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Wii U Speculation Thread The Third: Casting Dreams in The Castle of Miyamoto
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I remember wanting one sooo badly.
Oh man, I really wanted that but never got around to buying it.
I remember wanting one sooo badly.
It was worth it, I remember my screen was made by Intec, was black not purple and had a bigger screen, I also had the battery pack that attached on the bottom of the console that plugged right into the car outlet. I remember being in the back seat for a cross-country trip and playing my GC 85% of the trip, most enjoyable ride ever.
Oh man, I really wanted that but never got around to buying it.
It came with a power cable, car cigarette lighter cable, a headphone jack, stereo speakers within, etc. Amazon still sells 'em new for $120. With as many road trips that I took during that time period, I should've splurged. I'd make the Austin-to-New orleans-and-back trip every other month.. it would've been worth it.
And reading about this really makes me wishful, against all odds, that there's some sort of portable gaming function with the U..
(edit: and beaten)
Smiles and Cries
Member
I remember wanting one sooo badly.
I had one of these in black
I had no tv at the time too
bgassassin
Member
I don't remember, but Reggie did say they only showed 10% of Wii U's potential.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5XREKd6UcI
Smiles and Cries
Member
that is nearly a year ago
I would love to be one of these guys at Nintendo know everything that is going on but cannot say anything they must truly be laughing at us
10%, 2 screens
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Reggie was one. GEOFF was all like WHERE DA CONSOLE AT WHATS UP WITH THAT and Reggie was like it's just a box bro. lol.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
The initial Cafe rumors did point to a SNES style design. Or was it Super Fami?
Wowza, I believed it would happen but I'm still kind of surprised at the same time.
no, it's second hand info. An analyst talked about GTAV being delayed, most likely to avoid the holidays and have a larger wii installed base.
If it's from the new financial report from Rockstar then I think so.
This made me laugh for some reason.
Smiles and Cries
Member
no I think they are running away with the guess work from that other story reported from a Financial Analist group
Nah. Seems speculation more than anything.
The report was discussed a few days ago in this thread, and they only mentioned the delay to 2013 to improve things. Some hoped that the delay meant a Wii U release too; but nothing else.
pieatorium
Member
No I think thats just retreading that article from last week where an analyst speculates on the date and WiiU launch based on a suposed invester statement from Rockstar. I don't believe it was even confirmed that something like that even got released by them
They still need their Wii U motion control if you know what I mean.
the screen on the controller is opening new ways of gameplay, from the simplest to the most demanding one
and it is definitely a great feature but it's not even half the innovation they got on Wii
That's why I'm optimistic about Nintendo having more than one secret feature. Something that makes people say: Nintendo did it first!... again
Well, considering we are two and a half months away from E3 and we know literally nothing about Wii U and its controller
I think it's safe to say, some ninjas are doing an excelent job
Smiles and Cries
Member
someone will new thread that and that site will be banned because they are pushing the limits of news reporting
I hope Nintendo changes the name so all of these blogs get hosed
I hope Nintendo changes the name so all of these blogs get hosed
Yah.. I remember some entertaining the idea of a Wii U exclusive, when in reality, I'd be shocked if it ends-up on the Wii U at all. Rockstar gave the Wii "consolation prize" games, I think I've mentioned.. and I don't see this changing.
It'd take the unholy mother of all moneyhats for the U to get this as an exclusive, and I think Nintendo would be much wiser to use their money in other ways.
It'd take the unholy mother of all moneyhats for the U to get this as an exclusive, and I think Nintendo would be much wiser to use their money in other ways.
They blaze the trails, take the heat for "doing their own thing," and then see the others follow. We should be used to this by now.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I would love for even IGN to run a story like that. I do want GTA V and so far not willing to buy anything else to play my games on... I am poor
NINJAz
NINJAz
Smiles and Cries
Member
Yah.. I remember some entertaining the idea of a Wii U exclusive, when in reality, I'd be shocked if it ends-up on the Wii U at all. Rockstar gave the Wii "consolation prize" games, I think I've mentioned.. and I don't see this changing.
It'd take the unholy mother of all moneyhats for the U to get this as an exclusive, and I think Nintendo would be much wiser to use their money in other ways.
They blaze the trails, take the heat for "doing their own thing," and then see the others follow. We should be used to this by now.
I don't know if its all that dramatic with Rockstar vs. Nintendo
to be fair Nintendo did gimp every hardware generation until now...
