threads, but its something everyone should consider *before* any emotionally fuelled conclusions are drawn
console ram =/= "typical" ram, even if the console ram is the same
I think Wii U will be plenty fine for the next 6 years worth of Nintendo games, and I have always kept my expectations of the Wii U tech in check. Its not as weak as this post is making it out to be, even if it isn't as strong as you (and I, and others) would personally have liked to see it
Well that is extremely depressing, seeing how perfect the Game Pad seems to be for BG&E's gameplay and camera usage.
I wouldnt worry too much. BG&E2 is probably never going to see the light of day and if it does who knows what shape it will be in. Its a stop and go project that Ubisoft is not investing heavily investing in.
Zoramon089
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I'm actually shocked we're still getting posts about PC RAM. I mean, I know some of these people have been following these threads and I know console RAM =/= PC RAM has been stated dozens of times for years now
nordique
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to be fair he was non committal & barely touched on it at the end of that sentence, and did not say "No it will not be on Wii U at all"
Can't wait for Sept 13 so I can finally pre-order this thing. Sold the 360 (I got back 5 dollars more than what I paid for it (104 and I bought it for 99). I didn't play it (bought it on black friday special impulse buy O_O)...it sucks being hype for a system together with family member.
Sis just did the same with her xbox and kind of got me hyped and I ended doing the same (I had...two games for the 360 honestly O_O). Reminds me of the time we where hype for the original NES (and Gameboy) and beg once for the videogame store to rent us Super Mario Bros 3 for ONE day (it was reserve for and entire 3 months in by various people!). Hyped + nostalgia = 360 sold (if I had game collection I wouldn't sell of course, but rather start my game collection with Wii and keep playing my Wii games).
Been hook on Arc Rise fantasia (hook on RPG again cause of Xenoblade (which I finish) and Last Story (also finish). Tales of Symphonia 2 just didn't cut it. I had to much attachment to the first and second wasn't anywhere near quality as that one (IMO). Sad there isn't ONE RPG announce for the Wii U yet. Thank GOD 3DS has some RPG (so getting Tales of the Abyss soon).
I hope they don't suddenly offer and amazing Trade-in value for the Wii U or I'll kick myself hard O_O
Sis just did the same with her xbox and kind of got me hyped and I ended doing the same (I had...two games for the 360 honestly O_O). Reminds me of the time we where hype for the original NES (and Gameboy) and beg once for the videogame store to rent us Super Mario Bros 3 for ONE day (it was reserve for and entire 3 months in by various people!). Hyped + nostalgia = 360 sold (if I had game collection I wouldn't sell of course, but rather start my game collection with Wii and keep playing my Wii games).
Been hook on Arc Rise fantasia (hook on RPG again cause of Xenoblade (which I finish) and Last Story (also finish). Tales of Symphonia 2 just didn't cut it. I had to much attachment to the first and second wasn't anywhere near quality as that one (IMO). Sad there isn't ONE RPG announce for the Wii U yet. Thank GOD 3DS has some RPG (so getting Tales of the Abyss soon).
I hope they don't suddenly offer and amazing Trade-in value for the Wii U or I'll kick myself hard O_O
I should say that it is rather pleasant to read/hear it.
He has just experienced the 2D side of Wii U, maybe when he get to experience 3D then he will notice that a BG&E may come to be something possible.
Yet, that's just hoping for him to like the console for BG&E XD
I don't get how a video of Uncharted 3 has anything to do with the Wii U.
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