Mithos
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Which reminds me, how the hell are you gonna fit me on the hype train Nibel??? O:<
:lol
Tss, a small and tiny planet, don't you remember... The Galaxy is in Orion's Belt.
Which reminds me, how the hell are you gonna fit me on the hype train Nibel??? O:<
:lol
I'm not saying it's the end of days.
But it's the end of days.
Not terribly sad about cyberheater. Maybe the time away will chill him out.
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Maybe.
Not terribly sad about cyberheater. Maybe the time away will chill him out.
...
Maybe.
How on Earth are they repeating it when they are launching with a 2D Mario game, their #1 or #2 seller they have?
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 Cash-ins that could very well end the same way as Nintendogs 2, while the rest again consists of outdated ports from 3rd parties.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.
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 Cash-ins that could very well end the same way as Nintendogs 2, while the rest again consists of outdated ports from 3rd parties.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.
Not terribly sad about cyberheater. Maybe the time away will chill him out.
...
Maybe.
New Trine 2: Director's Cut info and screenshots
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/11/trine-2-enter-the-wii-u-dragon
Summary from GO.
- still due at system's launch
- devs are polishing various elements of the original game
- this includes tweaking gameplay, geometry, vocals and the overall user experience
- supports Wiimotes and the Wii U GamePad
- features touch controls
- had the game up-and-running on Wii U in just 2 days
- move and manipulate in-game objects through the GamePad screen
So from this we know that the eShop will be up at launch?
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.
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 lineupI will :lol hard if those rumored specs are false and the Wii U is actually a bit more powerful.
Cyberheater would have lost his life for nothing.
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.
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".
My point was that a game's sales potential and a game's quality are always connected with each other. When looking at it, it doesn't make much sense to exclude one factor altogether. I very much doubt that DKCR would have sold 5 million units if the game was developed by "any other studio", simpy because it likely would have been of worse quality.
Especially a game such as DKCR that keeps on selling for a while needs to have a positive word of mouth surrounding it. "It's not really good" doesn't keep a game selling.
You could argue that another studio would have done a better job at developing a DKC game, but that's a rather unlikely point of view. EAD didn't have any resources left for developing it and the plattformers Nintendo outsourced to other outside companies are historically of mixed quality.
Tss, a small and tiny planet, don't you remember... The Galaxy is in Orion's Belt.
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".
It always bugged me that he didn't just say collar.
Stupid tiny aliens.
Yeah, I think that was confirmed at e3.
"...and when the Wii U comes out, users will be able to download games digitally from day one."
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'.
Nibel put me on that hype train. I'm ready for Thursdayton.
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.
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.
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.
Wow @ cyberheater in the other thread. lol Can't wait for the meltdowns and bickering on Thursday.
where? what?
Also I'd be interested to know what lherre says on this rumoured info. Considering he confirmed that WiiU's CPU was dual threaded a while back. A CPU based on Broadway isn't going to be multi-threaded no matter how much they've enhanced it.
I don't care about asymmetrical gameplay as much as about the TV to Pad function
This is a killer feature for me. Playing homeconsole games, then switching to the Pad when I feel tired, then play some more, browse some GAF afterwards and sleep #LivinLaVidaLoca
That would've made for a hell of a short movie, don't you think?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.
I will not get hyped unless/until we get news of a Japanese event/Nintendo Direct.
Also I'd be interested to know what lherre says on this rumoured info. Considering he confirmed that WiiU's CPU was dual threaded a while back. A CPU based on Broadway isn't going to be multi-threaded no matter how much they've enhanced it.
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.
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.
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.
You have got to be kidding me... Nintendo gave them months to themselves at the 3DS launch with nothing but N64 remakes, and they did fuck all, and sales suffered for it. Why the hell are 3rd parties moaning when they've proved they can't be trusted on Nintendo consoles? Nintendo need to launch their new system with something big, shouldn't 3rd parties be happy its a game which will move tons of systems which they can then take advantage of?