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Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 Wii-U Q&A Orientation Thread - Get in rookie!
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VGChampion
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Am I reading the end of the OP wrong or what? I'll be able to play with one on the TV and one on the gamepad during online play correct? Not just local multiplayer?
I don't think that's confirmed. I'm praying that's possible. But that would be something I'd be promoting like crazy and I don't think anyone has even asked about it, lol.
SolidSnakex
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What i'm saying is that they're just using gaming buzz words. The producer was also throwing around "visceral" during his interview with Nintendo. We really won't know what the resolution is until someone like DigitalFoundry gets their hands on it. But i'd honestly be surprised if it runs at a higher resolution than the other versions. Not because the Wii U isn't capable of it (there's no reason that it shouldn't be able to do native 720p/60fps), but because I don't think that Treyarch will put that extra effort into it.
soulassssns
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Full HD FTW
Erm, probably not Netflix from the WiiU but sure, she can use the TV at the same time if you choose to play on the pad.
Right, but they've touted WiiTVii quite a bit, and I'd like to use it. I could see maybe disabling online play if you're using TVii on the TV and gaming on tablet, but I'm guessing it will be possible, and maybe helps explain the enormous amount of RAM reserved for os?
BruiserBear
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I am certainly looking forward to the Digital Foundry analysis of this.
I'd peg the chances of that being possible at about 1%.
I'd peg the chances of that being possible at about 1%.
Yea I mastered Wiimote and nunchuck from having about every FPS on Wii
I will be getting COD Blops 2 Launch week
lunchwithyuzo
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Wasn't COD2 on 360 720p way back when? I thought PGR3 was tge only subHD launch game?
Nice.
I might buy this just to support the effort that's been put into this port.
Zoramon089
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Why do you guys think an entire gig is being devoted to "OS" features?
Hazelhurst
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I've only bought one CoD game (Modern Warfare 2) for the consoles and was very disappointed. I vowed to never get caught in the hype of the subsequent annual releases. However, this being a Wii U release, I'm curious what will make it stand apart. I'm hoping it gets a higher resolution (720p/1080p) and solid 60fps. Also, I'm interested in how they'll implement the game pad.
Jailer of Hope
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Well I think it's safe to assume you can't run two games at once, and while Netflix isn't a game, it's not exactly a system-level feature either. It'll be interesting to see if certain applications will run along side games.
Are there any interviews where Nintendo have been asked anything of the sort?
All Call of Duty titles on 360 have been subHD.
I think that if you can run a web browser, you can run Netflix. Netflix is basically a glorified menu. Also with it being built in with WiiTVii it's got a shot at being "built in" to the OS as well, which can (probably?) stream movies on the web broswer, so... I'm not saying Netflix is in (as a "background" app), but in my mind it's got a fighting chance. =)
Zoramon089
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Yeah exactly. Just consider what the difference between an app on a mobile phone is versus using the browser. The Netflix app itself is nothing more than a dedicated client for streaming Netflix and considering you can use the browser while in a game it shouldn't be so much more demanding using the app
Mihael Mello Keehl
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I doubt you can run netflix and play at the same time. But you can play video on youtube and any other video that will work with WiiU browser at the same time.
BruiserBear
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First off, if this was possible Nintendo certainly would have shown it off at their recent reveal event. Especially considering how much they focused on tv features.
Second, the WiiU doesn't have the kind of extra processing power needed to run a game and decode a Netflix stream at the same time. Even with a gig of memory available for the OS, you still need more processing to handle that second app.
But, as mentioned above, Netflix app isn't really much more than a browser screen with a menu on it.
If the WiiU can run a game + run the browser then there is no reason I can see that it can't do game + netflix.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Netflix is a whole app though. The browser is built to be able to use within the OS. Think of it as playing 2 games at the same time. I mean It could seem possible the way you can share the stuff you are watching with fb and stuff and screen caps or whatever but I doubt it.
As a strong supporter of Treyarchs Nintendo platform efforts, I will definitely buy this. I have some friends who are also ditching the Xbox platform for Wii U on release too.
