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Wii and DS tidbits in the new Edge magazine
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Lo-Volt said:
because this is for japan and usa. and the bbc, quite frankly, doesnt cover those countries as adequately as cnn. and isnt as well known in those countries.
europe might get bbc though, you never know.
soundwave05
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Do we even know if Panasonic is working Nintendo anymore? I'm not sure if they're providing the Wii DVD drive at all. Also it seems like Nintendo doesn't use Panasonic TVs all the time when showing off the Wii.
TheGreatDave
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Nintendo's shit always comes with Panasonic batteries. Those brothers be tight.
soundwave05
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ethelred said:
Actually no, I'd say f-ck Panasonic.
Nintendo could easily pay an additional $5 or whatever to upgrade the DVD player to a DVD burner and then a HDD for $60-$70 at cost. Then sell the Wii DVR or whatever for $299.99 next year. Which is a price better for us consumers.
If you bring Panasonic into the equation, they're going to want their cut of the profit too, so that means another $100-$200 mark up for nothing. That would suck. There's no reason Nintendo themselves couldn't make their own DVR or DVD functional Wii. HDDs and DVD burners can be purchased from any number of vendors these days, Nintendo doesn't have to go through Panasonic/Matsushita at all.
The Wii OS could also be better implimented this way. For instance your Mii profile could also keep a list of your favorite TV shows and record those or remind you about those shows automatically.
Companion Cube
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I support this move because:Rocked said:
1- I don't want Sega to dig their grave trying to push their post-DC garbage at next-gen costs
2- It gives me hope for JSR on Wii
soundwave05 said:
Okay, maybe I shouldn't have said that you're obsessed with Panasonic so much... it's more like you're obsessed with constructing fantasy alternate realities propped up by convolutedly complex (and increasingly unrealistic the further you go) business plans for Nintendo.
soundwave05 said:
Nintendo uses Sharp LCD's to showcase their games because the Aquaos line is head and shoulders above anything else. Panasonic aren't renowned for their LCD's. Plasmas are a different beast, however. Besides, Sharp is their provider for hand-held screens as it is. You're reading far too into something that has no real bearing (afterall, the tvs aren't even labelled and are in custom cases). You just don't get it.
Nintendo's choice of using SD cards should be a direct case of them still having close relations with Panasonic as they are one of the holders of SD patents.
soundwave05
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ethelred said:
You wouldn't happen to be related to this guy, would you? :lol
Christopher
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The Black Brad Pitt said:
Speak it Brad!! Last time I said they should at least have a DVD playback option 5-6 Nintendo "fans" gangraped me in a thread telling me I should have 4-5 by now. However, now the feature is innovate oh geeze.
Soundwave could be the most annoying member on these boards, but I'm still up in the air on that one.
So should I wait for this new Wii? Or would you guys just get this one regardless.
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AndoCalrissian
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A Wii DVR would capture my interest (as would a 360 one), as long as it could record in widescreen 480p. If it was Japan only, and there were games like Sin and Punishment, Metal Gear 1 and 2 MSX, Seiken Densetsu 3, etc. available for Japanese VC, I'd import it.
On a slightly related note... think Nintendo will announce Saturn and some PSOne 3rd-party game ports for VC with a firmware update to allow for harddrives?
On a slightly related note... think Nintendo will announce Saturn and some PSOne 3rd-party game ports for VC with a firmware update to allow for harddrives?
soundwave05 said:
Excellent. I bought my LITE ON DVD Recorder (which writes/rewrites to DVD-/+R/RW nicely) for about $100 and it can record live TV to discs in real-time. Sure it's not top of the line, but for it's price/function it's rather nice.
And I agree with you on the Wii OS being user-friendly...that with the Wiimote acting as an onscreen menu curser would really bring things like DVD recording, DVR functions & even living room video editing to the masses. The chipset would be powerful enough for that as a long time ago Nintendo (as well as Panasonic & IBM) originally planned on putting the "Dolphin" set into other devices beyond gaming.
Take a Wii, add DVD playback/recording, digital audio output, 100GB HDD, video capture input and a new Wii Channel for this multimedia capability and it would offer so much and be cheaper & more practical than what the competiton could offer in the same space. Yeah, they've got HiDef & new fangled disc format's...but can you take a home video from an SD card, outside source or the internet and make a DVD in your living room on PS3 or X360? Can you record live TV onto a DVD in real-time? Hell...they could offer game making tools to consumers out there to make their own games and back those up on DVD's as well.
I'm not blabbing about a "new revoltion" or anything, but this certainly is interesting to speculate about.
_Alkaline_
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I really want to SEGA go all out with their franchises on Wii. I just hope they do.
AdmiralViscen
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soundwave05 said:
You wouldn't happen to be related to this guy, would you? :lol
:lol :lol
Companion Cube
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I wouldn't wait. It's unclear exactly how it's going to happen. It might not even be available out of Japan like that Q.Christopher said:
AndoCalrissian
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The non-fighting portions of Shenmue (i.e. most of the game) could benefit greatly from added interactivity with Wii, from examing objects, opening doors, brushing away cobwebs, etc. to stuff like the QTE where you would actually have to dodge left and right with both controllers or block attacks. The minigames would of course be awesome (darts FTW!). I suppose the fighting could take on a different style with motions combined with buttons. Might turn off some hardcore fans though, so be sure to include a Classic Controller (*ahem* SNK, you bastards) scheme too.Ikael said:
As for Panzer Dragoon... aiming and flying would probably work pretty well, I'd like to see a new shooter sequel developed around the controller. I'd also like to see PDS of course, if only so I can aim at targets in the overworld rather than having to cycle through them. Aiming at enemies and such during battles would be cool too.
Grok4Spock
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Awesome, not only can I play innovative games, but I get to have terrorist propaganda and Democrat talking points all for only $250....
AndoCalrissian
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Which part of the news item said you had to use it? It seems like the channels will be customizeable, so I'm sure you'll be able to remove it if you don't want to be tempted with it's juicy, moist, non-FOXness.Grok4Spock said:
P90 said:
You can laugh if you want, but true conservatism is based around principles of limiting government growth and spending. Fox News has been openly supportive of both government growth and increased spending as the current Republican administration has done both.
Furthermore, there are many instances on record of Fox News being a very misleading source for news. One that particularly stuck out for me was a study published in the Winter 2003-2004 issue(118) of Political Science Quarterly, those that watched Fox News led viewers of other major media outlets (NPR/PBS, print, ABC, CNN, NBC,CBS) in the Iraq War-related misconceptions that the world opinion favored the war, that evidence of an al Quaeda link had been found, and that WMDs had been found. What's more disturbing is that those who reported following the news most closely among Fox News viewers most commonly subscribed to these inaccuracies!
I wasn't trying to criticisize your views or belittle your preferences, but I think that Fox News would be a poor choice for this service. If you feel that Fox News is the right outlet for you, more power to you.
Grok4Spock
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You know what they say when you ASS-U-ME....AndoCalrissian said:
Now that you mentioned it, I would like to see Shenmue's exclusively on the Wii, just to see the GAF's reaction. THAT would be a sight to behold.
Do you guys realize that outside the US, Fox news are viewed as the Bush cheerleaders that they are? That they have zero credibility (perhaps, only among the most right winger British, but that's it)? CNN is a GREAT choice for Wii Channel and the most prestigious news network in the world along with the BBC. It isn't a question of ideology, but rather profesionalism.
Chris Remo
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I didn't notice everyone claiming that feature is innovative.Christopher said:
MrSardonic
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Christopher said:
who the **** said it was innovative? I was disappointed it didnt have DVD playback because I haven't got a dedicated DVD player under my TV - only one as part of my PC. I want DVD playback even though I understand most people already have a DVD player and dont care
It's the second time he's claimed something about Nintendo fans, without it happening. Anotherwords, a liar.Chris Remo said:
He just cannot stand Nintendo fans for some reason , as it irks him that people can be loyal to a videogame company or something.
Personaly, I could care less about DVD playback as the DVD player they use in consoles in always inferior to a good stand alone unit.
Why the big deal about them doing another Q in Japan is beyond me. People trying to find something to bitch about again is my guess.
lordfroakie
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Rocked said::lol Poor Pete!
At least it's not Fox providing the news.
I hope that Nancy Grace doesn't provide nintendo news.
Mithos Yggdrasill
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Interesting news overall. For the addition or not of the DVD Player, the Gaf will not have a good reaction...
what? you can read global news via the wii channel, but you cant watch dvds on your console? thats just pathetic. also, what about europe? no cnn deal for europe and no other deal as well? and honestly, i dont think nintendo europe has the balls, to make some deals with french, uk and german news providers.
Tarjeta Prepagada
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ram said:
QFT
What i see as more pathetic is the constant "we are all about gaming" nonsense Nintendo and their fans pushed down our throat for so long and then this Wii connect crap which comprises of totally unrelated features like a weather service is announced for the Wii...and the SAME exact people who were bashing 360 and Ps3 for not just being about gaming go ape shit for Wii connect, calling it the best thing since slice bread.
Really, what is up with that nonsense?
Tchu-Espresso
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Man, its way more than 5-6. And are they still just "fans" if they have the Nintendo logo tattooed on their ass cheeks like a mad magazine fold out?Christopher said:
People just dont understand not everyone has 17 (are we still at 17 or we expected to have 28 now?) dvd players placed conveniently around their house like them so they can watch their japanese cartoons in their bathroom while they are taking a dump.
Convenience? Whats that? Never mind the fact that people dont want to have multiple units around their tv area when there doesnt NEED to be. Centre of the living room for real!
Never mind that however, lets talk about how cool it is we can check the weather on the wii is and how we can leave messages for grandma to stop leaving her dentures on the kitchen table.
Oh grandma you got me again.
thanks for the summary Rocked.
i haven't been interested in most of what sega has made over the last few years apart from monkey ball, but it's still good to hear they're devoting more resources to wii. i'm all for more fun, arcade type games from sega for wii, imo it's what they're best at.
i agree with what many have already said about the upgraded wii comment. it's probably going to be essentially a new Q, with hdd and maybe dvdrw.
i'm not surprised about the retail pressure for wii, especially since sony cited it as a reason for dropping the price of ps3 in japan. if retail doesn't like stocking your product you're going to have a tough time.
great to hear!
i haven't been interested in most of what sega has made over the last few years apart from monkey ball, but it's still good to hear they're devoting more resources to wii. i'm all for more fun, arcade type games from sega for wii, imo it's what they're best at.
i agree with what many have already said about the upgraded wii comment. it's probably going to be essentially a new Q, with hdd and maybe dvdrw.
i'm not surprised about the retail pressure for wii, especially since sony cited it as a reason for dropping the price of ps3 in japan. if retail doesn't like stocking your product you're going to have a tough time.
wow!
great to hear!
:lol
PuppetSlave
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The Black Brad Pitt said:
Dude... Don't get a heartattack... Alot of people(notice I said alot not all) have a standalone dvdplayer and do not really care if there are dvdsupport in the Wii or not... It is that simple. And no I do not think people will throw away their standalone unit so they can play a dvd on their console instead for convenience...
And that has nothing to do with whether one is a "fan" of nintendo or not... Take a chill pill