Gamecube was the most powerful and got no GTA because the little tiny cute disk did not have enough Space - the generation before that was no CD drive for you we are staying with CARTS
after the gamecube we had duct-tape gamecubes with no HD and new waggle madness
the kiddy and casual brand
I do not blame Rockstar if they ignore Nintendo forever but if WiiU is a different beast and all boxes have been checked off by Reggie :there is not a rolleyes gif big enough:
GTA V on the WiiU does not have to be a dramatic megaton level shock but simply good business sense with some Nintendo money and advertising not that GTA needs any ads to sell but to sell on a Nintendo Platform they need a push from Nintendo to change the image just a bit.
MadOdorMachine
No additional functions
No Tomb Raider is disappointing. I was hoping Konami would support it too, but they seem reluctant to do so. Either that or the NDA's are so tight publishers can't even announce games. Metal Gear Rising, Project Ogre and the rumored Castlevania 2 and Contra games should be no brainers. I can understand western publishers not supporting a Nintendo console, but I find it a bit disheartening when Japanese ones aren't releasing their biggest franchises.
There have been some games announced recently to lend credence to the NDA thing though. Resident Evil 6 and Epic Mickey 2 should both be on Wii U, yet they aren't announced for it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but at the same time don't want to get my hopes up.
Let's see... narcissistic name... ruining the dreams of the villagers... and the primary villain.
Gotta be SpecialGuy.
Smiles and Cries
Member
normally we would have at least a leak of when NDAs/embargoes lift too this is the hardest gen to ge some news. Was the Wii this bad?
ReyVGM
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Someone that has a plethora and is not a Yankee maricon.
Actually, back then, Rockstar was named DMA Design and they made the first GTA prototype, which came out for the N64 under the name of Body Harvest.
I have just always found it funny that they can get it onto the platforms, iOS, Android.. but it wasn't worth it for a GameCube edition. Not really a "dramatic" feeling I have.. just skeptical.
*shrug*
I could see Reggie offering ad support for 5, especially with Nintendo claiming that they're refocusing on the core audience. But then again, I don't credit Reggie with enough effort to get 4 either: he talked a good game to us fans, but from what I recall, he didn't do anything more serious in his efforts.
Smiles and Cries
Member
anyone have a link to the original WiiMote announcement I want to see that meltdown again
I am wondering if there is a major secret that could cause another shock
Putting the eShop on the Cloud instead of downloading your games?
Partnerships?
Something that makes Nintendo the laughing stock again but they make it a success?
I am wondering if there is a major secret that could cause another shock
Putting the eShop on the Cloud instead of downloading your games?
Partnerships?
Something that makes Nintendo the laughing stock again but they make it a success?
I think this is what you seek..
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
And here's the thread where the "Wii" name is revealed:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97127
Great NeoGAF history there
Iirc, Rockstar has something personally against Nintendo. I think it was about a N64 game (body harvest? or something) that Nintendo initially asked them to do but later dropped plans of. This left the company in some distress, etc and they've continued to remember this.
I doubt many still have this sentiment anymore but who knows? I feel the GTA couldn't be on Gamecube because of size issues excuse pretty weak, when we have technological marvels such as RE2 on N64.
edit: semi-beaten.
IIRC, the original PS2 version of GTA3 weighted less than a GB and could even fit on a CD if you took out the radio stations.
Smiles and Cries
Member
GTAs tend the have a polarizing affect when they come out... all the mommy groups get on the media to boycott it for something.
I am Haitian and I remember the Haitian community making a huge deal about "Kill the Haitians" when Vice City came out - I downloaded from Steam on my Mac a week ago and love the games and while walking in Little Haiti I understood all the Haitian Creole being spoken could be the first game to feature that language in voice work. Meh I get it and I know the area of Miami very well so I don't think the game goes too far
San Andreas had HOT COFFEE sex
did not keep up with 4 but maybe Nintendo (the Disney of Video Games) did not want to publicly seek out this kind of heat?
While Reggie will boast if they do land GTA V he is not one to wear the tattoo
Nintendo's family image is very important to them regarless of the "kiddy" bullshit
What I am thinking is most of the people who got into GTA at the start are much older now some have families too and they may very well still love GTA
I don't really see the big deal unless Rockstar really has a hidden dislike for Nintendo the mobile move is good business
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Smiles and Cries
Member
there was a lot of Gamecube excuses that made no sense, you could say the same about Wii but the fact is Nintendo gave these people the excuse they needed to publicly have an out from what fans wanted.
thanks this should have my insomnia for the next few days
I think this is what you seek..
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
And here's the thread where the "Wii" name is revealed:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97127
Great NeoGAF history there
thanks this should have my insomnia for the next few days
True, I could see Nintendo being actually relieved by it not being on their console. While I doubt we'd ever hear Nintendo come out and flatly say, "Naaah.. we don't need or want your game on our machine," I would prefer it if Reggie didn't come out and declare his desire to see the series on the Wii if Nintendo's true intent is to nurture that family image. It'd be a bit misleading.
This is one of those situations where it could be either side that's being disingenuous, or a bit on both sides.
(That said, I do tend to think that Grand Theft Auto's importance as a "get" for a console's library is sometimes overstated.)
Smiles and Cries
Member
good memory I never read anything like that before, I wonder how much of that is still a factor
MS does this all the time to devs they seem to still come out on top with support
CoffeeJanitor
Member
I think this is what you seek..
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63251
And here's the thread where the "Wii" name is revealed:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97127
Great NeoGAF history there
I remember thinking the remote was awesome at reveal. GAF hates change I guess
TheExplodingHead
Banned
I get very little from GTA games so I'm not too hurt if it never see's the Wii U, I'd buy it on PC anyway. But on the other hand I'd love to see Nintendo meet and exceed the Indie support that XBLA has seen, that would be cool.
Edit: I personally loved the initial TGS reveal of the Wiimote, one of the best imagination spinning moments I've seen in gaming.
Edit: I personally loved the initial TGS reveal of the Wiimote, one of the best imagination spinning moments I've seen in gaming.
Smiles and Cries
Member
So very true, I also wonder how long GTA's run at the top can last there are so many other major players out right now that can become a hardware seller, That is why I want to believe the move to 2013 to get out of the massive amount of similar blockbusters.
Gamers as a whole more or less despise anything remotely different.
Smiles and Cries
Member
there was a hell of a lot of crow eating from that thread
The remote unveil was thrilling to me. It's a shame that for the most part the actual uses for it didn't show much creativity.
I can't see that happening any time soon.
I hope Reggie has been licking rockstar boot. Earn that title of yours, Reggie.
I don't think people give nintendo enough credit these days when it comes to 3rd party relations. You can't really blame them or devs for a lack of 3rd party support on the Wii in 2012. Their pursuit of 3rd parties on the 3DS has been nothing short of admirable though. It certainly makes Sony look like they're sitting around with their thumbs up their asses.
The news we got at GDC of nintendo giving away development tools for free seems incredibly telling. It's unprecedented for the industry and completely out of left field for a company like nintendo. Iwata is the person I currently respect the most in this entire industry. More than Miyamoto or any other dev out there because he represents both sides of the coin - he's both a developer and a business man at heart. He's made mistakes in the past but has also been incredibly up front and honest about those mistakes. I think there's a good chance that he's leading the charge in trying to court 3rd parties for Wii U. I hope we're shocked come E3. I hope we're fucking floored with all the work that's been going on behind the scenes.
I don't think people give nintendo enough credit these days when it comes to 3rd party relations. You can't really blame them or devs for a lack of 3rd party support on the Wii in 2012. Their pursuit of 3rd parties on the 3DS has been nothing short of admirable though. It certainly makes Sony look like they're sitting around with their thumbs up their asses.
The news we got at GDC of nintendo giving away development tools for free seems incredibly telling. It's unprecedented for the industry and completely out of left field for a company like nintendo. Iwata is the person I currently respect the most in this entire industry. More than Miyamoto or any other dev out there because he represents both sides of the coin - he's both a developer and a business man at heart. He's made mistakes in the past but has also been incredibly up front and honest about those mistakes. I think there's a good chance that he's leading the charge in trying to court 3rd parties for Wii U. I hope we're shocked come E3. I hope we're fucking floored with all the work that's been going on behind the scenes.
TheExplodingHead
Banned
True, but I guess it largely depends on NiN and how well the games can sell. The Indie crowd is largely starting to abandon XBLA for Steam, so hopefully Nintendo see's a potential place to make headway there. And yeah, it's certainly not synonymous with "Nintendo's history" of appeasing a niche dev community, but I can dream can't I?
shadyspace
Banned
I'd be shocked if GTA V isn't on the Wii U. Why wouldn't it be?
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