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Wii U Speculation thread IV: Photoshop rumors and image memes
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Do you mean to tell me I've been spending all this time on the lookout for ruskies for nothing? Fuck.
AceBandage
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Don't worry, Sarah Palin already had this all covered.
She could watch them from her house, after all.
Guys guys... Em.. Battalion Wars?
Who do you think hired me?
That works, too. Slightly. I definitely think it would be an obvious choice of a franchise for the Wii U because of the touchscreen. Kinda makes the magazine scan a bit overly cryptic, though.
Fourth Storm
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No need for a split pool unless you're using different types of RAM. Figuring that the eDRAM is on there already, Nintendo will probably want to keep it simple w/ the main RAM.
I'm actually talking about the other consoles, and I mean that more than 2GB GDDR5 isn't reasonable.
I hope so... Believe! BW-U
Something I was thinking of the past few days. If hypothetically, the OS does take like 512 MB, would it be reasonable to think that the total amount should be several times that number? I mean, I don't think there's any rule that says that RAM allocation has to be like that. For all we know, the memory for the OS could be 512 MB, and the remainder could be 256 MB. But that's highly, highly unlikely, right?
Like days of ruin?
Fourth Storm
Member
For a videogame system? A Nintendo videogame system? Yes, highly unlikely. If it's that much (and we don't really know that it is), it means that Nintendo got a large amount of RAM for relatively cheap.
AceBandage
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Completely unlikely into impossible, actually.
Based on what we know, the amount that is for games vs the amount for system functions will be something like 2-4:1 ratio.
richman555
Member
Could be another Goldeneye game set during the cold war.
bgassassin
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No one will have more than 4GB and as it stands only Durango is the likely candidate.
Have you forgotten that all of you are parts of my mind? Ideaman was a later creation.
AceBandage
Banned
It's actually a Bond game that has locations and missions from various movies, including (of course) Goldeneye.
AceBandage
Banned
The only thing I can think of is like...
Being able to watch your friend play a game, while you're playing a game and you're both voice chatting.
Which would be awesome, but still.
What about doing that while watching the same netflix movie together? You can do something similar on 360 iirc, but not with video chat.
Sammy Samusu
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I want to trust IdeaMan, but I don't know if I should.
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
Are we just eating his posts out of desperation, or maybe there's something else I missed?
Fourth Storm
Member
You would be a god among trolls if so, bg...
MadOdorMachine
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bgassassin and I were discussing a similar possibilty earlier in this thread. Since the Wii U is already capable of streaming video, a stereoscopic visor is possible. I doubt they're going to do it, but the possibilities are incredible. Head tracking alone would be relatively easy to implement f you just added IR lights onto a communication headset (like the one that comes with Xbox 360) and an updated sensor bar.
As for a 3D visor, with front facing cameras and head tracking, you could create a real VR experience. You could place AR cards around the room for example. This is also the ideal set up for the Wii remote and nun-chuck imo. They would perfectly compliment each other.
Apparantly Nintendo were doing some R&D in this area as well. Thanks to bgassassin for finding this:
http://kyoto-report.blogspot.com/2011/04/ninja-courier_19.html
kyoto-report said:
AceBandage
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Wait. How would that work?
If you're playing a game, and watching your friend play a game, where would the movie go?
Well, that depends.
Is anything he's saying anything that we couldn't have reasonably guessed so far?
Fourth Storm
Member
That would be the ultimate mid-generation megaton.
TheExplodingHead
Banned
Change it completely or just go back to normal, using Iwata/Reggie in avatars is tacky as fuck and unoriginal as hell.
MadOdorMachine
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It would be and it would certainly differentiate Nintendo from the competition once again giving people a compelling reason to buy a Wii U. I don't think this is going to happen though. It's possible, but highly unlikely.
radioheadrule83
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I don't trust him (or almost anyone else here for the most part). I don't think we know any more or less in this thread because of his presence. I think he may well be telling us what he can, but I honestly don't feel any more educated.. and it's burning me out seeing his posts quoted a million times. Following this thread is like a big headache sometimes.
Dreamwriter
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Well, RAM is cheapest if bought in powers of 2 and multiples of the same size. So 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB...
bgassassin
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I'd say you're ok to do so.
If by that you mean permabanned then yes I would.
GameplayWhore
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He just gave us one piece of slightly bad news and one piece of news that we sort of already had more or less heard from multiple sources (including him). It's not so desperate a thing to trust him here. The more interesting parts of his posts of late have been the insights which he pursues.
Dreamwriter
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The fact that he was vetted by Mods as someone who would definitely be in a position to know real info.
No mean you'd both watch the same netflix movie but be able to video chat via the tablet
Isn't it always Reggie? And pretty much never Miyamoto or Iwata?
I'm inclined to believe that a head-mounted anything is likely to fail, and even more so as an add-on. It's just annoying, and most people don't want to have something on their head/face to play a game. Headgear-free eye tracking is really the only way they can make that function a selling point.
AceBandage
Banned
Miyamoto without Bill
Oh, well sure. That should be reasonably possible. Though... weird to do so.
No, they switch it up pretty well, actually.
bgassassin
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I think only lherre vouched for him in the past.
Definitely Miyamoto. It's tradition.
-Pyromaniac-
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I say Iwata, don't know why.
GameplayWhore
Member
This is not true to my knowledge. Where did you hear this?
He was not confirmed by a mod. He was given props by a person who was confirmed by a mod, with some reservations.
I personally believe what he says is truthful, but believing is not knowing.
AceBandage
Banned
There's a serious underusage of fog machines in this day and age.
SquiddyCracker
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Soo... 512MB for the OS and 1.5GB for the games. Then they can as the minimize OS usage open up more RAM for improved visuals and gameplay just like in the 3DS.
Mr. MondayNight
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Gaf hype train on screen With Europe's The Final Countdown playing????
MadOdorMachine
No additional functions
If you're just talking about adding IR sensors and maybe some motion sensors to a headset, it's not a big deal. Many people are already using them for playing online. I've never used head tracking but that video by Johnny Lee Chung appeared to be a cheap way to implement 3D. Perhaps they could make it so it isn't a requirement and could be toggled off an on in a game?
As far as a 3D visor goes. I doubt it will happen, but it could. The only reason I bring it up is because Wii U already streams video. Nintendo are already using a lot of these features, they're just using the Upad to do it.
Sammy Samusu
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I see, thanks. Detective work is certainly helpful, but I do have problems when I read "my sources told me" coming from a guy with an unproven track record, lol.
Please don't get offended, IdeaMan.
Please don't get offended, IdeaMan.
H: Mario cosplay.
ViewtifulJC
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H: Surprise return of Cammie
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