Smiles and Cries
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This DVD News will prove to be false, Nintendo would never come out an say theres a Wii SP coming next year :lol
I hope the CNN news is true though
I hope the CNN news is true though
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Wii and DS tidbits in the new Edge magazine
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what is the actual barrier for Nintendo putting DVD playback in the machine? Do they need to pay fees to somebody or something?
Even though this argument always goes "well, EVERYONE IN ThE WORlD HAS 50 dvd players already" I still don't understand why we can't have 51, since the thing has a DVD drive anyway. it's simply baffling that they wouldn't include it.
Even though this argument always goes "well, EVERYONE IN ThE WORlD HAS 50 dvd players already" I still don't understand why we can't have 51, since the thing has a DVD drive anyway. it's simply baffling that they wouldn't include it.
Pureauthor
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I really don't remember a single person in this thread speaking postively about the potential Wii 'upgrade' with DVD stuff. Most responses appear apathetic.
That aside, some nice tidbits, but really nothing to pique my interest.
And
ZING!
That aside, some nice tidbits, but really nothing to pique my interest.
And
ZING!
_Alkaline_
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Model 500 said:
It's GAF.
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RSP said:
I have 1 and I barely use it, what I really want wii to do is to play avi files from burned DVD discs, theirs a killer app right there.
In fact, I don't give a shit about DVD playback, but if it could play avi files off a computer network share, that would be the ticket.
Pureauthor
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Booser said:
Fixed. Although that would require some smarts on Namco's part.
Mr. Pointy
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Well, we're getting a light gun game from Sega. Might be HoTD, might be a port of VC3.
TheGreatDave
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I'd love a good light gun game. I just don't want 50 of them.
MrSardonic
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Mr. Pointy said:
really? I haven't bought a Sega game in a long time. I briefly owned monkey ball and obviously bought FZero GX...but apart from that, nothing. But I'd get monkey ball wii, probably sonic wii, and I would definitely get Sega Rally, Daytona, HotD if they ever brought them to wii.
Rocked said:
This is something I don't understand.. If they launched with an 200 Wii and no software bundle, wouldn't people also be "forced" to buy a game with that? Why does this bring more profit or even more basket value to them? In Europe new games are easily > 50 . Puzzled!
Mr. TV Goggles
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480p isn't HD. Only 720p, 1080i and 1080p are considered HD.AntMurda said:
We can all forget about a HD Wii version. Just let it go already.
TheGreatDave
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AntMurda said:
Because the resolution is the same as SDTV.
Right?
Mr. TV Goggles
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It's good news, but I'm interested in how much of the PS3 support went to Wii instead. It could be very little.Saoh said:Wiiiiiiiii for SEGA support!
I have a feeling a lot of developers are waiting for the Wii to succeed so they can cut their PS3/X360 support and shift to Wii instead.
Mr. TV Goggles said:
That's what I said. Saying "Sega is giving Wii a lot more support now" means nothing until we see some games mentioned, some titles confirmed. It's just empty lip support until then -- the same thing SOA has been saying since Ubisoft/EA started announcing their blitz of Wii games.
If they really are? Then great, because a whole host of Sega's finest franchises really would be a perfect fit on the machine -- NiGHTS, Samba, Ecco the Dolphin, PD/PDS, Skies, etc. and so on.
But as of right now, their Wii support is comparatively shitty, so if they want to change that perception that they need to start announcing some concrete additions to the lineup.
Two things in fact :catfish said:
- they have to pay fees to DVD consortium (which includes Sony). It's just a few $, but... That's the reason why DVD playback wasn't out of the box with XBox.
- they have to develop a DVD software, or pay for one.
In fact, if there's a Q II, I would be interested. I mean, a real DVD player (ie top notch player, like Q) with Wii functionalities. But simple DVD playback is far less insteresting, I think.
Frankfurter
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Rocked said:
Huh?
:lol :lol
Grampa Simpson
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DVD Licence is about $20 a player from what I've read. DVD software is cheaper, but I couldn't see it being less than $2 or $3 a player. I couldn't see a reason why the wii wouldn't be capable of reading dvd discs. It may be locked out in the firmware at this point though. I would be more than surprised if we didn't eventually see a downloadable DVD player.Koren said:
What I'm hoping for is that Wii dev kits make it to some more open source friendly groups, like the XBMC team. I'd love to see a networked interface for MPLAYER available for the wii as a paid for download. Of course they'd probably have to pay licence fees to the mpeg consortium if they were selling the player for Nintendo points, but that's something to see in the future.
CrushDance
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Yeah, I doubt this DVD thing is true. I mean like someone already mentioned it would be a bad business move to pull a GBA SP in the console market. Sure the PS2 got a trim but that was late into the lifespan, which was okay. Nintendo wouldn't hurt there own sales by basically making it sound like everyone should wait.
Particle Physicist
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do you think it would be possible for someone to hack the wii firmware to allow dvd playback?
gutter_trash
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anything about different Wii colors later down the line?
i'm not stocked on white, I want a black Wii
i'm not stocked on white, I want a black Wii
QuickKick89
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CNN? Great Nintendo, way to prove you're liberal scum.
DVD enhanced Wii? You better be coming out with an attachment to let us now-buyers get it, although who the hell wants a DVD player that can only output in DPLII?
How many steps back is this now after the giant leap forward at E3? 27?
DVD enhanced Wii? You better be coming out with an attachment to let us now-buyers get it, although who the hell wants a DVD player that can only output in DPLII?
How many steps back is this now after the giant leap forward at E3? 27?
QuickKick89
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ethelred said:
This and the whole "sending Bush brain age" shit. Not to mention their whole "profit over market share" approach is very NON-capitalist.
If I was running for office in November, I wouldn't run on an anti-games policy, but an anti-Nintendo policy.
AndoCalrissian
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Are you trying to say we're both asses?Grok4Spock said:
I thought you were upset with the decision to use CNN, that's the way your post read to me and hence the reason I replied.
QuickKick89
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OORAH.I already knew that American conservatives had little idea about history or foreging issues, but I didn't knew that they also didn't had a cow about economy. Profit over market share a non capitalist approach??? ROLFMAO.
Back on topic, about the SEGA support (the most interesting part of the info, IMHO), I always dreamed about Nintendo and SEGA making a shared studio or something along these lines. A Mario VS Sonic full flegded platafformer would own
How about a Kingdom Hearts style game with characters from the Nintendo and Sega universe.Ikael said:Back on topic, about the SEGA support (the most interesting part of the info, IMHO), I always dreamed about Nintendo and SEGA making a shared studio or something along these lines. A Mario VS Sonic full flegded platafformer would own
"So Tingle, about those sailors..."
Chris Remo
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Hahahaha
MindCollizion
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So when's the Wii-VD coming out?
Oldschoolgamer
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QuickKick89 said:
wtf... my head hurts now
.Christoff Yurievich
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who is the "you" in that question?JDSN said: