Mithos
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Tss, a small and tiny planet, don't you remember... The Galaxy is in Orion's Belt.
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Wii U Thread - Now in HD!
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Tss, a small and tiny planet, don't you remember... The Galaxy is in Orion's Belt.
Stiflers Mom
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I don't get the specs thread.
The Wii U is exactly what I imagined it would be, and nothing Nintendo ever said indicated anything else.
Will buy anyway, even though I hate the Name "Wii U".
The Wii U is exactly what I imagined it would be, and nothing Nintendo ever said indicated anything else.
Will buy anyway, even though I hate the Name "Wii U".
Edit: After finally catching up here, I'll say that real talk, I was never excited for this conference. I mean I'd still be willing to get Wii U, but now I feel a pins and needles sensation in my heart.
Yep, I've got it. I've got Hypititus. u___u"
Grampa Simpson
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Not terribly sad about cyberheater. Maybe the time away will chill him out.
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Maybe.
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Maybe.
Getting back to Thursdayton, I have always believed that the codename Project Cafe was a hint to the online capabilities of the Wii U. I hope that this conference proves me right.
Is this one permanent? He's been banned a number of times before.
Is this one permanent? He's been banned a number of times before.
ScreenSplitter
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Spieler Eins
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Apart from that, the way until next E3 should be pretty barren though. Cash-ins that could very well end the same way as Nintendogs 2, while the rest again consists of outdated ports from 3rd parties. Looks like the 3DS to me, but without the future proof. They only thing they've learned from that launch apparently is that you can slap NSMB on it and be fine.
But then, NSMB2 didn't quite set the world on fire alongside the XL. At least not the way they were hoping for, I imagine.
You know you did not really answer my question.
ScreenSplitter
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Don't forget Pikmin 3. That's quite the Nintendo fan pleaser.
andthebeatgoeson
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So, right now, I'm hoping for 50-70% third party ports. Not each and every one of them but a majority of them would be good. More options and better chance at picking up some good ones at a bargain price. I see some steam games refusing to drop and I think 3rd party ports on consoles cannot resist dropping. They can downgrade the ports to something of HD levels. I'm okay with that. I can't tell the difference between 1080 and 720. They can turn off all the big improved bells and whistles.
fabricated backlash
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So cyberheater got banned? Guess he simply couldn't restrain his distain for Nintendo fans any longer. Not particularly surprising to be honest.
So from this we know that the eShop will be up at launch?
DaSorcerer7
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Yeah, I think that was confirmed at e3.
fabricated backlash
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Hell as long as 3rd parties actually show engagement, I'm fine. The most insulting shit on Wii was the condescending shit eating grin of those various PR clowns rolling their eyes at the mere mention of the Wii telling people how they "supposedly" were putting quality software on it.
The times I wanted to punch one of those figureheads for acting like Wii Owners were mentally challenged and needed something designed to suit lower cognitive capabilities.
I want proper games. I don't care for the budget as even games with smaller budgets can end up amazing, but I want games that are properly made. No more fucking test games or "railshooter" variants. I swear the ultimate Troll would be GTA5 Los Santos Chronicles. A Light Gun reimagining of GTA5.
gamergirly
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I'm not suprised if those specs are indeed true. But Nintendo releasing official numbers will change little at this point. If someone already has the mindset that the Wii U will satisfy their needs or is a "weak" machine, a list of specs doesn't do much. In the end? Let's be honest, taking previous console kings/queens out of the picture, its the software that dominates each generation. The software details how "powerful" a console really is. If NSMBU sells like gangbusters, its not a weak console or weak launch lineup
I'm the former. This system is getting Pikmin 3, Project P-100, Rayman Legends + more Nintendo stuff in the future and hopefully weird 3rd party stuff... that's enough reasons why I'm getting one. I don't understand the specs talk anyway.
Angel Whispers
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There's nothing wrong with the name. All the bitching over it is pathetic, and it smacks mostly of butthurt from people who couldn't handle the fact that Wii 'won' this generation. A dumb move would be having a native 1080 console (if one presumes it will be - I personally don't know) and calling it XBox 720, yet much of NeoGAF actually does this and doesn't bat eyelids. Or iPhone 5 when it's the 6TH phone in that line. Some might even say Morte is more accurate than Vita...
(it's a fine handheld). I'm glad that Nintendo ignored those calls for a name change and held their nerve.Who on earth said "any other"? I said "another", i didn't say "the guys from Gingerbreadman". Nintendo has plenty of talented studio's that could have made DKCR just as good or better than Retro, which would NOT have jeopardised sales in any way and sold just as many copies. In the same vein, any (!) other studio could have tried to tackle Metroid Prime and would not have sold one copy more on the Gamecube (lowest selling Nintendo console of all time, small userbase) and/or Wii (underpowered compared to competitors, important especially for this kind of game).
