The Wii U requires a lot more cooling than the Wii did. I don't think there will be a vertical option this time around unless the redesign is pretty drastic.
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"Nintendo Network" logo spotted on 3DS box
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The Wii U requires a lot more cooling than the Wii did. I don't think there will be a vertical option this time around unless the redesign is pretty drastic.
sonikokaruto
Banned
Is this just fantasy!?
also, uh, they retconned the original wii so they don't want you standing it up anymore.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
Damn. Did you really have to bring up that?
I didn't comment on this earlier because i was playing Revelations but, I don't see any mention of a "Nintendo Network" in Mario kart 7 anywhere. Not in the manual, not in the game, nowhere.
edit: So it's only in the PAL versions of the game apparently.
When you select Online Multiplayer it says "Connecting to Nintendo Network..." on the bottom screen.
Graphics Horse
Member
It says connecting to Nintendo Network.
Just a rebrand as far as I'm concerned, isn't it their first online 3DS game?
JimboJones
Member
Click Online Multiplayer on the main menu and the next loading screen will say "Connecting to Nintendo Network" on the bottom screen.
edit: beaten
Alright thanks guys. In my NA copy, it's just "Connecting to the Internet" so I guess it's a regional thing for now.
And yea, Graphics Horse, I think it's the first 3ds game from Nintendo with online.
Metallix87
Member
Father_Brain
Banned
Indeed:
Well, never mind, then. Probably nothing more than a replacement for the NWFC branding.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
IrishNinja
Member
^kotaku's pic is of course making a weird unhappy face.
finally, a zelda platinum!
for real though, i hope i don't gotta pay (much) for ethernet...goddammit.
finally, a zelda platinum!
for real though, i hope i don't gotta pay (much) for ethernet...goddammit.
This is what it says in my North American copy:
Oh shit. Nintendo bought the entire internet!
H_Prestige
Banned
Looks like the Universal logo picture.
Raonak
Banned
http://3dphoto-contest.nintendonetwork.net/
nintendonetwork.net/
CAN'T UNSEE!
nvm, can unsee because thats not how you spell "don't"
nintendonetwork.net/
nvm, can unsee because thats not how you spell "don't"
radioheadrule83
Banned
As I caught in the 3D photo competition thread, they only registered nintendonetwork.net in November... now they're rolling out a new logo.
Based on their comments for the last year, talk of EA and outside parties taking over in areas where Nintendo do not traditionally excel, I do think they're working on an online relaunch of sorts, and that it won't just be a rebranding exercise... but we'll see.
Based on their comments for the last year, talk of EA and outside parties taking over in areas where Nintendo do not traditionally excel, I do think they're working on an online relaunch of sorts, and that it won't just be a rebranding exercise... but we'll see.
God the white 3DS is sexy. I want it!
What's donet?
AceBandage
Banned
Raonak
Banned
holy crap. I just realised I forgot how to spell "don't"
Interesting. nintendonetwork.net is just the standard redirector. nintendonetwork.com and nintendo-network.com are currently parked, owner undisclosed (GoDaddy). Nintendo did promise tighter web integration (eShop accessible via regular browsers and stuff), so that's probably where it'll end up.
Or you could just say, Nintendo is done...too obvious?
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
So I was merely a push virgin? Daam.
Could be a good thing. It would tend to indicate that the thermal profile of the system is running up against the limits of the chassis volume.
Wow, sweet find.
The Faceless Master
Member
ports are usually removed from prototypes...
Sega does what Nintendon't-work
brochiller
Member
What the fuck is this?NOPE
No ethernet port? What a piece of shit. The Wii U never ceases to disappoint.
DarknessTear
Banned
Not just "No ethernet port?" but "No optical port?" too! My receiver does optical only, damnit!
In Nintendo time, that will be next-next gen.
S/PDIF lacks the bandwidth for six channel linear PCM.
No, it'll simply never happen. S/PDIF is already outdated right now and most certainly obsolete five or six years from now.
DarknessTear
Banned
Yeah, okay. Regardless, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 are supported. That's all I really care about.
Wii U supports neither Dolby Digital nor DTS. It only supports linear PCM.
DarknessTear
Banned
That's terrible. They go from not supporting DD and DTS to skipping it altogether. :|