Edit: For those worried about the online network: Neither Black ops or MW3 on Wii used Nintendos online infrastructure - they didn't even use the "nintendo wi-fi connection" logo on the box. Not that it's a big issue to me, but this set up offered some advantages over Nintendo's service (ally codes/invites, keyboard messaging, voice chat)
Can't wait to dominate them with superior Wii Remote pointer controls 
Edit: For those worried about the online network: Neither Black ops or MW3 on Wii used Nintendos online infrastructure - they didn't even use the "nintendo wi-fi connection" logo on the box. Not that it's a big issue to me, but this set up offered some advantages over Nintendo's service (ally codes/invites, keyboard messaging, voice chat)
On one of the few decent media interviews so far about CoD:BO2 WiiU, I remember the representative make a "no comment" comment about this specific set up. It would be amazing if this would work.
Bony Manifesto
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I doubt you'll be able to run a browser and game simultaneously on the Wii U. You'll doubtless be able to pause the game and quickly switch to the browser, but having them both running at the same time and competing for resources opens a can of worms I don't think Nintendo is equipped to deal with. It's such an edge case anyway - what kind of modern household is so starved of internet devices that the Wii U must always be ready to be called into service?
I dont have a tablet, so i really wouldnt mind an extra screen to access the internet if my girlfriend is playing or watching something or whatever....
PuppetSlave
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This thread is relevant to my interests.
Day 1, love the features they are putting in, have only played friends copies of COD last few years but it's time to jump back in.
Day 1, love the features they are putting in, have only played friends copies of COD last few years but it's time to jump back in.
Bony Manifesto
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Congratulations, you're the edge case!
Really though, you don't have a tablet, smartphone, Smart TV or laptop (and have no plans to buy any of those things in the future), but you're planning on being an early adopter of the Wii U?
It has 1gb of ram reserved for the os. Pc's that stutter are doing too much and were not optimized for the task. You can't tell a PC to hold on to some spare ram as you were planning on watching Netflix. The point is that the Wii U could be optimized for it.
BruiserBear
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As I just mentioned, you'd still need the extra processing power to do all of that at the exact same time. Decoding a Netflix stream requires some processing power, and then their is the game running, and then sending one of those signals to the gamepad screen.
The chances of that all being possible on the WiiU are pretty much nil.
Also, You'll be able to adjust your wiimote/nunchuck settings on the fly with the gamepad. This is really important for anyone getting into the point-n-shoot scene, if you don't adjust your sensitivity, dead zones, ADS reach, etc. your gonna have a bad time.
I'm the opposite, I keep telling myself I will keep buying all the CoD games and I do...
Wait, is that the opposite of what you said?
Dunno, don't care, just excited to play say more CoD and now in HD.
Seems very unlikely it'll run at 1080p, simply because while I expect WiiU to have enough shader performance to achieve that I don't expect it to have enough fillrate.. But if its going to be running at 1280x720 60fps (TV) + 854x480 60fps (controller) in local multiplayer then that's 45% more pixels than 720p already. So they could perhaps use a resolution above 720p in single player if they only display something basic on the controller screen like a 2D map.
I suppose that depends on whether or not WiiU has a decent ARM CPU to run background tasks. Wii had a 243Mhz ARM9 used for I/O and security, would be nice if WiiU has something a bit more powerful that can run more background tasks for the OS.
Chû Totoro
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smartphone really small screen for comfort web surfing
tablet is perfect but not everyone have one
smart TV don't let you watch TV or play when browsing the web (or really expensive one with PIP so not perfect because you're not as close as you could be with a tablet for almost the same size for viewing the web)
laptop is expensive and it's not easily accessible or if you think it is why don't just move you ass and go to the PC in the desk
(because it's clearly not as practical as a tablet)I have an iPad, a laptop, an iMac and a smart TV but Wii-U gamepad will still be usefull for me. I really hope there will be a lot of Netflix, Kindle... apps so we can have a lot of multimedia usage on it. It the Wii-U have this I'll get rid of my iPad (PC will stay in the desk and laptop is my gf's so...).
That's really nice!
I have not been this psyched for a shooter since the Goldeneye remake was announced. I cannot wait. Day one.
Regarding my choice of controls - it'll be Nunchuck and Wii Remote for me. That's the only option, in my opinion. Nothing else comes close to allowing for that level of dynamic control and player involvement.
Regarding my choice of controls - it'll be Nunchuck and Wii Remote for me. That's the only option, in my opinion. Nothing else comes close to allowing for that level of dynamic control and player involvement.
FatalMuzza
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Wonder how many times you'll stand being on the bottom of the ladder before you change that tone.
You are a wise man, and i look forward to meeting you online.
Have you tried pointer controls?