So yes, i think Nintendo would be wise to let Retro do what they do best (or better than the rest) and not have them do what other internal studio's do better. In that sense, i agree with the statement made before by some, that it is a waste of their talent. Maybe they could make a decent Paper Mario as well, which could sell just as much as one being made by IS, but would it be the smart move? I doubt it.
Australian and New Zealand Wii U details also coming during the Nintendo Direct, Midnight September 13th (Thurs/Friday) Australian time.
2012 release also confirmed.
http://www.vooks.net/australian-wii-u-details-also-set-for-september-13th/
2012 release also confirmed.
http://www.vooks.net/australian-wii-u-details-also-set-for-september-13th/
If it all goes wrong on Thursday, someone needs to redo this but with Nibels bomb in its place.
gashikunFLCL
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Nibel put me on that hype train. I'm ready for Thursdayton.
What I don't get about it is so many people talking as if the info there actually let us all know what the system is capable of. Nothing there gives us a good idea about performance.
Orion's belt is the famous structure of the middle three stars in the "orion" star sign.
It's easily recognizable in the night's sky and points almost directly at Sirius.
Just sayin'.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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I'm pretty sure it was confirmed back in April at the annual earnings meeting.
EDIT: http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/wii-u-bonanza-day-one-downloads-leaked-rayman-181330778.html
I was thinking about the Wii U golf demo shown in the video at E3 2012, and I'm wondering how long it will be before we see something that actually uses similar functionality (The Wii remote as the primary controller, using the Gamepad as a separate screen). I think it has tons of potential uses, so hopefully we see a game use it before long. I think we will see a lot of unique uses of the Gamepad coming from indie devs on the eshop.
radio_apeshot
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Hype levels rising... must control myself..
Orion's belt is the famous structure of the middle three stars in the "orion" star sign.
It's easily recognizable in the night's sky and points almost directly at Sirius.
Just sayin'.
He was referencing Men In Black, where the Alien told Agents J and K that the thing they were looking for was in Orion's Belt, which confused them. Turns out he was talking about his cats collar, who's name was Orion.
I can't believe there's somebody who hasn't seen that movie.
me too.
That's exactly what I mean, I saw that movie countless times.
"Orion's belt" is just a familiar phrase, and probably why it was used.
But it was needlessly confusing and contrived.
If the stupid thing just said it's on my cats collar.... the cat was about twenty feet from them at the time.
So this has probably been covered already, but just wanted to see if this was still true. If the the rumored Wii U specs in the other thread are in fact the real deal, is there still a good chance of it at least getting PS4/720 downports?
Other than that still excited for thursday! Woo!
Other than that still excited for thursday! Woo!
Chet Rippo
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imagine a star wars. you see the usual dogfight at your tv screen. but when you point your gamepad besides the tv screen, you will see where your enemies coming from. it wouldnt be needed but increase the intensity.
where? what?
He called a bunch of people f_____rds.
I'll let you fill the blank to avoid the ban myself.
It's in the Rumor Wii U specs thread.Fourth Storm
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It just seems strange to me that they'd start w/ Broadway cores and "enhance" them rather than start with a 476fp/470S core and include a few of the necessary Broadway features. But maybe that's still exactly what they did and it's just another way of putting it.
One of my favorite things to do is play turn-based strategy games or something else that doesn't require 100% attention on my PC while browsing GAF on my Kindle Fire. Now I can reverse that. It will be great.
blu
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That would've made for a hell of a short movie, don't you think?
It will probably be before the TGS. Since it begins next week (September 20th), I can see Nintendo doing a Japanese Nintendo direct the day before.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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From what I can tell:
Original numbers = Devkit.
Current numbers = Final spec.
EatChildren confirmed them both to be accurate.
Are they really going to leave Japan hanging for a week like that?
I don't think Nintendo has taken TGS seriously since 2005. I expect a surprise Nintendo Direct announcement for Japan later today or tomorrow.
I would lean toward this. Since the 476fp core has some similarities to Broadway, the person who leaked the specs may have simply assumed that they were the same thing.
Kacho
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Fourth Storm
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I'm thinking so as well. It would be nice to retain the 4 instructions per clock of the 47x cores. And those chips are already made on 45nm, unlike Broadway, which may not shrink as easily.
Shin Johnpv
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3rd Parties: What ever Nintendo does, we don't like it. Either they give us too much space or too little!
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